From Michelle Obama, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith to Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, everyone attended the star-studded event to reiterate what we already knew: Black girls rock!
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks onstage during the ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Regina King
Host Regina King speaks onstage during 2015 ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Debra Lee, Cicely Tyson, and First Lady Michelle Obama
CEO of BET Networks Debra Lee, Actress Cicely Tyson, and First Lady Michelle Obama attend the ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae
Singers Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae pose backstage at ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Adrienne Banfield-Jones, Willow Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet sponsored by Chevrolet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Janelle Monae
Singer Janelle Monae attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Jill Scott
Jill Scott attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet sponsored by Chevrolet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Regina King and Tracee Ellis Ross
Regina King and Tracee Ellis Ross host BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet sponsored by Chevrolet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Will Smith, Janelle Monae and Jada Pinkett-Smith
Will Smith, Janelle Monae and Jada Pinkett-Smith pose backstage at ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu speaks onstage during ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Carmen Ejogo
Actress Carmen Ejogo speaks onstage during 2015 ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Estelle
Estelle attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Faith Evans
Faith Evans attends the Style Stage sponsored by P&G and Target at ‘Black Girls Rock!’ at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Ciara
Ciara attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and Carmen Ejogo
Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and Carmen Ejogo pose backstage at ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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MC Lyte
MC Lyte attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Estelle
Estelle performs on ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Beverly Bond
Founder of ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Beverly Bond attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Vicky Jeudy
Actress Vicky Jeudy attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet sponsored by Chevrolet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
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Lalah Hathaway
Singer Lalah Hathaway poses by the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze at the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet sponsored by Chevrolet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.