#GrowingUpBlack With BET
Your childhood would've sucked without BET.
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#GrowingUpBlackWithBET - Twitter went crazy this week as the hashtag #GrowingUpBlack trended heavily. The latest Black Twitter gag summed up the experience of growing up in America, including comments and memes focused on everything from Kool-Aid sugar rushes to having a mama who didn't take no mess.Now we all know that BET was a back-in-the-day staple. So check out a few flashbacks — like Ms. Cita, who gave us the scoop on everything poppin' — as we reminisce about shows that impacted our coming-of-age years.(Photo: BET)
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106 & Park - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET You rushed home from school to catch AJ and Free, practiced your punchlines in case you ever made it onto Freestyle Friday and wondered when Free's album was dropping.(Photo: John Ricard/FilmMagic)
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ComicView - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET Everyday was a ComicView marathon.(Photo: BET)
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Teen Summit - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET Teen Summit host Ananda Lewis was bae.(Photo: BET)
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Hits From the Street - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET You thought Moo Psi Moo was a real fraternity.(Photo: BET)
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Rap City: Tha Basement - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET you wondered why Big Tigga wasn't a professional rapper (or was he?).(Photo: BET)
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Midnight Love - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET You knew it was time for bed when this came on...(Photo: BET)
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BET: Uncut - ...but you stayed up a couple hours later to watch BET: Uncut, which taught you everything you knew about strip club culture. (Also, Mighty Casey was king! But not really.) #GrowingUpBlackWithBET(Photo: BET)
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College Hill - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET had you hoping you and your school were selected so the world could see you study, party and get your freak on at the same damn time. (Photo: BET)
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Hell Date - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET had you wondering if that blind date was really crazy or if a little devil was going to pop out and put your heart at ease. (Photo: BET)
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