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Hello Detroit!

As you flip through the pages of our SOCIAL MEDIA TV EDITION 2015 issue which DAVID AND TAMELA MANN covers, you will find articles and stories which will inspire you!   Remember this is the primary goal for Impact Detroit Magazine, to inspire.   You’ll discover some charming facts about Tamela Mann. Also Learn some interesting fact about the co-stars of MANN & WIFE. I was Privileged to attend a private showing of the sitcom. Trust me when I say this show will have you in stitches. The show is very family oriented, so you and the whole family can enjoy it together. Get a nice big bowl of popcorn or whatever you like and take a seat and enjoy this sitcom. The Manns have promised us at least 10 episodes.   It’s easy to see all of their hard work. As They watched with us I would every now and then peep over at them to see how they were engaging .They were cracking up just like we were. That tell me a lot about who they are. Their Love for each other seems so genuine. I hope you will enjoy this sitcom as as much as I enjoyed the first 2 episodes. MANN & WIFE highlights positive thing and how to solve problems with out being in a combative mind set. It airs April 7, 2015 check your local listing for times!

Enjoy this packed issue of The MANNS and the co-stars! We encourage you to check it out on our website @ www.impactdetroitmag.com

Walking in my Purpose Susan Y. Jones

EDITORIAL

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In Mann & Wife, the devoted couple draws inspiration from their real lives to play newlyweds Daniel and Toni Mann. The ser ies fo l lows the second-chance sweethearts as they laugh and love their way through the ups and downs of life as a blended family, each with two children from previous marriages. "It was important to show our audience what a modern family looks like," said

David Mann. "We want to give a look a t t h e A f r i c a n American family that's positive, since there's so much negative stuff out there."

Life as they know it is turned inside out when Danie l , a police officer from Atlanta, and Toni, a school teacher from Dallas, meet on a dating site and fall in love. When they decide to marry and Toni moves into Daniel's house in

the Atlanta suburbs, the honeymooners -- along with their kids DJ, Tosha, Darren and Terri -- all have to adjust to their new lives together. In addition to their expanded brood, they have to deal with David's overbearing live-in mother and his jet-setting ex-wife."We want Black families to learn through watching our show to resolve conflicts through dialogue and agree to disagree, because family is all you have," believes Tamela Mann. "Mann & Wife is

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In the series premiere, Daniel and Toni return home from an idyllic honeymoon and walk into comical chaos. Although Daniel's mother, played by popular comedic actress JoMarie Payton, has been left in charge, all four of the children are bickering and finding it hard to get along. Meanwhile, Toni lands a substitute teaching job at the same school that DJ attends and Daniel is introduced to a new detective who will be his partner. The show tackles topics such as starting over, parenting and blended families with the humor, heart and authenticity that have made David and Tamela Mann popular family favorites in living rooms across America. In addition to the show's stars, Mann & Wife features a vibrant supporting cast: Vivica A. Fox, portraying Michelle, Daniel's ex-wife; Tony Rock, playing Michael Hobbs, Daniel's new partner; Tiny Lister as Daniel's Sergeant; and JoMarie Payton as Lorraine, Daniel's overbearing mother. Guest stars include J. Anthony Brown, Demetria McKinney, Julissa Bermudez and Rolonda Watts.

The ten-episode, half-hour series was conceived and co-created by David and Tamela Mann, the first scripted series for which they have earned an executive producer credit, along with co-creator, executive producer and series director Roger Bobb.

Main and Supporting Cast of Mann & Wife

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"Mann & Wife allows David and Tamela to show a new audience the incredibly funny, talented, loving and charming couple that they are in real life and that they portray in their characters on the series," expresses Roger Bobb. "I feel honored and blessed to be able to showcase the talents of my good friends David and Tamela."

Mann & Wife is the newest original series for Bounce TV, which is the fastest-growing African-American (AA) targeted network on television and has become the #2 most-watched among all AA networks. Bounce TV has grown to be available in more than 85 million homes across 90 markets, 90% of African-American television homes -- including all of the top AA television markets -- and three quarters of the total television homes in the United States.

"We are officially the go-to outlet for African American family-friendly original programming and so proud to be partnering with the Manns on Mann & Wife" says Ri-Karlo Handy, VP of Original Programming for Bounce TV. "David and Tamela bring a loyal fan base, years of experience in television and a vision to bring back family programming. We're supporting them 100%."

