You did a wonderful job on this one. I didn't know a lot about Miss Nell except for she could sing, she was from Birmingham (HOMETOWN GIRL!!!) and was on one of my favorite shows from my childhood "Gimme A Break". I remember when I was younger, at some point my mom and I saw Nell Carter on TV, and my mom went, "She from Birmin'ham!" I also knew that she had a child as a teenager and the baby was the product of rape. Being from Birmingham myself, she always gave me hope that I could make it too, somehow. This was a great one. I hate that she went through so much throughout her life, but seemed to have found happiness before she passed on.
@@judethaddeus9856 " 1out of 4 for girls and 1 out of 6 for boys and that's just the reported number." Many go unreported especially with boys. So for every ten children two and possibly more out of 10. That's alot.
It’s everywhere. Me too movement should really have been called Who didn’t? Young, and especially pretty ones who develop early, have to be constantly on the look out for the sexual predators. Maybe worse in the entertainment industry, but it’s not just in that industry.
@@jackiegoodspeed1849 Most definitely, most are not reported. They just live with it and when a certain someone said “I just grab ‘‘em by the pu-y”, it made me sick to my stomach and turned up as nightmares for a bit.
I went to college with Nell’s daughter Tracy. I didn’t know the circumstances on how she was conceived. But Tracy looked so much like her mom and was very sweet. Also Nell came to our graduation in a classic Rolls with her husband. She was a true talent and her story needs to be told.
😪😪It's so sad that in alot of these stories where someone is sexually assaulted (Tammi Terrell, June Pointer, Billie Holiday, Florence Ballard, Pam Grier, Richard Pryor, Olympia Sylvers, Bunny Debarge, Now Nell Carter, etc) it seems like all the men who raped them are or were never brought to justice and/or prosecuted for their crimes. So sad. 😪
I recently started watching reruns of “Give me a break”and I noticed how towards the beginning of the second season, they kept referring to Nell as a housekeeper, she was never a housekeeper! Nell’s character was introduced as a friend of the family and the mother of the 3 girls was dying. The mother asked Nell to give up her career to raise her three daughters after she was to pass away. She was asked to be a fill in mother not a housekeeper.
Housekeeping doesn't always mean "maid"... It is literally the keeping of the house with maintenance & upkeep. It's on the level of how "mistress" got confused with the woman in an affair when it actually means " Woman of the home"...the counterpart of Mister
One of the things that has always stuck with me from Give Me A Break was a conversation between Joey Lawrence and Nell Carter as their characters of course. Little Joey is at Nell's house and sees a black Jesus, and says "I thought he was white." Her response was "the white folks thinks he's white, black folks thinks he's black and to Kermit thinks he's green." I think that one little comment has helped me start to see things differently and try to look at different perspectives.
I love me some Nell Carter! She was so multitalented! She reminds me of the time when stars were developed and cultivated. We have a lot of celebrities in our current time, but very few "stars". Nell Carter was absolutely a star! 💫⭐
One of my favorites. I still watch her show. OMG, when she sings........ Her voice was magnificent. The episode when she sang Michael McDonald's "I can let go now"!!! Bay Beee. I'm so glad they put it on TH-cam. Nell Carter is truly underrated and underappreciated. Great actress, exceptional singer, and she could dance too. But when you're not a size 2, plus you're a brown skin woman, doors will be closed to you.
I’m a 1982 graduate of A. H. Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama that Nell Carter attended as well. My senior year I remember her visiting the school before graduation in her fur coat in May. I was so excited to see her because she was a star and she came from my high school.
@Truthfuljones That must have been the same day that she came to Banks High School wearing a fur coat to give her daughter Traci a Sheriff Lobo jacket.
These mothers back in the day were the worse. They swept these rapes and sexual assaults under the rug to protect these Black men, but in the meantime killed their daughters' spirits. My mother did that to my oldest sister. My sister was pregnant at 13 by my mother's boyfriend. She wanted to beat the baby out of my sister. I was little. but I remember that. In my twenties I asked my mother about that. She denied it. I was about 5 years old, but I remembered that shit. My sister's spirit was destroyed. She was worse than Nell Carter on heroin. Go watch the movie Down in the Delta with Alfre Woodard and Loretta Divine. It tells it all.
You are absolutely right, they love their men, that's why to this day a lot of them go unpunish for the stuff they did to these little girls in the family.
As a diabetic myself, I can attest to the meaness one can display during a hypoglycemic episode. It's rough being in a real world situation (like driving or shopping) & out of the blue, your energy is suddenly drained, you're shaky, & can't think straight. Very scary stuff!
As a Diabetic I keep hard candy, or something sweet at all times. A coke Will bring your sugar up very quickly. I've been a diabetic since the eighties but after a while my Dr. took me off of my meds. For some reason I didn't need it. My sugar Kept being too low, so he took me off of the meds. That was in the mid 90s.I know others who stop talking it because of blood sugar being too low.That was in the late 80s.
Do y’all remember the episode of Amen that she was on? I looove that episode, deacon Frye tried to get her to sing in their church choir and proposed to her. Baby when she found out she tore his tail up. It was so hilarious 😆
I just watched that episode and it's what caused me to come here and watch this! Miss Nell was truly a gem and she was massively talented. Nell was the same age as my parents, back in the day. My parents did some live theater acting and knew Miss Nell back in the '70s. My mom said that Nell was incredibly nice in person. I guess she bought me a pretty pink and purple dress when I was a baby. (I wish my parents would've kept it.) Nell was also a confidant to my mom and a couple other ladies. Sadly, I never got to meet Nell. (Technically I did meet her but I was just a baby and obviously don't remember it.) My parents would try to make plans to meet up with her but something would always come up. On a side note, my dad and I met Sherman Hemsley in 1987. My dad was in St. Louis on a business seminar and as it was over the Summer & I was out of school, he let me go with him. We had a late lunch at the hotel's restaurant. As soon as we were seated I immediately knew who it was. (I was an enormous The Jeffersons and Amen fan.) My dad told me to calm down and leave Mr. Hemsley alone. He said that he was probably trying to relax and have a nice meal in private and didn't want some teenager pestering him. (I've actually met several celebs over the years and that's a big rule my parents had....you don't bother them if they are with their family or if they're trying to have a meal.) Anyway, I was trying my best not to stare at Mr. Hemsley but he did catch me a couple times. He was incredibly nice about it. He invited us to join him at his table. (The place was completely dead and we were the only ones there.) We ended up eating with him and talked for a while. My dad took a couple pictures of me with Mr. Hemsley and I got his autograph. He even paid for our meals. My dad kept arguing with him over it but Mr. Hemsley insisted. He said it was a nice treat for him. I'll never forget how he kinda seemed sad. I don't know if he was going through something personal or what but there was just a sadness about him. 🤷🏻♀️😔
This is true about Auntie Nell being friends with the young ladies who were victims of the 16th Street Bombing as was my Mom. It affected them greatly... It still haunts my Mom almost 60 years later...
