By Michael Rothman (@TheRealRothman)
Karyn Parsons, who played Hilary Banks on the iconic 1990s TV show that starred Will Smith, has started a Kickstarter campaign for her organization, Sweet Blackberry, and it’s nothing else if not tempting.
Parsons’ motivation is the Janet Collins Story, and her organization’s mission is “to bring little- known stories of African-American achievement to kids.”
Janet Collins, who died in 2003, was the first black prima ballerina and first African-American soloist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Parsons, 47, is looking for $75,000 to make a 20-minute animated film about Collins to be narrated by comedian-actor Chris Rock.
Here’s the kicker: the perks are impressive.
For $200, you get a voicemail message recorded by Geoffrey the Butler (Joseph Marcell) from the show. For $250, you get a voicemail message from Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith’s wife, or Carlton Banks, who was played by Actor Alfonso Ribeiro.
For $500, you get to watch old “Fresh Prince” episodes with the cast. “Vote on favorite episode of the Fresh Prince and GET TWO TICKETS to attend a screening plus Q&A with at least THREE members of the Fresh Prince” cast members, according to Kickstarter.
The craziness doesn’t end there.
For $2,500, you get to go shopping with Parsons and Tatyana Ali, who played Ashley Banks.
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– Source: ABC News
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