(Pictured from left to right) Jo Marie Payton,Tony Rock, Vivica A. Fox, David Mann, and Tamela Mann

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Behind The Scenes Photos

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About Bounce TV

Bounce TV features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, documentaries, specials, live sports and more. Bounce TV is seen on the signals of local broadcast television stations and corresponding cable carriage. Bounce TV's founders include Martin Luther King III and Ambassador Andrew Young.

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Rodger M Bobb, Co -Creator / Director President /CEO Bobbcat Films

With four hit shows currently on the air and 11 films having been released in the last seven years, all opening at #1 or #2 on their opening weekends, Roger Bobb is one of the most successful producers working in the film and television industry today. Roger is the President and CEO of Bobbcat Films, a film and television production company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to creating Bobbcat films, Roger served as Executive Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios. Roger is the Executive Producer and Director of the new TVOne hit sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show. The show premiered as the highest rated show in the network’s history. He was the Supervising Producer of House of Payne which premiered on TBS as the highest rated first run sitcom in basic cable history. The show has taped over 254 episodes, which is more than any other African American sitcom in television history. He was also the Executive Producer of the sitcom Meet the Browns, which premiered on TBS as the second highest rated sitcom in basic cable history and has taped over 140 episodes. Roger’s theatrical producing credits include Why Did I Get Married

I & II, For Colored Girls, Madea’s Big Happy Family and seven other Tyler Perry films just to name a few. His films have combined theatrical revenue of over half a billion dollars. Roger has won six NAACP Image Awards. He recently produced the television film Let The Church Say Amen for BET and produced and directed the television film Raising Izzie for the GMC network which earned two NAACP Image Award nominations. His latest venture as a Director and Producer for the television film In the Meantime earned 1st place as the GMC Winner of the American Black Film Festival. Roger directed the film Girlfriends Getaway which aired on TV One as the networks highest rated original film. Roger was named one of the top 40 executives under 40 by The Network Journal Magazine. He has been profiled in several publications such as TV Guide, Ebony, Black Enterprise, The Hollywood Reporter and The

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RI- KARLO HANDY, EXCUTIVE PRODUCER VP ORIGINAL PROGRAMING, BOUNCE TV

Starting off as a Production Assistant, RI-Karlo worked his way to Director’s chair by the age of 18, directing music videos for Master P, Bone-Thugs and Harmony, Mack 10, and a host of others. Handy shifted to television , editing shows like the Kitchen Nightmares for FOX, Pros Vs Joe’s for Spike TV and begun running Show for BET, MTV,TLC, and OWN. Handy also ExecutiveProduced Keshia Cole’s The Way it Is for BET and Nick Cannon’s Son of A Gunn for MTV. By 2011, RI-Karlo sifted to creating TV shows as VP of unscripted Development at New Wave Entertainment creating several new series including Buying for Billionaires for E! Currently Ri- Karlo Handy is bringing to bear it all of his vast experience as VP of original Programming at Bounce TV; overseeing the networks music special, stand- up, specials, sitcoms, and unscripted programing including producing their it sitcom Family Ties and their upcoming sitcom Mann & Wife.

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DAVID MANN CO -CREATOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF

MANN & WIFE

“DANIEL”

Ingeniously funny and extraordinar i ly ta lented are understatements when it comes to the multifaceted actor and 2011 NAACP Award winner for Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series (Meet The Browns, “Mr. Brown”), David Mann. A native of the "Bible belt" state of Texas, David masterfully showcases his God given talents in today's most dynamic and distinguished genre.

Accentuating his already natural gift of making people laugh as a youth, David set his sights on acting. As a free-spirited adolescent, the self-possessed 15 year-old discovered a way to employ his unsuspecting antics by involving himself in various high school activities including contemporary drama where he permeated the stage world by becoming a budding thespian. Finding his natural element, David was commonly cast as the production's funnyman where his infectious comedic flair was visibly realized and fittingly unleashed. From high school to local community theater, David's accomplished performances quickly gained notable recognition advancing his diversified image into public notice.

