Last night, BET aired Black Girls Rock, an awards show which celebrated the accomplishments of Black women around the globe who inspire us through motivation, entertainment, and good deeds, such as Ruby Dee, Raven-Symone, Reverend Dr. Iyanla Vanzant, and more.

Black Girls Rock was not just an awards show, but it is a nonprofit organization that started in 2006 by Beverly Bond to build the self esteem of young black women, ages 12-17, ages where growth in self-worth and esteem is most important.

Sounds great, right? Well, not to everyone. On Twitter when most of my timeline seemed to praise the efforts made by Black Girls Rock, there were a few naysayers. I’m not saying that everyone has to agree or feel praise as well, but come on, why the need to criticize?

Specifically, there was one tweet that hit a nerve with me. It said (and it’s unedited),

“Hope tht “black girls rock” shit dsnt give u black broads a false sense of empowerment.White grls dnt need a show 2kno they rock.”

Absolutely right. White women do not need a show to let them know they rock. There are a million outlets to let them know they do. There’s countless magazines, TV shows, shrines, you name it, to let them know they rock every single day.

Are we not allowed to feel empowered? What kind of statement is that? If we aren’t proud of our achievements and accomplishments, then who will be?

Imagine, if someone White or otherwise were watching Black Girls Rock they might have learned something new. Maybe they never heard of Teresa Clarke who founded Africa.com to show the world that Africa isn’t all about despair and poverty.

As Black women, everyone already knows, we’re told that we’re not good enough, we can’t play with the boys, or that we simply cannot. We hear about it in songs and with randoms on the street that we’re bitches or we’re this or that.

We need to believe that we are special in every single way, and if it takes an awards show to recognize that feat, then so be it. That comment was proof enough why we need to let the world know why Black girls rock, and that we will always continue to do so.

I rock because I won’t let anyone tell me that I don’t.

I can’t tell you how many people are consider celebrities but really don’t have any real talent ot have done anything life changing. These people are not a celebrity to me, they’re just people who happened to catch a break and it last more than 5 mintues. They’re coming from all over the place and seeing them makes me want to break my television.

With that said, I’m going to tell you my top 3 people, who are famous for no damn reason.

3)Paris Hilton- Famous for making a X-rated movie with her ex-boyfriend. But why does she deserve parts in movies, an album and her own TV show to find her a some fake best friend. I just don’t understand.

2) Kendra Wilkinson- famous for dating Hugh Hefner, who was 78 at the time. Once Kendra became one of his three girlfriends, she moved in with him. She later stared on the show, The Girls Next Door, which was a reality show that followed her and her costars around Hefner’s mansion. The reality is, she dated someone old enough to be her grandfather and she’s now on my television ith her own show irritating me. Give me a break.

1)Kim Kardashian- again famous for an X-rated video made with the singer Ray J. I personally believe she’s been in the lime light for this long because of her big butt, but that’s just my opinion. Or maybe it’s because she dated Reggie Bush. Either way, now she had a show that has yet to be cancelled called Keeping up with the Kardashian. But I refused to keep up with her.

These women should come together and write a book called, How to Get Famous for No Damn Reason. They would definitely be an expert in that.

Everyone know Rev Run’s son Daniel “Diggy” Simmons, right? You know, the cute inspiring teen rapper that follows the beat to his own drum. Well, Diggy put out a freestyle to the beat “Made you look” by Nas. I must say that I am pretty impressed by his rhymes. Maybe he’ll be the next Lil’ Bow Wow of his generation.

Diggy is definitely growing up in front our eyes. We watched him on MTV’s Run House, stuck between a little boy and a preteen. Now the braces are off, the voice is a little lower, and a little man with swag is formed. I wonder what’s next for Diggy Simmons.

Listen to his freestyle.

It was just a couple of months ago that people were up in arms over Miss Willow Smith dressing too grown for her age. Now that he latest single, “Whip My Hair,” was just released, the same adults are sure bumpin’ her song. (And for good reason too: It’s hot!)

Now the nine-year-old has been scooped up by Roc Nation already. She’s already gotten comparisons to Rihanna, Jay-Z’s first muse. I think she has a long career ahead of her, especially with her parents Will and Jada Pinkett Smith by her side, she will be amazing.

If you haven’t heard her song already, listen:

Here’s a couple of female black child singers who made it BIG. There hasn’t been too many in the past decade, but they’re out there! And hopefully it will change since that market is definitely void…

Raven-Symone

We all know she was cute little Olivia from The Cosby Show, but remember her song “That’s What Little Girls are Made Of” back in ’93? Her singing career really started with this. She went on to star in movies (the Doolittle films) as well as her own show on Disney That’s So Raven where she played a psychic teenager living in San Francisco. She also branched out with her own clothing line for Wal-Mart.

Keke Palmer

In order to make it, honestly you have to sing and act. The formula hasn’t changed at all. She got her first leading rold in Akeelah and the Bee, and now Miss Palmer also has her own show on Nickelodeon called True Jackson, VP. She released her first album in 2007, So Uncool