American history

Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Cover Art Sparks Buzz With 'Beyincé' Spelling

The singer's family's history is engrained in both names and the state of race relations at the start of the Civil Rights Movement.
03/21/2024

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Urges Educators to Teach Nation’s History Of Racism

She warned that the erasure of Black history leads to "complacency and ignorance.”
09/19/2023
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The Recipe: Juneteenth Celebration
The Recipe: Juneteenth Celebration

Ray J and LeToya Luckett host a few special guests for a Juneteenth celebration featuring live music and barbecue from Houston-based chefs and restaurant owners.
06/20/2022

Black Male Educator From Ohio Named 2022 National Teacher of the Year

The Oberlin, Ohio, history teacher Kurt Russel has been in the classroom for 25 years and has brought his life experiences with him.
04/20/2022
Mickey Guyton, attending the 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards March 17, 2021.

Women's History Month: Mickey Guyton Continues To Break Down Barriers In Country Music

The singer made history as the first Black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music category.
03/01/2022
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BET Her Presents: Becoming: Michelle Obama in Conversation
BET Her Presents: Becoming: Michelle Obama in Conversation

Former First Lady Michelle Obama sits down with Yara Shahidi and a coterie of college students to discuss her book "Becoming," and answer questions about race, politics and making an impact.
01/18/2022
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Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
Jumping the Broom

Jeremy is forced to confront his past mistakes as an immature newlywed as he and Leah prepare to renew their vows, and Phillip gets a crash course in Black history and social justice.
01/05/2022
Protesters with their hands up and holding signs.
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Content for Change: Black X Jewish
Content for Change: Black X Jewish

In this BET special, filmmaker Lacey Schwartz Delgado examines the historical oppression of Jewish and Black communities, and their allyship against white supremacy in the U.S.
07/16/2021
on BET's Disrupt & Dismantle on BET 2021.
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Disrupt & Dismantle
The Slave Marches from the Old South Were Long and Arduous

Soledad O'Brien, Jim Schutze and Jerry Hawkins shed light on Dallas's segregated past, and the horrific journey enslaved African-Americans endured to reach Texas.
03/04/2021
Robert Robinson Taylor

Black Mail: Leaders Leave Their Mark With Stamps

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Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton

BET Wire: GOP Throws Sharpton, de Blasio Fifty Shades of Diss

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