The 2025 BET Awards, which also represented the show’s 25th anniversary, wrapped up Monday evening in Los Angeles, leaving audiences in the arena and watching at home with a night to remember. From emotional speeches to electrifying performances, the ceremony honored Black excellence, cultural legacy and decades of music and

Sean “Diddy” Combs forced his ex-girlfriend to have a “freak-off”-style sexual encounter with a male sex worker last year after chasing her around her California home, putting her in a chokehold, punching her in the face and kicking down doors, the woman testified Monday. Testifying for a third day under the

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman June 10, 2025 Suggs had just returned to work at her alma mater in September 2024. Florida A&M University’s Athletic Director Angela Suggs has turned herself in to face fraud and larceny charges over her last employment. Suggs received the charges from her work as the former president

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors June 10, 2025 Those early days were tough When Justin E. Samuels first stepped into the technology conference scene more than a decade ago, he didn’t just notice a gap. He felt it. “I’d go to these events where the speakers were solid and the information was useful, but the

by Ida Harris June 10, 2025 The rapper’s event did a complete 180-degree turn around for the better Rick Ross proves he is one of the hardest and smartest working rappers-turned-businessmen without abandoning his core audience—an estimated 8,000 showed up at his annual car show June 7. The car show

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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton June 10, 2025 Troy Andrew Scholder, 44,, a longtime leader of the San Diego County Hells Angels chapter, was sentenced for his role in the attack. A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang will serve a prison sentence of 21 years to life for

Before welcoming Ledisi, Tyler Perry took the stage at the BET Awards’ 25th anniversary in Los Angeles on Monday evening, using the moment to address the nation’s most pressing and controversial issues. He started his speech with a heartfelt memory about his son walking in his footsteps on the beach.

Jamie Foxx was awarded the first of four BET Ultimate Icon Awards at the 25th anniversary of the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Monday evening. The award recognizes decades of groundbreaking contributions to music, entertainment, advocacy, and community impact, and Foxx’s emotional acceptance speech brought many in the audience

Grammy Award-winning artist Doechii was awarded Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards’ 25th anniversary ceremony in Los Angeles. But during her acceptance speech, she didn’t just give thanks to her team or shout out her fellow nominees—she took a bold political stand, directly calling out President Donald