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Funeral of Rayshard Brooks to air on BET on June 23

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Anchored by BET News’ Marc Lamont Hill, “BET REMEMBERS: RAYSHARD BROOKS” will Simulcast Commercial-free and Blog Rayshard Brooks’ Memorial Services on BET, BET Her and BET.com #BETRemembersRayshardBrooks NEW YORK, NY  – BET pays tribute to  Rayshard Brooks ,   a 27-year old African American man tragically shot and killed by police on Friday, June 12 in Georgia. Anchored by BET News’  Marc Lamont Hill ,   BET’s   live commercial-free homegoing service coverage will simulcast on  BET  and  BET Her  in tandem with blog-style coverage on  BET.com   Tuesday ,  June 23  beginning   at  1PM ET  from The Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. Dr.   Bernice A .  King ,   Tamela Mann ,   Kelly Price ,   Smokey Norful ,  Kurt Carr , and Bishop   Dale C .  Bronner   are a few of the confirmed guests scheduled to attend the private memorial, which will fea...

BET beckons Trump and Biden to face Black America on Junteenth, plus schedule for special news programming focusing on racial healing

The first in this series, the BET News special “ Justice Now: A BET News Special, ” will feature leading African American voices in activism, politics and entertainment, including a dialogue with George Floyd’s family, former NBA player  Stephen Jackson , Senator  Cory Booker , singer  John Legend , rapper  TIP “T.I.” HARRIS,  Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist  Nikole Hannah-Jones , activist  Tamika Mallory,  NAACP President  Derrick Johnson  and more.  Justice Now :  A BET News Special  will be hosted by  Marc Lamont Hill --- “Justice Now: A BET Town Hall”  will give voice to the collective grief, anger, fear, needs, and hopes of our community featuring community leaders and activists sharing their views on the reforms necessary in America’s political system and the importance of voting at state and federal levels --- A Presidential Forum  to which BET News invites President  Donald Trump ...