Taraji P. Henson
@tarajiphenson
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Joined October 2009
I wish what happened to my baby was just one big bad joke but it wasnβt and we all feel his pain right now. @jussiesmollett is pure love to the bone AND THAT IS WHY SO MANY ARE FEELINGβ¦
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LET ME BE CLEAR R. KELLY IS GUILTY AND WRONG AND SHOULD BE MUTED PERIOD!!!!! πππ.
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It is sooooooooo much easier to LOVE!!!!! God gave us the gift of LOVE and it is free!!!! We need more compassionβΌοΈ Everyone is carrying a heavy load. We must be gentle with each other. ππΎπππ.
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This dude just hit me to get my attention. Should I punch his ass back!!!! WTF?!?! π‘π‘π‘.
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I was a lil nervous but I STILL USED MY VOICE! ππΎπππ.
WATCH: @TherealTaraji opening statement before @OfficialCBC Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and #MentalHealth: "We, in the African American community, we don't deal with mental health issues. We don't even talk about it. We've been taught to pray our problems away."
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I said yes yβall!!! He started with the Cartier love bracelet BUTβ¦
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YOU KNOOOOOOOOWWWW WHAT!!! π©ππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ.
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Thank you so much !ππΎπππ.
Happy Birthday to the Queen herself! @TherealTaraji π What's your favorite Taraji role? Drop it in the comments and help us wish her a happy birthday! || π·Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images
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EVERY MOTHER OF EVERY RACE SHOULD HAVE FELT THAT. IF YOU ARE A MOTHER AND YOU ARE SILENT ABOUT THIS #FU I SAID WHAT I SAID and WE HEAR YOUR SILENCE!!!!!
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THANK YOU for having me!! I had a blast πππΎ.
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Did you catch me live in action in @OlaySkinβs #SuperBowlLIV commercial? Donβt forget to tweet #MakeSpaceForWomen and Olay will donate $1 to @GirlsWhoCode. #ad
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Itβs MY BIRTHDAY!! and I will be celebrating by launching a campaign to support my charity, The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. For a $10 donation, you and a friend can win a chance toβ¦
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What am I watching. This is like romper room. LET THE MAN TALK DONNIE πππ.
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#ProudMary is coming for that ass January 12!!!! WHOβS READY?!?? πππΎπππ
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Moral of the story. U ragamuffin men BETTER be happy w/the #lemonade you already have! ESPECIALLY if it's sweet OR ELSE *looks4bat ππππππ.
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My heart is broken!!! I am at a loss for words. Canβt stop crying. I WILL MISS YOU MY DEAR FRIEND JOHN SINGLETON!!! You gave me my first big break in #BabyBoy and again in #HustleandFlowβ¦
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CANβT WAIT π!!!.
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Thank you for including me @Kaepernick7 ππΎππΎππΎ.
Taraji P. Henson - The Right to Be Healthy. Thank you @TherealTaraji for representing the @yourrightscamp pillar - The Right To Be Healthy! Keep fighting for the wellness of our mental health! Love you Sister!βπΎ.
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Humanity at it's BEST!!!! GOD IS!!!!!!! Have a beautiful day!πππ
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Actress @TherealTaraji is launching a free virtual therapy service to help African Americans cope with the coronavirus pandemic. It's "difficult for the black community to even speak up about mental illnesses or mental health because of the stigma. I had to do something."
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Sooooooo powerful and moving and on time and TRUTHFUL AND FEARLESS @kendricklamar again so proud!!! #GRAMMYs #WeGonBeAlright πͺπΎ.
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You got beef with #Cookie you got beef with me! #Lucious #RideOrDie πͺπΎπͺπΎπͺπΎ #Empire.
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Merci beau coup!!! ππΎπππ.
#HappyBirthday Γ notre Woman Crush Wednesday ! @TherealTaraji ππ.#BLACKGIRLSROCK .Selon vous quel est le meilleur rΓ΄le le l'actrice ? π
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DELETING @UBER RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!!! #WeThePeople #LoveWILLwin #FuckHate #FuckOppression if you support HATE YO ASS GETS DELETED #BYEBITCH
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YAAAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!! ππΎππΎππΎπ₯π₯π₯ SHINE BABY SHINE!!!!! πππ #Repost @realsway.γ»γ»γ».Meg @TheeStallion came through & spit live on #SwayInTheMorning π₯π₯π₯ Link in my bio for our full interview & freestyle.
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πππ If it were NOT for #JohnSingleton I would not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame He put me in my first feature film #BabyBoy #RIHJOHNSINGLETON Thank you for this @tahani_tj. ππΎππΎππΎ
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Horrible manners sir!!!! But then again he doesnβt have a good example. π #Debate2020.
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When ppl get caught gazing at you and you gaze OBNOXIOUSLY back and they look spooked. π©ππππππππππ.
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Tonight we say good bye to ALL OF YOU #EMPIREFANS who have been riding with us for 6 whole seasons. YOU ARE APPRECIATED!!! We will miss you guys. I can only pray that these characters will live on in your heartsβ¦
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JUST WOW!!!πππ
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Hate is real baby!!! ππππΎπππ.
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I peeped my favorite actress ( β¦@TherealTarajiβ© ) on the Hollywood sidewalk yesterday β€οΈπ
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DENOUNCE WHITE SUPREMACY THEN. YOU DO IT. YOUR BOY COULD NOT!!!!.
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Was off yesterday and had an all day & night love affair w/ my sofa. I will miss you sofa & I love you very much sofa. I canβt live w/o you π©πππ€·πΎββοΈπππ.
