The 17th annual BET Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles, hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones, included performances by chart-topping hip-hop and R&B artists, causing thehashtag #BETAwards to trend all night.
But throughout the program there was also a focus on social justice and a tribute to Chance the Rapper’s humanitarianism, which was celebrated by former First Lady Michelle Obama, who joked that she’s known him since he was “a wee little baby rapper.”
BET President Debra L. Lee honored Chance with the 2017 Humanitarian Award presented by Walmart (a Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Noteworthy Company), saying he uses his “incredible creativity to provide children with the type of education they deserve.”
