{"id":10994,"date":"2020-06-25T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T20:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10994"},"modified":"2020-06-25T15:02:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T20:02:20","slug":"2020-bet-awards-honors-the-memory-of-nba-legend-kobe-bryant-with-a-tribute-from-global-superstar-lil-wayne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/25\/2020-bet-awards-honors-the-memory-of-nba-legend-kobe-bryant-with-a-tribute-from-global-superstar-lil-wayne\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 &#8220;BET Awards&#8221; Honors the Memory of NBA Legend Kobe Bryant with a Tribute from Global Superstar Lil Wayne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10257\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards-260x137.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BET-Awards-160x84.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Today BET Networks announces new additions to the line-up of the 20th Annual &#8220;<em>BET Awards<\/em>,&#8221; honoring prolific activists in the Black community and recognizing those who unfortunately left us in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10995\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10995\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kobe_Bryant_2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kobe_Bryant_2015.jpg 440w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kobe_Bryant_2015-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kobe_Bryant_2015-260x397.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kobe_Bryant_2015-160x244.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryant playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015 (Lakers at Wizards 12\/2\/15) Photo by Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The world endured incredible losses this year including NBA Legend Kobe Bryant and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Little Richard. In memoriam of those great losses, Grammy Award-winning global icon and superstar Lil Wayne will give tribute to Kobe Bryant, and the multi-talented Wayne Brady will honor Little Richard.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1083983030\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>BET Network also announces Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles-Carter will be honored with the prestigious Humanitarian Award at the 20th Annual.<\/p>\n<p>A global phenomenon, Beyonc\u00e9 is one of the most successful artists to date, with over 100 million records sold worldwide, numerous awards, including 24 Grammys, and a catalog of timeless music. Along with her illustrious music career, she has acted in several films, including Dreamgirls, Cadillac Records and, most recently, Disney The Lion King, which became the highest-grossing animated film of all time. On top of her numerous successes, Beyonc\u00e9 is also a philanthropist who has created several initiatives to give back to the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, as a part of her BeyGOOD initiative, Beyonc\u00e9 established &#8220;Formation Scholars,&#8221; to encourage and support young women who are unafraid to think outside the box and are bold, creative, conscious and confident. The scholarship awarded students from four colleges. That year, she partnered with UNICEF to create &#8216;BeyGood4Burundi.&#8217; This multi-year partnership was established to bring safe water and sanitation to the small, landlocked East African country of Burundi. In 2018 she created the Homecoming Scholars Award Program, following her historic performance at Coachella, which benefited students at eight HBCU colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>And recently, in response to the pandemic, Beyonc\u00e9 teamed up with her mother, Ms. Tina Knowles Lawson, for the #IDIDMYPART mobile testing initiative to encourage residents in Houston in Black and brown communities, disproportionately affected by COVID-19, to know their status. She has also donated to support organizations on the ground helping to meet basic health and mental needs in vulnerable communities, affected by the crisis. For Juneteenth, following the release of her latest song, &#8220;Black Parade,&#8221; Beyonc\u00e9 announced the creation of BeyGOOD&#8217;s Black Business Fund, administered by the National Urban League, to support Black-owned small businesses.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1235298513\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Additionally, the 20th Annual BET Awards is proud to honor Nicolas Johnson, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and D-Nice as the 2020 Shine A Light Honorees, which recognizes exceptional resilience, ingenuity and creativity in the face of adversity. This year&#8217;s honorees demonstrate how art and education can unite and inspire even during the most challenging of times. Assa Traor\u00e9, a French anti-racist activist, has been selected as the 2020 BET International Global Good recipient, which recognizes global celebrities and public figures who use their platform for social responsibility and goodness while demonstrating a commitment to the welfare of the global Black community.<\/p>\n<p>Previously announced celebrities including Congresswoman Maxine Waters, along with leading entertainers Billy Porter, Courtney B. Vance, Debbie Allen, Deon Cole, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, La La Anthony, Lena Waithe, Lizzo, Michael B. Jordan, Misty Copeland, Naomi Campbell, Omari Hardwick, Quavo, Quincy Jones, Rapsody, Regina Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, Saweetie, Sterling K. 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