Years ago, I saw Phyllis entering a restaurant in LA and was stunned at just how beautiful she was. So, I walked up to her and said, "you are so beautiful" and she replied, "thank you, I am your reflection".
I saw her and was immediately put in the mind of the late great Madge Sinclair. Two of the most regal women to grace our screens. So glad to see her around and doing well and being a beacon for us as sisters.
I am so happy that as a teenage female in the 90’s I saw her and other dark skinned actresses as pretty in a world where the darker actresses’ beauty weren’t put front and center. Younger people specifically were easily conditioned from what they consistently saw on tv and in magazines.
Omg I was FIRST introduced to this BEAUTIFUL Sister Phyllis Stickney in the television miniseries “The Women of Brewster Place” 1990, I was 8yrs old. 🙋🏾♀️💪🏾
This woman is absolutely gorgeous! All these years later her youth and beauty hasn’t faded. Truthfully speaking, pretty, beauty, etc, these words are understatements when trying to put a rating or a label on the attractiveness of black women.
Man please. That's not a threat that any black men has worried about. Yall been talking that leave black men stuff since the 50's. Do yall not understand that black American men are the most secure demographic on the planet? Man, don't let the doorknob hit you on your way out...we ain't never worried bout black women leaving us.
In the 80’s when I first saw this woman on screen and other young women like her in my circle, I knew they had God given beauty. Thank you for letting her tell her story. ❤
I've had the privilege of meeting this sister in person and she is as genuine, loving, down to earth and sincere being of a vastly different quality than most in her position acquiring fame. I was not having a good day when I met her and she lifted me up and encouraged me without I having to say very much about my day. Her beauty inside is so powerful we see it outside.
Met her at a book signing about 20 years ago. The event was wrapping up and she took the time to talk to myself and a co worker about the industry, some trivia about the movies she appeared in, (like improving the JF scene) and life in general. A VERY beautiful and elegant woman.
My preference is BLACK women. And always will be. Im in the minority of people that truly belives that anti segregation is something that has held us back as a community . I think that we were to focused on having a seat at the table with white people instead of creating our own. Example they tried to integrate us into the white schools instead of building or elevating schools in our own neighborhoods.
I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with you…when we did try to establish our own communities, which often times were more prosperous than the white communities surrounding them they were burned to the ground, flooded out and other was eradicated. Should we have kept rebuilding? What would this country look like if we had? I don’t know
@Rochelle Lang Good questions. I don't think the established powers, principalities, or government was going to concede the establishment of a seperate independent cultural entity in its conquered territory.
As a little girl I admired her color and beauty as I grew older I acknowledged and dug more into the intelligence and beauty she always provides love her!
This woman is one of the most beautiful women on the planet. The first time I saw her and now, I was struck by her beauty, energy, talent and realness. I wish her continued growth and success and a loving relationship. You most certainly do deserve to be adored.👏
I've always enjoyed watching her on screen. Her skin was always flawless,just like her acting. I remember that scene in "Jungle Fever"so well. It spoke the truth about colorism within our community. I love her realness in this interview.
Beyond her Beauty, Is her knowledge of life and the world of Hollywood. It is a breath of fresh air to hear someone speak so openly and honestly about things that alot of actress's and actors close their eyes to. 💞🥰. We need to have more conversation's like this. May she stay Blessed. 🙏
She's dumb as a post, passing up a man who appreciated her looks and was powerful to boot just to still be single and waiting hopelessly for one of her Dusty Blaq "Kangz" to put a ring on her finger when most of them hate every feature about is beyond ignorant and delusional!
Just because you think that she's beautiful and everybody else doesn't mean that she feels that way. It's all about how that person feels to us. She's probably very beautiful but to herself no
I too always thought she was beautiful. She has the same chocolate glow skin like my maternal grandmother and great grandmother had. I wish I had (still do) pretty chocolate skin like them.
@@negroraven9458 so apparently black men have no agency. No wonder you are so powerless...everyone else controls your actions but yourselves. Bw are super powerful if we not only responsible for others actions but we also control who others are attracted to.
