Karyn Parsons

Did you watch the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on NBC in the early 1990s? If you did, you might remember Karyn Parsons playing the role of cousin Hilary Banks. She also starred alongside Damon Wayans in Major Payne in 1995. Karyn has been in the spotlight for most of her career, picking up small roles in television and film, but her passion is the Sweet Blackberry Foundation…. 

The Sweet Blackberry Foundation is a production company that aims to educate children on black history. They produce short films that help children learn. One example is called “The Journey of Henry Box Brown.” The film tells the story of a former slave that mailed himself to freedom in a small wooden crate. Karyn also published her first book in 2019 entitled How High the Moon.