I’m surprised by how much I liked this memoir. Taraji P Henson gives us a glimpse into her life, from growing up with an addict father and single  mother, to  studying at Howard University and getting pregnant with her son, to finding success on the big screen in LA with  movies/shows like Baby Boy, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Empire, Think Like a Man, Hidden Figures, I Can Do Bad all By Myself, and No Good Deed, among others

Taraji is a firecracker and was always born to be on stage. She gets her personality from her father who - although he was a complicated man in her words - she understood him. I thought her reflection on her father and her first love Mark, her son’s father, were very respectful and showed her growth and maturity from the situation. I also love that she is true to her self in front of and behind the camera as far as advocating for the rights and equal pay of female - especially black female - actors in Hollywood. She is  Black Hollywood personified, and her work and advocacy has not gone  unnoticed . To answer her question, yes you are still loved and your career plentiful even at 40 years old, 50-years old and beyond. I hope she knows that she has truly made her mark in entertainment.

P.S. I’m side eyeing Will Packer for wanting to make Taraji’s character a white woman in “Think Like a Man”.