It’s the Second Time! Taraji P Henson Is Set to Host Bet Awards 2022

It’s the Second Time! Taraji P Henson Is Set to Host Bet Awards 2022
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  • Taraji P Henson is again the host of the upcoming BET Awards 2022.
  • BET announced on May 5, 2022, that Henson will return on June 26 as a host in Los Angeles.
  • The BET Awards, 2022 has this year’s tagline as Culture’s Biggest Night.

It really seems that Taraji P Henson is geared up for round two!

Yes, she is coming on the stage to host the Culture’s Biggest Night, Bet Awards 2022. The second time, when Henson will be airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, 2022.

BET Awards- This Year’s Slogan

As the slogan read Culture’s Biggest Night, it seems quite similar to the long-time Grammy slogan Music’s Biggest Night. Taraji P Henson will be the correspondent on the cable TV top-rated award show this June.

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Taraji P Henson to host BET Awards 2022 (source: Collider)

The BET Awards franchise remains the No. 1 program on cable TV as the most-watched. Moreover, the show’s franchise has won African-Americans’ hearts making it the No. 1 telecast for BET every year.

BET Awards Broadcast

The 2022 BET Award is premiering on Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on cable TV. Further, it will cover live on the East Coast and on tape delay on the West Coast.

Voting for the first round commences from May 6 to May 13, 2022. And usually, it will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles every year from 2003. The 2020 show was affected due to the COVID pandemic and was thus, conducted virtually.

Insights on Taraji P Henson hosting Bet Awards 2022

The 2008 Oscar nominee actress Henson came public with her appointment as,

I am honored to return as the host of the BET Awards and share the stage with so many powerful and prolific artists; you can even say it is the empire of Black excellence.”

The EVP specials programmer Connie Orlando at BET made the announcement citing,

“Taraji P. Henson is the personification of Black excellence, and we are excited to collaborate with the phenomenal multi-talented stage and screen actress to host the ultimate celebration of Black culture again this year.”

Taraji P Henson
Taraji P. Henson (source: Instagram)

Also, Read Henson has called off her engagement to Kelvin Hayden!

Who is Taraji P Henson?

Henson, 51 is a multi-award-winning American actress and a Howard University alumni. She made her career hit through Baby Boy(2001). Likewise, she portrayed Detective Jocelyn Carter in the CBS drama Person of Interest and won  NAACP Image Award. Read more bio…

Also, Read In Memory of her father! Henson is launching a Foundation to fight mental health problems rampant in the African-American community!

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