Viola Davis<\/a> delivered a powerful speech at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night, where she reflected on her early beginnings, success in the industry and the current state of the nation.<\/p>\nThe Egot winner was honored with the Chairman\u2019s Award, hitting the stage on Saturday and beginning her acceptance speech by noting, \u201cI always feel like I\u2019m going to step into feeling like I deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI like this quote, that the definition of hell is on your last day on Earth, the person you became meets the person that you could have become,\u201d she continued. \u201cI say that about our nation, I say that about myself; that there is no becoming until you face the depth and the darkness of your own soul. There is no becoming without healing, and without a radical acceptance of one\u2019s truth. I know that about myself growing up in poverty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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