Karyn Parsons and Coco Jones on Being Hilary Banks, Then and Now

It’s not an exaggeration to say Hilary Banks is one of the defining Black television characters of our time. The eldest child of the Banks family in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , Hilary, played by Karyn Parsons, is synonymous with bougie Black fabulosity. As the ditzy but determined rich girl with a heart (at least sometimes), she proved that Black Valley girls existed, and that regardless of their signature West Coast intonation, they were complex individuals too. Her character paved the way for the likes of Dionne Davenport in Clueless and Toni Childs in Girlfriends. So when the new… Read Full Article