Game-changing, rule-breaking and trailblazing women came together Tuesday night for the 2022 Glamour Women of the Year awards.
Betting on Black creatives, giving and taking up space and the plight of Brittney Griner were just a few of the thoughts that some of current culture’s most notable women expressed on Tuesday evening during Glamour’s Women of the Year awards ceremony.
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Bassett also recalled the legacies of some of history’s most impactful women, including Mamie Till, Rosa Parks, Bessie Coleman, Ruth Bader Ginsberg — and her own mother — crediting them all for being her continued sources of encouragement.
“As I stand here tonight, I challenge us all to think about what our contributions to pushing humanity forward will be. What will you do to make sure that future generations of girls and women exist in a world that is one of equality and equity?” she asked
Continued Bassett, “And when you’re told that you can’t or you won’t, that it’s impossible. When doubt or fear begins to take hold of your spirit, let determination cover your body like a quilt on a winter night. And press forward. The world needs you, quite possibly more than ever before. The world has always needed us.”
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