UPDATE: Saturday, August 17th, 9:45 PM
Russell has told GlobalGrind that if any TV series or movie is made about Harriet Tubman and if he is a part of it, he will not profit off of any of it. He will donate all of his proceeds to charity.
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Every experience is an opportunity for growth and if there’s anyone that knows that it’s Russell Simmons.
After making not the best the decision on producing a controversial parody skit on his new YouTube channel ‘ADD’, the mogul took to Twitter to share his growth since the incident.
God works in mysterious ways.. not common knowledge but my children are direct descendants of fredrick douglas…
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
I recently moved to hollywood I have began producing lots of content one of the things is a miniseries on Fredrick Douglas — Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
Russell has been in contact with actual descendant’s of Harriet Tubman, Rita and Geraldine Daniels and peace was made and progress is happening. Russell tweeted:
The last few dayz I have been speaking to some of the direct descendants of Harriet Tubman. (Rita and Geraldine Daniels). — Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
It looks like from this experience, even more is being birthed as Russell mentions possibly developing a story on the legend:
They have not only accepted my apology but we agree that we should begin immediately to develop the story of Harriet Tubman.
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
God works in mysterious ways. Thank you Rita and Geraldine Daniels You and your great great grandmother are amazing inspiration. #newfriends
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
All the great spiritual teachers taught this same truth: no matter what uve done or where uve been, every single one of us can change.
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
You can never tell from what direction your gift will be coming, so you must stay open to all possibilities.
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 17, 2013
And the family has forgiven Uncle Rush. Rita tweeted:
@UncleRUSH We thank you for accepting responsibility for the video…… We’re moving towards the right direction #newfriend
— Rita Daniels (@Danielsrita09) August 17, 2013
Beautiful!