BET Announces Nominees for the 2013 BET Awards
L-R: Comedian Chris Tucker, rapper Kendrick Lamar, singers Tamar Braxton, Charlie Wilson, Chris Brown, and BET Exec Stephen Hill attended the BET Awards 2013 Press Conference at Icon Ultra Lounge in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, May 14. Pregnant reality TV star Tamar Braxton (“Tamar and Vince”) is nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, and Chris Brown is nominated for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist.
Hollywood turns Against Quvenzhané Wallis
Not much has changed since Hattie McDaniel won the coveted Oscar Award for her role as Mammy in 1939′s ‘Gone With the Wind’. As an institution The Academy Awards remains the most white-washed, sterilized private club in Hollywood. And like most private clubs, we still get in by invitation-only — and only if we portray Mammies or rape victims or runaway slaves in films (yes, even in 2013).
The inglorious 85th Academy Awards began with a racist sock puppet and ended with the shocking taunting of a 9-year-old.
Celebs Out & About: T.I. and Tiny, Rasheeda and Kirk Frost, Egypt Sherrod
Tameka “Tiny” Harris was honored last night at the ASCAP Awards held in Atlanta. She arrived in a grey Bentley (a gift from her husband Tip Harris), wearing a fitted black and white dress and Gucci mink trimmed sandals, according to celebrity blogger Tami Reed (Talkingwithtami). Tiny flew into town from Los Angeles just to attend the event. She was in LA with her group the OMG Girlz who are recording their album.
Congrats to Tiny!
Congrats To Courtney Pearson! First black Homecoming Queen at Univ. Of Mississippi
Times have certainly changed! First America elects a half black man as president of the United States, and now a black woman has been chosen Homecoming Queen at the University of Mississippi!
“I am still in shock, but I am definitely very excited,” said Courtney Pearson, a 21 yr. old senior English secondary education major. Ole Miss has a long history of racism on its storied campus, where students still proudly affix confederate flag stickers to their bumpers.
2 years ago riots erupted on the Ole Miss campus “over student led actions to remove traditions associated with the Confederacy and segregation (source).”
BET Hip Hop Awards 2012 Cyphers
Last night BET aired the pre-recorded 2012 Hip Hop Awards featuring the much-anticipated Cyphers — today’s hottest rappers taking turns freestyling. The Hip Hop Awards took place in Atlanta 2 weeks ago. T.I. and the Grand Hustle All-Stars: Trae The Truth, Chip, B.o.B., and Iggy Azalea kick off the BET Cyphers after the break.
Shots fired at 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards
Rappers Young Jeezy and Rick Ross, who both own homes in Atlanta, got into a shoving match backstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, according to sources who witnessed the wild encounter.
Witnesses say the BET staff didn’t clear the hallway fast enough after Ross got off the stage, which resulted in a bottleneck of Jeezy’s people and Ross’s entourage near both men’s dressing rooms backstage.
The hallway was already crowded with male and female groupies when both entourages converged in the hallway and words were exchanged between Jeezy and Ross.
ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Honors T.I., Michael Mauldin, and Pebbles, Hosted by Devyne Stephens
Atlanta’s glitterati attended ASCAP Rhythm & Soul ATL Legends Mixer with Honorees TI, Michael Maldin, Kendall Minter, Noontime, Pebbles, and Hosted by Devyne Stephens. The event was presented By Hennessy Black.
WHAT: In honor of the music legends who have given back to the Atlanta community, ASCAP Rhythm & Soul and Hennessy Black will bring together the brightest minds in music and charity for a night of conversation and music.
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