Paula Jai Parker

Paula Jai Parker Instagram – This is our neighborhood church. We only attend every first Sunday to take #Communion. The rest of the month we watch from home. Why? A picture says a thousand words.
At a community gathering a neighbor asked me why we moved here. I said, “For our Son, this is one of the best schools in the nation. For the history of this community, our landlord is a kind man, a good man and could have chosen many a family but he chose ours because he recognized our child deserved a fair opportunity just like everyone else’s. And, I like the people, especially you.”
She said, “What do you do for a living?” I said, “I’m on a cartoon.” She said, “Which one? Black Samurai?” (I believe this was a thinly veiled reference to #Ubisofts delayed game #AssassinsCreedShadows. Which portrays one Black Samurai surviving in an Asian world.) I said, “No, it’s called #TheProudFamily and it’s Disney’s first African-American cartoon.” She said with a smile, “I should’ve been a K-Pop star.” I said, “Like #BlackPink?”
Her jaw dropped and she said, “You know #BlackPink?” I said, “I know #LaLisa!” She said, “It’s Lisa.” I said, “Not when she raps, in our world, where she’s welcomed with open arms and lots of love, it’s #LaLisa, and she’s a hip-hop superstar!” She shut up.
We put the fire out, and continue to worship God there. We are #Black #Latino #Asian #MiddleEastern #Indian #Indigenous #White and everything in between, every race, nationality and religion. We are #American and we are not going anywhere. We will stay, #Pray, and work our stuff out, together…or God will! #LAstrong #HappyMLKDay🙏🏽💖 | Posted on 20/Jan/2025 22:19:43