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This Woman [bow] Was Not Simply A Reflection Of Who Her Husband Was. She Was Her Own Whole Self. And Even If We Weren't Exploring Life Through Her Eyes, When We Did See Her It Was Clear That She Had A Full Life.

My Mom Didn't Adhere To Any Of Those Typical Rules. She Woke Us Up For School Every Morning, And Was There At Dinner Or Would Call At Bedtime. She Never Left For Longer Than A Week. She Recorded While We Were Sleeping.

My Mom Would Leave Her Job, And There Would Be Throngs Of People Screaming And Banging On Our Car. I Come From A Very Private Family, But I Was Born Into A Public Family.

My Generation Is One Of The First Generations Of "choiceful" Women - Women Who Have Actually Had The Choice Of How They Architect Their Lives - And I Don't Think Shame Should Have Any Place In That. But As That Generation, You Get Cuts And Bruises.

I Doubted Black-ish , And I'll Tell You Why. Because It Doesn't Matter If A Writer Wrote It For You. He Could've Written It With You In Mind. But Tv Is A Collaborative Art. It Involves Producers, Networks, Studios, And Many People Signing Off On You. And A Lot Of Times There Are Deals In Place - Actors With Studios That They're Looking For Shows For.