Rihanna's Iconic Image Awards Speech Sends Twitter Into A Starry-Eyed TIZZY

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Rihanna really went from braiding people’s hair for coins to being the most influential woman in the world. pic.twitter.com/1GG6nVZ6lo

— Fenty Cop. (@FentyCop) February 23, 2020

Your fave’s FAVE Rihanna ascended to another level of legendary when she delivered a powerful speech while accepting the President’s Award at the 51st NAACP Image Awards that pretty much paved the way for her future Presidential campaign.

At some point between “Loud” and “ANTI,” Rih evolved into more than just a celebrity who used her global platform to effect change in ways that shifted the culture, inspired her literal army of stans and invigorated social media.

That speech Rihanna just left us with. 👏🏾#NAACPImageAwards pic.twitter.com/SLOl3kuknG

— raveen 🤎 (@xoraveen) February 23, 2020

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Rihanna curved every big award show but pulled up to the NAACP Image Awards. We can all learn a lesson.

— Kazeem Famuyide 🍎 (@Kazeem) February 23, 2020

Rihanna really went from braiding people’s hair for coins to being the most influential woman in the world. pic.twitter.com/1GG6nVZ6lo

— Fenty Cop. (@FentyCop) February 23, 2020

1. One day I hope to be as comfortable at anything as @rihanna is at speaking.

2. She’s grown sooo much in the past 10 years and it’s genuinely inspirational.

3. I need everyone to stop what you’re doing and watch all 3mins of this

4. PULL UP! 💜pic.twitter.com/N5tysk9j1a

— Arlan 👊🏾 (@ArlanWasHere) February 23, 2020

That speech Rihanna just left us with. 👏🏾#NAACPImageAwards pic.twitter.com/SLOl3kuknG

— raveen 🤎 (@xoraveen) February 23, 2020

It’s also interesting to see people express how much Rihanna has “grown” after hearing her #NAACPImageAwards speech as if she’s been a deer in headlights.

She just turned 32. The “image” many only chose to focus on was her having fun and experiencing life through her 20’s.

— ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀ (@callmedollar) February 23, 2020

Listen, Rihanna may not have given us an album but she gave us a speech honey #NAACPImageAward pic.twitter.com/fj5L9GgqkL

— Jess (@2BlessedJess) February 23, 2020

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Tracee Ellis Ross & Rihanna. the power this has. pic.twitter.com/JBZh7HQCH9

— c (@chuuzus) February 23, 2020

I could not have imagined this 15 years ago. Rihanna gonna mess around and actually be who y’all pretend Bey is. https://t.co/ZpQuvkZTvW

— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) February 23, 2020

I have dream that one day y'all be able to praise Rihanna without bringing Beyoncé into it. pic.twitter.com/KjdIncR0cn

— Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Targaryen⁷ (@HoseokKnowles) February 23, 2020

Rihanna's #NAACPImageAward speech… pic.twitter.com/xnPERrMME4

— ayo. (@ayoomikun) February 23, 2020

"Tell your friends to pull up…" That part!! @rihanna is really bout that life. She is a real one. A. REAL. ONE. https://t.co/TtvtYT6AjE

— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) February 23, 2020

Can we just talk about @rihanna speech at the NAACP real quick?!? Cause I was in awe pic.twitter.com/XX8WYplI2i

— Jazmin 💘 (@adorejazmin) February 23, 2020

BOWING DOWN @rihanna! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Thank you for that speech and for continuing to inspire ❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾 https://t.co/PJpdH2XYEG

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) February 23, 2020

Don’t let Mercury retrograde make you forget that this is Rihanna Season. pic.twitter.com/CUe49psXuo

— Chani Nicholas (@chaninicholas) February 24, 2020

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