6 Brainy, Beautiful Black Women Who Graduated From Harvard
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5. Tatyana Ali, 46
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For six seasons viewers watched Tatyana Ali tackle teenage angst in the beloved role of Ashley Banks on NBC’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
On the ’90s sitcom, her character secretly dropped out of her pricey private academy and transferred to a public school to get a more worldly educational experience.
Similarly, Ali normalized her life as a successful Hollywood actress by attending Harvard University following her run on the hit TV show. She graduated in 2002 with a BA in African-American history and government.
The five-time NAACP Image Award winner confessed she was surprised by how many Black students attended the Ivy League university. “This is something that people don’t know about Harvard,” she said. “There’s actually a pretty substantial population of students of color.”
During her studies, she immersed herself in the culture of the Black student body by participating in various events and extra-curricular activities, including joining the step team.
“We had so much fun,” said the mom of two boys before adding, “I wouldn’t even dare do a step now!”
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