BET Awards 2020: Beyoncé Receives Humanitarian Award

(CNN)One of the major highights of Sunday's BET Awards was Beyoncé receiving the prestigious Humanitarian Award.Michelle Obama presented the honor to the superstar, who also happens to be the friend of the former first lady.Obama praised Beyoncé for her passion, accomplishments and activism. "To my girl, I just want to say you inspire me," Obama said.

Beyoncé recently appeared at the BET Awards, where she was honored with the Humanitarian Award. For the occasion, she wore a $1,054 stunning Alessandra Rich gown dress and an impressive $311 choker from the same company.

Michelle Obama recently said to the nation, «and it couldn't be more important that everybody makes their voice be heard this time around.»As usual, she's right.

Connie Orlando, BET’s evp of specials, music programming & music strategy. “What would an award show look like if we had to produce it during the pandemic?”Turns out, they had to do just that.

Alicia Keys, Anderson .Paak  Black Thought, Chloe X Halle, Chuck D, DaBaby, D Smoke, Flavor Flav, Jahi, Jay Rock, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend,, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Questlove, Rapsody, Roddy Ricch, SiR, Summer Walker, Usher, YG and others.Lil Wayne and Wayne Brady delivered tributes to Kobe Bryant and Little Richard, respectively, last night.Also Read: Ratings: ABC's Game Shows Top the BET Awards on CBSIntroduced by former First Lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter accepted the

Beyoncé was honored at the 20th annual BET Awards tonight with the Humanitarian Award in honor of her BeyGOOD initiative .

Beyoncé encouraged Black Lives Matter protesters to continue fighting for equality and dismantling a racist and unequal system upon accepting the BET humanitarian award during the20th annual BET Awards ceremony. "Your voices are being heard and you're proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,"said the superstar, who was being honored for her philanthropic work and her recent COVID-19 relief efforts.

On Sunday, the 20th annual BET Awards took place virtually with appearances by Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, and Megan Thee Stallion. The awards show saw Lizzo take home that best female R&B/pop artist prize.

praised protesters who took to the streets following the killing of in Minneapolis in March.His death invigorated the movement across America and the world.Beyonce looked ahead to the US presidential election at the end of the year, saying: "Now we have one more thing we need to do to walk in our true power, and that is to vote. I'm encouraging you to continue to take action."Continue to change and dismantle a racist and unequal system.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“I am here today to talk about the queen. You know the one,” said Michelle Obama by way of introduction.She was, of course, speaking about Beyoncé, who received the Humanitarian Award at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday night.The superstar was honored for her work with the BeyGOOD foundation, which most recently provided much-needed coronavirus aid to Houston.

Michelle Obama honoured Beyoncé with the Humanitarian Award at the 2020 BET Awards and Queen B deliver a moving acceptance speech about racism. While presenting the award to the songstress, Michelle said, “Ever since she was a little girl in Houston, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has been lighting up stages and gracing the world with her talent, with her generosity of spirit, and with her love for her community.

Beyonce received a huge honor at the 2020 BET Awards!

Beyoncé was recognized for her charitable work at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday night. The virtual awards show presented the artist with the Humanitarian Award.

neo soul and/or traditional R&B artists, she also received the Humanitarian Award for her work with her BeyGOOD initiative, which has funded college scholarships, brought safe water and sanitation to the East African nation of Burundi and, most recently, brought COVID-19 testing resources to Black and brown communities as well as support Black small business honors.Also Read: Beyond Blackface: Can Hollywood's Reckoning on Race Lead to Substantive Change?Former First Lady Michelle Obama

Beyonce joined the ranks of activists like Muhammad Ali and Harry Belafonte on Sunday (June 28) when the 2020 BET Awards honored her with the BET Humanitarian Award during its socially distanced broadcast.