It's Not a Real Party Without Your Family: BET Favorite Antonia 'Toya' Carter Makes a Comeback with Her Own Original Series 'TOYA: A FAMILY AFFAIR,' Premiering Tuesday, April 19 at 10:00 P.M.*

It's Not a Real Party Without Your Family: BET Favorite Antonia 'Toya' Carter Makes a Comeback with Her Own Original Series 'TOYA: A FAMILY AFFAIR,' Premiering Tuesday, April 19 at 10:00 P.M.*

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Toya, who made her debut on BET's hit series TINY & TOYA, is back with a new series TOYA: A FAMILY AFFAIR, premiering Tuesday, April 19 at 10:00 p.m.* Viewers will follow her fearless journey as she continues to carve out a personal and professional path for herself while dealing with the burden of keeping her troubled family together and out of the perils of street life.

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The season is full of surprising and challenging moments as Toya continues to balance her life while supporting her mother through drug addiction and watching over her four brothers: Walter, Rudy, Casey, and Josh, at very pivotal turning points in their lives. The eldest sibling, Walter, recently released from a 10-year prison term is determined to turn his life around; Rudy is playing when he should be serious about continuing his education; Casey is learning the importance of fatherhood at a very young age, and Josh is dealing with the growing pains of everyday life. Surrounded by her loved ones, Toya welcomes a new relationship with the potential of marriage to music mogul, MempHitz while balancing the challenge of raising her 11-year-old daughter by hip hop superstar Lil Wayne, Reginae. With the compassion of a superwoman, Toya finds herself overcoming the odds and reaching unimaginable heights.

TINY & TOYA garnered 3 million viewers and was the number one BET original series "premiere" in 2009. The series gave viewers a look into the lives of Tameka "Tiny" Cottle and Antonia "Toya" Carter while highlighting their personal strengths and commitments to staying true to themselves.

Produced by the same award-winning Executive Producer, James DuBose of DuBose Entertainment who brought us TINY & TOYA, TOYA: A FAMILY AFFAIR promises to bring another captivating series of intelligent and inspiring reality television to BET.

For more information on TOYA: A FAMILY AFFAIR, please visit www.bet.com.

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