“I rise to apologize for the abrupt manner of the conversation I had with my colleague from New York,”Yoho said on Wednesday that the quintessential “Spelman woman” is “middle class, she's Southern, she has good manners, she's heterosexual, she's not deviant in any way.” In this op-ed, Spelman college senior and writer Clarissa Brooks explains the cultural complexities of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and how they relate to sexual violence. Holding back tears, Lizzo continued: “We don’t deserve you. We don’t deserve Missy Elliott and still you continue to give to us. You’ve given and given and given with your heart, your genius … I want to thank you so much for helping me and my career … thank you for making my dreams come true, Missy. You have no idea what you mean to all of us. We love you, we celebrate you, god bless you. This is more than deserved and let us continue to celebrate all of your accomplishments and all of your influence forever.” She also alluded to their hit song together, “Tempo,” with Lizzo saying she never even thought she’d get to meet Missy, much less make music with her.