00:02and I am truly honored to be in the room with you and to be counted among the list of
00:08esteemed
00:08recipients this evening. I must also take a moment to express gratitude to the women who have a
00:17lifetime of love in my heart and in my spirit, whose stories I've been honored to tell. From
00:25Bernadine, Stella, and Queen Ramonda to Rosa Parks, Tina Turner, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, my
00:34representation of you on the screen put me on a path that a little black girl, a high
00:42school student living in the Jordan Park Housing Project in St. Petersburg, Florida,
00:47could have only dreamed of because of you. My dreams were not only fulfilled, but
00:55your stories have been immortalized on film for future generations to discover, to fall
01:01in love with, and to enjoy, to be inspired by your life. Because of God's hand in your life
01:08and in mine, you will never be forgotten.
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