For the acclaimed R&B artist H.E.R., being on the Oscars stage with a trophy in her hands sends a message to young Black and Filipino people that they “can be up there, too.”
“Me just being up there is a message… What you say matters. What you sing matters. What you play, what you write… it matters because it’s a reflection of who we are. And I’m just happy to represent,” said the Filipino-American singer who took home the best original song award for her song “Fight for You,” from the movie “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
“I can’t believe I’m here, you know? And so I just hope there’s another little girl out there or whoever going, ‘I can do that too. I can be that, one…
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