Mara Brock Ali

Persia White Spills on 25 Years of ‘Girlfriends’: Backlash, Breakthroughs, and the Revival Fans Still Want

As the beloved sitcom turns 25, White opens up to BET about fighting for authentic storylines, shaping Lynn’s identity, and why a limited series revival could finally give fans the closure they deserve.
09/11/2025
Shonda Rhimes

The Most Powerful Women in Hollywood

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Tatyana Ali - Ali is an actress, singer, and Harvard University grad. Most people best recognize her from her role as “Ashley Banks” on the hit comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which ran from 1990 to 1996. Since then, she’s appeared in movies, executive produced and starred in the award-winning BET.com web series Buppies, and currently portrays “Roxanne” in The Young and the Restless – a role for which she recently received an NAACP Image Award nomination.

Photos: 2011 Leading Women Defined Summit

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