I Just Found Out Little Simeon Daise From "Gullah Gullah Island" Stars On "All American," And I Can't Get It Out Of My Head
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On Monday, Twitter user @Snow_Blacck (The Nostalgia Queen) shared a then vs. now cast photo of one of the greatest shows to hit television: Gullah Gullah Island.
When I say BLACK you say EXCELLENCE 🥰🔥Gullah Gullah Island >>>>
The Nickelodeon series, which ran for four seasons from 1994–1998, was filled with so much culture, laughs, lessons, and amazing songs. It was also my first introduction to the Gullah Geechee heritage.
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And as I looked a little closer at the tweet and the current cast photo, their son immediately stood out to me because he looked so familiar. So, I did what anyone would do: I went to Google!
I found out that Ron and Natalie Daise, the parents on the show, are an actual couple who have been married for nearly 40 years.
The show is a real-life reflection of their everyday life and their Gullah Geechee roots. Like their characters, Ron is a musician...
...and Natalie is an artist.
That's not all. Two of their kids, Simeon Othello Daise and Sara Makeba Daise, were also on the show with them — the entire Daise family used their real first names on the show. Here's a look back at their eldest daughter, Sara:
Here's another photo of her today. Sara is an Afrofuturist and a cultural history interpreter:
And this is Simeon:
And here's another photo of what Simeon looks like today:
That's when it finally clicked. Little Simeon from Gullah Gullah Island grew up to be Jabari Long on The CW's All American!
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