Issa Rae Frowned At Humility And Redefined The Word "Entrepreneur" During Her Acceptance Speech As The Winner Of The Award For Emerging Entrepreneur At Women In Film Awards 2019

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Women In Film Awards 2019 brought about a full display of powerful and talented Women in the film business. An example of such a woman is the very talented writer, producer, director-actress Issa Rae who emerged as the winner of Women In Film- Emerging Entrepreneur Award.

Besides the glamorous fashion statements, acceptance speeches are what we look out for during award shows.
We have still not gotten over Issa speaking her truth when she said without batting an eyelid during the 2017 Emmy Awards red carpet that she was, "rooting for everyone black". Yet again, Issa did not come to smile and be modest about her achievement during Women In Film Awards. She was real and cocky and we loved every bit of it. I personally would not stop smiling and screaming " Yass!!!" to my phone screen as I watched her acceptance speech on Instagram.

Issa started her speech by pointing out that Women are raised to remain humble, which is the absolute truth. Issa literally voiced out what we say deep within ourselves when we look at how far we have come in achieving our goals.
Her speech is pretty much summed up in my head with an adage amongst Nigerians which is explained thus; When the Agama lizard jumps from the rooftop and lands on the ground, if no one would applaud it, it nods as a way of applauding its effort.

I was so inspired by Issa Rae's outspoken demeanour. Issa is a true Queen who recognizes her queenship and kicked out every form of subtlety in owning her crown. I think every girl can draw strength from her speech because it reminds us to not downplay our achievements. Issa is a wake-up call to all that we need not be modest about our talents. We should tell anyone “I did that Sh*t myself”. I guess with Issa Rae there is no room to be Insecure.

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