@@jamesgibson3716 I’m from Louisville KY. I just moved from from Texas around FortHood area back home to Louisville. My brother is using like a mug like a mug. HA! Wishing you Love, Peace and Happiness.
Man! I miss Nell so badly! I loved her because she was relatable and so darned talented! I always wondered what made her turn to drugs, as I'm a firm believer in the fact that EVERY user has a story. Now, it all makes sense! Thank you, Ms Ashley! Rest well, Ms Carter!
@@allthingshome6953 seriously? Thanks! Now, u got me about to look them up! Her voice brings a certain happiness to my soul, like when I hear "Carol of the Bells" being sung by a really good choir!
I can’t believe I love this channel so much. It’s not that it’s not great, it’s that it generally isn’t my genre. But Ashley is great. She always covers folk that I want to hear. Soon as I saw Nelle was the topic I stopped what I was doing to listen. Plus the way Ashley tells a story. Better then the TV1 unsung type of shows. Great work @Ashley SaysSo
Nell Carter's daughter and sister was my neighbor as a girl. I use to stand at the back door waiting for Tracy to walk from school. She would wave at me everyday. Years later, I became neighbors wirh her nephews. Nell was the first full figured black woman on television to inspire me.
Funny thing about Nell and Whitney was that Whitney was in an episode of Gimme a Break in 1984 just right before she released her debut album. So I wondered if they were close or if Nell just felt sympathy for her.
She watched her father die, she may not have understood it but she felt it . Then she was raped, pregnant at a young age. Black people didn't believe in counseling so she never received the proper help hence the food and drug addiction. I thought she was a true talent. Her talent was underrated. Always one of my favorites. May she finally have peace. God bless you Nell Carter.
Sorry to hear that Nelle had such a tragic life. I guess she was drowning her pain from the sexual assault, pregnancy and the way she was treat by her mama and the people in her hometown. The sad thing is that some black folks DON'T believe in therapy because they DON'T want to tell people their business. May she continue to RIP. She was an excellent actress. Thanks for sharing her story.
It's a shame she never got treatment for the SA. I'm not a psychologist but I think that was the root of her issues and probably would have made it easier to kick the drug habit 4 good. Another great video! THANKS
When I first heard the story I believed it wholeheartedly but as I got older I began to have my doubts. Maybe Nell was just messing around and got pregnant and lied about the SA because she didn't want to disappoint her mother. We'll never know the real truth.
Ashley thank you. I’ve asked for this story because the last day my grandmother was alive she song “gimme a break” while it was on the tv she was in her hospital bed and passed the next day. I became intrigued with Nell Carter because of my Gma. They also were shaped the similar (I no odd to say) but it made me a fan and brings back memories of my grandma. ❤❤❤❤❤ thank you!
All I’m going to say is while you were talking and the picture at @ 29:24 of Nell in the red outfit suddenly appeared, that nearly took me tf out! 💥😆😩😹🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for this mini bio on Nell Carter. I was a small child during the time that Give Me A Break aired. It appears that Ms. Carter used drugs to escape her traumatic past of sexual assault, abuse and lack of family support.
Job well done Ashley! Nell Carter was my homegirl, I knew her mother very well. Nell’s youngest brother was my high school sweetheart so I also knew the family. She has a sister named Rowena that is the spitting image of Nell. When Nell left Bham she NEVER looked back!!!! Nell’s mom died a year after she did. You did her justice Ashley! That coke ain’t no joke!!!!!
I always thought she was so talented! Acting, singing, and she could move and dance for a big girl. RIP! Love this! Who knew she was the original Effie, wow!
Thank you for telling her story. I loved Gimme A Break growing up. She was funny and fierce. She was so talented in so many ways and she was gone way too soon ♥️
Okaaay! I have to admit that the way you began this video was outstanding!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Don’t get me wrong, the gossip was great too, but your introduction of her life and career was outstanding commentary!❤ To be fair Rosie was always a smart mouth! Everyone says that! So I believe that’s why they didn’t get along.
Ashley Boo! You know that I love all of your videos, but this one touched my heart. I have always been such a HUGE Nell Carter fan. Aint Misbehavin is such a very vocally challenging show and dance-heavy too. SHE KILLED IT. One of the local theaters is doing it. People asked if I was going to audition, I said HE** NO!! haha, Imma just sit back, cross my legs and watch. You are dropping so many gems. That whole dream girls thing..WOW!!! I still love me some Nell Carter!!! Her voice, her beauty, her curves and confidence were top notch!!
I literally just went to my momma house yesterday and she was watching GIMME A BREAK. All the memories can back to me as a child of watching that show. I love her. And Ashley I always enjoy hearing you tell anybody story honey which your country behind.
Y’all gotta see the episode of Amen when Nell Carter guest starred beyond hilarious!!!!! I believe the episode was called The Courtship Of Bess Richards
Thanks for doing this 1 Ashley, Nell was a favorite of mine that I thought was beautiful & talented! Sorry she was traumatized at such an early age like she was. Seems like these things happened often to people whether they were famous or not but they were unreported or under reported...SMH
One thing not mentioned was what a stunning, unconventional beauty Nell could be. I grew up as an '80s kid and recall that especially in the latter seasons of the show in those gorgeous, designer dresses and just-right hair and makeup, thinking that Nell Carter was one of the most beautiful ladies on TV, right along with Janet DuBois. This was pre-Cosby Show era, which kicked open the door for other more conventionally beautiful African-American lead actresses like Phylicia Rashad. I'm also surprised that Ashley didn't address the controversy in the Black community about African-American women still playing house maids during this relatively contemporary era. It was definitely a conversation in my family. However, Nell Carter's comedic acting and singing talents were so immense, the controversy never stopped us from enjoying her show. And it was definitely HER show. Nell's character really was the lady of the house, rather than simply the housekeeper. And if I remember correctly, her character had enrolled in college with plans to run her own business before the shows run was over.
