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A Mighty River

PSA: To ALL the PEOPLE of COLOR who CLOWNED Tyler Perry on SOCIAL media for YEARS he’s MAKING the MOVIES that y’all thought he should of been making ALL along NOW. At his own STUDIO built on a former plantation and sacred SOIL. 



My Mother was a Tyler Perry Superfan. Her and Cherylann from the BEGINNING. She said these stories needed to be told because it be just like THIS in REAL LIFE. I remember one LOW day in my LIFE back when he was still writing his weekly and sometimes daily emails. He was talking about how he was defeated, broke, lost and HURT. Because throughout his LIFE f*cked up SH$T happened to HIM yet he remained aligned with God and gave him ALL the Glory. 


He was BROKEN. He told the owner of the theater this was IT. The last show he was going back to MCI or whatever telecommunications company he worked for. This was the LAST show. He asked God for a SIGN. And he looked out the window and the line was around the Block for his show.  


People come into your life for a SEASON. He taught me that TOO. Sometimes those seasons leave trees as rewards so nurture and sustain the TREE. He also taught me not to be embarrassed about the things that happened in your life. Mary J Blige taught me that too. 


I spent so much of my life worried about my REPUTATION instead of thanking God for my CHARACTER. My Mother NEVER cared what people thought about her. Duane always wanted me to be STRONG because he’s my REAL friend. 


I go so HARD for my FAMILY. I put EVERYTHING into my KIDS because my Mother worked so HARD so that we NEVER sat in the street or was hungry. We may of not always liked what we ATE but we ATE every DAY. 


As I embark on this journey of cultivating and manifesting what The Creator has in store for me I thank God for the lessons and the love from my Mother. Back watching bootleg Madea with no closed captioning my MOTHER made SURE I HEARD her SAY “Let them GO” 


If I ever was TOXIC in your LIFE I apologize. I sincerely do. Because releasing ALL that is not for ME has changed my LIFE. Perfection is unattainable yet happiness comes from within. 


LIVE on your LEVEL yet DREAM on ANOTHER. 

Tyler Perry 

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