{"id":11784,"date":"2020-07-24T13:50:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=11784"},"modified":"2020-07-24T13:50:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:50:42","slug":"bet-remembers-congressman-john-lewis-with-special-tribute-john-lewis-in-his-own-words-sunday-july-26-730pm-on-bet-bet-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/24\/bet-remembers-congressman-john-lewis-with-special-tribute-john-lewis-in-his-own-words-sunday-july-26-730pm-on-bet-bet-her\/","title":{"rendered":"BET Remembers Congressman John Lewis with Special Tribute &#8220;John Lewis: In His Own Words&#8221; Sunday, July 26 @ 7:30PM on BET &#038; BET HER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11602\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic-160x104.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BET will honor the legacy of former U.S. Representative John Lewis with an exclusive news special called &#8220;JOHN LEWIS: IN HIS OWN WORDS,&#8221; airing Sunday, July 26 at 7:30 PM ET\/PT on BET and BET HER. 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