All you need is love Halle Berry.
Before accepting The People’s Icon Award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards this week, the actress headed to the 4th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television event on Dec. 7 where she accepted the Career Achievement Award.
Halle was able to hold back the tears as she reflected on her Hollywood journey after receiving an ovation from the crowd.
“When I began my journey 30 years ago, I didn’t have a safe place to feel validated and valued. “I was rarely alone,” she stated. “It was quite a few Blacks in that room, looking to discover my value, to feel fulfilled, and to search for my worth.”
Halle continued, “For 30 years later to be standing here, not just as an actor, but now a director, remaining authentic and true to myself and doing it on my own terms is probably one of the greatest joys of my life and I’m so happy to share this with all of you.”