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Doechii accepts the award for best female hip hop artist during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

BET Awards bring star power as Doechii, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey shine in 25th anniversary show

The BET Awards has delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments as it marked its 25th anniversary with a mix of comedy, emotion and calls for justice.

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Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82

Brandon Gates

The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.

This combination of photos shows Mariah Carey at the third annual Recording Academy Honors in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2024. left, Snoop Dogg at an appearance in Ventura, Calif on Oct. 2, 2020, center, .and Jamie Foxx at the Los Angeles premiere of "Number One on the Call Sheet," on March 12, 2025. (AP Photo)

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BET Awards to celebrate 25th anniversary with major star power from Kendrick Lamar to Mariah Carey

The BET Awards is bringing major star power — including Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, and Jamie Foxx — to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Monday.

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The Baltimore Scene: Amotion of Deep Flow Studios

Show aired May 29, 2025.

Actor Quinta Brunson arrives before receiving a key to the city in a ceremony dedicating a mural at Brunson’s alma mater, Andrew Hamilton School, which was the inspiration for her award-winning show “Abbott Elementary” Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

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Philadelphia honors Quinta Brunson with key, mural at alma mater that inspired 'Abbott Elementary'

Philadelphia's mayor has honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to the city in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at Brunson’s alma mater, which was the inspiration for her award-winning show “Abbott Elementary.”