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The CFDA Fashion Awards went down last night in New York City, and Hidden Figures actress/ singer Janelle Monae was honored by the CFDA Board of Directors for her contributions to the Women’s March earlier this year.
The Hidden Figures actress and musician paid tribute to her family during her 5 minute acceptance speech, who helped spark her interest in fashion in unexpected ways.
“My relationship with fashion…began with my music, as a way of paying homage to my working-class family,” she said. “As a kid, I had to get very creative, because my parents could not afford the latest fashions. My mother was a janitor, my father was a trash collector and my stepfather worked at the post office, and they worked really hard to provide for my sister and me.”
“They wore those uniforms proudly,” she continued. “They helped build this country and they served their community with such great pride. And I stand here, in my black and white, giving honor to them.”
On her participation in the Women’s March the actress said,
“I think about that historic moment at the Women’s March, and I was scared,” she said. “When you have thousands of people looking at you like, ‘Yeah, give us something,’ it’s a scary feeling. But when I think about that march on Washington, I’m reminded of all the faces I saw from different walks of life. Young, old, gay, straight, different religious backgrounds, it didn’t matter, they were together as human beings. And that’s the one thing that left with me. I’m reminded that as human beings, it’s our responsibility to take care of one another.
Check out Monae’s speech at the Womens March:
