Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs receives lifetime honor at BET Awards

AP

Los Angeles, June 28 : With a speech about his own inspirational dream for the Black community, Sean “Diddy” Combs channeled the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while accepting the BET Awards’ highest honor Sunday night.

After Combs received his Lifetime Achievement Award, the music mogul said God put a special message in his heart to deliver his “new dream.” He was presented the award by Babyface and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), who called Combs his “favorite artist” growing up.

“I got this dream of Black people being free,” Combs said, with Babyface and Ye standing behind him at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. “I got this dream of us controlling our own destiny. I got this dream of us taking accountability and stopping killing each other. I got this dream of us being rich and wealthy and living on the same block.

I have this dream of us unifying.”The BET Awards celebrate the contributions that people of color have made through the entertainment realm, highlighting winners in 19 categories, including film and sports.

Doja Cat, Drake and Ari Lennox entered the awards with the most nominations but came away with no trophies. Silk Sonic — formed by Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak — won two awards including album of the year for their project “An Evening with Silk Sonic.”