As Lena Waithe continues to contend with the backlash against her comments on the general lack of power and control wielded by black people in Hollywood, Tyler Perry seemingly echoed Waithe in his rousing acceptance speech during last night’s Bet Awards in Los Angeles.
Receiving the Ultimate Icon Award at Sunday night’s event from Taraji P. Henson, the actor-writer-director-producer, whose wealth was built primarily on his popular “Madea” movie franchise, made the themes of ownership, self-reliance and opening doors for others the cornerstones of his nearly four-minute speech.
Perry began with honoring his mother and her women friends who he grew up around and learned from as a young boy. He reflected on the ways they were supportive of each other in times of struggle, and how he tried to do the same for his mother when his father beat her. He then told a touching childhood story...
Receiving the Ultimate Icon Award at Sunday night’s event from Taraji P. Henson, the actor-writer-director-producer, whose wealth was built primarily on his popular “Madea” movie franchise, made the themes of ownership, self-reliance and opening doors for others the cornerstones of his nearly four-minute speech.
Perry began with honoring his mother and her women friends who he grew up around and learned from as a young boy. He reflected on the ways they were supportive of each other in times of struggle, and how he tried to do the same for his mother when his father beat her. He then told a touching childhood story...
- 6/24/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
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