The 2012 BET Honors aired tonight and tributed the achievements of Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Maya Angelou, among others. The Gabrielle Union-hosted affair, shot January 14th, took place at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C and saw acts Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, Patti Labelle, Stevie Wonder, and more hit the stage to salute the hour’s honorees.

See their moving performances below:

Full Show (includes Luke James, Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin performances)

Queen Latifah, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson and Jill Scott – ‘Still I Rise’

Common & Anthony Hamilton – ‘The Believer’

Ledisi – ‘Higher Ground’/’Do I Do’

Kelly Rowland – ‘Fantasy’

Patti Labelle – “Hero”

Jennifer Hudson – ‘Think Like A Man’

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