Tina Knowles

Oh, I think to love unconditionally your children, your grandchildren, the people that you have in your life, and to be respectful and just... You know, a father figure to people that is not all about being about yourself, like an unselfishness.

That's what it pays. I mean, you know, handling things.

That's what it pays. I mean, you know, handling things.

That's what it pays. I mean, you know, handling things.

I think you can. This is pretty good. Well, I love this artist. He's an African artist in Lagos. And I've got several paintings from him. And he always puts cherry blossoms behind it. And his paintings remind me of my mom. You know, I grew up in this little town. raggedy house, but my mom had the most beautiful rose bushes and she just had this green thumb and there were flowers everywhere.

I think you can. This is pretty good. Well, I love this artist. He's an African artist in Lagos. And I've got several paintings from him. And he always puts cherry blossoms behind it. And his paintings remind me of my mom. You know, I grew up in this little town. raggedy house, but my mom had the most beautiful rose bushes and she just had this green thumb and there were flowers everywhere.

I think you can. This is pretty good. Well, I love this artist. He's an African artist in Lagos. And I've got several paintings from him. And he always puts cherry blossoms behind it. And his paintings remind me of my mom. You know, I grew up in this little town. raggedy house, but my mom had the most beautiful rose bushes and she just had this green thumb and there were flowers everywhere.

We always had flower wallpaper and, you know, flowers were so representative of her and her spirit. Yeah.

We always had flower wallpaper and, you know, flowers were so representative of her and her spirit. Yeah.

We always had flower wallpaper and, you know, flowers were so representative of her and her spirit. Yeah.

Well... You know, I thought I'd never do a memoir because, as you know, my family is super private, more so than me. But I always felt like I had to protect everybody and not talk about things.

Well... You know, I thought I'd never do a memoir because, as you know, my family is super private, more so than me. But I always felt like I had to protect everybody and not talk about things.

Well... You know, I thought I'd never do a memoir because, as you know, my family is super private, more so than me. But I always felt like I had to protect everybody and not talk about things.

And there have been so many narratives about me and my family, so many misconceptions, so many lies, that I decided one day, you know, do I want people to tell my story after I'm gone and create their own narrative? Or should I tell it? So that was very, very important to me that I got the story out myself.

And there have been so many narratives about me and my family, so many misconceptions, so many lies, that I decided one day, you know, do I want people to tell my story after I'm gone and create their own narrative? Or should I tell it? So that was very, very important to me that I got the story out myself.

And there have been so many narratives about me and my family, so many misconceptions, so many lies, that I decided one day, you know, do I want people to tell my story after I'm gone and create their own narrative? Or should I tell it? So that was very, very important to me that I got the story out myself.

Well, just research. I was amazed by their resilience and their... ability to still take care of their kids and make sure that they weren't sold or separated from them.

Well, just research. I was amazed by their resilience and their... ability to still take care of their kids and make sure that they weren't sold or separated from them.

Well, just research. I was amazed by their resilience and their... ability to still take care of their kids and make sure that they weren't sold or separated from them.

And then... Well, they just didn't dig for people. They said there was no way that they could survive. And his brothers were like, we'll do it. You guys don't have to do it. But they put them out. And so they snuck back in after they closed. They blew the whistle at three and they dug my daddy and the other man out. So they saved them.