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The 1st Annual BET Honors took place in Washington D.C on Saturday, paying tribute to blacks in all aspects of work. Honorees were Alicia Keys (Entertainment), Tyra Banks (Media), Dr. Cornel West (Inspirational/Education), Richard Parsons (Corporate), the Honorable Maxine Waters (Government) and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd (Entrepreneur).
Join host Cedric The Entertainer when it airs February 22nd, 2008 with performances by: John Legend, Jill Scott, Ne-Yo, Wyclef, and Raheem DeVaughn. For more photos and coverage visit BET.COM…
Mario Van Peebles looks like his acting career is over lol
COSIGN #41 word-for-word. You ain’t NEVAH lied, lol…….
Anyhoo, looks like a nice (albeit irrelevant and day-late, dollar-short) event. Can’t help but think they threw it together due to them appearing out of the loop in this time of OBAMA!!!
I love Tyra Banks!!!
Everyonr looks wonderful.
Oh Idris..umph
Why must Dr. Cornell West always look like a wild man with that nappy head and beard??!
@ #41 — did Beyonce really come up in the Hillary/Obama post? Please tell me she’s not on people’s mind THAT much?!?! Damn! I posted in the Bob Johnson/Obama post and I swear, the last person on my mind was Beyonce. But I’ve seen this on board after board — something totally unrelated to her happens yet people (9 times out of 10 one of her haters) brings her name up. Same thing as this thread. People running to type her name with their fingertips when there were 10 other folk in the actual post to talk about.
I’ve never seen anything like the obsession people have for this girl. It’s amazing. And it ain’t just her stans.
Nice seeing black people anywhere but on BET and prison. I hate this network.
BET jacked the title of this show from the Kennedy Center Honors. Sorry folks, but it ain’t that much that’s honorable about that smut they show on BET. Bob ‘hankerchief head’ Johnson got the nerve to talk bad about Obama. Negro please!!
WOOOO HOOOO at Jill Scott and her “real-life” boo…get ‘em gyrl!!!
Alicia Keyes looks stunning, magnificent, gorgeous, beautiful…and any other adjective you can use to describe fierceness!!! Shawty was a 10 that night…
Im not really feeling Alicia’s look this time around. Try again hun.
Tyra looks like a Barbie. Cute.
Keyshia looks like a hood rat trying to be classy, but i must say she looks kind of cute.
Everyone else looks good (even Vivica).
BET sucks!!
yep #65, she came up in the presidential post. I was like WTF!!!!
I LOVE YOU JILL WITH EVERYTHANG, BUT WTF IS THAT YOU WEARING?
NO MAM! KEY KEY: I SEE YOU!
I am sorry but Alicia doesn’t look her normal beautiful self. Her makeup and dress is not cute to me.
Speak that truth # 18.
BET and this bs awards mess is a joke.
This channel is one of the worst things that ever happened to Black Americans.
@65 & 41 you better preach 95% of the times her name is brought up and suprisingly enough it’s not by one of her stans/fans. They are quick to complain about how much she is being posted on each of her posts in the comment selection, yet bring her name up in posts that don’t have shit to do with her. Until I read the comment asking about her, her name hadn’t even crossed my mind for a split second.
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Everyone looks good and I see you Jill.
BET Honors = OXYMORON
CHINGY: Dress UP for a black tie event, fool. If your ass is broke, RENT a tux. Damn.
RAHEEM: ‘Sneaks are for the VIDEO MUSIC awards. Please file this and refer back for future reference.
ALICIA: Lose the crooked dyke smile and zombie make up, please. This classic look called for the “fresh ‘n soft face” effect.
VIV: Looks like she’s attending a benefit banquet to raise funds for new robes for her church’s choir. Just saying.
TYRA: Does PETA know how many birds sacrificed feathers for that dress?
KERRY: On point, but we know you ain’t REALLY got that much attitude.
JOHN L. : On Point.
KEISHA: E for Effort and probably picked up an honor award for Most Improved.
