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Beyoncé: ‘Vote like our life depends on it’

- AP Los Angeles

Beyoncé used her platform this week while accepting the BET humanitari­an award to relay a direct appeal to viewers: Go vote. “Your voices are being heard and you’re proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” said the superstar singer at the BET Awards, which celebrated its 20 years of highlighti­ng excellence in Black-led entertainm­ent. But the ceremony, filmed virtually because of the coronaviru­s pandemic, kept much of its focus on topics such as systematic racism and equal rights.

Beyoncé was honored for her philanthro­pic work and relief efforts during the COVID-19 crisis. She said voting in the upcoming election was the way to end a “racist and unequal system” in America.

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