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Niecy Nash-Betts Cries, Thanks Herself and Honors ‘Unheard, Yet Over-Policed’ Women Like Breonna Taylor in Rousing Emmys Speech
Niecy Nash-Betts took home the Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series, bringing the audience to its feet with her acceptance speech.
Niecy Nash-Betts took home the Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series, bringing the awards show audience to its feet with her rousing acceptance speech. You did that.’ Finally, I accept this award on behalf of every Black and Brown woman who have gone unheard, yet overpoliced, like Glenda Cleveland, like Sandra Bland, like Breonna Taylor!” The audience members rose to their feet at the conclusion of Nash-Bett’s speech, with the actress declaring that she speaks truth to power and said she is “going to do it until the day I die.”
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