Tyler Perry Delivers Powerful Speech on 'Refusing Hate' during Oscars Ceremony

Tré Goins-Phillips : Apr 26, 2021
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"...I refuse to hate someone because they are Mexican or because they are black or white or LGBTQ. I refuse to hate someone because they are a police officer. I refuse to hate someone because they are Asian. I would hope we would refuse hate." -Tyler Perry

[Faithwire.com] "How can I hate you when I used to be you?" (Screengrab image)

That is the question Tyler Perry voiced nearly 20 years ago, he said Sunday night, when a homeless woman walking alongside him asked him not for money or for food, but for a pair of shoes.

Perry, now an entertainment mogul, was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during Sunday night's Oscars ceremony.

The prize was presented by actor Viola Davis, who highlighted Perry's charitable work, reminding viewers of the moment last year, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when he paid for senior citizens' groceries... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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