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blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona<\/a> sat down with Tonia ‘Ms. Tee’ Taylor to talk ‘American Gangster: Trap Queens’. She reflected on her youth in Harlem, how she entered the drug game, and the death and destruction that was to follow. Ms. Tee talks about helping others travel a positive road to redemption through her mentorship, leadership, and speaking engagements in prisons, and all over the country. She is also an author with her book Harlem Heroin(e): My Love Affair With Harlem Street Life And The Men Who Ruled It<\/em> available for purchase worldwide. Ms. Tee’s ‘American Gangster: Trap Queens’ feature is Season 3, Episode 5, streaming on BET+ today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TONIA TAYLOR | Tonia Taylor comes of age on the infamous streets of \u201990s Harlem and becomes entrenched at the highest levels of the drug game. She calls the shots alongside some of the most infamous players in a historic era in Harlem crime history. While she survives a kidnapping and a life-threatening gunshot wound, many of her closest friends and family become tragic casualties of the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ABOUT BET+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BET+ is the preeminent streaming service for the Black audience, with exclusive originals and thousands of TV episodes and movies from the best Black creators. A joint venture between BET and Tyler Perry Studios, BET+ allows users to stream Black culture including hit movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, award shows, and specials, all in one place, commercial-free. The new service from BET Networks, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc., is the official home of Tyler Perry\u2019s film, TV and stage works. The ad-free subscription video-on-demand service also provides users with access to original content including hit series First Wives Club from Tracey Oliver, Tyler Perry\u2019s Ruthless and Bruh, Will Packer\u2019s Bigger, hit unscripted anthology series American Gangster Trap Queens, exclusive originals from Carl Weber including The Family Business, Sacrifice and Influence to name a few. Visit BET.Plus to learn more and follow @BETPlus on social to join the conversation and get the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About A. Smith & Co. Productions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Smith & Co. Productions creates some of the most innovative, highly-rated, and high-quality programming for the domestic and international television marketplace. Founded by Chairman Arthur Smith, an unscripted TV pioneer who was inducted into the Realscreen Awards Hall of Fame and named Broadcasting & Cable\u2019s \u201cProducer of the Year,\u201d the company has produced over 5,000 hours of award-winning programming, more than 200 shows, for more than 50 networks and platforms, with formats sold to well over 120 territories. For two decades, A. Smith & Co. has been a global leader in non-fiction television for productions, including \u201cHell\u2019s Kitchen\u201d (FOX), \u201cAmerican Ninja Warrior\u201d (NBC), \u201cProfiled: The Black Man\u201d (discovery+\/OWN), the NFL\u2019s \u201cPro Bowl Skills Showdown\u201d (ESPN), \u201cWelcome to Plathville\u201d (TLC), \u201cAmerican Ninja Warrior Junior\u201d (Peacock), Season two of \u201cFloor is Lava\u201d (Netflix), \u201cThe Titan Games\u201d (NBC), \u201cMental Samurai\u201d (FOX), \u201cEllen\u2019s Next Great Designer\u201d (HBO Max), \u201cVoices of Fire\u201d (Netflix), \u201cAmerican Gangster: Trap Queens\u201d (BET+), \u201cUnsung\u201d (TV One) and more. For more information, please visit https:\/\/www.asmithco.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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