Tia Mowry Discusses the Privilege Her White Father Has Opposed To Her Black Mother
Actress Tia Mowry recently took to social media to discuss the privilege that her white father has opposed to her black mother.
“This is a photo of my beautiful mother. Growing up biracial, mom is black and dad is white, it was very clear to me seeing the privilege that my dad had as opposed to my mother,” the biracial actress wrote on Instagram after sharing a photograph of herself with her twin sister, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and their mother.
“Some examples, during our Sister Sister days when traveling for work we would often fly first class,” Mowry said. “There were several times my mother was asked if she was in the right seat.”
“Another incident that stood out for me was when we were buying our first home as a family,” the actress continued. “My mother walked in the house model with us asking for a brochure. A person had said the houses were sold out.”
“My dad walked in and it was a different story. My goal is to see change,” Mowry said. “This year has been a tough year. Several tears have been shed. However, a friend told me these tears will not be wasted.”
“The love and support around the world has kept me going. A change is gonna come,” she concluded.
In light of the current unrest in the country, Mowry had also previously posted that she would be “introducing my children to some amazing movies and television shows with an all-black cast.” Mowry shares a son and daughter with her husband, actor Cory Hardrict.
“Here is The Wiz starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell. The Wiz is a 1978 American musical adventure fantasy film produced by Universal Pictures and Motown Productions and released by Universal Pictures on October 24, 1978,” Mowry wrote.
“A reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s classic 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz featuring an all-black cast, the film was loosely adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name,” Mowry continued.
“It follows the adventures of Dorothy, a shy, twenty-four-year-old Harlem schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to the urban fantasy Land of Oz, which resembles a dream version of New York City. Befriended by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, she travels through the city to seek an audience with the mysterious Wiz, who they say is the only one powerful enough to send her home.”
