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“I am very lucky to have never faced racism in my life, though I have seen it,” said actor Jesse Posey. “Selena did face racism, but she also faced the troubles of being a big star. And piling those two on top of each other must have been a great challenge.”
“I remember taking the segregated train with my sister and our father from Montgomery to Atlanta.” said Martin Luther King Jr.’s goddaughter, Donzaleigh Abernathy. “I remember the train ride, the dirty ‘colored only’ bathroom and Uncle Martin and (his daughter) Yolanda picking us up at the beautiful old train station in Atlanta, which has been torn down.”
“I am a first-generation American,” said “Days of Our Lives” actress Victoria Konefal. “Polish was actually my first language. I remember learning English by watching ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Barney’ on repeat. I was a big fan. Learning other languages comes very easily to me, and I assume it’s because I was raised bilingual.”
Gloria Reuben has had quite the career. Besides acting on series such as “ER” and “City on a Hill,” the actress has toured with Tina Turner as a backup singer and written a book (“My Brothers’ Keeper: Two Brothers. Loved. And Lost”). She also is the president of the global clean water nonprofit, Waterkeeper Alliance.
“I didn’t understand how important Salt-N-Pepa were to the hip-hop game as female artists until I got to know who they were personally and (after) learning my script,” said GG Townson, who portrays Salt in the Lifetime biopic.
“For me, traveling is like healing,” said CRAVITY’s Hyeongjun. “I think it allows me to get rid of (fatigue) and hardships that I experienced. I love listening to my favorite songs, eating delicious food and making new memories while I’m traveling.” Meet all nine members of the K-pop group.
“The pandemic has definitely changed everything,” said “Call Me Kat” actress Kyla Pratt. “Most of the time I have spent at home with my family. We take way more walks now, usually to the park or (go) bike riding.”
“It was very painful sometimes getting to see everyone else do badass karate moves, while I duck and cover,” said Gianni Decenzo, one of the few actors on “Cobra Kai” who had combat training experience. The 19-year-old actor is pleased that his character gets to show off some martial arts skills on this third season.
“Better Days” singer Jesse Palter says all her travels have taught her “that there’s a great big world outside of my little bubble, that there’s value in getting lost and that all roads lead back home.”
“I had planned to go to a wedding in Jamaica after completing all the work on ‘A New York Christmas Wedding,'” said Otoja Abit. “That was going to be a much-needed vacation. And also all the film festivals – Miami, Martha’s Vineyard, North Carolina, Wichita, Kansas! I missed a lot of opportunities to see our film play on a big screen with local audiences.”