the 2024 bet awards
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Gospel Singer Kirk Franklin’s Most Iconic (and Irksome) Moments Over the Years
The music legend, who will receive the Black Music Icon Award ahead of the 2025 Grammys, has been critically praised and panned for his style of gospel music.
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Shaboozey, Ayo Edebiri, Aaron Pierre Lead Black Breakout Stars of 2024
The country star, Emmy winner and ‘Mufasa’ actor made Black entertainment interesting in 2024.
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Worst Black Fashion Trainwrecks of 2024
Doja Cat, The Rock and E-40 are among the stars who served up head-scratching looks at major events this year.
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Cynthia Erivo and Other Celebs With ‘Wickedly’ Long Fingernails
Saweetie, Sha’Carri Richardson, Lizzo and of course, Florence Griffith Joyner are known for their marvelous manis.
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Black Celebs We Love Who’ve Put Their Foot in Their Mouths
Idris Elba, Janet Jackson and Questlove are among the stars who have found themselves on the wrong end of internet backlash.
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Will Smith, Coco Jones Team Up For Surprise ‘Bel Air’ Crossover Performance
The original comedy’s legendary star joined the drama’s Grammy winning actress for a performance of his classic hit ‘Summertime.’
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Janet Jackson Recalls Working with Michael in NYC, Karma For Justin Timberlake? Tina Knowles Beefing With Janet Fans, Tour Info and Other Janet Jackson News
“Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty!” Noteworthy news about the pop legend.
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Best Red Carpet Fashion Moments in 2024
With half of the year over, The Root decided to take a return to the best Fashion moments so far.
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Ahead of His ESSENCEFest Performance, Tank Had Some Words For Critics Who Think R&B Is Dead
The ‘When We’ artist lit up the stage on night two of ESSENCE Festival.
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Taraji P. Henson Has Words About Keith Lee and BET Mixup, Best and Worst Moments At BET Awards, Rick Ross Played Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ and Got Jumped In Canada and More
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in entertainment