Calling all my sweeties to the forefront.

I'm your host, Chris Renee Hazard, and this is the Keep It Posit Sweetie Show.

Welcome to the Keep It Posit Sweetie Show, the place where we heal, grow, and learn together.

This week's guest is the beautiful multi-hyphenant talent, Tika Sumter.

She's an NAACP nominated producer, director, children's book author, and a podcast creator who's been steadily redefining what it means to move with ambition, grace, and grit in Hollywood.

We're talking about none other than Tika Sumter, a powerhouse talent who starred in a billion-dollar blockbuster like Sonic the Hedgehog 3,

made her Sundance directorial debut with The Night Off,

and is co-producing and starring in a new Amazon MGM rom-com in collaboration with Tyler Perry.

Oh, and did we mention that she's also releasing her first children's book,

I Got It From My Mama, and creating an animated podcast for kids.

In today's episode, we're talking about storytelling, motherhood, ambition,

and the creative fire that drives one of Hollywood's most inspiring voices.

Get ready for this conversation, guys, because you do not want to miss it.

Tika, thank you so much for coming.

I've been waiting for this.

Oh, I've been waiting for my phone call.

Unfortunately, I was like,

and I'm wishing all call me.

You're like, when not getting that call girl you and Tyler both

I think I was getting a side-out from both of y'all for a while I was like yeah who's on keep it

punk oh and I still haven't been you like why am I not I get it though sometimes you like

you know what your friends you're like oh you know you're busy I'm trying to. I'm trying to get it together. I'm figuring it out. And I want to have it right when I call certain people. Girl, it's right. Yes. And it's perfect. This is the perfect timing. Perfect. Yeah. How are you? I am like bursting with joy right now, first of all, for you. Oh, thank you. I have known you for a long time.

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