Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
Six years ago this week! Hard to believe it but #HowHighTheMoon came out six years ago! It’s been an incredible ride ever since. So grateful. 🌙📘🥰
We had a blast celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with @karynparsons and Mychal Threets (@mychal3ts) at DonorsChoose HQ! Watch Mr. Stephens’ (@mist3r_e_) priceless reaction and hear how this support will help his students find their voice — because when you fund a teacher, you uplift an entire classroom. 💛 #DonorsChoose #BlackHistoryMonth #LightsCameraEmpowerment #TeachersMatter
🎭✨ Ms. Chesser thought she was just joining a call to talk about her classroom… She had no idea @KarynParsons and Mychal Threets (@mychal3ts) were going to surprise her by funding her #DonorsChoose project! Grab your tissues — Johanna’s love for her students is truly inspiring, and this support will open up even more opportunities for them to learn and grow. 💛 #DonorsChoose #DramaticPlay #SurpriseFunding #TeachersMatter
From “Fresh Prince” to Albany, we’re traveling to schools today with actress, author, and publisher Karyn Parsons. Meet her at our event at 7 tonight in Albany. Info at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/ @karynparsons @swtblackberry @ualbany @kipp_tech_valley @paul_grondahl @ualbany.news #karynparsons
From “Fresh Prince” to Albany, we’re traveling to schools today with actress, author, and publisher Karyn Parsons. Meet her at our event at 7 tonight in Albany. Info at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/ @karynparsons @swtblackberry @ualbany @kipp_tech_valley @paul_grondahl @ualbany.news #karynparsons
From “Fresh Prince” to Albany, we’re traveling to schools today with actress, author, and publisher Karyn Parsons. Meet her at our event at 7 tonight in Albany. Info at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/ @karynparsons @swtblackberry @ualbany @kipp_tech_valley @paul_grondahl @ualbany.news #karynparsons
From “Fresh Prince” to Albany, we’re traveling to schools today with actress, author, and publisher Karyn Parsons. Meet her at our event at 7 tonight in Albany. Info at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/ @karynparsons @swtblackberry @ualbany @kipp_tech_valley @paul_grondahl @ualbany.news #karynparsons
Black history isn’t just for February — these stories should be read, shared, and celebrated all year long. 📚✨ We challenged author and @swtblackberry founder Karyn Parsons (@karynparsons) and librarian Mychal Threets (@mychal3ts) to a 10-second book pitch-off featuring stories with Black characters and historical figures. From unsung heroes to unforgettable journeys, these books belong on your shelf: 📚 Clean Getaway – Nic Stone (@nicstone) 🌀 Weirdo – Tony Weaver Jr. (@tonyweaverjr) 📦 Henry’s Freedom Box – Ellen Levine & Kadir Nelson (@kadirnelson) 🚍 History Comics: Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes – Tracey Baptiste (@traceybaptistewrites) ✈️ Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight – Karyn Parsons ☁️ Clouds Over California – Karyn Parsons 🚦 Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan’s Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal – Karyn Parsons 🌙 How High the Moon – Karyn Parsons Which of these books is going on your TBR? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️
Karyn Parsons played Hilary Banks in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for six seasons. She is now a successful publisher and an author of children’s books. Join us for a conversation with Karyn at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at The Alice Moore Black Arts and Cultural Center, 135 South Pearl St., Albany NY 12202. Free and open to the public. Details at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/ #karynparsons #albany #518 #freshprince @ualbany @havidan_rodriguez @paul_grondahl @karynparsons
Happy birthday, #HowHighTheMoon! It’s been an exciting, and sometimes terrifying, journey and transition from acting to writing. Thx to everyone who has welcomed me into this world, believed in me, and shown so much love and support. ❤️ 🌙📘
Happy birthday, #HowHighTheMoon! It’s been an exciting, and sometimes terrifying, journey and transition from acting to writing. Thx to everyone who has welcomed me into this world, believed in me, and shown so much love and support. ❤️ 🌙📘
From picture books to chapter books, your kids will love this year’s author lineup 😊😍 Make sure to bring them to the festival to get their books signed, hear from these authors, do crafts and more! See our full author lineup for all ages on our website, LINK IN BIO #kidsbooks #kidsbookswelove #booksigningevent
Take advantage of this chance to name a new character by an acclaimed author 🤩😎 Participating authors include @essentialcoco, @alison.gaylin, @elinorlipman, @sarahmaclean, @karynparsons and more! Check out the full list of participating authors and buy raffle tickets through the link in our bio. #booklover #bookaddict #bookgirlmagic
Take advantage of this chance to name a new character by an acclaimed author 🤩😎 Participating authors include @essentialcoco, @alison.gaylin, @elinorlipman, @sarahmaclean, @karynparsons and more! Check out the full list of participating authors and buy raffle tickets through the link in our bio. #booklover #bookaddict #bookgirlmagic
Take advantage of this chance to name a new character by an acclaimed author 🤩😎 Participating authors include @essentialcoco, @alison.gaylin, @elinorlipman, @sarahmaclean, @karynparsons and more! Check out the full list of participating authors and buy raffle tickets through the link in our bio. #booklover #bookaddict #bookgirlmagic
KARYN PARSONS, Veteran Actress and Author will be a speaker in this week’s Black Girls Film Camp Session on Screenwriting! 🎉 Karyn will join other industry storytellers for our “Writer’s Panel!” WE CAN’T WAIT!! KARYN PARSONS is best known for her role as “Hilary Banks” on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She is the founder of Sweet Blackberry, an award-winning series of children’s animated films and books that spotlight unsung Black heroes in history. Narrated by talents like Alfre Woodard, Queen Latifah, and Chris Rock, the films have aired on HBO and Netflix and are enjoyed in schools and libraries nationwide. Karyn has authored the Sweet Blackberry picture books Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight and Saving The Day, which tells the story of Garrett Morgan’s invention of the traffic signal. Her debut novel, How High the Moon, was released in 2019, followed by Clouds Over California in 2023. Her upcoming YA novel, Blue Beach, is scheduled for release in summer 2026 with Little, Brown.
