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via BlackAmericaWeb:

Jenifer Lewis is best known for her roles as a no-nonsense mother in some of our favorite films and TV shows.

So when she released a memoir titled The Mother Of Black Hollywood, it made perfect sense. What we didn’t know, was that Lewis has had one h*** of a journey, and this book was about a lot more than What’s Love Got To Do With It and The Temptations. 

Lewis has dealt with her fair share of trauma and tragedy. From childhood molestation, growing up in poverty, losing her best friend to AIDS, and a years-long battle with an undiagnosed mental illness (we could list off more) – Lewis has navigated a life that seemed to always give her blows yet she always managed to get back up.

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