I don’t like anything about Alicia’s make up, hair or dress, try again.
everybody lookin good especially alicia, she looks so beautiful
Has anyone noticed that Alicia Keys wears darker foundation for African American events and lighter foundation for non-black events?
I will say OK to the people honored by BET but where is DONNIE SIMPSON and for you young ones who don’t know who he is, Mr. Simpson broke new ground as one of the nation’s first VJs. hosting BET Music Soul. I miss the old days, when music videos told a story. Now everyone is half naked shaking that ass, long weaves, and red bone. Things might have changed because I stopped looking at Music Videos about three years ago.
Dont hate on Alicia! She could have came to the awards with a potato sack, and still look better than everyone else
@18 I do agree that good shows like teen summit(shout out to Ananda Lewis and Laz Alonzo for hosting) should be on instead of hot ghetto mess, but at the end of the day its business!
I hope Jill and Lamman are a couple! They look great together.
Dang, Jill’s my girl and all but I would break that Lamar Rucker dude off something proper like. If I could get sandwiched between him and Idris Elba … or Lawd … Somebody wipe me down!
Is Jilly tapping the Sheriff? If she is, I can’t hate on that!!! He’ IS fine!
okay so glad to see their honoring black deserving stars more than ever.
Now. Kerri looks wonderful as usual:)
Alicia Keyes please stop losing weight before you look like a bob-el head doll!
Keisha it’s ok you just don’t fit in at this classy events we know you from the hood.
Tyra looks fierce minus the feathers.
Wyclef glad to see you.
Keep on rocking BET.
Kerry’s dress looks heavey, nice color.
Tyra looks like a Barbie-Stunning!!!
73. im with you 100%. Alicia is natural beauty. She doesn’t need heavy/bold makeup, in fact she looks her most stunning when she has very little makeup. Besides her dress could have been a lil bit more fabolous. Love u Alicia, but could’ve done better boo-boo.
keyshia n tyra looked great!
lamman lookin’ fine! jill on the other hand….do over!
alicia..something seems a little off, was her hair pulled up too tight?
raheem has a beautiful smile!
Nice to see a respectable program on BET for a change. And say whatever you want about Tyra Bank’s annoying self, she has accomplished A LOT, so seeing her among the others is profound.
Tyra should not have worn that dress….when your arms aren’t toned, it makes you look older and gooey…..she needs to tone up for real.
EVERYBODY LOOKS NICE
#80 it was video soul boo
I’m going to disagree with some of the above statements and say, DAMN. Alicia looks JUST like her Mama.
THIS IS A BET PROGRAM I COULD WATCH!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!
@24 Megan, I see SO FEW African Americans on T.V in the first place so could you please excuse me if I want most of the images I see to be POSITIVE =).
Very nice… at least this time they are trying to do something positive @ BET, so give credit when it’s due. Everyone looks very elegant, esp. Keyshia Cole –
I know Neyo may be self conscious about his head, and feels more comoratble with a hat, it would have been a better look, with something not so casual.
i see you alicia gettin’ your lena horne on.
39 has got it straight!!! Thanks SFSINGER!!
I’m in love with Alicia! lol.
#58 of course i care what you say cuz u help pay my taxes tchrrrr
I am mad all these beautiful people were here last week and I missed it. Damn Damn Damn Gina!
the one has spoken, shut the back door!
Neo – lmao. please lose the hat. I am starting to think you sleep with it on your head. We all know you are self conscious about it, but c’mon. hhmm. I wonder if he takes it off at a formal dinner party?
@ kyandi: Your Pretty But Don’t Let It get To ya head you kinda look like alicia keys
OOOhhhhh Jill you better get it girl. I am so glad that you two are being spotted together in public. I did notice the chemistry the two of them shared on screen, sure hope its something that is realistic. Everyone looked absolutely stunning!
A. Keys is my girl but I don’t like the bun thing she has going on. Kerry Washington wins “Best Dressed” for this one hands down!!! Vivica looks good too.
Jill Scott looks so beautiful!
…what a fine piece of man she has too lol.