WHY WE SALUTE JESSE WILLIAMS FOR BET AWARDS 2016 SPEECH!

If you haven’t checked your social media today, you’re still sleeping! American model and actor Jesse Williams, welknown for his role as ‘Dr. Jackson Avery’ in tv-serie “Grey’s Anatomy”, stole the BET Awards last night.

He accepted the Humanitarian Award onstage during the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. BET CEO Debra Lee presented his award “for his continued efforts and steadfast commitment to furthering social change.” Jessie his speech was truely inspirational and confrontational as he added value to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Even though we as Urban Chicks With Brains are born and based in The Netherlands in Europe. These type of speeches get to us and sometimes question our position as colored men and women in our own country.

Vorige week maakte Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) bekend dat BET Play ook voor consumenten in Nederland beschikbaar is. De streaming app maakt alles dat BET te bieden heeft on-demand beschikbaar via smartphone en tablet voor fans van black entertainment. Fans in 100 landen, waaronder Nederland, hebben vanaf nu onbeperkt toegang tot de originele en onmiskenbare BET awardshows, recente en old skool series, documentaires, stand-up comedy, entertainmentnieuws en legendarische muziekoptredens. BET Play is nu gratis te downloaden voor tablets en smartphones met iOS en Android.