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FILE - Queen Latifah arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J. Queen Latifah will be honored at Sunday’s BET Awards. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Cardi B reveals baby bump during BET Awards performance

By Mesfin Fekadu Jun. 27, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

DaBaby arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, left, and Megan Thee Stallion appears at the 5th annual Diamond Ball benefit gala in New York on Sept. 12, 2019. The chart-topping rappers each scored seven nominations at the show airing live on June 27 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby top BET Award nominations

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 27, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

FILE - Issa Rae poses for a portrait in New York on Aug. 8, 2018. The "Insecure" star is urging people to shop locally as part of Small Business Saturday, a couple days after Thanksgiving. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)
Issa Rae urges participation in Small Business Saturday

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Nov. 27, 2020 11:05 AM EST

FILE - In this June 10, 2020, file photo, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, left, receives congratulations from fellow Assembly members Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, center, and Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, after the Assembly approved her measure to place a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3, 2020 ballot to let voters decide if the state should overturn its ban on affirmative action programs, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. A national awakening on race has driven a well-funded campaign in California to reinstate affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions. Voters are deciding Tuesday whether to allow the nation's most populated state to grant preferential treatment based on race and gender. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Politically liberal California rejects affirmative action

By Janie Har Nov. 04, 2020 03:20 AM EST

In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Jesse Armstrong, center, and the team from "Succession" accept the award for outstanding drama series during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast. (The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)
A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards

By Lynn Elber Sep. 20, 2020 08:39 PM EDT

This combination of images released by HBO shows, from left, Issa Rae, Sarah Paulson, Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever and Dan Levy from "Coastal Elites," a collection of five monologues premiering on Sept. 12. (HBO via AP)
Blue staters make their case in satirical 'Coastal Elites'

By Mark Kennedy Sep. 10, 2020 11:15 AM EDT

FILE - Robin Thede, the creator, star and executive producer of the HBO comedy series "A Black Lady Sketch Show," poses for a portrait during the 2019 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on July 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Thede is nominated for an Emmy award for outstanding variety series. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
'Black Lady Sketch Show' creator relishes Emmy nod firsts

By Lynn Elber Aug. 27, 2020 01:07 PM EDT

This combination of images shows actors, from left, Sarah Paulson, Issa Rae, Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever and Dan Levy who will star in the HBO comedy "Coastal Elites," premiering September 12. (AP Photo)
HBO's 'Coastal Elites' cast tackles social satire, anxiety

By Lynn Elber Aug. 05, 2020 04:29 PM EDT

This image released by Pop TV shows, from left, Annie Murphy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Dan Levy from the series "Schitt's Creek." Nominations for the Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 28.(Pop TV via AP)
'Watchmen' leads charge for Emmy nominations relevance

By Lynn Elber Jul. 28, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

This image released by HBO shows Issa Rae in a scene from the fourth season premiere episode of "Insecure." Nominations for the next Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 28. (Merie Weismiller Wallace/HBO via AP)
Virus-shadowed Emmy nods could bring surprises, diversity

By Lynn Elber Jul. 24, 2020 02:37 PM EDT

In this video grab issued Sunday, June 28, 2020, by BET, Megan Thee Stallion accepts the award for best female hip-hop artist during the BET Awards. (BET via AP)
A list of winners at the 2020 BET Awards

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2020 11:27 PM EDT

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows LaKeith Stanfield, left, and Issa Rae in a scene from the film "The Photograph." The fourth season of Rae's show“Insecure,” premieres Sunday on HBO. (Universal Pictures via AP)
Issa Rae balances busy, booked career as 'Insecure' returns

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 09, 2020 02:00 PM EDT