Esther Rolle

Some years back, Mo’Kelly took actress Janet Hubert (the original Aunt Viv on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air ) to task for her book detailing her time working with film star Will Smith and her contention of how undesirable a person he is. Mo’Kelly said it then and will say it again now.  Esther Rolle (and other celebrated Black actresses) endured far worse and offered far more class and grace in response.  It may or may not be true what Hubert has to say about Will Smith; we’ll likely never...Read Full Story

This post ran originally on 1 September 2008 Here's what I had for breakfast on Sunday morning with my new pal Kermit Rolle. Kermit is the 74-year-old proprietor of Kermit's Airport Lounge in Exuma. I told Kermit that I wanted to eat like a Bahamian and that I had a some time to kill. So he pulled up a chair, got me some sheep's tongue souse and johnny cake and proceeded to tell me his life story. Sheep's tongue souse is incredible by the way and I'm looking everywhere for a recipe...Read Full Story

Janet Hubert Mo’Kelly empathizes, sympathizes and for the most part understands from whence Janet Hubert’s anger emanates.  She needs to have “her say.”  I get that, I understand it completely.  She needs to have her say and doing so is often cathartic in nature, bringing peace to one’s spirit. If Mo’Kelly wishes Hubert anything, it’s peace. Janet Hubert, best known and unfortunately last known for the role of “Aunt Viv” in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air is now having her say in...Read Full Story

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