At the 55th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awards that took place this past weekend in California, the American actress, Fantasia won an award for Outstanding Actress in Motion Picture.

While accepting the award, Fantasia revealed that she actually did not prepare any speech because she never expected to win.

The singer and actress appeared to be very emotional, but when she finally gathered her strength, she said: “ I was afraid of playing Celie, but I’m glad I did. Because I kept saying ‘if I don’t win an award, the awards that I will win is the people who will watch The Color Purple, and the women who will relate to her, and will feel like Oscars when they walk out’”

While receiving a round of applause, she continues to share how her much she honors her mother for carrying herself with elegance and class. “I want to say, thank you to my grandmother, who’s in heaven right now. And my mother, who is the first queen that I saw, who carried herself with elegance and class. And showed me that any room that I walked in, I didn’t have to compete with no one.” – Fantasia said.

The speech has been trending and has received heartfelt replies. Congratulations to the queen!

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