BET AWARDS 2020: Beyoncé receives Humanitarian Award and urges viewers to 'dismantle' racist system
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BET AWARDS 2020: Beyoncé receives Humanitarian Award and urges viewers to 'dismantle' racist system

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Beyoncé urged viewers to 'dismantle a racist and unequal system' as she received the Humanitarian of the Year Award on Sunday during the 2020 BET Awards that was produced remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Top honor: Beyoncé urged viewers to 'dismantle a racist and unequal system' as she received the Humanitarian of the Year Award on Sunday during the 2020 BET Awards Megan Thee Stallion, 25, was named Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, while DaBaby scored Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, and Migos won for Best Group. Special performance: Alicia Keys performed a touching piece during the three-hour show Police brutality: The Grammy-winning singer performed a touching song about the victims of police brutality The host: Amanda Seales hosted the awards show broadcast on CBS without a live audience with the help of a green screen at her house Powerful performance: Jennifer Hudson also delivered a powerful performance during the awards ceremony in a gorgeous Reem Acra gown Desert performance: Megan Thee Stallion performed two of her songs in a desert music video Center stage: The Houston rapper took center stage during a performance of Savage Road warrior: Megan was the leader of a biker gang in the video that paid homage to the Mad Max films Beyoncé's award was a tribute to her BeyGood non-profit, which supports youth centers, low-income housing, crisis relief and COVID-19 testing for communities disproportionately affected by the virus, along with funding mental health, scholarship and fellowship initiatives. TV star: Tracee Ellis Ross was among the stars who made remote appearances on the show Strong start: The show opened with 12-year-old gospel singer Keedron Bryant movingly singing I Just Wanna Live, followed by a revamp of Public Enemy's hit anthem Fight The Power Winning attitude: Lizzo, 32, won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist and talked about always feeling like a winner As the Best New Artist winner, Roddy pulled double duty Sunday, performing his own songs, High Fashion and The Box, before joining DaBaby, 28, on a powerful version of Rockstar. Award winner: As the Best New Artist winner, Roddy Ricch pulled double duty, performing his own songs, High Fashion and The Box Knee restraint: DaBaby spent the first verse of the song pinned under the knee of a man dressed as a police officer 'We are Black people and we shouldn't have to feel like this,' she'd said.

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