This tragedy, the brutal murder of George Floyd, is horrific.
And then we watched mobs. . .
- beat old women
- shoot police officers
- steal everything in sight
How many innocent Americans have they hurt?
How many have they murdered?
How do we put our society back together?
For some reason, Tyler Perry popped into my head.
No, not Madea. Tyler Perry.
Tyler was born into the tragedy of a raging alcoholic father.
Abuse swarmed him and his mother day and night.
He didn’t even finish high school, so he cornered a GED.
And yet Forbes listed Tyler Perry as the highest paid man in entertainment by 2011.
“My childhood was a story of discouragement, belittlement and unthinkable abuse, and yet I rose above.” Tyler Perry, Higher is Waiting
More than ever, folks in America are growing up in abusive homes.
I did. That’s why I admire Tyler Perry. He navigated abuse for 21 years before leaving home.
Racism and inequality are bad enough, but pile on abuse, and success is much harder.
Tyler Perry overcame all three.
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