A picture of politician William Lewis Brown Jr., 86, who is very much alive, was placed between pioneering actress Diahann Carroll and 'Lean on Me' singer Bill Withers. BETAwards
Brown served in California's State Assembly for 30 years, including 15 as Democratic speaker, before serving as the first African America mayor of San Francisco.that he received a flood of calls from family and friends checking in on him."I couldn't figure out why the phone was all lit up," Brown, who did not watch the awards program, said. One call came from his niece who told Brown,"If you're going to die, you're supposed to tell me.
The BET Awards "In Memoriam" segment was bookended by two powerful performances. Wayne Brady paid tribute to rock and roll legend Little Richard and rapper
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