I'll never forget her performance in the Women of Brewster's Place. Ms. Phyllis Yvonne Stinckney held her own right along with Ms. Cicely Tyson, Oprah, Jackee', Lynn Whitfield, & Robin Gibbons. Ms. Phyllis has always been beautiful and still is.👸🏾
Black boys NEVER did it for me. NEVER. I knew my Black ass would one day grow up and marry a white or Latin man. I'm married to Latin man. 17 yrs together!
Always loved her in movies...she has been around for a long time.I would always wonder why she never had more screen time and larger roles.Because of course she has talent,beauty,brains.And she still looks beautiful...she is so on point with her words in this interview and still looking like a beautiful melanated queen.
The bigger horror is hiding this kind of intelligence from the masses...from us. We need to hear women like Ms Stickney. Hear her. And.yes...she is authentically beautiful...always liked her character. 👍💯⭐
She said Nothing deep or new, just a bunch of played out, useless, Blaq male worshipping bullshi# that keeps Sistahs oppressed and stuck in misery with Tyrones-even after she Admitted herself that her divested friends who married other races of reaL Men are actually being adored and cherished the way they deserve!
Why did Hollywood not cast her in the biopic of Nina Simone. Phyllis has the cadence of Diva, Activist, Humanitarian Nina Simone. Phyllis doesn't get the accolades awards and high-profile notoriety she deserves so many seasons in the Hollywood game. Here's to her brilliance 🎉💐💐💐💐👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
As a black man I pride myself on loving my sisters🙏🏾black women are truly divine and because of the women in my family I have definitely always loved black women as some of the most powerful people in my life have been the black women in my family and thanks to being raised to respect and treat people how I wanna be treated.
That’s also why I say I’m not like most black men in this generation, because unlike a lot of my brothers in this world, I don’t see a woman as beautiful because of just her looks, for me it’s gotta be her personality her mind, her heart, and how she treats people, I don’t care if a woman is a model cuz she don’t gotta be perfect either, because if the woman I’m dating is a melanated queen I can guarantee she’s gonna be treated like she’s a dark queen because I’m a dark king🙏🏾
This right here! I just want us as melanated people to kill the inbred colorism within our communities so we can embrace EVERY shade of ourselves! Let's just love each other more. ❤
It always amazes me how black women like Ms. Stickney, who looks like beautiful pieces of art don't feel attractive, absolutely amazing and baffling. She's beautiful ❤️
She is beautiful, talented, valued. As an African American Sister I have been a fan of Yvonne Stickney for years and wondered why I have not seen her acting in movies for awhile. She should get a star on the walk of Fame and Grammy or Oscars. I'm glad to know she still healthy, happy, and preaching the truth.😊
I loved the character Phyllis played in an episode of "New York Undercover" drama show. Phyllis portrayed the daughter of a Muslim leader who was assassinated by the Muslims. During that episode, she and her younger brother set out to take the life of the Muslim official they believed took their father's life. Phyllis is an amazing actress.
This woman has always been beautiful to me. Beautiful when she spoke up on the Phil Donahue show and beautiful when she went off on Dookies wife while eating chicken wings(Talkin Dirty After Dark)! 😂She reminds me of my mother with all that gorgeous melanin.
It's so interesting hearing her talk about the first time someone told her she was beautiful she was 24 cause it was the same with me. I was 24 years old before I was told my dark skin was attractive. Then the fact that like her I am very Afro Centric takes alot to meet someone who is willing to want it.
The fact that after alL the hell Blaq males have put y'all through and you're stilL uselessly "Afrocentric" is both ridiculous and sad at the same time!
When I tell you I thought she was one of the most beautiful black woman I had ever seen on tv! The camera loves her face, her smile and her presence lights up the room when she performs.
Phyllis Stickney was always beautiful to me. Age 9 was the first time I remember seeing her on a Television show. It was her that stood out to me as a child. Everything about her presence was beautiful.❤
A proud black man is the one that said this. It could be because certain women are so mentally scared they don't know how to give up the old and accept the new.
This is one of, if not thee best interviews I have seen on this channel!! Thank you for sharing this insightful, articulate, intelligent Black woman's perspective on Blackness and how it's manifested in professional acting spaces, how highly melanated women are regarded in those spaces and what surviving and thriving in those spaces looks like. I sincerely respect and appreciate Sister Stickney and her body of work and how she has thoughtfully curated her inner character to reflect the hard-won values of a Great Black Woman. Ashé sistar!
