Date 14/03/2016 - News People
Rihanna will be honored at BET's "Black Girls Rock!" BET announced Monday that the singer will receive the Rock Star Award at the annual event honoring black women. "Black Girls Rock!" will tape April 1 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey. The show will air April 5 on BET. Other honorees include writer-producer Shonda Rhimes, R&B icon Gladys Knight, "Walking Dead" star and playwright Danai Gurira and actress Amandla Stenberg.The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement will also be honored.
