“Over 35 years ago BET was created to give African Americans and lovers of black culture a place in the television landscape where they could consistently see themselves represented and celebrated. Through our award shows and programming, we have recognized incredible talent that simply does not get recognized elsewhere — from entertainment to politics to business to the arts. African American contributions to American culture are countless and we cannot and should not wait for anyone to acknowledge them — we have to do it ourselves and we are proud that we can do our part with the BET Awards, BET Honors, Black Girls Rock, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Celebration of Gospel and more!”
Stacey and others who support her really need to know the facts! They say "we don't need channels like BET" but forget that the reason it was made was because the media was not playing black artists nor did they give them the opportunity to BE GREAT, so yes channels like BET are needed until the MEDIA decides to include us (not just blacks but ALL PoC)