Tyler Perry

Having the 30 people's reaction to the show speak to me in my soul, I was like, whoa. So that sparked something for me.

Hurricane Katrina literally blew the roof off the poverty that was in New Orleans. Mardi Gras was amazing. And the tourists are on Bourbon Street and St. Charles Avenue. And it's beautiful and it's amazing. But two blocks behind those mansions is where we were in the ghetto with drive-by shootings and police brutality and murders. And it was just insane.

Hurricane Katrina literally blew the roof off the poverty that was in New Orleans. Mardi Gras was amazing. And the tourists are on Bourbon Street and St. Charles Avenue. And it's beautiful and it's amazing. But two blocks behind those mansions is where we were in the ghetto with drive-by shootings and police brutality and murders. And it was just insane.

Hurricane Katrina literally blew the roof off the poverty that was in New Orleans. Mardi Gras was amazing. And the tourists are on Bourbon Street and St. Charles Avenue. And it's beautiful and it's amazing. But two blocks behind those mansions is where we were in the ghetto with drive-by shootings and police brutality and murders. And it was just insane.

So some friends of mine invited me to Freaknik, which is the Black Spring Break. Black kids went to Atlanta. White kids went to the beach for Spring Break. I don't know what that's about, but... I got there and while everybody's partying and dancing and drinking and I'm realizing that I see black people doing well. I'm from Detroit.

So some friends of mine invited me to Freaknik, which is the Black Spring Break. Black kids went to Atlanta. White kids went to the beach for Spring Break. I don't know what that's about, but... I got there and while everybody's partying and dancing and drinking and I'm realizing that I see black people doing well. I'm from Detroit.

So some friends of mine invited me to Freaknik, which is the Black Spring Break. Black kids went to Atlanta. White kids went to the beach for Spring Break. I don't know what that's about, but... I got there and while everybody's partying and dancing and drinking and I'm realizing that I see black people doing well. I'm from Detroit.

And I think I'm probably six years older than you. Five. Yeah. So you get it. And being a black person and never seeing a black person be successful unless it was a pimp or a preacher to come to Atlanta and see their doctors, their lawyers, they're in suits. A full middle class. I'm home. So I loaded up my Hyundai and move right to Atlanta. You put up a play.

And I think I'm probably six years older than you. Five. Yeah. So you get it. And being a black person and never seeing a black person be successful unless it was a pimp or a preacher to come to Atlanta and see their doctors, their lawyers, they're in suits. A full middle class. I'm home. So I loaded up my Hyundai and move right to Atlanta. You put up a play.

And I think I'm probably six years older than you. Five. Yeah. So you get it. And being a black person and never seeing a black person be successful unless it was a pimp or a preacher to come to Atlanta and see their doctors, their lawyers, they're in suits. A full middle class. I'm home. So I loaded up my Hyundai and move right to Atlanta. You put up a play.

And as you say, only thirty five folks.

And as you say, only thirty five folks.

And as you say, only thirty five folks.

I'm going to give you $12 a ticket.

I'm going to give you $12 a ticket.

I'm going to give you $12 a ticket.

But no, it was the same show. And every year I would try to do it, it would fail. But there was somebody in the audience out of every show, this is what I call a ram in the bush, who wanted to invest in it every time. The most I saw was probably 1,400 people in New Orleans in a theater that sat 3,000. But out of that, somebody said, well, let's keep this going.

But no, it was the same show. And every year I would try to do it, it would fail. But there was somebody in the audience out of every show, this is what I call a ram in the bush, who wanted to invest in it every time. The most I saw was probably 1,400 people in New Orleans in a theater that sat 3,000. But out of that, somebody said, well, let's keep this going.

But no, it was the same show. And every year I would try to do it, it would fail. But there was somebody in the audience out of every show, this is what I call a ram in the bush, who wanted to invest in it every time. The most I saw was probably 1,400 people in New Orleans in a theater that sat 3,000. But out of that, somebody said, well, let's keep this going.

Because during this time, there were a lot of plays, these black shows that were traveling the country and making lots of money for black people. It was on something that's affectionately called the Chitlin Circuit. The rename's weird. Urban... There's a rename? Yeah, they rebranded it. Oh, well... Kind of like Aunt Jemima. You have to rebrand it. I'm just going to call this shit what it is.