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25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015

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!

By · Updated October 27, 2020
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First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks onstage during the ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC – Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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02
Regina King

Host Regina King speaks onstage during 2015 ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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03
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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05
Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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06
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
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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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET
09
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
10
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images
11
Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu speaks onstage during ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC – Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET
12
Carmen Ejogo

Actress Carmen Ejogo speaks onstage during 2015 ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJ Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic
13
Estelle

Estelle attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC –Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
14
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
D Dipasupil/BET/Getty Images for BET
15
Ciara

Ciara attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC –Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
16
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
17
Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC – Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
18
MC Lyte

MC Lyte attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC – Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
19
Estelle

Estelle performs on ‘Black Girls Rock!’ BET Special at NJPAC – Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET
20
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
21
Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali attends the BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’ Red Carpet at NJPAC – Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
22
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET
23
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.

25 Moments We Loved from Black Girls Rock 2015
Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET

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