"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.
Wow! Sweet!
Damn that's straight up I hope he's not just another Drag ass He's more than that
A purpose driven life in action!
didn't know he was so racist
LenaWaithe tylerperry is just unbelievable .. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️
Hey kids. Just dress up in old ladies clothes, and u too can be rich.
And which political party did Confederate soldiers belong to 🤔 DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica
Get em TYLEEER!!! My inspiration
Amen Tyler
they already knew that. they didn't need you. and their parents had done it. atlanta was wayyyyyy ahead of tyler perry.
I worked with these babies in that community as an educator Brown Middle School apsupdate 4 yrs!❤️ May your vision continue to rebuild its beautiful history! Congratulations
Straight up going to mute Bet Awards from my timeline because it seems to support segregation ..
Yeah now where's the 'YET'Awards & the 'WET' awards at !
Dressed as a woman.
I love him!
Good for him that's a pretty powerful statement. Now if he could only try to produce movies that weren't mostly steaming piles of brain-dead dogshit that would be nice too.
His amazing speech made me weak in the knees. Look at how God will make your enemies your footstool. This just blows my mind.
Everyone it’s Oprah in disguise
How horribly self-aggrandizing this god awful race baitinf speech was
Now that’s what America is about. Not whining because the land was once a Confederate base.
awesome Tyler
Tyler your a badddddddddddd man who I admire you truly.!!!!
drboycewatkins1
The part you leave out is these ' enemies' that he referenced and who are these people and what crimes against him ? Specifically .
Fight the power 👍🏾
TylerPerry You have nothing to be proud of You must have gotten that property cheap in the poorest black neighborhood You succeeded They did not You don't have to inspire anyone Everyone should inspire themselves Your success is not my success Don't gloat!
Help someone cross..thank you tyler
Weird to go from successful actor to carpenter but whatever floats your boat i guess 🤔
Building his own wearing a dress.
Great speech. It always baffles me when he is criticized by other black men as some sort of sellout. WTF are these clowns talking about Tyler is an amazing man doing amazing things for many, many people.
My question would be can I avoid a white agency to send him scripts or do I have to beg at the table...?
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