Black women, please go where you are wanted. Do not limit yourselves to us, not that you need my nor any man's permission, as I want your happiness and fulfillment above all.
Ok Champ stop pandering. No one is going to sleep with you. What you should be calling out is the sellout BM in our culture that has allowed this to happen. As Men we need to address the failures that we have allowed. I don't agree with how our women are going about things but I don't discount thier pain and disappointment. And saying to go to the oppressor isn't the answer. We need to correct our house and clean up the clowns in it.
@@nicole.s2652 Sister, there is ZERO shade in this. Many of my cousins do not date black men and want in fact to marry interracially: they have my FULL support. Why wouldn't I champion their happiness, and consequently yours?
I am a dark skinned man and when I was young I was attracted to dark skinned women but they were not attracted to me. I would majority of the time attract light skinned women and other ethnicities minus the dark skinned woman. I was told while growing up that "You look good to be dark skinned", what a lovely backhanded compliment.
Black men did this to black women as well, it goes both ways. That’s why when you see a black girl dating outside her race she’s usually darker like me.
@@trxphywaifalt A Black man talks about his experiences with his skin tone growing up & you immediately follow it up with "Black women go through that too". 😂 Just had to put the spotlight on yourself.
Same. My father will be 70 in August. He told me when he was younger...the people who usually mentioned his skin color in a disparaging manner the most were darkskin and lightskin Black Women. Hell, I'm in my 30s...I've experienced that in my upbringing...some of the most hurtful things I've heard about my skin tone were from Black Women. The fact the sista mentioned kola boff of all people is the part that sticks. Reason I say that is because not only was she a former girlfriend to Osama bin laden (her actual words), but she's always had the most hateful things to say about Black Men. She's never mentioned anything close to respectful towards us. A lot of these sistas are guilty of what they put solely on Black Men.
@@benjiman7454 You are correct. I'm a black woman and have observed the same thing. I work in the school system , and it's still going on today. Unfortunately, we are mean to each other. Very sad.
@Green Byrdd Thank you sis. It's honestly ugly all around and I will admit I've seen Black Men say some of the most despicable things about Black Women to which I've literally gotten into altercations with. But unfortunately, I've seen Black Women do the same and no one around check them. It's crazy but apart of many of ours reality. A shame soo many are lost
All the black men oblivious to why she didn’t find herself attractive in the comments kill me. Like it’s some mysterious thing 😂 Though truthfully they don’t treat their preferences any better. DC YF dragging his baby mama after each child is proof. Black women need to run for the hills tbh
Dear Ms Stickney, you are a true and exceptional talent. I feel blessed to have observed said talent during my lifetime. Thank you for sharing your light. ❤
@Water Sniper Correct. Even the last question was questionable. After he asked her in the beginning about her preference and didn't get the answer he was looking for, he choose another question to produce a similar outcome.
Why am I just learning about her comedy and her brain like I remember her in movies? She is a intellectual of the streets of society and academia I’m certain of but I can’t sit and listen to her all day. I am 50 years of age and I’m just finding out about this beautiful woman’s mind and all of the knowledge and wisdom she possesses I feel robbed so as I have begun a journey three years back to really get an educated, since I went to public school and they teach you what they want you to know, I’ve detached for some time from the media I am enjoying this journey of discovering myself and the commonalities that I have in a woman like her gosh she’s beautiful
Listen I'm all about people being with who they wanna be with for the right reason but just because you're a certain race doesn't mean you should be close minded to others.Thats her prerogative but other black women be with who you wanna be with.
@Water Sniper If you don't understand the purpose of my comment, then you never had a clue to begin with. Read it again. Slowly like hook on phonics and hopefully you'll get it.
Many black men have but many darker skin women have a hard time seeing their uniqueness because they spent alot of time despising their own color. This woman was gorgeous but acting tough painted a very confusing picture.
