#BBB NEWS| BET Founder Bob Johnson Asks Black People To Give Trump A Chance

BET Founder Bob Johnson may have earned the proverbial raised eyebrow from Black Twitter when he asked African-Americans to give President Elect Donald Trump a chance.

The 70-year-old met with Trump Sunday (Nov. 20) at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J, where the two spoke about business. According to Johnson, he described the meeting as productive, and said Trump will offer “business solutions to social problems.”

The news of  Johnson’s plea to the black community on behalf of Trump may come as a shock, as Trump’s campaign has repeatedly and publicly used racist, sexist and xenophobic language. Johnson, who endorsed Hillary Clinton, said Trump’s business savvy maybe of use for the black community.

#BBB NEWS| Gabrielle Union Sues BET Over ‘Being Mary Jane’ Contract

Gabrielle Union is suing BET over the hit series, Being Mary Jane.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Union filed suit in a Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday (Oct. 11), accusing the cable network of combining two seasons in an attempt to “fraudulently extend” her contract without paying for the work.

The suit states that a BET representative “assured” Union that the network would “never produce more than 13 episodes per season,” which would allow her time to work on other projects.

“BET now wants to shoot 20 episodes of the series back-to-back and cram all of the episodes into a single season in order to fraudulently extend the term of Ms. Union’s contract, with no additional consideration, and to deprive Ms. Union of her agreed-upon compensation for the next two seasons of Being Mary Jane,” the suit states. “It is outrageous that BET would treat one of its biggest stars in this manner after all she has done to support the network and contribute to its success.”

Furthermore, the 42-year-old actress claims that she wasn’t told about the schedule until a week before principal photography began on the latest season.

#BBB NEWS| Twitter Adds BET CEO Debra Lee To Its Board Of Directors

Continuing its outreach for diversity, Twitter announced its newest member to the board of directors, BET’s CEO and Chairwoman Debra Lee.

The 61 year old Harvard Law graduate will be one of three women on the board, and the only African-American.

#BBB NEWS| Jill Scott And Babyface To Be Honored At The 2015 Soul Train Awards

With Erykah Badu as the confirmed host for this year’s Soul Train Awards, it’s not clear what could go down. But while the event’s agenda is still up in the air, the honorees have been set in stone.

Centric Network announced that it will honor Jill Scott and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds at this year’s show.

Jill Scott will receive the first-ever Lady of Soul Award, and it’s pretty clear why she will be the first recipient of the title.

The singer-songwriter has won a number of Grammys for Best Urban Performance for her singles “Daydreamin” and “Cross My Mind.” Aside from her Grammy awards and topping singles, Scott won three Soul Train award, including two in 2011 for Best R&B/Soul Female and Best R&B/Soul Female Album for Light of the Sun. She also earned her second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this summer with her most recent release, Woman.

#BBB NEWS| Snoop Dogg Lands BET Reality Series Alongside Jermaine Dupri, Birdman And More

Snoop Dogg is coming to the small screen sooner than we thought. The legendary rapper solidified a reality series deal with BET, which was announced on Friday (Oct. 9).

Alongside the artist/actor, Damon Dash, Birdman and Jermaine Dupri will also star in the forthcoming program.

The eight-episode feature will follow the daily happenings of famed stars, and how they maintain a level of balance between family and work. The show is set to air in 2016.

Recently, the D-O-double-G made headlines for inking a deal to feature his youth football league through AOL’s digital platform.“Mentoring kids through SYFL means more to me than anything else I do,” Snoop said.

#BBB NEWS| 50 Cent Slams BET Hip Hop Awards And The Emmys For ‘Power’ Brush-Off [PHOTOS]

50 Cent has been very vocal on promoting his show Power, which was an even bigger hit this year than its debut in 2014. Now, after the fall season’s major award shows announced their nomination lists, the Queens native’s show was left off the roster, taking to his Instagram account to reveal his reaction.

“Man these people act like Power ain’t sh*t,” the “Patiently Waiting” rapper said. “See why I be trippin I saw that trophy in the store for $20 bucks I’m gonna just go buy one fu*k it.”

#BBB NEWS| Check Out The BET Hip Hop Award Nominees

Hip-Hop’s fiercest lyricists will come together for the BET Hip-Hop awards to see who will earn the crown, and who will go home empty handed.

The nominees were revealed Monday (September 14) with Drake and Big Sean leading with 12 and 10 nominations respectively. Future’s mixtapes Monster, Beast Mode and 56 Nights all earned the Future Hive leader nods for the “Best Mixtape” category, while Wale’s The Album About Nothing, will go up against Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive, K.Dot’s To Pimp A Butterfly, Nicki Minaj’s The PinkPrint and Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.

The category which will cause the most debate is “Lyricist of The Year.” Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, Big Sean, Drake and Nicki Minaj will all battle it out for the coveted award.

For the second year in a row, Drake has snagged the most BET Hip Hop Awards nominations. For the third time, Snoop Dogg will be hosting the festivities.

#BBB NEWS| Janet Jackson To Receive First Ever Ultimate Icon Award At BET Awards

Janet Jackson will be given the first ever Ultimate Icon Award at the 2015 BET Awards.

The 49 year old pop icon will be honored during the 15th annual award ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Before accepting her well deserved award, some of today’s biggest stars will perform a dance tribute in her honor including Ciara, Tinashe and Jason Derulo.