Taylor Simone Ledward’s Acceptance Speech for Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman received another award for his incredible performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award again on his behalf. Ledward emphasized that Boseman would discuss the importance of the film and the importance of Black voices telling Black stories.
She closed her speech with a quote she recently heard, saying, “As I recently read, societies grow great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. And our society may be a far cry from great, but I know that the seeds you planted will grow in forests and one day we too will be tall enough to reach the heavens. Thank you, Critics’ Choice, and thank you, Chad.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX1PW7iXuwo