I remember there was a Basketball player named Larry Johnson in the 90s (Grand ma ma) and he was pretty big in the 90s. He ended up getting married to a black woman who worked at Wendys at the time & he basically lost all his endorsements after he married her. I am with a black woman now. & The funny thing is the world treats you different when you're with a black woman. Alot of dudes do do it for status. Even different opportunities and positions will open for you. Personally I don't care about that stuff. I only date black women. The world hates seeing black men love on black women. When I was in school I was the only black person in the class, and they were constantly asking don't I wanna switch sides and date white women. Or they said negative stuff about black women. I know I love my women 🤷🏽♂️.
Larry Johnson, you chose to LIE about this nerver-married-owes-unpaid-child-support-to-multiple-women azz ninja of alL people!?? By the way, he missed at least 31 games due to his sprained back, and obviously that is going to negatively impact his career anD loss of sponsorship deals, as what Truthfully happened to him-not to mention the hateful, anti-Black and derogatory comments he Specifically said about Black women makes him, you and alL the rest of your kind both dishonest and delusional by trying to rewrite history!!! 🤡🔥🤡🔥🤡
Larry Johnson lost his endorsement due to (a) "racist" statements (they were actually bigoted and prejudicial statements about Blacks) that got out the public, (b) his production numbers took a nose dive due to injuries, (c) the "Grandmama" act quickly grew old, and (d) is infamous father of multiple children. It had nothing to do with marrying a Black woman.
Well the guy when she was 24 did and maybe many after but I guess she didn't hear it when she was young. Which makes sense, a lot of Black folk are still "color struck" but especially back in the day
Years ago, I saw Phyllis entering a restaurant in LA and was stunned at just how beautiful she was. So, I walked up to her and said, "you are so beautiful" and she replied, "thank you, I am your reflection".
Nice
❤❤❤❤
Omg! I love this! ❤
Wow. She blessed you with her words.
Amen, she did! And she genuinely meant it…. What a beautiful sister inside and out❤️🥰
I saw her and was immediately put in the mind of the late great Madge Sinclair. Two of the most regal women to grace our screens. So glad to see her around and doing well and being a beacon for us as sisters.
To me she was attractive I loved her ebony look back in the 90s and she had a hour glass body too from the mother land
Wow! Yes! Similar bone structure. They look like they could be sisters.
Yes
Those were the most beautiful women to me. Black beauty standards. Underrated talents and beauties.
As a kid my parents and I loved seeing Madge Sinclair in Star Trek as the first black captain and the Levar Burtons on screen mother. Great actress.
I am so happy that as a teenage female in the 90’s I saw her and other dark skinned actresses as pretty in a world where the darker actresses’ beauty weren’t put front and center. Younger people specifically were easily conditioned from what they consistently saw on tv and in magazines.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT SHE WAS FINE 😍😍😍❗️❗️
@🔅Meechelle A. I remember her and Sheryl Lee Ralph had a short run show together along with singer Morris Day . I forgot the name of the show.
@@blackolantern5666 Yes! I remember it too. New Attitude is the name. It was set in a beauty salon.
I somewhat agree.... some of these dark skinned women talked down about dark skin brothas which don't make sense
Omg I was FIRST introduced to this BEAUTIFUL Sister Phyllis Stickney in the television miniseries “The Women of Brewster Place” 1990, I was 8yrs old. 🙋🏾♀️💪🏾
The Inkwell and her performance was so profound and grounding. She is so underrated. She deserves her flowers asap.
Omg the inkwell most of these young people don’t even know about that movie
Okay wanna look for her movies. She is gorgeous and smart!
She really needs to be doing more interviews. The world needs her wisdom
COLORISM is REAL.🤔
I want some one to go beyond love to adore me🖤🖤🖤
This !!!
FACTS
She has NEVER lied. 🤛🏾
This woman is absolutely gorgeous! All these years later her youth and beauty hasn’t faded. Truthfully speaking, pretty, beauty, etc, these words are understatements when trying to put a rating or a label on the attractiveness of black women.
Now she's the "flawless" one...for real...no fakery.
🙅👍
I disagree
@@jermaineburgess3767 with what. Say your say. Add to the conversation. Quit with the passive aggression. That’s the cowardly way.
@@jeanettesdaughter she isn't gorgeous she is nice for age but I see black women use bs terms to uplift 🤡😂
AMEN!!!
