BET awards diary: searing political rhetoric and bloated back-slapping

As inspiring as it was to watch black people speak up about the state of the world, it was equally as depressing to see how corporate the entire affair wasIdeally, the BET awards should be a sort of “state of blackness” – an awards show that doubles as a celebration of an entire culture. If you want to know where black people stand in the United States, tune in to the BET awards. Just don’t expect a polished, thrill-a-minute, suspense-filled evening of television. At most