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via praiserichmond: BET announced Erykah Badu, godmother of soul, will return to Las Vegas for the third time, to host, write and produce BET Presents: 2017 Soul Train Awards. Badu, a four-time Grammy-award winning soul singer and songwriter, will once again bring her transcendent style, music and spirit to the Vegas stage. BET also announced a star-studded […]

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“I go on and on / My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone…”  Those are the lyrics from singer/songwriter Erykah Badu’s “On & On” off of her 1997 debut album, Baduizm. Badu herself is a testament to going “on and on” since she’s been in the limelight singing, producing and breaking barriers in music […]

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During Wednesday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests discussed Badu's controversial comments, rape culture, and sexuality.

News One Exclusives

It’s that time of the week again, NewsOne fam! It’s time for WTH?! Thursday on NewsOne Now, our rundown of all the crazy and insane stories trending in this week’s news that leave you saying, “What the hell?” This week, Roland Martin is accompanied on this journey into madness by comedian Lamont King and radio personalities Tony Redz (WPGC […]

Music’s biggest voices saluted black women in business, politics, entertainment, sports, and community service at BET’s second annual “Black Girls Rock!” event, honoring Angela Davis, Shirley Caesar, Taraji P. Henson, Tatyana Ali, and more.