{"id":6367,"date":"2021-06-28T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=6367"},"modified":"2021-07-07T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T17:17:56","slug":"at-the-2021-bet-awards-black-women-were-given-their-accolades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/at-the-2021-bet-awards-black-women-were-given-their-accolades\/","title":{"rendered":"At The 2021 BET Awards, Black Women Were Given Their Accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6368\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen.png 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/queen-220x150.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Getty Images<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sunday marked the 21st annual BET Awards, which honors Black excellence in television, film, music, and sports.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Focusing heavily on uplifting the voices of Black women, this year\u2019s ceremony was hosted by actress Taraji P. Henson, who honored and paid tribute to Black queens throughout the show. \u201cTonight you\u2019ll get 100% of our full Blackness,\u201d she said in her opening speech. \u201cThis is where we matter. Where our Black entertainment matters. This is 2021, and we\u2019re celebrating the year of the Black woman. Celebrating Black women is not a fad or a trend, it\u2019s a forever mood.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Notable Black women who were given well-deserved awards include H.E.R, Jazmine Sullivan, Andra Day, SZA, Marsai Martin, Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka, and Cardi B.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Lifetime Achievement Award, which is considered the most prestigious honor of the ceremony, was presented to Queen Latifah. In her honor, MC Lyte, Rapsody, Lil&#8217; Kim, and Monie Love performed her trailblazing rap songs \u201cLadies First\u201d and \u201cU.N.I.T.Y\u201d before she accepted the award.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_47772\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXS93smlLtw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI want to thank BET for creating an outlet for beautiful Blackness to thrive, to shine, when we couldn\u2019t get played on the radio and other places,\u201d Latifah said during her speech. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t get our videos played in other places; there was BET that allowed us to be in our fullness and to shine.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Holding a photograph of her late mother Rita Owens, she said, \u201cI\u2019ve always celebrated the woman because I was raised by a strong Black woman, raised by a father who loves women. I wanted to celebrate us because I know together we stand stronger than we tear each other apart.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Below, watch last night\u2019s most stunning and invigorating performances by Black women.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-background-color has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H.E.R Performs \u2018We Made It\u2019 As A One-Woman Show<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_11049\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_Bl1MvlStU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-background-color has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jazmine Sullivan Is Joined By Ari Lennox And Maxine Waters For \u2018Tragic\u2019 And \u2018On It\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_45858\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Dr8LmhjiYU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday marked the 21st annual BET Awards, which honors Black excellence in television, film, music, and sports.&nbsp; Focusing heavily on uplifting the voices of Black women, this year\u2019s ceremony was hosted by actress Taraji P. 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