Taraji P. Henson has written a memoir titled "Around the Way Girl" which she narrates. The book discusses her family in Washington D.C. where she grew up, including her father who was a Vietnam veteran and her mother who survived violence. It also covers her experiences becoming a single mother and pursuing her acting career from D.C. to Hollywood. Henson draws from her screen roles to share stories with humor and inspiration about navigating challenges as a black actress.

2. Around the Way Girl
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3. Book details
Author : Taraji P. Henson
Pages : pages
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Audio
Language :
ISBN-10 : 1508229163
ISBN-13 : 9781508229162

4. Synopsis book
Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Taraji
P. Henson reads her 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.With a
sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters,
including 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. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet
who was bowed but never broken by lifes challenges, and
of her mother who survived violence both in the home and
on DCs volatile streets. Here too she opens up about her
experiences as a single mother, a journey some saw as a
burden but which she saw as a gift. Around the Way Girl is
also a classic actors memoir in which Taraji reflects on the
world-class instruction she received at Howard University
and the pitfalls that come with being a black actress. With
laugh-out-loud humor and

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Around the Way Girl amazon
Book details
Author : Taraji P. Hensonq
Pages : pagesq
Publisher : Simon &Schuster Audioq
Language :q
ISBN-10 : 1508229163q
ISBN-13 : 9781508229162q
Book Synopsis
Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson reads her 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.With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen
characters, including 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. 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. Here too she opens up about
her experiences as a single mother, a journey some saw as a burden but which she saw as a gift. Around the Way Girl is also a classic
actor?s memoir in which Taraji reflects on the world-class instruction she received at Howard University and the pitfalls that come with
being a black actress. With laugh-out-loud humor and