Tia Mowry talks growing up biracial, seeing her mother get racially profiled during 'Sister, Sister' days

Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY
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Tia Mowry is opening up about how racism has personally affected her family.

During a post to Instagram Thursday, the actress, 41, shared a photo of her, her twin sister, Tamara, and their mother, Darlene, and recounted examples of their mother getting racially profiled.

"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," she began. "Some examples, during our #sistersister days when traveling for work we would often fly first class. There were several times my mother was asked if she was in the right seat."

She continued, "Another incident that stood out for me was when we were buying our first home as a family. 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."

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#tbt 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. Some examples, during our #sistersister days when traveling for work we would often fly first class. 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. 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. 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. 🙏🏽

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She added that the goal is to see change.

"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.

Mowry and her twin sister Tamera starred on the Disney Channel series "Sister, Sister" from 1994 to 1999.

Mowry isn't the only celebrity speaking up about privilege and discrimination, including taking to the streets to demand justice and equality after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck as he gasped, "Please, I can't breathe!"

On Wednesday, Beyoncé took to Instagram to share a message about the protests.

"The world came together for George Floyd," the singer, 38, wrote on a photo showing a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis. "We know there is a long road ahead. Let’s remain aligned and focused in our call for real justice."

Model and actress Cara Delevingne shared a photo of herself at a protest on Instagram Wednesday. She's wearing a face mask and holding up a "Black Lives Matter" sign.

"One step forward, but a long way to go," she captioned the image with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.

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