Daniel Bozarski
If you are curious about what Cool prince Hilary Banks’ favorite lived up to it, then you’ll be happy to hear that he’s here to work for the culture.
Twitter user @NoTweetsByBilal shared the news with followers after discovering that actress Karyn Parsons has created a series of animated films about little-known black heroes.
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Oh. See what Hilary Banks is up to these days. pic.twitter.com/MG52DLPArQ
—B (@NoTweetsByBilal) January 26, 2017
Parsons has operated Sweet Blackberry since 2005; his first animated film The Journey of Henry ‘Box’ Brown is narrated by Alfred Woodard. Queen Latifah and Chris Rock also narrated stories for the animated series.
The actress created the foundation to “instill a sense of culture and heritage in her daughter” and found the “triumphant stories of individuals overcoming adversity and making invaluable contributions to our society to be inspiring and empowering, but the Our schools often lack the time and resources to teach our children more than a handful of stories about African Americans in history.
Parsons’ Cool prince co-star Tatyana Ali also sits on the advisory board.
You can find out more about the foundation and its mission here.
