Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah, Venus Williams among honorees for BET’s annual Black Girl Rock!
Posted Oct 14, 2013 12:59 pm.
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ATLANTA – Patti Labelle is a known diva and Queen Latifah does not consider herself one, but both will be among those honoured as part of the Black Girls Rock! awards show on BET.
Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond announced the show’s honorees in a statement Monday. Other honorees include tennis champion Venus Williams, screenwriter-producer Mara Brock Akil, ballet dancer Misty Copeland, community organizer Ameena Matthews and children’s rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman.
Actresses Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King return as hosts of the ceremony, which will air Nov. 3. It will be taped later this month at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J.
Black Girls Rock! is a non-profit organization that mentors young black girls and works to fight negative images of black women in the media.
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