BET for the first time in it’s history has decided to honor ‘Humanitarian Heroes’.
The first of it’s kind was witnessed at the just ended event. It was made known to the public that the intention of ‘Humanitarian Heroes’ is to remind everyone that you don’t have to be a celebrity to give back and support others in need and that the bravery and strength of the highlighted honorees is truly exceptional
Mamoudou Gassama, the Malian immigrant who scaled an apartment building in Paris to save the life of a dangling 4-year-old last month, was honoured at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sunday night in Los Angeles, California.
The 22-year-old received a humanitarian award alongside Anthony Borges, James Shaw Jr., Justin Blackman, Naomi Wadler, and Shaun King.
The “Spider-Man Parisian” has since been granted a French citizenship by French President Emmanuel Macron, and was also offered an enrollment to be a firefighter at the French fire service with a pay of 600 euros monthly for his humanitarian gesture.