Black culture

BET Awards 2025: The Evolution of Album of the Year—From Beyoncé to Kendrick, Who’s Ruled This Category?

As the most coveted music award of the night, the Album of the Year category has crowned culture-shifting classics and sparked legendary debates. Here's how the category has evolved over 25 years.
05/13/2025

BET Awards 2025: A Cultural Blueprint – How the BET Awards Rewrote the Awards Show Format

From protest tributes to gospel-infused trap sets, the BET Awards created its own rulebook—and 25 years later, everyone else is still trying to catch up.
05/09/2025

28 Days of Black History Month: Beyond February, 10 Ways to Celebrate Black History All Year

Here are some practical ways to celebrate and honor Blackness and Black History throughout the year.
02/28/2025
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For the Love of Hip Hop
Hip Hop Awards 2024

Hip-hop legends MC Lyte, T.I., The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy and others discuss their earliest memories of falling in love with the genre, how it has changed their life and much more.
02/03/2025
44:44

S1 • E5
For the Fellas
HBCU Edition

Vic Mensa, Woody McClain, Rajah Caruth and DJ Brian Henry dive into HBCU life at Morehouse College on a special live episode, presented by Walmart.
12/06/2024
59:59

S4 • E7
Queen Collective
Camp Founder Girls Centennial Special

Heralded as the first summer camp for Black girls in the U.S., Camp Founder Girls celebrates 100 years of its enduring legacy and aspirational future.
07/02/2024
40:29
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S2 • E5
America In Black
HBCUs, DEI, Patti LaBelle, Tina Knowles

Michelle Miller reports on funding at HBCUs, Ed Gordon investigates efforts to eliminate DEI programs, Marc Lamont Hill sits down with Patti LaBelle, and Tina Knowles talks motherhood.
05/08/2024
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The 55th NAACP Image Awards - Funniest Moments
55th NAACP Image Awards

Look back at some of the funniest interactions at the 55th NAACP Image Awards, including moments between Lil Rel Howery and Usher, Keke Palmer's iconic television scene reenactment and more.
04/01/2024
21:56

S1 • E7
Dating Black UK
Episode 7

The ladies share their thoughts on dating apps, what gives them the ick, their experiences dating outside of their race and what they'd like to see change about the dating scene in the U.K.
01/05/2024
It's a Vibe - Soul Train Line Scramble Board
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It's a Vibe - Soul Train Line Scramble Board
BET Soul Train Awards 2023

Look back at Soul Train dancers shuffling around letters on the show's famous scramble board to spell out the names of notable performers and figures in Black history.
11/30/2023
Equal Justice Initiative, Kiss Case

Two Black Men Recount Their Childhood Trauma of Being Arrested, Jailed, and Beaten After White Girl Kissed Them on the Cheek

In one fateful moment, the lives of James Hanover Thompson and David Simpson were forever changed, destroying their childhood innocence and perpetually tying them to “The Kissing Case.”
11/09/2023