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BET Awards 2024: Usher is honored, Will Smith returns, and the election is top of mind

Jul. 01, 2024 00:33 AM EDT

Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with “U Don’t Have to Call,” joined by...

The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth

Jun. 18, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s...

Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle join Biden for early Juneteenth celebration on White House lawn

Jun. 10, 2024 22:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. “Black history is American history,” Biden told the crowd. The Democratic...