“After a surprise televised address by President Barack Obama, where he discussed his anti-violence campaign ‘It’s on Us,’ [Brooke] Axtell took the stage to deliver a poem about her own experience with abuse. She addressed victims directly, saying that ‘authentic love does not devalue another human being,’ adding, ‘You are worthy of love.’ Her poem led into a performance by Katy Perry of Perry’s ‘By the Grace of God.’”
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