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Throughout the Years, the BET Honors Has Applauded Greatness - Since the start of the BET Honors, we've witnessed greatness — from the creative genius of Kanye West to the vocal stylings of Chaka Khan. (Photos from left: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET, Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET, Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET)

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Halle Berry Accepts Humanitarian Award in 2013 - Everyone's favorite TV mom Phylicia Rashad presented Halle Berry with the Humanitarian Award during the 2013 BET Honors.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for BET)

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T.D. Jakes Accepts Award for Education - T. D. Jakes has been preaching and teaching from the pulpit for quite some time. It only made sense to honor him with the Education Award!(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET)

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Chaka Khan Accepts Musical Arts Award - You know the name. You know the hair and the smile. But most of all, you know the voice. Chaka Khan is a legend, plain and simple. Throughout her four-decade career, she's established herself as one of the best to ever do it! It only made perfect sense to honor her with the Musical Arts Award.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for BET)

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Lisa Leslie Accepts Athletics Award  - Lisa Leslie represents #BlackGirlMagic as a WNBA champ and Olympic gold medalist! During the 2013 BET Honors, she was recognized with the Athletics Award.(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET)

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Ice Cube Accepts Entertainment Award  - Ice Cube accepts the Entertainment Award during the 2014 BET Honors. He was a founding member of the controversial hard core rap group N.W.A. and branched out beyond hip hop to become an actor, screenwriter, film director and producer — and he is only expanding his brand! (Photo: Larry French/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Aretha Franklin Accepts Musical Arts Award - Aretha Franklin is one of the best-selling female artists of all time! During the 2014 BET Honors, she accepted the Musical Arts Award for all of her vocal blessings to us. Throughout her career, she has sold over 75 million records worldwide and her vibrant, unmistakable voice has been deemed a national treasure.  (Photo: Larry French/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Kenneth Chenault Accepts Corporate Citizen Award - Chenault is the CEO of American Express and one of the first African-American CEOs of a Fortune 500 company. His work inspires us to Black excellence as he continues to change the game the corporate sector. During the 2014 BET Honors, we gave him the Corporate Citizen Award.(Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Clarence Avant Accepts Entrepreneur Award -  Known as the Godfather of Black music, Clarence Avant is a  mogul and visionary. He received the Entrepreneur Award during the 2013 BET Honors.  (Photo: GettyImages for BET)

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Kanye West Accepts the Visionary Award - It comes as no surprise that Kanye West was awarded with the Visionary Award during the 2015 BET Honors. His prominent voice in hip hop has earned him recognition as a highly regarded creative.(Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Phylicia Rashad Accepts the Theatrical Arts Award  - In honor of Phylicia Rashad's illustrious career, she was presented with the Theatrical Arts Award during the 2015 BET Honors.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Usher Receives Musical Arts Award - We applauded Usher during the 2015 BET Honors with the Musical Arts Award. He's been wooing us with his voice and inspiring us with his art and activism endeavors.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole Accepts Education Award - Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole accepted the Education Award during the 2015 BET Honors. She became the first female president of Spelman College and her other accolades include working as a museum director, educator and anthropologist.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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John W. Thompson Accepts Technology and Business Award - John W. Thompson received the the Technology and Business Award at the 2015 BET Honors. We've been watching him continue to be a trailblazer through his venerable professional career.(Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Carrie Mae Weems Accepts Visual Arts Award - Visual artist Carrie Mae Weems's body of work speaks to the depth and multiplicity of the human experience. The Oregon native rose to the fore of the photography world with works such as the comedic "Ain't Jokin'" and the thought-provoking "The Kitchen Table" series, which earned Weems awards and critical acclaim. Carrie Mae Weems was recognized for her artistic strides during the 2014 BET Honors.(Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Berry Gordy Accepts Visionary Award - Berry Gordy is the mastermind behind Motown Records and we applauded him for doing so with the Visionary Award.(Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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