I had wondered if there was a connection between the rumors of moodiness and diabetes. My husband is diabetic and I have seen him just get vicious and he has absolutely no idea what he is saying or doing when his sugar gets too low. This actually makes me wonder if there are any studies on this.
There actually are.. I can't remember what it's called when it happens. He needs to let his doctor know that this happens, if he hasn't done so already. If the doctor doesn't know how to address it, find another one who knows about it...
You didn’t put a clip of “Ain’t Misbehavin’’ in here. I saw her in the play. She was the best!! I went backstage to get an autograph, but she was too sick to meet me and my husband. Now I know why. 😂😂😂
I love Nell Carter, I got to know her through Hanging With Mr.Cooper as a child of the 90s lol I knew this was going to be scandalous but I even learned some new things here. Once again... Phenomenal job Ashley! I love seeing you and this channel grow.
@@blkpanther11 you know whats funny...i kinda did too. A lot of memories from my childhood have been unlocked due to all these streaming services bringing back the classics.
This was the best Sunday morning gift 🎁 I've received in a while. Her story is both tragic and triumph at the same time. I could only imagine that she died happy about what was coming.
NELL, that was my girl!!! I grew up watching her. I still watch episodes of Gimmie a break sometimes … you know , there was one scene where the camera caught Joey giving her a NASTY look. She was singing and I think they had moved to NYC. I always wondered what that was about… Now I get it! Hey, we’re all human .
Member here, and I just want to say that I'm glad you didn't bother with member shout outs. It's a wonderful thing to do, but as you continue to grow it will be impossible to keep up with and I'm glad you don't pressure yourself to keep it up. I'm just saying, we alright lol. Thanks for your hard work Miss Ashley!
Ashley, you are a bombshell in blonde! 👱🏽♀️ Glad you did this one. I loved Nell Carter growing up. Gimme a Break was my show. Also loved this episode she was on of Hanging with Mr. Cooper. The scene where they got to fighting 🤣🤣🤣
Luv the new hairdo Ms Ashley✨U did an excellent job w/Nell Carter✨shhe was a great actress✨ truly sad when drugs & alcohol take control✨it was good 2 c that she finally took control back of her life then 2 pass away✨greatly missed💜
Sis...... Thank you so much for this ....❤️ I Absolutely adore... Nell Carter.... She was one of my Favorites....I Loved seeing her on Broadway, she was definitely a Scene Stealer in whatever she played in....Film or Television...Unfortunately, when you have a couple of mishaps...people begin to dismiss all the other things you've done....She definitely left here to Soon... She was one of the Greats.. Thank you for this Video.... Enjoy Your Holiday....💐
It’s a shame how the drugs and drinking took over her life. I wonder if it had to do with the sexually assault she suffered or maybe she felt guilty of not having a relationship with her daughter?
@@patricklewis9359 Yes I agree, what’s sad a lot of the stories have the same beginnings, middle and endings. I’m like WOW! at every scandal. It makes you wonder if the artist of today have endured anything thing compared to the artist of the past. I’d like to think not. We know a few have had some sugg knight run ins. The women of yesterday went through all kinds of abuse.
Love this episode so much that I started watching reruns of Gimme a Break! This show aged welled that I laughed alot. Nell Carter was a wonderful actress and singer!
hope they do a biopic of nell. thank you ashley for remembering nell. there are some really rough details about her life you didnt include. thanks. nell was a genius.
You provide a different perspective that really isn’t anywhere else and present it in a very interesting and often funny way even if the topic is sad. Very good job.
I used to love her character on the show give me a break and I thought it was neat that she song the shows slogan. What a tragedy when people don't just look at acting as a job to make money and that it can end any day. Thanks for sharing and blessing to you and all in the days to come.
We would watch gimme a break as a family! I’ll always remember the episode where the daughter thought she was pregnant bc she kissed a boy. Also i think her braces got locked with the boy? Lol those were the days…
Ashley you crack me up!! I’m hollering!! 🤣 It’s the hi-yah fly kick to the back for me in getting Nell’s food order wrong!! Chile! I don’t play about my food either!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Finally I've wondered about Nell Carter for years as a kid I used to watch gimme a break. Someone totally needs to do he biography. Someone give Jennifer Hudson a call another biopic she can play!
Someone has written a play about Nell Carter. Its title is: From Birmingham to Broadway" the author and performer is Tarra Conner-jones. Check her out!
Ashley I love the way you tell these stories and commentary are absolutely amazing i look forward to who your going to talk about next keep up the great stories girl . Luv ❤️❤️ this platform !!!
I just loved her!!!!…..I went to see her on broadway in “Ain’t Miss Behaving!!!!’ Fats Waller play!!!!…..she was unbelievable!!!…and good!!!….I am so glad that they are playing the re-runs of her show!!!’….she was in the film version of “Hair!!!” She was funny and just a great performer!!!!’❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I worked in the theater circuit in 1978. Ain't Misbehaving was a huge hit. The only gossip I heard about Nell Carter was a false trifling about her featured in a production of Let My People Come, a musical with nudity in it. Then, in the late '90s, I attended a Pride event held by the NYPD where Nell Carter was guest speaker. She gave a heart-felt speech including the words: "You know what? I'm proud of you!" I say that to say, out of all the scandalous gossip about Ms. Carter in the video, never was there a word mentioned about her to my hearing in the gay community. Not a word. Other famous people were notorious for being difficult divas and pricks in the theater. But not Nell Carter, who was usually mentioned for being Black and Jewish. Now I understand why she was much revered. Thanks for the reveal, Ashley. 😘
Ahhh Ashley I was waiting for you to do an advertisement like you normally do before you start the show. Oh well I’ll have to wait till next time. You’re so funny when you do the advertisements, I enjoy it all.
Thank you for providing us with info that we've never heard about some of our favs! And your delivery of the info is amazing and untouchable! You are an amazing storyteller!
I absolutely love this channel. I look forward to each and every story. Some of the things you report about, I already knew, but chile, it’s the way you weave it into a story. It gets me every time.
