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Model turned TV talkshow host Tyra Banks dedicated her Daytime Emmy Award to talk show “Queen” Oprah Winfrey hailing the TV powerhouse as her “inspiration,” even though she failed a lie detector test earlier this year about being jealous of Oprah.  Banks scooped the gong for Outstanding Talk Show in the Informative category, beating off stiff competition from ‘A Place Of Our Own’ and Winfrey’s protege ‘Dr. Phil.’

When she was presented with her award, Banks was full of praise for the veteran presenter.  She says, “I want to thank Oprah Winfrey for her inspiration.  She is the queen.  She will always be the queen.”

Now this is how things are supposed to be.  The younger generation showing respect and giving praise to those that paved the way for them.  It’s a shame that we have young rappers taking shots at some of the pioneers who got hip hop to where it is or NBA players “freestyling” and calling themselves better than Hall of Famers.

At the end of the day we are all standing on the shoulders of those that came before us.  Most of us do what we love because someone before us inspired us. It either happened through personal contact or we saw and admired what they did and their passion for it. So we developed our own passion and set goals to expand on what they started.  Let’s get back to respecting what came before us, and allowing what comes after us to develop and grow.  Ludacris said it best in a verse of ‘Freedom of Preach,’

Don’t get me wrong, I know some people got a image to hold
But those who criticize the youth might just be gettin too old
We still travellin through life, findin what’s right or wrong
I know some folks may not agree or even like this song
But I’m just speakin MY truth, cause I heard it sets you free
And my conversation’s with God, even though he speaks through me
I’m smarter cause of my daughter, and I’m NOT too dense
I’m 28 years old, it just now started makin sense.