The Six Triple Eight Social Clip

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00:00You know, when Tyler Perry showed the film to Miss Lena Derricott King,

00:03who Ebony played so brilliantly in the film,

00:06he showed the film to her and she, like, cried and she laughed

00:10and she was saluting the iPad.

00:12She also, she said, I want to thank you for letting the world know

00:16that Black women contributed.

00:18And that's just such an important thing for us to know, for our daughters to know,

00:22for our mothers to be celebrated for.

00:25We have contributed, we've been contributing, we continue to contribute.

00:29We continue to over-index in how we show up for this country

00:34despite how this country does or does not show up for us.

00:38And so, I'm just really grateful to be part of a story

00:41that really lifts up these heroes, these examples of service.