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Jamie Foxx To Be Honored As Ultimate Icon At 2025 BET Awards
Jamie Foxx is set to be recognized with one of the night's top honors at the 2025 BET Awards. The acclaimed actor and performer was named one of this year's Ultimate Icon Award recipients on Wednesday (May 28). According to a press statement, the award is bestowed upon talent in celebration of their decades of groundbreaking contributions to music, entertainment, advocacy, and community impact. Alongside Foxx, Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin, and Snoop Dogg will also be honored at the annual award show. Past recipients of the Ultimate Icon award included Janet Jackson (2015), Deborah L. Lee (2018), and Tyler Perry (2019). With the honor, Carey, Franklin, and Snoop Dogg are also set to perform on the June 9 show, with previously announced sets from Lil Wayne, Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Playboi Carti, and Leon Thomas. As far as nominations for the 25th annual BET Awards go, Kendrick Lamar is in the lead with 10 potential wins at the black-tie affair. He is followed by Doechii, Drake, Future, and GloRilla, who are all tied with six nominations, Metro Boomin with five, and SZA and The Weeknd, tied with four nominations each. BET has also previously announced that it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the music video countdown show 106 & Park with former hosts AJ Calloway, Free Marie Wright, Julissa Bermudez, Keshia Chanté, Rocsi Diaz, and Terrence J reuniting on stage. The tribute will feature performances from previous host and Mr. 106 & Park, Bow Wow, Amerie, B2K, Jim Jones, Mya, T.I., and more. The 2025 BET Awards are set to air live on Monday, June 9, on BET at 8 pm ET/PT. 'I love a celebration! It's a chance to reflect, cherish, and honor life's unforgettable moments,' explained host Kevin Hart. 'I'm truly honored to host the 25th BET Awards and celebrate the culture's biggest night. This year marks the 25th anniversary, and my partners at Hartbeat, BET, and JCE are pulling out all the stops to make it a night to remember. It's a black-tie affair, and you're all invited. Tune in live on June 9th, only on BET.' View the full BET Experience 2025 and BET Awards schedule below and learn more details on the official website. Thursday, June 5: BET Experience: Buju Banton Thursday, June 5 – June 6: WayMaker Men's Summit Saturday, June 7 – June 8: BETX 2025 FanFest Sunday, June 8: A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of '95 featuring The Roots, Lil' Kim, Redman & Method Man, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, Goodie Mob, E-40, DJ Quik, and Havoc Sunday, June 8: Jagged Edge, Donell Jones, and Eric Bellinger with a special R&B ONLY set featuring Tiára Monique and JABARI. Monday, June 9: 2025 BET Awards More from Jamie Foxx Exclaims "Puffy Didn't Try To Kill Me" After Rumored Conspiracy Snoop Dogg Claims He "Bought Everything" Suge Knight Owns On New Song Snoop Dogg Responds To Warren G's Claims Of Being Left Out: "It's Pain We've Never Fully Addressed"
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22-02-2025
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25th annual Braille Challenge kicks off in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa – The 25th annual Braille Challenge kicked off in Des Moines Saturday morning. The Braille Challenge is the only academic competition of its kind in North America for students who are blind or have low vision. The Braille Institute developed this challenge to motivate students to practice their braille literacy skills. Any student in grades 1 through 12 who is blind or has low vision and who can read and write braille is eligible to participate. This year there are 14 students from across Iowa that are taking part in the challenge. Students are tested in five categories: Reading comprehension Spelling Speed and accuracy Proofreading Charts and graphs Hundreds of students throughout the United States and Canada will be testing between January and March. Only the top 50 students (10 from each category) will be invited to the two-day national competition in Los Angeles. While this is the 25th year the challenge has been taking place in Iowa, this is the 19th year the Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled is hosting the event. Denise Bean is the Youth Services Librarian who said the best part is seeing the students enjoy the challenge. Iowan Nathan Deeds has won the competition the last five years. This year, he is in college and won't be competing in the challenge, but he is the keynote speaker at the event. The theme for the 2025 Braille Challenge is Blast Off with Braille and it is included on this year's t-shirt design. The design was created by one of the students competing in the challenge. The Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled is selling the t-shirt and all of the proceeds will help benefit the library and future Braille Challenges. On Saturday, they are also celebrating 100 years of the Iowa Department for the Blind. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
