Karyn Parsons on Growing Up with a Black Mom and a White Dad in the 70s (Part 1)

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Watch Part 2 here – https://goo.gl/ywPsqq

Actress Karyn Parsons, best known for her role as Hilary Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” joined VladTV to talk about her Santa Monica upbringing, growing up in a biracial family, and how she became more aware of race as she got older. Karyn notes that her mom, who is black, and her dad, who is white, were married at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in certain parts of the United States. Watch the introductory clip above.

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