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Read Beyoncé's Powerful Acceptance Speech From the Grammy Awards
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Gajanan is an editor at TIME.
Feb 13, 2017 3:00 AM CUT
Beyoncé accepts the award for best urban contemporary album for Lemonade at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles.
Beyoncé accepts the award for best urban contemporary album for Lemonade at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles.Matt Sayles—Invision/AP
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Gajanan is an editor at TIME.
Feb 13, 2017 3:00 AM CUT
Beyoncé delivered a moving speech while accepting the award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade during the 2017 Grammys. The singer said her album intended to “confront issues that make us uncomfortable.”
“It’s important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty so they can grow up in a world where they look in the mirror — first through their own families, as well as the news, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House and the Grammys — and see themselves,” she said.
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