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The 2011 Soul Train Awards

Tamar Braxton has a skin disorder called, "I hate being black.com."

"After I take this picture, can you help me find my pigment.com?"

The 2011 Soul Train Awards aired last night on Centric or BET (one, no, both of them?).  Here’s the rundown of memorable moments:

Time, with Morris Day, was dug up, dusted off, and resurrected for the opening. 

The grab bag of tributes included sentimental serenades to the late Hip-Hop artist Heavy diddly-diddly D and R&B legend Gladys Knight (and maybe “Her Pips”).  Similarly honored were the most sexually-ambiguous looking married men on earth: Earth, Wind & Fire.

And Wolf Blitzer didn’t come to Dougie.  He came to beat box.  Literally!

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