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Alan C. Pope High School

Former Pope basketball standout, Marc Reece, was featured on BET's Hit Reality Tevlevision Series College Hill and Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes.

Angela V. Shelton

She was introduced to Frances Callier in Chicago, and the pair would later become Frangela, creating the animated TV series, Hey Monie!, which appeared on BET and Oxygen and won a NAMIC award.

Body Head Bangerz

The group received a significant amount of recognition following the release of their "I Smoke, I Drank" and "Can't Be Touched" music videos, which were both featured on BET.

Bomani Armah

Success of the single grew when it was used as the topic of a short animated film which aired on Black Entertainment Television's The 5ive.

Brenda Jackson

Throughout her writing career, Jackson has written for several publishers, including St.Martins Press, BET, Kensington, NAL, Harlequin/Silhouette and Harlequin Kimani Romance.

Christopher Scott Cherot

Mr. Cherot also directed G (2002 film), loosely based on The Great Gatsby, as well as The Male Groupie (2004), Andre Royo's Big Scene (2004), and the BET reality series College Hill' (2004)', an urban version of MTV's The Real World, and edited the first season of LOGO's Noah's Arc (2006).

Craig Wayans

Craig has recently started a company & stars in a television show with his cousin, Damien Dante Wayans called Second Generation Wayans on Black Entertainment Television(BET).

Dorian Gregory

He has hosted several events like BET Anniversary and Achievement Awards with Debbie Allen and Shirley Moore, Black Stuntwomen Beach Competition, and Elite Lee Jeans Model Look with Roshumba Williams and Angelica Bridges.

HIP Video Promo

The HIP Video Promo servicing and promotional network includes close to 100 programmers and programming outlets including MTV, Fuse, VH1, BET, Much Music, and Pitchfork.

Hood Boy

An accompanying music video, directed by Ray Kay premiered on BET in November 2006 and depicts Barrino and Big Boi at various settings.

Jason Berrent

Dance Central (Xbox), The Sundance Channel, Be Good To Johnny Weir, The Beatles: Rock Band, Adidas Originals, Infiniti Motors, Miami1 Magazine, BET

Kevin A. Ross

Along with serving as one of the producers on the Emmy nominated America's Court, Ross also appears on various cable and radio outlets such as Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Black Entertainment Television (BET), NPR, The Tom Joyner Morning Show and KJLH 102.3 FM as a legal, political and social commentator.

Niia

Niia has toured around the world and performed with Wyclef most notably on VH1 Soul Stage, the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, the BET awards and MTV New Year's Eve in Times Square.

Planet Groove

Planet Groove is a music oriented talk show that premiered in late-1996 on BET, when the short-lived Unreal was cancelled.

Pure Soul

Their music videos were some of the most frequently most-played videos on the BET, VH-1 and The Box.

Showtime Steppers

Stepping has also been featured on TV shows including A Different World, Sister, Sister, BET's 106 & Park, and NBC's America's Got Talent.

The Book of Jer3miah

The list of honorees also includes productions from Sony Pictures Television, Disney-ABC, BET, and IFC.

Trin-i-tee 5:7

In September 2008, a deluxe edition of T57 was released featuring three additional songs including the single "Get Away" which the group performed at BET's annual Celebration of Gospel.

Willie Taylor

Their music video, "Leave Me Alone", appeared on BET's Midnight Love, Cita's World, Hits from the Street, and as a New Joint of the Day on 106 & Park.


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Debra Lee

Debra L. Lee, an American businesswoman who serves as CEO of Black Entertainment Television and is a Chairman for the Ad council