“I didn’t know I was a girl, initially, I had to be told,” the actress and rapper revealed in her acceptance speech at the inaugural TheGrio Awards

Queen Latifah is sharing the wisdom of her experience finding self-acceptance.

The actress, in an acceptance speech at the inaugural TheGrio Awards in Beverly Hills, opened up about how her sense of identity has evolved over the years.

“It all starts with the family for me,” Latifah, 52, shared with the audience at the ceremony celebrating icons, leaders and legends who have impacted Black community and culture. “My parents raised me with the idea that Black is beautiful. Black is beautiful, Black is beautiful. Black is OK.”

source: people