"But there's a time that we get tired of not being respected, adored, valued"
I understand truthfully
Vice versa
Like when youre twerking to ying yang twins
@@silentsir2446even then. 😏
Man please. That's not a threat that any black men has worried about. Yall been talking that leave black men stuff since the 50's. Do yall not understand that black American men are the most secure demographic on the planet? Man, don't let the doorknob hit you on your way out...we ain't never worried bout black women leaving us.
She just exudes this sense of Regality 👑. I could listen to her talk all day!
In the 80’s when I first saw this woman on screen and other young women like her in my circle, I knew they had God given beauty. Thank you for letting her tell her story. ❤
I've had the privilege of meeting this sister in person and she is as genuine, loving, down to earth and sincere being of a vastly different quality than most in her position acquiring fame. I was not having a good day when I met her and she lifted me up and encouraged me without I having to say very much about my day. Her beauty inside is so powerful we see it outside.
I always thought she was attractive physically, intellectually, & the like. So, I salute her. 💪🏾✊🏾
So why you ain’t marry her
@@Heyyallhey1111 cause I'm already married to a sister. Can't get with her if somebody already has my ❤️.
Met her at a book signing about 20 years ago. The event was wrapping up and she took the time to talk to myself and a co worker about the industry, some trivia about the movies she appeared in, (like improving the JF scene) and life in general. A VERY beautiful and elegant woman.
Wow I ain’t seen her in yearssss, I am so happy to have come across this… she a legend.
Me 2...wishing her all the best. 👍
My preference is BLACK women. And always will be. Im in the minority of people that truly belives that anti segregation is something that has held us back as a community . I think that we were to focused on having a seat at the table with white people instead of creating our own. Example they tried to integrate us into the white schools instead of building or elevating schools in our own neighborhoods.
I agree with you 💯. Integration leads to disintegration. We are stronger together, but we’ve been programmed to want a seat at the table.
@@AFROVISIONSMEDIA exactly.
I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with you…when we did try to establish our own communities, which often times were more prosperous than the white communities surrounding them they were burned to the ground, flooded out and other was eradicated. Should we have kept rebuilding? What would this country look like if we had? I don’t know
@@AFROVISIONSMEDIA correction: blkmen keep mistakenly submitting to Satan repeatedly. Lack of faith leads to this
@Rochelle Lang
Good questions. I don't think the established powers, principalities, or government was going to concede the establishment of a seperate independent cultural entity in its conquered territory.
As a little girl I admired her color and beauty as I grew older I acknowledged and dug more into the intelligence and beauty she always provides love her!
This woman is one of the most beautiful women on the planet. The first time I saw her and now, I was struck by her beauty, energy, talent and realness. I wish her continued growth and success and a loving relationship. You most certainly do deserve to be adored.👏
Facts
I've always enjoyed watching her on screen. Her skin was always flawless,just like her acting. I remember that scene in "Jungle Fever"so well. It spoke the truth about colorism within our community. I love her realness in this interview.
No it didn't.
This sista has been in the game for a minute.
Salute to her.
Beyond her Beauty, Is her knowledge of life and the world of Hollywood. It is a breath of fresh air to hear someone speak so openly and honestly about things that alot of actress's and actors close their eyes to. 💞🥰. We need to have more conversation's like this. May she stay Blessed. 🙏
She's dumb as a post, passing up a man who appreciated her looks and was powerful to boot just to still be single and waiting hopelessly for one of her Dusty Blaq "Kangz" to put a ring on her finger when most of them hate every feature about is beyond ignorant and delusional!
I think she is beautiful! Much respect to her. She is an inspiration to me as a black women.
Crazy to me she didn’t think she was beautiful. I grew up thinking she was so strikingly beautiful and poised.
Just because you think that she's beautiful and everybody else doesn't mean that she feels that way. It's all about how that person feels to us. She's probably very beautiful but to herself no
@@flyguy7825 thank you captain obvious.
@@daisyb4614 Don't get smart with me miss thing. If it was so obvious, why the hell did you even make a comment like that?🙄🙄
I too always thought she was beautiful. She has the same chocolate glow skin like my maternal grandmother and great grandmother had. I wish I had (still do) pretty chocolate skin like them.
It’s only important whatever we think of ourselves…to start. Paper bag and blow was real in elite families, in HBCUs, etc.
