Anytime a program leaves you ready to change the world, somebody was successful. BET did their thing tonight on the 10th Annual BET Music Awards!!! I was literally glued to my couch, using the commercial breaks to browse the bet.com for more information on the local leaders and new musicians. From the tributes to Michael Jackson and Prince to the well planned skits (the best was the Love Jones flashback), I was utterly amazed.
Everyone was on their A game. Jada Pickett rocked a vicarious glow. A beautiful 13 year old blew the roof down with her rendition of Alicia Keys’ “Fallen.” Trey Songs even sang a clean song!!!!
BET did an awesome job reminding us that Music Matters! My soul was filled by the presence of so many great artists. To see the gifts of great artists like Michael Jackson and Prince proves that if great music lived then, it shall never die.
Chris Brown’s tears are evidence of the affect that one man’s creativity can have on the entire world. He definitely won back points tonight. The “I disappointed you one time. I won’t do it again. I promise” line was a good touch. Chris’ publicist will be proud!
Alicia Keys stole Beyonce’s normal shine tonight. She topped it off with showing that she is sexy, pregnant and engaged all on top of the piano. Write about that YBF!
Diddy-Dirty Money: great performance, minus the fact that the girls were absolutely silent. I won’t talk about how I think he is conceited and is a slick owns those girls and guys. What are their names, again? I wouldn’t know!! All I see is D-I-D-D-Y!!!! I’ll let that slide only because I want to be positive.
Ok!!! Wait!!! One more.. Nicki Minaj was definitely rocking today. She is quite a character. Beautiful too. I don’t know how I feel about her acceptance speech explaining how she does this for the women. I mean, if you realized what you were actually teaching the women of tomorrow, you wouldn’t do half of the things that you do. Would you? But, that’s a completely different blog post about the portrayal of the African American woman as sex icons. I won’t continue to elaborate on how Nicki Minaj only affirms those stereotypes, in turn causing our girls to think that they have to fit into the ‘barbie doll’ image to be beautiful. Moving on….
Can I add that Eminem, an adoptive member to the black community, definitely did his thing with his performance!? I’m not afraid to take a stand because of his words. (Ok.. Actually, I wasn’t afraid before, but I know he is trying to encourage others to move, so I want to support that.) I appreciate his honesty about battling addiction and overcoming pain. Keep speaking it!!
The new artist spotlights were an original touch. The innovative lyrics were comforting. It felt good to see that real artists still do exist. My Pandora account is dying to add a station from someone whose reign was after the 90’s. (Lauryn Hill is about the latest artist I can do. Ok, I can also get down with Jill, Alicia, India, Chrisette and Corrine, but I was trying to make a point!)
BET definitely left me feeling like I have some work to do. We have to use our gifts towards uplifting our community. It is time to not only have money and sex on our minds but to be filled with humanitarian efforts that extend across the world to end the vast neglect of our people. John Legend, winner of this year’s humanitarian award, challenged us to stand up for decreasing poverty and ensuring that ‘our’ children receive a quality education.
Educational leaders that were recognized such as a veteran teacher from Missippii and Geoffrey Canada, leader of Harlem’s Children Zone, Inc. helped viewers to get a glimpse of the immense need there is of advocates for our children’s success. They need our help in aiding America through an educational reform that will allow all of our children to read on grade level, increase their critical thinking skills, go to college and revolutionize the world.
The 2010 BET Awards spoke change. It definitely reminded me of why I love being black. I’m so glad that we dodged the awkward moments when you just want to cover your face from the embarrassment that our people can sometimes cause our entire race. The BET Awards have previously been the ground for those memorable, yet horrid moments. Tonight, most moments were ones to be proud of.
Finally, I shout out my girl Queen Latifah, who not only revealed the evolution of a persevering black professional through her theatrical performances and outfits, but also because she represented with poise how beautiful black really is!
Bravo BET!!! I know you will give at least 12 encores this month.
Alright after show! The celebs get real real when you get behind the curtain. Gotta love it.
Everyone was on their A game. Jada Pickett rocked a vicarious glow. A beautiful 13 year old blew the roof down with her rendition of Alicia Keys’ “Fallen.” Trey Songs even sang a clean song!!!!
BET did an awesome job reminding us that Music Matters! My soul was filled by the presence of so many great artists. To see the gifts of great artists like Michael Jackson and Prince proves that if great music lived then, it shall never die.
Chris Brown’s tears are evidence of the affect that one man’s creativity can have on the entire world. He definitely won back points tonight. The “I disappointed you one time. I won’t do it again. I promise” line was a good touch. Chris’ publicist will be proud!
Alicia Keys stole Beyonce’s normal shine tonight. She topped it off with showing that she is sexy, pregnant and engaged all on top of the piano. Write about that YBF!
Diddy-Dirty Money: great performance, minus the fact that the girls were absolutely silent. I won’t talk about how I think he is conceited and is a slick owns those girls and guys. What are their names, again? I wouldn’t know!! All I see is D-I-D-D-Y!!!! I’ll let that slide only because I want to be positive.
Ok!!! Wait!!! One more.. Nicki Minaj was definitely rocking today. She is quite a character. Beautiful too. I don’t know how I feel about her acceptance speech explaining how she does this for the women. I mean, if you realized what you were actually teaching the women of tomorrow, you wouldn’t do half of the things that you do. Would you? But, that’s a completely different blog post about the portrayal of the African American woman as sex icons. I won’t continue to elaborate on how Nicki Minaj only affirms those stereotypes, in turn causing our girls to think that they have to fit into the ‘barbie doll’ image to be beautiful. Moving on….
Can I add that Eminem, an adoptive member to the black community, definitely did his thing with his performance!? I’m not afraid to take a stand because of his words. (Ok.. Actually, I wasn’t afraid before, but I know he is trying to encourage others to move, so I want to support that.) I appreciate his honesty about battling addiction and overcoming pain. Keep speaking it!!
The new artist spotlights were an original touch. The innovative lyrics were comforting. It felt good to see that real artists still do exist. My Pandora account is dying to add a station from someone whose reign was after the 90’s. (Lauryn Hill is about the latest artist I can do. Ok, I can also get down with Jill, Alicia, India, Chrisette and Corrine, but I was trying to make a point!)
BET definitely left me feeling like I have some work to do. We have to use our gifts towards uplifting our community. It is time to not only have money and sex on our minds but to be filled with humanitarian efforts that extend across the world to end the vast neglect of our people. John Legend, winner of this year’s humanitarian award, challenged us to stand up for decreasing poverty and ensuring that ‘our’ children receive a quality education.
Educational leaders that were recognized such as a veteran teacher from Missippii and Geoffrey Canada, leader of Harlem’s Children Zone, Inc. helped viewers to get a glimpse of the immense need there is of advocates for our children’s success. They need our help in aiding America through an educational reform that will allow all of our children to read on grade level, increase their critical thinking skills, go to college and revolutionize the world.
The 2010 BET Awards spoke change. It definitely reminded me of why I love being black. I’m so glad that we dodged the awkward moments when you just want to cover your face from the embarrassment that our people can sometimes cause our entire race. The BET Awards have previously been the ground for those memorable, yet horrid moments. Tonight, most moments were ones to be proud of.
Finally, I shout out my girl Queen Latifah, who not only revealed the evolution of a persevering black professional through her theatrical performances and outfits, but also because she represented with poise how beautiful black really is!
Bravo BET!!! I know you will give at least 12 encores this month.
Alright after show! The celebs get real real when you get behind the curtain. Gotta love it.
