It is a communal nightmare.
The flames of terror and exclusion are being ignited by some of our most powerful leaders.
And so sometimes I worry because the stakes are high and fear is rampant.
You are our truest leaders.
You point us out of this nightmare and towards that more perfect union.
And with your leadership, tonight more than ever before, I know that we will get there.
Thats what I will continue to do and continue to push.
To every student that is here, I want you to know that I admire you.
This award is really for us.
Because we are the game-changers.
We are the ones who are literally changing the game.
We are not playing.
Before Washington and Zendaya took the stage, Bruce Bozzi delivered the evenings most powerful and emotional speech.
And as Billie said to me the other day, there should never be a first time.
Not only from them but worse, from yourself.
Proud to be a gay man who embodies a river of empathy for others given the gift of sensitivity.
That boy on the bus will always sit next to me, and were linked arm and arm.
