Teyana Taylor at ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood.
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00:00Essence, please stand to your feet for my fierce and fabulous friend, Teyana Taylor!
01:01Hey.
01:13You couldn't let me, like, do my speech first and then you...
01:19I love you so much. Thank you. Thank you for listening. Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for hearing me.
01:26I appreciate you so much. Thank you so much.
01:31I had a cute speech. It was supposed to be funny.
01:38And now I'm, like, ugly. Like, this is crazy.
01:42Heavenly Father God, I thank you for who you are.
01:46Let me tell you something about your favor. Your favor cannot be stopped or destroyed.
01:53Now listen, y'all got some things to give, so let me cook.
01:56Lord, you told me in John 12 that you are the light of the world, and if I followed you, I wouldn't have to walk in the darkness because you would have the light that leads to life.
02:07You promised to protect me from evil in the face of adversity, and you rescued me, so I humbly submit to you with a thankful heart.
02:15Thank you for reminding me that your blessings, your love, your grace, and your patience with me doesn't come with conditions.
02:22Because, baby, I know I get on your nerves sometimes.
02:27And though I get on your nerves sometimes, at all times, you take your time with me.
02:34Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for accepting me in every form I've come to you in.
02:39Thank you for wiping every tear away when I thought the weight was punishment because you've made it super clear now that the weight wasn't punishment.
02:47It was just preparation for what was already written for my life.
02:49Thank you for never letting my crown fall because you keep my head high.
02:53Thank you for teaching me the power of grace as I continue to walk in it fiercely.
02:59Thank you for blessing me with the village who has shaped me into the woman that I am today.
03:04Father God, I thank you for my beautiful baby girls.
03:07I never knew how fierce I was until you put the strength in my body to have both them babies on the bathroom floor.
03:14Yeah, we had to have a conversation after that.
03:16However, my two babies are by far the biggest blessings and highlights of my life.
03:22That was a day I really became fierce and fearless.
03:27Them babies showed me what the purest form of love feels and look like.
03:31To my mother, the fearless and fierce queen you are.
03:37Always that girl, forever that girl, still that girl.
03:41Hey, girl, what's going on?
03:42I can't thank you enough for what you pour into me.
03:45You are truly a rare gem and I will not be the woman that I am today.
03:49And I could not continue the journey of this greatness without you.
03:52And to my favorite people, my pops Bo.
03:55Look at that little handsome man right there.
03:57Little handsome boy right there.
03:59Little turtleneck.
04:01I see you handsome.
04:03And my uncle Derek, I love you guys.
04:07Every time I feel like it's me against the room,
04:09or when I'm being dramatic, I feel like it's me against the world,
04:12it will suddenly be me plus two.
04:15But these two, I feel right behind me, always in my corner.
04:18No matter what path I choose in my career, they ride in regardless.
04:22I want to thank my whole tribe, my village, my supporters,
04:27as there would be no me without you all.
04:29I would say that I'm lucky, but I'm not.
04:31I'm absolutely blessed and highly favored in the name of Jesus.
04:35Father God, thank you.
04:36In the name of Jesus.
04:38Father God, thank you for having me in this room
04:40full of amazing, fierce, and fearless women.
04:43Thank you for using me to affirm
04:45every single last one of them in this room tonight.
04:47The fellas too, but it's about the ladies today, but y'all too.
04:51That we belong here because this moment was already written in your palm pilot.
04:55Thank you for telling my sister Cynthia, yes, when a naysayer said no.
05:00My sister Ramala, yes, when a naysayer said no.
05:03Miss Marla Gibbs, yes, when a naysayer said no.
05:07My sister Niecy, yes, when a naysayer said no.
05:10My sister Kiki, yes, my girl, when a naysayer said no.
05:15My sisters Masa and Miyati, yes, when a naysayer said no.
05:19Oh, and Father, thanks for telling all this hodge.
05:22Yes, Lord. Yes, for hosting the essence.
05:26Black women in Hollywood tonight, because he has kept this room alive
05:29and he's poured so much into us since the moment he walked on the stage.
05:31So, brother, we thank you. Thank you.
05:35You should never be shocked as to why you are up here.
05:40And for every hardworking person in this room, when the naysayers told us no,
05:45God said yes, and I'm filled with so much gratitude.
05:50So, Father God, I thank you in the name of Jesus. Amen.
05:54Thank you so much, Essence, for the amazing honor. I love you so much.
06:01Amen.