#GrowingUpBlack With BET

Your childhood would've sucked without BET.

#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)
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)
ComicView - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET Everyday was a ComicView marathon.(Photo: BET)Teen Summit - #GrowingUpBlackWithBET Teen Summit host Ananda Lewis was bae.(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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