Yes you read it correctly, my girl Rihanna is being celebrated at this years BET’s Black Girl Rock. The young pop star will be receiving the Rock Star Award annual event honoring black women, which will take place on April 1 .“Thank you @BlackGirlsRock for this years’ Rock Star Award!!” tweeted Rih.
This year’s honorees also include Gladys Knight, writer-producer Shonda Rhimes, “Walking Dead” star and playwright Danai Gurira, and actress Amandla Stenberg. The host this year is blackish star Tracee Ellis Ross.
Thank you @BlackGirlsRock for this years' Rock Star Award!! #BlackGirlsRockBET https://t.co/BcoXSPx3uO
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Rihanna (@rihanna) March 14, 2016