Tia Mowry Said Her Mom Was Racially Profiled While She And Her Sister Tamera Were Young Actors

Kristin Salaky
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Tia Mowry wrote a powerful Instagram post on Thursday detailing her experience as a biracial woman and how she saw her mother, who is Black, being treated when she and her sister Tamera were young actors.

Photo credit: Manny Carabel - Getty Images
Photo credit: Manny Carabel - Getty Images

The star began her post saying that growing up, it was "very clear to me seeing the privilege that my dad had as opposed to my mother." Tia said that during the time when she and Tamera would travel with their mother Darlene while filming Sister, Sister, their mom would be asked if she was in the right seat when they were in first class.

"Another incident that stood out for me was when we were buying our first home as a family," she wrote. "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. 🙏🏽

A post shared by TiaMowry (@tiamowry) on Jun 4, 2020 at 6:24am PDT

The cookbook author went on to say that it's been a tough year, but that her goal is to see true change in the world, and that hopefully the conversations around privilege occurring right now are leading to a shift.

"Several tears have been shed," she wrote. "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."

In addition to her post, she and her supplement company Anser shared a list of Black-owned businesses on their Instagram stories. You can find them all here.

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