In short order, David joined forces with one of America's funniest actors and critically acclaimed playwright, Tyler Perry. The illustrious actor had written, directed, and produced numerous plays including the stage play hit I Can Do Bad All By Myself where David remarkably immortalized the intrusively nosey, wisecracking, ashy-kneed, and outrageously funny neighbor, "Mr. Brown." As was apropos, David's bravo performance led the way for “Mr. Brown” to become a principal character in many of Perry's other hilarious stage and film comedies, including the play and motion picture, Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns, in which David reprised the role of “Mr. Brown” for mass audiences.

Both properties were sure-fire hits, playing to packed theaters and grossing millions. "If you thought Madea's family was crazy, wait till you meet the Browns” became the tag line for the new TBS comedy modeled after the film and starring David as the beloved “Mr. Brown.”

David Mann's musical and theatrical talents brilliantly epitomize ingenuity at its best. When David is not on set shooting, he brings his live comedy show to venues around the country playing to sold-out crowds and is a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Assn. Along with his wife, Tamela, David is the co-host of the exciting new cooking and lifestyle TV show, Hanging With The Manns, which follows the dynamic couple as they cook-up delicious recipes in the kitchen and go on hilariously funny and wild adventures together, and he is the co-star of the upcoming sitcom Mann and Wife and series It’s A Mann’s World.

David is also the president of his independent music and entertainment label, Tillymann Music Group, with his wife Tamela. When David is not on tour, he enjoys the restful company of his wife of 26 years and their fun-loving children and grandchildren.

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Few entertainers today can match the unbridled energy and creative passion that Tamela Mann brings to her multi-faceted career. An acclaimed actress, NAACP Image Award nominee and Dove Award-winning vocalist as well as wife and mother, Mann’s talent has helped anchor one of the industry’s most successful film, TV and theatrical franchises, while her amazing vocal gift is at the top of her impressive resume.

Tamela seems to effortlessly juggle a variety of notable projects such as The New sitcom Man and Wife, which airs April 7, 2015 on Bounce TV, while still finding time to aid such worthy organizations as the American Diabetes Assn. Mann and her

husband, NAACP Image award winning actor and comedian, David Mann also co-host a new lifestyle and cooking show, “Hanging With The Manns.” 2012 was a memorable year for Mann as she joined Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in the film “Sparkle,” and she released a new album, “Best Days”.

“I want to present music that people can be blessed by and that can be healing,” she says about her new record. “We have to put music out to keep people encouraged and keep lifting the body of Christ up, and even the ones that haven’t become Christians. We need to encourage them that the best thing that they could ever do is become a child of God.”

With “Best Days,” Tamela is on a mission to share the strength and joy that can be found in being a child of God. Produced by Myron Butler and Kirk Franklin, the project showcases Mann’s powerful voice and her gift for wringing every ounce of emotion from a great lyric. The title track, penned by Butler, is a jubilant celebration of God’s promises. “It’s a very encouraging song. It gives a lot of hope,” Tamela says. “It’s about looking back on your past and not letting your past take over your life. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Things will be better.”

Tamela has a gift for encouraging people through music. Her previous album “The Master Plan,” won the 2011 Dove Award for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year. Though an award winning project might cause some artists to feel pressure when they enter the studio to record their follow up album, Tamela just felt excited and motivated to take her music to another level, and she does just that on “Best Days.”

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“I take no glory. I take no merit for myself because it all comes from Him,” Mann says. “Everything that I am comes from Him. The Lord gives me words and the most fulfilling part is that I can plant a seed of joy and hope for people that I’ve never met.”

Among Tamela’s favorite songs on the new album is “All To Thee.” “That is a worship song that says, ‘Less of me, more of thee, all the glory and all the honor belongs to you.’ The lyrics make me cry because they remind me that it’s not about me,” she says. “It’s all about Him. I want to give everything that I have to Him.”

“Back in the Day Praise” is a nostalgic turn that takes Tamela back to

her roots. “When I was growing up we’d have a lot of tent revivals,” she says, “and it’s talking about all the things we did back in the day and how when people would go to church they would kneel and pray. It’s a reminder of how we used to praise God.” “Guest of Honor” is a modern worship anthem about treating the Lord as an invited guest. “Some of lyrics say, ‘Here we are Lord. We are waiting for your arrival.’ It’s another one of my favorite songs on this album,” she states. Tamela is also excited about her daughters, Tia and Tiffany, making their recording debut on the track “Best Days” and “This Place.” “I’m so excited for people to hear them,” says Tamela.

