She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother who survived violence both in the home and on DC's volatile streets. Johnson, Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, yet is all Taraji, the screen actress writes of her family, the one she was born into and the one she created. With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including NASA physicist mathematician Katherine G. Henson, comes an inspiring and funny book about family, friends, the hustle required to make it from DC to Hollywood, and the joy of living in your own truth. From Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the motion picture Hidden Figures, Taraji P.
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