Tyler Perry delivers a powerful, uplifting speech to rousing applause and a standing ovation at the BETAwards: 'While you're fighting for a seat at the table, I'll be down in Atlanta building my own'
"While everybody else is fighting for a seat at the table, talking about '#OscarsSoWhite, #OscarsSoWhite,' I said, 'Y'all go ahead and do that. While you're fighting for a seat at the table, I'll be down in Atlanta building my own.'"audience to its feet on Sunday night with an empowering speech as he accepted the Ultimate Icon Award.
But when she was at home, his dad often beat his mother, and to cheer her up, Perry started imitating her friends and she'd start laughing.He spoke about how, when he was 11 or 12, he started at a new school, and his route there took him past "pimps, prostitutes" and through a graveyard. The young Perry and the man became good friends: "It reminded me of my mother, bringing out of her pain with laughter, helping her cross."
He went on to talk about his start in Hollywood and why he chose a specific location in Atlanta to build his studio.
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