Nell had such a fast paced yet tragic life she I feel just wanted a loving family and a family that was hers it’s sad that her mother wasn’t that supportive of her after Sexual assault and pregnancy I think this event and like so many other people who have went through similar experiences had a very traumatizing affect and made her spiral out of control and become very promiscuous and awakening Sexual appetite but her story kind of reminds me of Tammi Terrell with SA too this can have a lasting effect on A persons life
Yes it can and does but God can and does heal, deliver and restore, but the survivor must turn to Him but many actually carry an anger and hate for God because it happened and a powerful God did not prevent it is the thinking. Also having to forgive the abuser is crazy thinking. Yet "1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. That's alot of children in the US alone.
Wow!!! Thank you Ashley 😊 She was one of my favorite actresses. As a young black girl growing up I loved loved to watch Gimme a break. Everthing about her told or showed me as a little black girl you can grow up and still make mountains move. No matter the color of your skin or size. 💖💗💓💞💕
EDIT: Sorry about the Joey Lawrence part y'all I know it was choppy also the boy Joshua who found Nell was her son❤❤
Nice job Ashley! I had two schoolmates that work along side of her on Broadway. One of them was Chris Jackson and the other was one of my classmates.
Love your videos can you do a Minnie riperton video pleaseeeee
@@deejay4104 Nice Are You Still In Contact With Them.
Another great video can’t wait for me
You did a wonderful job on this one. I didn't know a lot about Miss Nell except for she could sing, she was from Birmingham (HOMETOWN GIRL!!!) and was on one of my favorite shows from my childhood "Gimme A Break". I remember when I was younger, at some point my mom and I saw Nell Carter on TV, and my mom went, "She from Birmin'ham!" I also knew that she had a child as a teenager and the baby was the product of rape. Being from Birmingham myself, she always gave me hope that I could make it too, somehow. This was a great one. I hate that she went through so much throughout her life, but seemed to have found happiness before she passed on.
So sad that mostly everybody has been raped or molested at some point in their lives especially famous people. People are so sick and evil to do this.
It's part of the entertainment business sadly.
« Most ppl » have NOT been molested or raped
@@judethaddeus9856
" 1out of 4 for girls and 1 out of 6 for boys and that's just the reported number." Many go unreported especially with boys. So for every ten children two and possibly more out of 10. That's alot.
It’s everywhere. Me too movement should really have been called Who didn’t? Young, and especially pretty ones who develop early, have to be constantly on the look out for the sexual predators. Maybe worse in the entertainment industry, but it’s not just in that industry.
@@jackiegoodspeed1849 Most definitely, most are not reported. They just live with it and when a certain someone said “I just grab ‘‘em by the pu-y”, it made me sick to my stomach and turned up as nightmares for a bit.
I went to college with Nell’s daughter Tracy. I didn’t know the circumstances on how she was conceived. But Tracy looked so much like her mom and was very sweet. Also Nell came to our graduation in a classic Rolls with her husband. She was a true talent and her story needs to be told.
Aww this is nice story...
I was crushing on Ms.Carter "Give me ah break " I dug her confidence. Made her a fluffy beauty.
@@erickscott5810 … not just a beauty? 🤦🏽♀️
I disagree. Nobody's conception should be broadcast! How that child came about is not our business.
Member when Neil had that boyfriend with the huge mustache
😪😪It's so sad that in alot of these stories where someone is sexually assaulted (Tammi Terrell, June Pointer, Billie Holiday, Florence Ballard, Pam Grier, Richard Pryor, Olympia Sylvers, Bunny Debarge, Now Nell Carter, etc) it seems like all the men who raped them are or were never brought to justice and/or prosecuted for their crimes. So sad. 😪
It's sad the rapist live there life to rape another person.
SA is very common. We all probably know of someone who was assaulted at least once in their life.
Not just Bunny SMH
Nine times out of 10 when you see a troubled person.... There's some sexual abuse to attribute to it.... It just sickens me
One in five women have experienced sexual assault. Think how many perverts that requires.
I recently started watching reruns of “Give me a break”and I noticed how towards the beginning of the second season, they kept referring to Nell as a housekeeper, she was never a housekeeper! Nell’s character was introduced as a friend of the family and the mother of the 3 girls was dying. The mother asked Nell to give up her career to raise her three daughters after she was to pass away. She was asked to be a fill in mother not a housekeeper.
Exactly wasn't they Mom supposed to be pursuing a acting career and that's how she met Nell and it she met her husband.
Housekeeping doesn't always mean "maid"...
It is literally the keeping of the house with maintenance & upkeep.
It's on the level of how "mistress" got confused with the woman in an affair when it actually means " Woman of the home"...the counterpart of Mister
I remember how society especially women bullied her over her weight at the time and they were relentless.
Yes you are absolutely correct also they would call her mom because that's the roll she chose not house keeper..
Unfortunately out here to rape again smh
One of the things that has always stuck with me from Give Me A Break was a conversation between Joey Lawrence and Nell Carter as their characters of course. Little Joey is at Nell's house and sees a black Jesus, and says "I thought he was white." Her response was "the white folks thinks he's white, black folks thinks he's black and to Kermit thinks he's green." I think that one little comment has helped me start to see things differently and try to look at different perspectives.
That was Sam. Not Joey. That happened in season 1 when Nell’s dad passed. Long before Joey was ever on the show.
I love me some Nell Carter! She was so multitalented! She reminds me of the time when stars were developed and cultivated. We have a lot of celebrities in our current time, but very few "stars". Nell Carter was absolutely a star! 💫⭐
One of my favorites. I still watch her show. OMG, when she sings........ Her voice was magnificent. The episode when she sang Michael McDonald's "I can let go now"!!! Bay Beee. I'm so glad they put it on TH-cam. Nell Carter is truly underrated and underappreciated. Great actress, exceptional singer, and she could dance too. But when you're not a size 2, plus you're a brown skin woman, doors will be closed to you.
She was funny and talented!!!!
She seemed like the wicked witch of the west to me 🤷♂️
Just meeting you, but love the way you tell a story. Keep up the good work.VERY INTERESTING!
I RAN OVER HERE QUICKER THAN MY BABY DADDY RUNNING OUT OF CHILD SUPPORT COURT!!!🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️HEEEEY YALL!!!💕💕💕💕
Me too🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
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Yep....This is the one right here...
