Courtesy BETSunday night, Queen Latifah “set it off” as host of 2018’s Black Girls Rock.
The night, which honored the likes of Lena Waithe, Naomi Campbell, Tarana Burke, Mary J. Blige, Judith Jamison and Janet Jackson, was a rich celebration of women who, through their work and efforts, helped to define what it means to be a black girl who rocks.
Ava DuVernay presented Lena Waithe with the Shot Caller Award. Waithe shared some powerful words on the importance of the Cosby Show in her life and how she needed to cut her signature locks to “get free,”