The energy between Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen in this episode became self explanatory to me after finding out they were both sisters in real life😭
You can just tell this episode was so much fun for both of them to film!😭😭
Naomi Osaka on why she chose to host a party for the black tennis players:
“You know I'm seeing a little bit of-
‘Why can't you love everyone for all skin tones?’ and ‘what if someone had an all white party?! First of all I do love everyone for who they are no matter their race + ethnicity, (I'm literally half Japanese lol). I can only speak from my experiences in my own life though, growing up as a tennis player I didn't see many people that looked like ME and I feel like it's important to celebrate them.
Secondly I feel like it's important to note that there have been all white dinners/parties. I don't know how else to tell you this, I literally seen them all the time and never had an issue with it at all. To the people who ask this question I want to ask you this question too, ‘What is it about POC getting together that unsettles you so much?’
I want to end this by saying I grew up watching my dad get discriminated against, having the cops called on him multiple times at the tennis court. There are multiple things I will apologize for in my life but celebrating being black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for. Thanks.
Actually I lied, I am sorry. I'm sorry for the people who cannot comprehend in their brains that this is not about exclusion, this is a celebration about how far we have come 🖤”
(via Naomi on Threads)
There's no battle that God won’t help you win. No bridge that God won’t help you cross. No heartache that God won’t help you let go of. There's no storm that God won’t carry you through. He is so much bigger than anything you will face today. Leave everything in His hands and embrace the day confidently, knowing that He will take care of you.
“To write for a Black family, you start asking yourself, ‘What am I doing?’ So we cast all Black actors for Gerald’s family — that helped with authenticity. Then we listened to Jamil, Gerald’s voice actor, loved his phrasing and pacing, and wrote more of what he brought. In the ’90s, we were doing our best just to show different ethnicities on screen, thinking it’d be cool for a kid to see Gerald and say, ‘Finally, a character that looks more like me.’ People tell me that now.”
Craig Bartlett, Creative Talent Network (2020)
Teach your kids about
Marcus Garvey
Malcolm X
Assata shakur
Patrice Lumumba
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Huey P Newton
Thomas Sankara
Toussaint louverture
Fred Hampton
khalid Muhammad
Muhammad Ali.