Lol 🤣
WTH Lmao 🤣
I’m a 1982 graduate of A. H. Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama that Nell Carter attended as well. My senior year I remember her visiting the school before graduation in her fur coat in May. I was so excited to see her because she was a star and she came from my high school.
@Truthfuljones That must have been the same day that she came to Banks High School wearing a fur coat to give her daughter Traci a Sheriff Lobo jacket.
@@punkinpunkin6524 it might have been.
So yall still honor her even though she hated you're community and herself 🤦♂️
@@jasonallen3678 yea mfk
Alright now!!! Graduate of '94, here!!! I didn't know Nell Cater was a Thundering Herd! I knew she was fr B'ham though.
These mothers back in the day were the worse. They swept these rapes and sexual assaults under the rug to protect these Black men, but in the meantime killed their daughters' spirits. My mother did that to my oldest sister. My sister was pregnant at 13 by my mother's boyfriend. She wanted to beat the baby out of my sister. I was little. but I remember that. In my twenties I asked my mother about that. She denied it. I was about 5 years old, but I remembered that shit. My sister's spirit was destroyed. She was worse than Nell Carter on heroin. Go watch the movie Down in the Delta with Alfre Woodard and Loretta Divine. It tells it all.
I think the movie you’re talking about is Funny Valentines- was it the one where Loretta plays Dearie B?
That probably is because they were also treated that way due to the sex farms that exsisted in their day. They didn't know any better.
You're absolutely right
I'm so sorry that you and your sister had to go through that it breaks my heart to know what y'all had to endure and deal with you were just babies 😢🙏
You are absolutely right, they love their men, that's why to this day a lot of them go unpunish for the stuff they did to these little girls in the family.
As a diabetic myself, I can attest to the meaness one can display during a hypoglycemic episode. It's rough being in a real world situation (like driving or shopping) & out of the blue, your energy is suddenly drained, you're shaky, & can't think straight. Very scary stuff!
#Truth
As a Diabetic I keep hard candy, or something sweet at all times. A coke
Will bring your sugar up very quickly.
I've been a diabetic since the eighties but after a while my Dr. took me off of my meds. For some reason I didn't need it. My sugar
Kept being too low, so he took me off of the meds. That was in the mid 90s.I know others who stop talking it
because of blood sugar being too low.That was in the late 80s.
Do y’all remember the episode of Amen that she was on? I looove that episode, deacon Frye tried to get her to sing in their church choir and proposed to her. Baby when she found out she tore his tail up. It was so hilarious 😆
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I'm sitting here LOL just thinking about it 😂😂1 of my favorite sitcoms ever. 💯The intro is 💪🏾🔥🔥
I just watched that episode and it's what caused me to come here and watch this!
Miss Nell was truly a gem and she was massively talented. Nell was the same age as my parents, back in the day. My parents did some live theater acting and knew Miss Nell back in the '70s. My mom said that Nell was incredibly nice in person. I guess she bought me a pretty pink and purple dress when I was a baby. (I wish my parents would've kept it.) Nell was also a confidant to my mom and a couple other ladies.
Sadly, I never got to meet Nell. (Technically I did meet her but I was just a baby and obviously don't remember it.) My parents would try to make plans to meet up with her but something would always come up.
On a side note, my dad and I met Sherman Hemsley in 1987. My dad was in St. Louis on a business seminar and as it was over the Summer & I was out of school, he let me go with him. We had a late lunch at the hotel's restaurant. As soon as we were seated I immediately knew who it was. (I was an enormous The Jeffersons and Amen fan.) My dad told me to calm down and leave Mr. Hemsley alone. He said that he was probably trying to relax and have a nice meal in private and didn't want some teenager pestering him.
(I've actually met several celebs over the years and that's a big rule my parents had....you don't bother them if they are with their family or if they're trying to have a meal.)
Anyway, I was trying my best not to stare at Mr. Hemsley but he did catch me a couple times. He was incredibly nice about it. He invited us to join him at his table. (The place was completely dead and we were the only ones there.) We ended up eating with him and talked for a while. My dad took a couple pictures of me with Mr. Hemsley and I got his autograph. He even paid for our meals. My dad kept arguing with him over it but Mr. Hemsley insisted. He said it was a nice treat for him. I'll never forget how he kinda seemed sad. I don't know if he was going through something personal or what but there was just a sadness about him. 🤷🏻♀️😔
@@deniece0821 ohhhh wowwww. You definitely have some awesome memories to look back on 🥰
This is true about Auntie Nell being friends with the young ladies who were victims of the 16th Street Bombing as was my Mom. It affected them greatly... It still haunts my Mom almost 60 years later...
I never heard the story about Nell’s concern for Whitney but it makes sense , as a young Whitney played on an eps of Gimmie A Break 💜
I don’t care what anyone says or said about Nell Carter. She was one of my favorite actresses while growing up🥰
Yesss she use to rough those kids up on that show it was so funny
Right!!
Mine too and she still is.
Nope,she simply stanked very hard and ain't noway around that fact..
Give me a break.
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Cause i really need it🎶
I miss this singing lady like a mug. She was truly a gifted entertainer. RIP ma'am...
HA, where are you from talking about like a mug? My brother says like a mug all the time.
@@imaginelovepeaceandhappine3281 Hahahahaha...I'm from Texas..
@@jamesgibson3716 I'm 51 and from waterloo iowa and we use to say muuug to, my southern momma would tell me, boy that's short for mothafucaa lol
We say that in Mississippi too! I am from Sturgis Mississippi!
@@jamesgibson3716 I’m from Louisville KY. I just moved from from Texas around FortHood area back home to Louisville. My brother is using like a mug like a mug. HA! Wishing you Love, Peace and Happiness.
Nell Carter, Went to High school with my Sister. She lived around the corner from us. We live in Birmingham Ala. Rest In Peace.
Man! I miss Nell so badly! I loved her because she was relatable and so darned talented! I always wondered what made her turn to drugs, as I'm a firm believer in the fact that EVERY user has a story. Now, it all makes sense! Thank you, Ms Ashley! Rest well, Ms Carter!
Yes I agree
@@music_istherapy8860 agree💯
Me too!!!!…❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nell did a few visits on Blues clues she was mother nature and I was pretty much in tears hearing her beautiful voice!
@@allthingshome6953 seriously? Thanks! Now, u got me about to look them up! Her voice brings a certain happiness to my soul, like when I hear "Carol of the Bells" being sung by a really good choir!
