Nia Long

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Summary

Nia Long is an actor and producer whose work includes Boyz n the Hood, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Love Jones, Soul Food, and The Best Man. Her roles often center black characters, relationships, family, and community. She has publicly called for more black people and other ethnicities to work as writers, producers, and showrunners, and has discussed black women’s representation and beauty standards, including in Good Hair. No public partisan campaigning or broader activist affiliations are on record.