‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Star Tatyana Ali Recalls Time She Was ‘Sorted’ Into Skin Tone Category While Discussing Experiences Of Colourism

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Tatyana Ali is reflecting on her experiences of colourism as an actress. The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star took a look back on her career while joining Clay Cane on SiriusXM on Monday, Dec.

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I don’t even know if it’s colourism, or if it’s ‘Are you Black enough?’ That kind of stuff.” Ali recalled the time that she was part of a project in which she was “sorted” into a skin tone category.  “I’ve even been involved kind of unknowingly in projects that