Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award

Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award

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Rihanna wants your friends to pull up. Rihanna was the recipient of the NAACP President’s Award last night and she delivered a great speech while accepting the award in a purple Givenchy look. See photos from the gala and watch (or read) her speech. During the show she posed for pictures with Lizzo, Tracee Ellis Ross and Janelle Monae.

  • Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award
  • Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award
  • Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award
  • Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award
  • Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award
  • Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award

Watch the speech:

Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award

Read the speech:

Thank you. And thank you to the staff, board and community of the NAACP, including all of you guys here in this room and everyone at home watching who’s devoted their lives and efforts toward supporting people of color.

OK, I’m going to try to keep this simple because tonight is not really about me because the purpose is bigger than me, right? It’s not bigger than us together, but it’s bigger than me because my part is a very small part of the work that’s being done in this world and the work that has yet to be done.

I’m lucky I was able to start the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012. And if there’s any thing that I’ve learned is that we can only fix this world together. We can’t do it divided. I cannot emphasize that enough. We can’t let the de-sensitivity seep in. The, “If it’s your problem, then it’s not mine; It’s a woman’s problem; It’s a black people problem; It’s a poor people problem.”

I mean, how many of us in this room have colleagues and partners and friends from other races, sexes, religions? Show of hands.

Well, they want to break bread with you, right? They like you? Well, then this is their problem, too.

So when we’re marching and protesting and posting about the Michael Brown juniors and Atatiana Jeffersons of the World, tell your friends to pull up.

Thank you to the NAACP for all of your efforts to ensure equality for our communities. Thank you for celebrating our strength and tenacity. We’ve been denied opportunities since the beginning of time. Still, we prevail. so I’m honored. Imagine what we can do together. Thank you for this honor.

Rihanna’s speech at 2020 NAACP Image Awards

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I am a fan since 2005, a stan since 2007. She is empowering, daring, fearless and anything anyone always dreams to be in their lives. She also makes amazing music and never fails to surprise her fans.

One thought on “Rihanna accepts NAACP President’s Award

  1. Dear Rihanna,
    congratulations on your award, you deserve it, and more and more. You deserve the best, because you work from the bottom of the heart to all your people. I like your work, and your music it always feel like I her it for the first time.
    P.S. I love you, and God bless you.

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