Tyler Perry News
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Slideshow: 15 films that hurt black America
9:06 AM on 02/26/2010
These films remind us that we still have a long way to go when it comes to portraying our culture and lifestyle accurately and respectfully on the big screen...
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Tyler Perry's off-screen performances are worthy of NAACP honor
7:59 AM on 02/26/2010
OPINION - While I question his method behind his movie characters, at least Perry puts his money where his mouth is to support causes and issues he cares about...
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Hollywood's most overlooked resource: black female directors
8:22 AM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - It took 74 years for the Academy Awards to acknowledge a black female as best actress. How long will it be before black woman is nominated for best director?...
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New study reveals unprecedented increase in number of African-Americans seeking emergency food assistance
11:12 AM on 02/04/2010
With more than one in three African American adults seeking emergency food assistance from Feeding America, African Americans make up 34 percent of all adults served by Feeding America...
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TheGrio's 100: Tyler Perry, media giant still growing
5:10 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Growing up working class in New Orleans trying to avoid his father's beatings isn't the typical background of a Hollywood mogul...
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TheGrio's 100: Charles King, from mailroom to Hollywood mogul
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - As an agent at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Charles King has parlayed a passion for the business, a feverish work ethic...
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Tyler Perry is taking 'Madea' back on the road
11:55 AM on 12/28/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Movie producer and actor Tyler Perry says he is taking his sharp-tongued character "Madea" back on tour...
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Tyler Perry's mother dead at 64
9:45 AM on 12/09/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Movie producer Tyler Perry says his mother, Willie Maxine Perry, has died...
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Tyler Perry sued for copyright infringement
1:03 PM on 11/30/2009
'Precious' producer Tyler Perry is being sued by the estate of gospel singer/songwriter Bertha James.
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Tyler Perry donates $1 million to NAACP
1:18 PM on 11/24/2009
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to commemorate the 100th...
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Cross-dressing comedians becoming a drag in black films
8:03 AM on 11/16/2009
OPINION - Unfortunately, "Sheneneh and Wanda" will also be a box office hit, partly because we, the black community, don't demand better images of ourselves...
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Personal ties bind filmmakers to movie 'Precious'
12:40 PM on 11/05/2009
VIDEO - Precious' story comes alive with an all-star cast. They are stars that shine because of their ability to lose themselves in dark, disturbing roles.
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Critics are jealous but Tyler Perry can't do bad all by himself
8:30 AM on 10/27/2009
OPINION - The constant jabbing that takes place every time a new Tyler Perry production opens...
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Tyler Perry reveals abused childhood
9:22 AM on 10/06/2009
From Timeslive.com> Filmmaker Tyler Perry has given details of his own childhhod abuse in his in latest e-mail to fans to promote "Precious". Perry explains his attraction to the film "Precious," which he is executive producing along with Oprah Winfrey. The film tells the story of a 16-year-old Precious Jones...
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'Brothers' has potential, but may not go the distance
8:55 AM on 10/02/2009
OPINION - The "Brothers" writers have exceptional talent to call upon, yet, in football parlance, they are afraid to stretch the field and allow the actors to run.
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Oprah and Tyler Perry promote new movie, 'Precious'
8:43 AM on 10/01/2009
TORONTO (AP) -- Yet even though the talk-show host has made best-sellers of unknown books, Winfrey didn't think even her staggering influence could make "Push"...
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theGrio sits down with the cast of "I Can Do Bad All By Myself"
1:00 PM on 09/11/2009
VIDEO - Tyler Perry hopes he can do good ... very good at the box office with his newest release "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," starring Academy Award Nominated Taraji P. Hensen...
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Tyler Perry reflects black culture but some hate what they see
9:34 AM on 09/11/2009
OPINION - Tyler Perry has placed a mirror up to our collective image and if we don't like what we see, we need to move beyond simply complaining about what Perry is doing...
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Madea goes to Disney World with Philly pool kids
3:05 PM on 07/31/2009
A group of kids from Philadelphia who said they experienced prejudice firsthand arrived in Orlando, Florida on Friday for an all-expense paid trip courtesy of actor Tyler Perry...
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Tyler Perry sends Philly pool kids to Disney World
11:15 AM on 07/21/2009
Actor Tyler Perry is paying for 65 non-white children from a Philadelphia day camp to go to Walt Disney World after reading about allegations that a suburban swim club had shunned them...
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'All black people' asked to leave Wal-Mart
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (AP) - On Sunday evening at the store, a male voice calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."...
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