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'BET Honors': Maya Angelou, Stevie Wonder, among this year's honorees

by theGrio | December 16, 2011 at 3:56 PM
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From the Huffington Post:

“BET Honors” the cable network’s annual celebration of African Americans who have achieved greatness in music, the arts and education, returns next month for the fifth consecutive year.

Hosted by actress Gabrielle Union the event will recognize the outstanding lifetime achievements of world renowned poet/author Maya Angelou, acclaimed singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, Grammy Award-winner Mariah Carey, filmmaker Spike Lee, The Tuskegee Airmen and inspirational coach Beverly Kearney.

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