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The Tuskegee Experiment 50 Years Later: A BET News Special Interview With The Associated Press Reporter Who Exposed It All

Part two of BET.com’s discussion with Jean Heller, whose 1972 investigation exposed an unfathomable, and, yet government sanctioned, case of racism.
08/01/2022
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., presents the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for the best newspaper coverage to Jean Heller, of the Associated Press special assignment team, in Washington, D.C., April 26, 1973. Miss Meller won the honor for her series on the Tuskegee Syphilis study.

The Tuskegee Experiment 50 Years Later: A BET News Special Interview With The Associated Press Reporter Who Exposed It All

In 1972, Jean Heller reported about Black men who had been coerced by the government into participating in a secret, deadly medical study. Her story, not only shocked the world, it eventually changed the way we view medical ethics.
07/25/2022
Queen Latifah on BET Buzz 2020.
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Queen Latifah Wants ‘Gone With the Wind’ Film Removed

"Let 'Gone With the Wind' be gone with the wind."
06/17/2020

Watch: #BlackGirlMagic! All The Amazing Reasons Simone Biles Was Named AP's Female Athlete of 2016

Four Olympic gold medals propelled gymnast to this honor.
12/27/2016

Of 163 Arrests Since Shooting, 7 from Ferguson

Unrest in the St. Louis town continues.
08/21/2014

Boko Haram Kidnaps Top Official's Wife in Cameroon

Others were killed and kidnapped as well.
07/28/2014

Vigil, March for Man Who Died in NY Police Custody

Demonstrators demand justice for the Staten Island father.
07/23/2014
Shanesha Taylor

Mom Who Left Kids in Hot Car May Avoid Prosecution

Attorney to dismiss felony charges if she meets conditions.
07/21/2014
Malaysian Airlines

Official: Malaysian Plane Shot Down Over Ukraine

Passenger plane was carrying 295 people.
07/17/2014

Explosion Rocks Mall in Nigerian Capital

At least eight people have been reported dead.
06/25/2014
Students Should Know Their Rights

US: Better College Stats Needed on Dating Violence

The government is requesting campus assault data.
06/19/2014