One of the most powerful tracks on the new album is the debut single “Take Me to the King,” produced by long-time friend and Gospel icon, Kirk Franklin. The lyric acknowledges how heartbreakingly challenging life can be and how respite can be found in the presence of the King. Tamela turns in a soul-stirring performance with her voice conveying every ounce of vulnerability in the well crafted lyric as well as the hope that is within grasp.

That positive, life-affirming attitude is not only the focal point of Tamela’s new album, it’s at the heart of everything she does. Whether she’s starring in a film, a play or on television with her husband David in the successful TBS comedy “Meet the Browns,” or recording a Dove Award-winning album, the singer continually touches people with her impressive talent and her Christ-like spirit.

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Faith has always been the f o u n d a t i o n o f Tamela’s life. “It was all about faith and all about God i n m y m o m ’ s h o u s e , ” S h e recalls of growing up in Fort Worth, T e x a s a s t h e youngest of 14 kids. “We couldn’t listen to like R&B or blues. My mom

would say, ‘You can’t listen to those blues in my house.’ She was really strict, but we listened to a lot of gospel music---The Clark Sisters, Andrae’ Crouch, Walter Hawkins, The Williams Brothers and Inez Andrews.”

Tamela knew at an early age that she was called to music ministry. “When I was eight-years-old, I was going to youth choir rehearsals with my older siblings, and I would start learning the songs that they were singing. I noticed myself scooting up closer and closer to the choir stand, singing with the choir. I jumped in there and started singing soprano right off.”

Though she was young, her voice caught the attention of the choir director and her uncle, who was the pastor. “I had an opportunity to sing the lead and the song was James Cleveland’s ‘I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired.’ It went over so well and I got so moved while I was singing the song, I started crying. I didn’t know what it was at the time, being so young, but it was like the spirit of God would take me over every time that I would sing. I found out that singing was my passion.”

By the time she was 12, she was in the singing choir at the Holy Tabernacle church. Shortly after high school, she met three young men that would change her life forever. David Mann became her husband, Darrell Blair who is now her pastor, and pal Kirk Franklin, who helped launch Tamela’s singing career when he recruited her to be part of his groundbreaking group, The Family. Tamela sang on five of Franklin’s albums and has fond memories of those days. “I look at all of us and how God has blessed us in different areas,” she says. “We’re going on and doing our own things. We’re all still serving the Lord which is really a blessing. And working with Kirk again after all these years has been so special.”

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After her stint with The Family, God continued to open doors for Mann to serve him in the arts. She landed a role in the play “He Say. . .She Say. . .But What Does God Say?” Her stage skills were noticed by actor/writer/producer Tyler Perry who chose her to appear in his play, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” From there her acting career escalated as she

developed the role of Cora Simmons in Perry’s plays and such films as “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” “Madea Goes to Jail” and 2011’s “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” The Madea films have become one of Hollywood’s most successful film franchises and Mann’s portrayal of ‘Cora Simmons’ has become a cornerstone of the series.

Tamela has also taken ‘Cora’ into America’s living rooms via the television screen, co-starring with her husband David in the #1 TBS series, “Meet the Browns.” Yet even as she’s become increasingly successful as an actress, Mann’s passion for music has never diminished. She’s recorded four highly acclaimed albums, including “The Master Plan,” and the versatile entertainer has been nominated for an NAACP Image award.

Tamela Mann has been blessed with a busy life filled with faith, family and a rewarding career. She and David have been happily married for 24 years and have four children and seven grandchildren. The couple serves as spokespeople for the American Diabetes Association, helping educate people on healthy food choices and the importance of exercise. They also incorporate tips into “Hanging with the Manns,” a new cooking show the couple is co-hosting. They revel in the opportunity to work together on different projects. “We started out as best friends and we tell each other everything,” she says of what keeps her marriage strong. “Everything that we have accomplished has been together and it’s just really a blessing.” The Mann’s home base remains in Texas and they are active in their church. “I’m always involved in church when I’m home,” she says. “When we have activities, I’m the decorator. I always decorate the fellowship hall. I really like being involved and I think it’s important because the pastors need laborers. They don’t just need members. They need laborers. It’s very important to come and be a part of actual fellowship and be a part of activities.”

