Watch Beyoncé Praise Chadwick Boseman in Her Speech at the NAACP Image Awards
When Beyoncé speaks, there's a certain hush over the room that is not often common at awards shows with lots of chatter and general background noise. But at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards Saturday night, the whole room seemed mesmerized by what the recipient of the Entertainer of the Year Award had to say, especially because she was shining a spotlight on her fellow nominees, Chadwick Boseman, LeBron James, Regina King, and Ryan Coogler.
Before reading her speech, Beyoncé took a moment to note that she had written it all down, which, as any awards show fanatic knows, usually just endears you to your audience even more (well, it does if you're Beyoncé):
"Regina King, I love you so much. You taught us patience, persistence, and how to be masterful in your craft. Chadwick Boseman is teaching children to dream and to see themselves as kings. LeBron James has taught us strength of all forms in leading by example and providing education for our kids. Ryan Coogler tells our story in a way that celebrates our history and proved that we do have power at the box office, and I’m honored to be included among all of you and to a part of a vital, thriving, beautiful community. Thank you so much, NAACP, God bless you. I hope ya’ll had a great night."
The evening, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, was also a big one for Jay-Z. He received the President's Award and started his speech with a quote from "our very humble and kindhearted president...Abraham Lincoln." The quote is a familiar one often scrawled across inspirational posters: "It's not the amount of years in your life, it's about the life in your years that count in the end."
He added "that quote embodies my beautiful grandmother," 93-year-old Hattie White. "Thank you to the NAACP for allowing me to forward this so she can put this on her mantle next to her favorite grandson. And when she's, like, sneaking pork, and, like, her legs swell up, she can remember how much of a G she is."
Watch the full speech here:
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