Tyler Perry Calls For Unity, Healing In Powerful Oscars Speech: “I Would Hope That We Would Refuse Hate”
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deadline.comUpon receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night, Tyler Perry denounced hate and called for unity amid social division.“I refuse to hate someone because they are Mexican, Black or White, or because they are a police officer, I refuse to hate someone because they are Asian,” the entertainment mogul said upon accepting the honor from Viola Davis. “I would hope that we would refuse hate.”Perry, who received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work, touched on the social issues affecting currently affecting Americans – from the violent attacks on the Asian American community to the multiple acts of police brutality against the Black community.
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