I have been this woman's fan since the 80's and could never get enough of Phyllis!! I absolutely love her dark brown self....
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Most black men have been conditioned to see beauty differently”
So well said
Yet it's most black women who spend billions of dollars a year trying to look like her 👉🏿 👱🏻♀️ 👱🏿♀️
no the fuck we dont.. 88% of married black men are married to black women... yall are so full of shit just saying stupid shit that aint even real
Says the people that raise them. FOH.🙄
@@negroraven9458 so apparently black men have no agency. No wonder you are so powerless...everyone else controls your actions but yourselves.
Bw are super powerful if we not only responsible for others actions but we also control who others are attracted to.
@@negroraven9458 who reared them
I'll never forget her performance in the Women of Brewster's Place. Ms. Phyllis Yvonne Stinckney held her own right along with Ms. Cicely Tyson, Oprah, Jackee', Lynn Whitfield, & Robin Gibbons. Ms. Phyllis has always been beautiful and still is.👸🏾
Yeessssss! That was a powerful and profound film. Full of queens, young and aged.
She literally told my story. I felt as if I was watching a future interview of myself.
I got married right after I stopped dating them......
See ! They don't value BW and congrats sis!
❤ I will stick with my vanilla 🎉
Black boys NEVER did it for me. NEVER. I knew my Black ass would one day grow up and marry a white or Latin man. I'm married to Latin man. 17 yrs together!
@@catmouse2882 same no experiences and no good experiences - it's time for BW and BM collectively to move on !
You are a smart BW 👌🏾💜
Always loved her in movies...she has been around for a long time.I would always wonder why she never had more screen time and larger roles.Because of course she has talent,beauty,brains.And she still looks beautiful...she is so on point with her words in this interview and still looking like a beautiful melanated queen.
And "funny"!!!💝
The bigger horror is hiding this kind of intelligence from the masses...from us. We need to hear women like Ms Stickney. Hear her.
And.yes...she is authentically beautiful...always liked her character.
👍💯⭐
She said Nothing deep or new, just a bunch of played out, useless, Blaq male worshipping bullshi# that keeps Sistahs oppressed and stuck in misery with Tyrones-even after she Admitted herself that her divested friends who married other races of reaL Men are actually being adored and cherished the way they deserve!
Why did Hollywood not cast her in the biopic of Nina Simone. Phyllis has the cadence of Diva, Activist, Humanitarian Nina Simone.
Phyllis doesn't get the accolades awards and high-profile notoriety she deserves so many seasons in the Hollywood game. Here's to her brilliance 🎉💐💐💐💐👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
As a black man I pride myself on loving my sisters🙏🏾black women are truly divine and because of the women in my family I have definitely always loved black women as some of the most powerful people in my life have been the black women in my family and thanks to being raised to respect and treat people how I wanna be treated.
That’s also why I say I’m not like most black men in this generation, because unlike a lot of my brothers in this world, I don’t see a woman as beautiful because of just her looks, for me it’s gotta be her personality her mind, her heart, and how she treats people, I don’t care if a woman is a model cuz she don’t gotta be perfect either, because if the woman I’m dating is a melanated queen I can guarantee she’s gonna be treated like she’s a dark queen because I’m a dark king🙏🏾
This right here! I just want us as melanated people to kill the inbred colorism within our communities so we can embrace EVERY shade of ourselves! Let's just love each other more. ❤
Too bad they don’t pride themselves of loving you. Get the most basic white dude and flex on you. Good luck
@@ItzAyoKygreat, now go impart that knowledge on them because BM need to step up defending BW instead of us having to do it ourselves
Fredro starr
She has always been beautiful to me
It always amazes me how black women like Ms. Stickney, who looks like beautiful pieces of art don't feel attractive, absolutely amazing and baffling. She's beautiful ❤️
She said black males called her unattractive growing up. They were projecting their self hate onto her.
You have thank the colonizers for creating a false narrative of beauty standards globally 🤦🏾
@@MakeTH-camGreatAgain1 they were demonstrating the side effects of being fed the "white standard of beauty" a measuring black women against it.
#BRUH❗
itz kommentz like this to why the like-button was kreated😂
We’ve been made to feel that way by lack of acceptance and admiration by our own people particularly Black men. Duh. It’s not us!
