Jesse Williams' BET Awards Speech Has Everyone Rejoicing (and For Good Reason!)

The question on everyone’s mind following Jesse Williams’ awe-worthy acceptance speech for a Humanitarian Award at the 2016 BET Awards, was what can’t the actor and the activist do?

Not only is the Grey’s Anatomy star goregeous but he’s woke too and no one on Twitter could handle it. 

Jesse is savage. We will have equality or we will restructure theirs. *drops mic* #BETAwards #BlackHero pic.twitter.com/4G5UmSryaE

— ALEX THE GREAT (@AlexUnmuted) June 27, 2016

witcho gorgeous, intelligent ass.

— Samaria Leah (@Samarialea) June 27, 2016

Jesse Williams is like who has time to think about how handsome I am, when Black lives still don't matter. He's not playing with y'all

— Africana WomaNINJA (@MelanieCoMcCoy) June 27, 2016

Visual representation of my entire TL right now: pic.twitter.com/melyPw8r6o

— rhenna & dhrek (@ANTlFatima) June 27, 2016

Jesse Williams acceptance speech rn… #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/IMj2VnhRNc

— Rebecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) June 27, 2016

JESSE DID NOT COME TO PLAY WITH YOU HOES.

— tai dolla$ (@dablacksupreme_) June 27, 2016

He's just…

He's everything.

— Orenthal Dolezal (@CorporateBarbie) June 27, 2016

Why 👏🏾 is 👏🏾 Jesse 👏🏾 Williams 👏🏾 so 👏🏾 fineeeee!?!?!? Then has the nerve to be woke. God showed OUT when he made him. #BETAwards

— Sylvia Obell (@SylviaObell) June 27, 2016

#BETAwards is one big ass PSA commercial and I love it! pic.twitter.com/Sliox9BUEn

— Ty Alexander (@gorgeousingrey) June 27, 2016

BLACK WOMEN YOU DESERVE PRAISE ALWAYS! pic.twitter.com/p6MTNR8bJu

— Elsa. (@naturallyelsa) June 27, 2016

#BETAwards When Jesse Williams dedicated his awards to black women, amen, AMEN. pic.twitter.com/o6EbjsS7p8

— The Dinner Table Doc (@dinnertabledoc) June 27, 2016

#JesseSoWoke2kForever

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