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Ed Gordon Returns To BET: Former Anchor Talks About His Career, Personality Behind The Camera

The iconic face of BET News tackles reparations in the next ‘America in Black’ episode.
03/29/2023
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Daniel Smith, One Of Last People Born To An Enslaved Parent, Dies At 90

His father was born in the 1860s.
10/25/2022
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A Conversation With Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Running The Windy City Post Pandemic, Focusing On The Future

Her city faces many issues, but she says she is undaunted.
09/20/2022
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Looking Back At the Tuskegee Experiment 50 Years Later

The horrendous study still resounds today.
07/28/2022
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The 1992 Los Angeles Riot: A Visual Timeline of A Devastating Event

30 years ago, L.A. was gripped by violence, but its triggers ran much deeper.
04/29/2022
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams On His Plan To Repair What's Broken For Black New Yorkers

The mayor reveals how he plans to move the city forward.
04/11/2022
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman To Serve On Supreme Court

The vote was 53-47 with every Democrat voting in her favor.
04/08/2022

BET News To Air ‘State of Our Union: Vice President Kamala Harris’

The primetime special is hosted by Soledad O’Brien.
07/10/2021
Mayor Lori Lightfoot (Full Getty Caption: Lori Lightfoot Is Sworn In As Chicago's First Female African American Mayor CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 20: Lori Lightfoot addresses guests after being sworn in as Mayor of Chicago during a ceremony at the Wintrust Arena on May 20, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Lightfoot become the first black female and openly gay Mayor in the city’s history. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Discusses The City's Efforts To Get COVID-19 Vaccine To Residents

How the Windy City plans to reverse the pandemic's impact.
04/02/2021
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BET Remembers Breonna Taylor

Honor Breonna Taylor’s life--and take action in her name.
03/19/2021
Representative Ayanna Pressley on BET News 2021.
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Black Members of Congress Address White Supremacy in America

Representatives Brenda Lawrence, Sheila Jackson Lee, Joyce Beatty, Ayanna Pressley and more discuss the increase in domestic terrorism after pro-Trump insurrectionists rioted at the U.S. Capitol.
01/21/2021