DOECHII: Doechii used her acceptance speech for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the 2025 BET Awards to sharply rebuke President Trump, calling out his administration’s deployment of military forces to suppress protests—condemning what she described as "ruthless attacks" on democratic expression
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You Cannot Erase Our Footsteps: Tyler Perry and Doechii Condemn Erasure, Military Force, and Trump-Era Injustice at BET Awards
In a year already marked by cultural upheaval and political whiplash, the 2025 BET Awards proved to be more than a celebration of music, art, and Black excellence—it became a thunderous call to action. Hollywood powerhouse and generational trailblazer Tyler Perry took to the stage and delivered a searing, heartfelt address that unapologetically slammed the Trump administration’s enduring legacy of historical erasure and systemic oppression.
