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Will Smith and His Kids Take Over The Red Table

For the first time, Will Smith is taking over the Red Table with his three kids to open up about the most grueling and transformative time of his life - making the movie “Emancipation.” In this deeply intimate and revealing Red Table Talk, Will recounts how for the first time in ...  Show more

Jada Pinkett Smith Comes to the Virtual Red Table

In the Let’s Red Table That season one finale, Jada Pinkett Smith comes to the virtual Red Table to answer even more questions about A Different World and about the famous Red Table. Jada teases her upcoming book and acting projects she’s considering, plus she reveals what fans m ...  Show more

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The issue of colourism was highlighted in a recent BBC news report about a Nigerian woman who bleached the skin of her six young children leaving them with discoloured skin, burns and scars. It is a form of racism where light skin is more highly valued than dark skin amongst peop ...  Show more

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This week we are honored to be joined by Dr. Sarah Webb of colorism healing, we further unpack what colorism is, its origins, how it is used to continue to marginalize and oppress Black people, specifically the experience for Black women. Our goal is to understand how we can brea ...  Show more

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