At the 2024 Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala, Snoop Dogg and his wife, Shante Broadus, were honored with the Black Love Award. The gala event was held on Friday (Nov. 8) at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hip-hop power couple was caught by surprise.
During his acceptance speech, Snoop spoke about the importance of receiving the honor.
“This is beautiful because throughout my career I’ve been nominated and won a lot of awards,” Snoop said “But there’s nothing like an award that brings you back home to the stage. To let people know that this is the reason why you are so successful.”
“I’ve been nominated for 20 Grammys and never won one, but this right here, this feels better than one. And to the couples out there tonight, it’s always going to be rocky,” Snoop said. “It’s always going to be hard. But if it’s true love, and it’s meant to be, it’s going to always be good news. That’s real love. Black love.”
Hosted by Saweetie, other honorees of the evening included Jill Scott, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, GloRilla, Doechii, Lady London, and Nija.
Saweetie, who also received an award spoke about her immense gratitude for the recognition.
“I’d like to thank God because, without prayer and faith, I would have lost my mind a long time ago,” Saweetie said. “We all know this because we know how crazy this industry can get, but tonight this room is safe. Thank you all for allowing us to be vulnerable.”
Heather Lowery, founder of Femme it Forward, appeared to address the heaviness in the room after Vice President Kamala Harris came up short of the presidency.
“To the women and girls who are overqualified and undervalued, can you all stand if you’ve felt this way at any point in your journey?” Lowery remarked. “We want to hold space for you tonight. We see you, we honor you, and you are more than enough.
You are the reason why we are here tonight. I know we’ve all been overwhelmed with so many emotions over the last few days,” she continued. “I want you to treat your grief the same way you would treat your garden. Nurture it. Give it space, give it time, let it bloom.”
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