2018 bet awards
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Can We Live While Black?
It’s no secret that there’s a fear of a black planet. This fear is so pervasive, so insidious, that black people are being reprimanded for merely living. Recently, #WhileBlack has taken off. Social media is bringing attention to various overtly racist instances when existing in white spaces is perceived to be a threat. “I don’t…
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Behind the Seams: Brea Stinson Uses Couture to Create Culture
Behind every incredible look a celebrity wears onstage or on-screen is a creative visionary. For instance, if you were lucky enough to catch the final stop of Beyoncé’s 2016 Formation World Tour at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, you’d no doubt remember Queen Bey strutting out in a voluminous gold hooded bubble coat, which…
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Blakanda and the Beautiful: The Best, the Boldest and the Bad(dest) Looks of the 2018 BET Awards
“Blakanda” was the theme, and black Hollywood didn’t disappoint at the 2018 BET Awards Sunday night, when black excellence took center stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Since several of our Root crew were in attendance, we left it to them to fill you in on all the details about the show, while…
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Meek Mill Shines Light on Racial Injustice in America With Debut of ‘Stay Woke’ at the 2018 BET Awards
After much speculation, Philly’s own Meek Mill debuted a new single, “Stay Woke,” at the 2018 BET Awards. Meek was introduced by a group of Philly natives: Black Thought, Questlove and Lil Uzi Vert, along with the 76ers’ Markelle Fultz and comedian Kevin Hart. The group started by sharing damning statistics, which were also included…
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Meek’s Clues: Does Meek Mill Have New Music Coming or Nah?
As you’ve heard by now, The Root is holding it down at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. We’re accompanied by birds, young folk and celebrities alike. Among the famous is one of our faves, Meek Mill, and he’s dropping hints about something big.The Philadelphia native, who was released from prison on bail in April,…
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SZA Sang in Italicized Times New Roman, While Ella Mai Made Thugs Sway at 2018’s BET Experience
The 2018 BET Awards weekend is well underway, and just as ethnic as I presumed it would be! I hopped off the plane at LAX (no Miley) and was greeted with a vast array of lace fronts, Gucci track suits, and about four of your cousins in do-rags and roller sets. It felt welcoming. The…
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BET Awards: I’m Too Old for This
I turn 42 in August, and although I’m often mistaken for a 20-something (thank you, coconut oil and good genes), my inner being is that of an old black lady. If you took the DNA of Dorothy from Golden Girls, Daria Morgendorffer, Richard Pryor and Thanos, you’d basically have me. I’m kind of cutthroat and…