I can’t believe I love this channel so much. It’s not that it’s not great, it’s that it generally isn’t my genre. But Ashley is great. She always covers folk that I want to hear. Soon as I saw Nelle was the topic I stopped what I was doing to listen. Plus the way Ashley tells a story. Better then the TV1 unsung type of shows. Great work @Ashley SaysSo
This channel is so amazing
I absolutely agree...perfectly said💯❤
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I know right.🥰🥰🥰 it's the way she tells her stories 🥰🥰
Ashley story telling is unmatched 💕
Me & my client( 90 yrs old) watch the reruns
We both love her voice
My client is caucasian lol
I will let her watch this video Monday
Thanks Ashley🤗💕
Nell Carter was such a great singer, her songs Back in The High Life and Gonna Build a Mountain. Always brings a tear to my eyes
Nell Carter's daughter and sister was my neighbor as a girl. I use to stand at the back door waiting for Tracy to walk from school. She would wave at me everyday. Years later, I became neighbors wirh her nephews. Nell was the first full figured black woman on television to inspire me.
You are a great storyteller. I really enjoyed this.
Funny thing about Nell and Whitney was that Whitney was in an episode of Gimme a Break in 1984 just right before she released her debut album. So I wondered if they were close or if Nell just felt sympathy for her.
Sympathy for what?
@@beb5407 🙄🙄🙄
She watched her father die, she may not have understood it but she felt it . Then she was raped, pregnant at a young age. Black people didn't believe in counseling so she never received the proper help hence the food and drug addiction. I thought she was a true talent. Her talent was underrated. Always one of my favorites. May she finally have peace. God bless you Nell Carter.
Sorry to hear that Nelle had such a tragic life. I guess she was drowning her pain from the sexual assault, pregnancy and the way she was treat by her mama and the people in her hometown. The sad thing is that some black folks DON'T believe in therapy because they DON'T want to tell people their business. May she continue to RIP. She was an excellent actress. Thanks for sharing her story.
It's a shame she never got treatment for the SA.
I'm not a psychologist but I think that was the root of her issues and probably would have made it easier to kick the drug habit 4 good.
Another great video! THANKS
When I first heard the story I believed it wholeheartedly but as I got older I began to have my doubts.
Maybe Nell was just messing around and got pregnant and lied about the SA because she didn't want to disappoint her mother.
We'll never know the real truth.
@@ericmckinney4607 🤔I.c. ur point of view n I agree that may be possible
@@nunyabizz3518 Also as I remembered she was SA on her way home from church not by an incident of acquaintance sexual assault.
That & all that unnatural death
No I ve heard that she was rapped every time I heard this story
Thank you for telling her story. She is surely missed may she be at peace and may her children be well
Ashley thank you. I’ve asked for this story because the last day my grandmother was alive she song “gimme a break” while it was on the tv she was in her hospital bed and passed the next day. I became intrigued with Nell Carter because of my Gma. They also were shaped the similar (I no odd to say) but it made me a fan and brings back memories of my grandma. ❤❤❤❤❤ thank you!
Yes
All I’m going to say is while you were talking and the picture at @ 29:24 of Nell in the red outfit suddenly appeared, that nearly took me tf out! 💥😆😩😹🤣🤣🤣
Drugs are all the bad things everyone says they are. So destructive for those that get caught up.
So you not going to mention “Hanging with Mr. Cooper”? Lol well done!
Thank you for this mini bio on Nell Carter. I was a small child during the time that Give Me A Break aired. It appears that Ms. Carter used drugs to escape her traumatic past of sexual assault, abuse and lack of family support.
I requested this, thank you Ashley!!❤️🙌🏾🙌🏾
So did I! Good choice.
@@carlosdacosta379 yes! We chose well! 😁❤️
This is actually a update to a previous video
Job well done Ashley! Nell Carter was my homegirl, I knew her mother very well. Nell’s youngest brother was my high school sweetheart so I also knew the family. She has a sister named Rowena that is the spitting image of Nell. When Nell left Bham she NEVER looked back!!!! Nell’s mom died a year after she did. You did her justice Ashley! That coke ain’t no joke!!!!!
Any idea what happened to her daughter?
@@diamondgodisis5367 I have no idea. I do know a family member raised her but I’m not sure what happened to Tracey
Tracey is a project officer for cdc and she lives in Ellenwood Georgia
@@lenal6255 Good for her😃! I’m happy to hear she’s doing well.
@@lenal6255 that's good to know....thank u!
I took a first class flight ✈️ to this video… I’ve been waiting on the Nell Carter tea 🍵
My heart just did a flip flop.... I absolutely adore Ms. Carter thank you sis ❤️❤️... My daughter and Ms Carter share the same birthday
$2,000 a day!! Rick James, Johnny Depp & Marilyn Manson just said "GODDAMN!!"
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"Cocaine is one helluva drug." - Rick James
I always thought she was so talented! Acting, singing, and she could move and dance for a big girl. RIP! Love this! Who knew she was the original Effie, wow!
I'm surprised there wasn't never a biography movie about her life. Sherri Shephard would be perfect to play her.
nice Idea👍🏾😊
I think Lizzo could play her as well
Sherri Shepard or maybe even Octavia Spencer.
Very sad story about her. I remember seeing her in Atlantic City when I was little. She look so beautiful and her gown was amazing. R.i.p Nell Carter
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Look at God won't he do it! I was having a rough night & you just saved me. Love you Ash!
She was great in Hair!!!
I hope your day/night got better 💕
@@Angelmama22 It did, thanks sis. ❤️
Hi Ashley you forgot when she joined the cast of Hanging with Mr. Cooper.
Thank you for telling her story. I loved Gimme A Break growing up. She was funny and fierce. She was so talented in so many ways and she was gone way too soon ♥️
Okaaay! I have to admit that the way you began this video was outstanding!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Don’t get me wrong, the gossip was great too, but your introduction of her life and career was outstanding commentary!❤ To be fair Rosie was always a smart mouth! Everyone says that! So I believe that’s why they didn’t get along.
