The fifth annual BET HONORS will celebrate the outstanding achievements of extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmaker Spike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education). The BET HONORS premieres during Black History Month, on Monday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m.*
The BET HONORS, star-studded lineup includes performances by Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Cicely Tyson, Common, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Rowland, with appearances by Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Willow Smith and Jill Scott. The show taped at the historic Warner Theatre on Saturday, January 14 in Washington, D.C.
Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks, and Lynne Harris Taylor, Vice President of Specials, BET Networks are executive producers, along with Cossette Productions.
Proceeds from this year's BET HONORS private ticket sales will be given to Metro TeenAIDS. Metro TeenAIDS, a longtime partner of BET, is a community health organization dedicated to supporting young people in the fight against HIV/AIDS, through education, support, and advocacy.
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
Debra Lee
Luke James
Luke James
Beverly Kearney
Jesse Jackson
Paxton Baker & Rachel Baker
arriving for the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Anthoiny Hamilton
Anthoiny Hamilton
Rocsi Diaz
Common .
Jill Scott
Cicely Tyson
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr, David Oyelowo and Anthony Hemingway
David Oyelowo
Anthony Hemingway
Stevie Wonder
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard & Aubrey Howard
Attorney General Eric Holder
India Irie
Spike Lee
Spike Lee and Tonya Lee
India Irie
India Irie
Raekwon The Chef
Judge Glenda Hatchett
B. Smith
B. Smith
Gabrielle Union
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland .
Kat Graham
Kat Graham
Beverly Bond
Colonel Charles McGee
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Jeanette Jenkins
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr.
Vicki Free
StEve Johnson
Marilee Fiebig & TJ Holmes
Terrence Howard & Aubrey Howard
Louis Carr
Judge Glenda Hatchett
Kevin Liles & Erica Liles
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
Ledisi
Ledisi
Lynn Harris Taylor
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin & William Wilkerson
General Colin Powell
Colonel Charles McGee
Spike Lee
Michelle Williams
Stevie Wonder
Aretha Franklin
