Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox will serve as host for this year’s BET Black + Iconic Soirée.
Set to take place on Saturday, May 23 in Maryland, the annual event which celebrates Black and LGBTQ+ communities, will feature an awards dinner and a performance from Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Tweet.
Photo by: Marion Curtis / StarPix for Apple TV
The Black + Iconic Soirée honors and highlights individuals whose work continues to shape culture, advance equity, and uplift the Black LGBTQ+ community and will be a pre-taped streaming experience.
Cox is an actress, producer, and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.”
She plays a lawyer in the Apple comedy “Outcome.”
