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Oh, thanksweet baby Jesus and the grown one, too.
She opened her speech by performing an emotional a cappella rendition of Endangered Species, by Dianne Reeves.
I sing no victim song, she belted.
I am a woman, I am an artist, and I know where my voice belongs.
This is what striving looks like, and dont you ever, ever give up on you.
Thank you, thank you!
she said, pumping her statuette in the air to a standing ovation.
Now theres a nice memory she can share with her class thisback-to-school season.