RIP to one of my favorite actress Nell Carter..🌹🕊
Ashley Boo! You know that I love all of your videos, but this one touched my heart. I have always been such a HUGE Nell Carter fan. Aint Misbehavin is such a very vocally challenging show and dance-heavy too. SHE KILLED IT. One of the local theaters is doing it. People asked if I was going to audition, I said HE** NO!! haha, Imma just sit back, cross my legs and watch. You are dropping so many gems. That whole dream girls thing..WOW!!! I still love me some Nell Carter!!! Her voice, her beauty, her curves and confidence were top notch!!
agreed😍🤩🙏🏾
Yes , yes, and YES!!!!
Nell Carter was unapologetically OFF THE CHAIN.
Love her!!!!
indeed🤩😍
I literally just went to my momma house yesterday and she was watching GIMME A BREAK. All the memories can back to me as a child of watching that show. I love her. And Ashley I always enjoy hearing you tell anybody story honey which your country behind.
Y’all gotta see the episode of Amen when Nell Carter guest starred beyond hilarious!!!!! I believe the episode was called The Courtship Of Bess Richards
Yes!!
One of my favorite episodes of all time
I recently watched that episode it was great ☺️
I LOVE this episode!!! I laugh so hard every time I see it!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Hilarious she body slammed him, then afterwards straightened her hair/ makeup 😁
I absolutely loved Nell Carter. Nell Carter truly was a triple threat. I miss her presence so much. RIP Nell Carter you are truly missed. 🕊🕊🕊
Thanks for doing this 1 Ashley, Nell was a favorite of mine that I thought was beautiful & talented! Sorry she was traumatized at such an early age like she was. Seems like these things happened often to people whether they were famous or not but they were unreported or under reported...SMH
Omg Brit Reed Of The Daily Sentinel 🙂
Still ARE.
One thing not mentioned was what a stunning, unconventional beauty Nell could be. I grew up as an '80s kid and recall that especially in the latter seasons of the show in those gorgeous, designer dresses and just-right hair and makeup, thinking that Nell Carter was one of the most beautiful ladies on TV, right along with Janet DuBois. This was pre-Cosby Show era, which kicked open the door for other more conventionally beautiful African-American lead actresses like Phylicia Rashad. I'm also surprised that Ashley didn't address the controversy in the Black community about African-American women still playing house maids during this relatively contemporary era. It was definitely a conversation in my family. However, Nell Carter's comedic acting and singing talents were so immense, the controversy never stopped us from enjoying her show. And it was definitely HER show. Nell's character really was the lady of the house, rather than simply the housekeeper. And if I remember correctly, her character had enrolled in college with plans to run her own business before the shows run was over.
I had wondered if there was a connection between the rumors of moodiness and diabetes. My husband is diabetic and I have seen him just get vicious and he has absolutely no idea what he is saying or doing when his sugar gets too low.
This actually makes me wonder if there are any studies on this.
There actually are.. I can't remember what it's called when it happens. He needs to let his doctor know that this happens, if he hasn't done so already. If the doctor doesn't know how to address it, find another one who knows about it...
You didn’t put a clip of “Ain’t Misbehavin’’ in here. I saw her in the play. She was the best!! I went backstage to get an autograph, but she was too sick to meet me and my husband. Now I know why. 😂😂😂
I love Nell Carter, I got to know her through Hanging With Mr.Cooper as a child of the 90s lol I knew this was going to be scandalous but I even learned some new things here. Once again... Phenomenal job Ashley! I love seeing you and this channel grow.
Damn I Forgot She Was On There
@@blkpanther11 you know whats funny...i kinda did too. A lot of memories from my childhood have been unlocked due to all these streaming services bringing back the classics.
This was the best Sunday morning gift 🎁 I've received in a while. Her story is both tragic and triumph at the same time. I could only imagine that she died happy about what was coming.
NELL, that was my girl!!! I grew up watching her. I still watch episodes of Gimmie a break sometimes … you know , there was one scene where the camera caught Joey giving her a NASTY look. She was singing and I think they had moved to NYC. I always wondered what that was about… Now I get it! Hey, we’re all human .
So sorry Nell Had to endure tragedy at such a young age in her life she was one of my favorite actors and seemed like a nice person.
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Ashley, you always on time! It’s been a rough week.
Thank you! 🥰
Member here, and I just want to say that I'm glad you didn't bother with member shout outs. It's a wonderful thing to do, but as you continue to grow it will be impossible to keep up with and I'm glad you don't pressure yourself to keep it up. I'm just saying, we alright lol. Thanks for your hard work Miss Ashley!
Ashley, you are a bombshell in blonde! 👱🏽♀️
Glad you did this one. I loved Nell Carter growing up. Gimme a Break was my show.
Also loved this episode she was on of Hanging with Mr. Cooper. The scene where they got to fighting 🤣🤣🤣
Luv the new hairdo Ms Ashley✨U did an excellent job w/Nell Carter✨shhe was a great actress✨ truly sad when drugs & alcohol take control✨it was good 2 c that she finally took control back of her life then 2 pass away✨greatly missed💜
Yeah it’s very cute I love the color on her
Miss Ashley! I didn't see this one coming! I will sip my nightcap while I listen to this one.Thanks! ❤️🖤💚🍸❤️🖤💚🍸
Ms. Ashley!!! Thank you for another great delivery!!!! Ms. Nell Carter was a formidable talent. May she be at peace now. 🙏🏾
Amen🕊🙏🏾💜
It’s funny how you don’t think about people until you hear their name. Thank you for this story, Ashley.
Sis...... Thank you so much for this ....❤️ I Absolutely adore... Nell Carter.... She was one of my Favorites....I Loved seeing her on Broadway, she was definitely a Scene Stealer in whatever she played in....Film or Television...Unfortunately, when you have a couple of mishaps...people begin to dismiss all the other things you've done....She definitely left here to Soon... She was one of the Greats.. Thank you for this Video.... Enjoy Your Holiday....💐
Her voice would make me smile and send shivers down my spine loved her as a kid 😍
It’s a shame how the drugs and drinking took over her life. I wonder if it had to do with the sexually assault she suffered or maybe she felt guilty of not having a relationship with her daughter?
I Believe the SA along with the rejection from her mother and the church community of that era did irreversible damage
It's hard to tell because Nell had alot going on in her life. Her father's death, rape, trauma, shame, drugs and her career.
