Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and More Stand Up For Abortion Rights at the BET Awards

As she presented the nominees for best female R&B/pop artist, Monáe took a moment to also touch on human rights in reference to the SCOTUS's Roe v. Wade ruling. "To Black queer artists, to Black nonbinary artists, these artists making art on our own terms, owning our truths, and expressing ourselves freely and unapologetically in a world that tries to control and police our bodies, my body, our decisions, and my decisions," she said to the audience, adding, "F*ck the Supreme Court."