As much as she loves being home, she also loves touring and ministering to people all over the world through her music. “That’s where I find my joy, when I can sing and minister to people,” she says, “because I see the hope and encouragement that it gives people. It’s something that I will do until I die. I will do this until the Lord calls me home because this is one sure way that I know I can tell people about Him so He can be glorified. I’ll never stop because I love it so much.”

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JOMARIE PAYTON,

“LORRAINE”JoMarie Payton is an American television actress, and singer. JoMarie’s big break came when she was cast as the elevator operator on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers in 1987. Her performance was so well received by audiences that she was given her own sitcom, most notably as Harriette

Winslow, the matriarch of the Winslow family on the ABC/CBS sitcom, Family Matters. From 2001 to 2005 Jo Marie Payton provided the voice for Suga Mama Proud on Bruce W. Smith's The Proud Family Movie, which reunited her with her former co-star Orlando Brown. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination. In 2005 Payton also had a recurring role as the personal assistant to Gregory Hines' character, Ben Doucette (Will Truman’s boss), during season two of Will & Grace (1999–2000)

Her other television credits include: Desperate Housewives, Reba, Girlfriends, Wanda at Large, Judging Amy, The Parkers, The Hughleys, 7th Heaven, Moesha, The Jamie Foxx Show, 227, Silver Spoons, Small Wonder and The New Odd Couple. In 2005 Payton co-hosted the 15th Annual NAACP Theater Awards with Glynn Turman. In August 2009 she appeared on Meet The Browns as Shirley Van Owen. She hosted her own show on the Hometeam Network entitled Second Chance with Jo Marie Payton and in 2012 she was in the GMC TV movie special From This Day Forward.

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TONY ROCK, “MICHAEL”

Host of the newly revamped legendary talent competition Apollo Live, Actor Tony Rock continues to prove his exceptional star talent. Rock stared in last year’s straight - to-DVD films C’mon Man & The Redemption of a Dog, while still having time to make a cameo appearance in the number 1 box office film Think Like A Man, TV appearances on BET’s Let’s Stay Together, VH1’s Single Ladies and headline two separate comedy tours: The Royal Comedy Tour and No Sleep Till Brooklyn Tour. Tony has gained international presence; performing in major metropolitan cities and small towns. When in New

York he is a regular at the Gotham Comedy Club, The Comic Strip and the Comedy Cellar. When in Los Angeles, he is a regular at the Comedy Store, The Comedy Union, and headlines at the Laugh Factory. Outside of the lights- camera-action, Tony works tirelessly as the founder of the MYROCK diabetes Foundation, a charity organization established in honor of his late father.

In the early 2000s, Rock hosted a short-lived game show entitled Can You Tell? for Oprah Winfrey's Oh! Oxygen network. He was also a correspondent for BattleBots on Comedy Central for the show's fifth season.

Tony has made many guest appearances, including The Howard Stern Show and The D'Angelo Show. He performed in New York with Mark Curry and John Henton to highlight the Apollo Theater. He co-starred as Dirk Black on the UPN/CW sitcom All of Us. Tony has worked as a back-up to his brother Chris, and appeared in his sitcom Everybody Hates Chris in the recurring role of the title character's uncle Ryan. Tony has hosted The Funny Spot on TV One.

Tony Rock starred in his own TV series, a sketch comedy show called The Tony Rock Project. It was broadcast on MyNetworkTV from 2008 to 2009. On February 19, 2010, Comedy Central aired Tony Rock's feature on Season 14 of Comedy Central Presents. His episode was the first original of the 2010 season.

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“TINY “ LISTER, “LIEUTENANT MARSHALL”

Tiny has made an impression in over 90 films in a 20 year span, having worked with some of the greases directors,many of the most notable actors, and a good share of wrestling”s top talent. It is actually Tiny:s devotion to ministry and public speaking that makes the biggest impression. Along with his wife Felicia, Tiny now ministers across the country, reaching to to troubled youth sharing his powerful testimony and inspiration in churches and schools across the nation.

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