@@patricklewis9359 Yes I agree, what’s sad a lot of the stories have the same beginnings, middle and endings. I’m like WOW! at every scandal. It makes you wonder if the artist of today have endured anything thing compared to the artist of the past. I’d like to think not. We know a few have had some sugg knight run ins. The women of yesterday went through all kinds of abuse.
@@imaginelovepeaceandhappine3281 Exactly. Well Stated
Love this episode so much that I started watching reruns of Gimme a Break! This show aged welled that I laughed alot. Nell Carter was a wonderful actress and singer!
hope they do a biopic of nell.
thank you ashley for remembering nell.
there are some really rough details about her life you didnt include. thanks.
nell was a genius.
Yassss I would love to see Nicole Byer or Amber Riley
I remember one while Gabourey Sidibe expressed interest in doing this but no more was said about it
@@moonraker30 she would be phenomenal as well
Loved this and do you remember when she was in Chevy Chase’s movie???
I get sooo excited for a new video! I’ve watched some of them several times. This is my new healthy addiction. Hell at least I ain’t eating 🤣🤣🤣
My fav episode on "Give Me a Break" was her duet with Ray Parker Jr. song "Heaven knows."
You provide a different perspective that really isn’t anywhere else and present it in a very interesting and often funny way even if the topic is sad. Very good job.
I M HERE ASHLEY IM HERE GIRL
I used to love her character on the show give me a break and I thought it was neat that she song the shows slogan. What a tragedy when people don't just look at acting as a job to make money and that it can end any day. Thanks for sharing and blessing to you and all in the days to come.
Love Nell, so glad so many other people remember her like I do.
We would watch gimme a break as a family! I’ll always remember the episode where the daughter thought she was pregnant bc she kissed a boy. Also i think her braces got locked with the boy? Lol those were the days…
Lol...
Ashley you crack me up!! I’m hollering!! 🤣 It’s the hi-yah fly kick to the back for me in getting Nell’s food order wrong!! Chile! I don’t play about my food either!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for this video! I loved watching “Gimme a Break!” She made the show and I enjoyed it as a child.
Ashley you do my heart well. In my season of grieving you give me a temporary moment of happiness whenever I see your face. You are a blessing.
@ Born to Love…remember God is a healer and near to the broken-hearted!! God Bless you !!
What ever you're going thru dear it will get better. Even if it's not how you expect💓💓
I have been asking you for this story for the longest….. THANK YOU! It was worth the wait!! Nell was my favorite actress growing up.
Finally I've wondered about Nell Carter for years as a kid I used to watch gimme a break. Someone totally needs to do he biography. Someone give Jennifer Hudson a call another biopic she can play!
Someone has written a play about Nell Carter. Its title is: From Birmingham to Broadway" the author and performer is Tarra Conner-jones. Check her out!
Ashley I love the way you tell these stories and commentary are absolutely amazing
i look forward to who your going to talk about next keep up the great stories girl .
Luv ❤️❤️ this platform !!!
I just loved her!!!!…..I went to see her on broadway in “Ain’t Miss Behaving!!!!’ Fats Waller play!!!!…..she was unbelievable!!!…and good!!!….I am so glad that they are playing the re-runs of her show!!!’….she was in the film version of “Hair!!!” She was funny and just a great performer!!!!’❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When I was a girl I saw her in Ain't Misbehavin' . I grew up watching Gimmie A Break and other TV shows. Beautiful voice and personality to boot.
Great storytelling Ashley. Thanks for all the hard work you are putting in to bringing us these stories about some of our favorite celebs.
I worked in the theater circuit in 1978. Ain't Misbehaving was a huge hit. The only gossip I heard about Nell Carter was a false trifling about her featured in a production of Let My People Come, a musical with nudity in it. Then, in the late '90s, I attended a Pride event held by the NYPD where Nell Carter was guest speaker. She gave a heart-felt speech including the words: "You know what? I'm proud of you!" I say that to say, out of all the scandalous gossip about Ms. Carter in the video, never was there a word mentioned about her to my hearing in the gay community. Not a word. Other famous people were notorious for being difficult divas and pricks in the theater. But not Nell Carter, who was usually mentioned for being Black and Jewish. Now I understand why she was much revered. Thanks for the reveal, Ashley. 😘
.l loved to watch Nell. I was born in 81 so I actually saw, some gimme a break.
Ahhh Ashley I was waiting for you to do an advertisement like you normally do before you start the show. Oh well I’ll have to wait till next time. You’re so funny when you do the advertisements, I enjoy it all.
Thank you for providing us with info that we've never heard about some of our favs! And your delivery of the info is amazing and untouchable! You are an amazing storyteller!
Thanks!
Oh yes Ashley thank you I love Nell Carter you just completed my Saturday night 👑❤💯🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
I absolutely love this channel. I look forward to each and every story. Some of the things you report about, I already knew, but chile, it’s the way you weave it into a story. It gets me every time.
agreed
Nell had such a fast paced yet tragic life she I feel just wanted a loving family and a family that was hers it’s sad that her mother wasn’t that supportive of her after Sexual assault and pregnancy I think this event and like so many other people who have went through similar experiences had a very traumatizing affect and made her spiral out of control and become very promiscuous and awakening Sexual appetite but her story kind of reminds me of Tammi Terrell with SA too this can have a lasting effect on A persons life
Yes it can and does but God can and does heal, deliver and restore, but the survivor must turn to Him but many actually carry an anger and hate for God because it happened and a powerful God did not prevent it is the thinking. Also having to forgive the abuser is crazy thinking. Yet "1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. That's alot of children in the US alone.
@@jackiegoodspeed1849 that’s sad though but God does heal and protect all of us that’s true
I See Ashley Says So! I Clicked So Fast & I was a Huge Nell Carter Fan! 🙌🏾🙌🏾😍😍🕊🕊
Me too
Love how hard working of a person your are Ashley. ❤️❤️ Thank you for the videos and your time 🙂
I ran across you telling this story. I love love the way you story tell. You had me listening intently. I cant wait to her you tell other stories.
Wow!!! Thank you Ashley 😊 She was one of my favorite actresses. As a young black girl growing up I loved loved to watch Gimme a break. Everthing about her told or showed me as a little black girl you can grow up and still make mountains move. No matter the color of your skin or size. 💖💗💓💞💕
NELL CARTER MY MAIN LADY FROM THE 80’S ❤️🌹🌷🥰 (RIP) REMEMBERED IN PERFECTION. GREAT VIDEO!