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Rest In Peace QUEEN!!! Thank you for feeding our souls for so long!!! You will be missed never forgotten!!! Your music lives on in ALL OF US!!! ππΎ #riparethafranklin πππ
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DID SOMEONE SAY COOKIE?!! πͺπ Tune in to the @amas TOMORROW at 8/7c on ABC for some surprises you wonβt want to miss!! Itβs gonna be lit yβall π₯ WHOβS READY TO PARTY!?
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JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I. SO MUCHβΌοΈβΌοΈβΌοΈβΌοΈβΌοΈβΌοΈ ππΎππΎππΎ
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Today is rough for me. I miss you daddy!!! Happy birthday!!!! I wish I could talk to you. I wish I could here your laugh . your voice just one more time . just one more timeβ¦
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This is so horrible!!!! A government that uses the citizens and their HARD EARNED MONEY against them is not a government AT ALL!!!! This is a shame and feels deliberate. THAT WALL ISβ¦
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ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!!!!! π€¬π€¬π€¬.
How can anyone enjoy shooting a lion? Where does that urge and pleasure in ending the life of a big cat come from? I've never understood it. #EndTrophyHunting
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I smell onions π.TU ALL so much! I felt the love deep N my soul. Itβa going 2B hard 2 say farewell 2 my @EmpireFOX family. π’ What a ride huh man? Tuely a gift, honor & blessing 2 have been apart of TV History stomping in #Cookie βs shoesπ. #Grateful #GODIS ππΎπππ.
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Her body was looted unbeknownst to her and her cells are STILL saving lives. SAY IT WITH ME π£π£π£#BLACKLIVESMATTER #henriettalacks
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WHO IS WATCHING #FAMILYGUY RIGHT NOW?!?! OMGGGG The accuracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SCREAMING AND πππππππππππππππππππππππ
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#RIPDiahannCarroll thank you for paving the way!!! It was an honor to know you Queen!!! Your legacy will live on through us all!!!ππΎπππ.
To celebrate @EBONYMag 65th anniversary in 2010, the EIC at that time, @amydbarnett , had @TherealTaraji , do a recreation of Diahann Carroll's iconic 1979 cover. Both were simply stunning. #OldSchoolNewSchool
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#Cookie is going to miss yβall!!! Thank you ALL for riding with her and her family and #EMPIRE for 6 seasons!!! THANK YOU IS NOT ENOUGH!!! ππΎπππ #Repost @fearlesstarajii.γ»γ»γ».Iconic ass cookie lyon π₯ we gone missβ¦
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Letβs give #breonnataylor #Justice for her birthday!!! JESUS. she was asleep in her own bed getting her rest to wake up and save lives (as a first responder studying to be a nurse) and her precious life was takenβ¦
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FINALLY AFTER 20 something years I finally get to do what I MOVED TO LA TO DO. make ppl laugh. I moved to LA in hopes of landing a sitcom and funny movies and somehow I ended upβ¦
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I do NOT do pop up visits!!! I donβt care who you are!!! You will turn to stone waiting for me to open the door!!! #ItaintHalloween #AintnotricksortreatsBIH #FOH π‘π©π€·πΎββοΈπͺπΎπ
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I remember when it was said that hip hop wouldn't last. it was a bunch of noise. CUT TO NOW. hip hop is on BROADWAY & WINNING. STILLπππ.
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And then likes it again π±π¬ππΎπππ.
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You better be SANGING AND DANCING @JussieSmollett SO PROUD OF YOU AND @YazzTheGreatest #MyBabies #BETAdwards2015 πππ.
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Thank you QUEEN #KatherineJohnson for sharing your intelligence, poise, grace and beauty with the world! Because of your hard work little girls EVERYWHERE can dream as big as the MOON!!! Your legacy will live onβ¦
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Dancing in my @Nike shoes like. I ainβt going back and forth with you bigots!!! πͺπΎππΎ @Nike #JustDoIt ππ½ππ½ππ½ we got you @kaepernick7 and EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR BECAUSE YOU STAND FORβ¦
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The BD love! My β€οΈ! Y'all really know how 2 make a girl feel special.π Y'all made me feel God's love on my born day! THANK YOU ALLπππ.
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Still waiting for the gentlemen to answer ONE question. JUST ONE
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Welp just like that it is over and WE STILL DONβT KNOW WHO IS IN THAT DAMN CASKET!!! BUT THAT PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK THO ππ₯π₯π₯πππ #Empire.
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Such an honor!!! THANK YOU @BET I love you my dear friend @tylerperry ππΎππΎππΎππΎππΎππΎπππ #Repost @bet.γ»γ»γ».Taraji P. Henson presents Tyler Perry the Ultimate Icon Award. @TherealTaraji, @tylerperry π€π€ #BETAwards
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If it were not for the OG @PamGrier there would be no #ProudMary I salute you QUEEN #DrPamGrier ππππͺπΎπ
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.@TherealTaraji is Ann Atwater. A civil rights icon who helped change the course of history in Durham, N.C. #TheBestOfEnemies β in theaters April 5.
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IβM THRILLED!! ππΎ.
.@tarajiphenson has been cast as Miss Hannigan in the upcoming holiday musical #AnnieLive! .Get ready for one of the most beloved productions in history to hit your πΊ β Thursday, December 2 on NBC. [Photo by @kwakualston]
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Thanks for loving our performance from our seats at #SB50 @TherealTaraji. We think we sounded pretty good!.
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π£π£π£ Repost from sweetmutuals.β’.ARREST THE COPS THAT KILLED BREONNA TAYLOR!!!!! No I donβt mean fire. No I donβt mean put on probation. No I donβt mean paid leave. No Iβm donβt mean unpaid leave. No I donβt meanβ¦
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