My brother always said, "All men love black women." He never lied.
I’m so glad my maternal grandmother was a highly melanin woman and she made us feel beautiful bright and empowered
She is beautiful, talented, valued. As an African American Sister I have been a fan of Yvonne Stickney for years and wondered why I have not seen her acting in movies for awhile. She should get a star on the walk of Fame and Grammy or Oscars. I'm glad to know she still healthy, happy, and preaching the truth.😊
I loved the character Phyllis played in an episode of "New York Undercover" drama show. Phyllis portrayed the daughter of a Muslim leader who was assassinated by the Muslims. During that episode, she and her younger brother set out to take the life of the Muslim official they believed took their father's life. Phyllis is an amazing actress.
I forget what episode that was. I remember on that episode, one of the brothas came up and slapped her. She took it like a champ.
Watched it a few weeks ago ❤❤❤
I was thinking of that as well. Watched all the seasons about 5 months ago.
I vaguely remember that episode from the brief synopsis you laid out. Haven't seen it in years. I want to go back and watch that.
This woman has always been beautiful to me. Beautiful when she spoke up on the Phil Donahue show and beautiful when she went off on Dookies wife while eating chicken wings(Talkin Dirty After Dark)! 😂She reminds me of my mother with all that gorgeous melanin.
I forgot about Talkin’ Dirty After Dark 😂😂😂
Talkin' Dirty After Dark is such an underrated classic lol.
Comedy Hype, thank you for this interview. She is mesmerizing and I thoroughly enjoyed her perspective. She is beautiful!
She always educates and uplifts our community. I love her. Blessings Queen
Richly melenated sister. I so love Phyllis Yvonne Stickney and her indomitable spirit. She hasn't let this world nor Hollywood break her spirit.
Damn she's ALWAYS been one of my FAVORITE actresses/comedians and STILL...SO... DAMN...FINE...ONE BEAUTIFUL BLACK QUEEN 👑 👑👑
Stiiiil FINE!!!!!
If she's soo fine why isn't she married?🤷♂️
@@Kemetblack90she’d rather be alone than marry you ninjas. Think about it stupid
@Kemetblack90 I believe she explained it 🤷🏾♀️
She is gorgeous ❤️❤️
Excellent Interview. Thank-you. It is rare we see such honesty in this industry. I am grateful!
It's so interesting hearing her talk about the first time someone told her she was beautiful she was 24 cause it was the same with me. I was 24 years old before I was told my dark skin was attractive. Then the fact that like her I am very Afro Centric takes alot to meet someone who is willing to want it.
The fact that after alL the hell Blaq males have put y'all through and you're stilL uselessly "Afrocentric" is both ridiculous and sad at the same time!
When I tell you I thought she was one of the most beautiful black woman I had ever seen on tv! The camera loves her face, her smile and her presence lights up the room when she performs.
I always thought she was a stunning woman very beautiful.
....and in almost 30 years, she only aged 10 years. Her authentic beauty is astounding. Bless her!
I'm so glad people recognize how undeniably BEAUTIFUL this woman is. Jaw dropping beauty!
Phyllis Stickney was always beautiful to me. Age 9 was the first time I remember seeing her on a Television show. It was her that stood out to me as a child. Everything about her presence was beautiful.❤
The rich powerful white guy who wanted to date her sounds like Robert De Niro @ 2:13
I was thinking the same damned thing! The first person I thought she was talking about. LOL!😂😂
Bet it was Deniro
me too
Yes
She’s so beautiful and soothing to my soul. I needed this.
This woman is pure gold! Good job comedy hype!
She's wonderful. I appreciate her honesty. Black women should be with whoever makes them the happiest.
Dark skin women are some of the most desirable and beautiful women of this planet.
Not by Black men unfortunately...
@@Ceemoore3000 then by who??? Get off social media
@@Ceemoore3000 lies
@MajorMomo34 it's true insecure BM exclusively DSBM make DSBW feel bad 👎
A proud black man is the one that said this. It could be because certain women are so mentally scared they don't know how to give up the old and accept the new.
She's still beautiful today. ''THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE'' is one of my favorite TV films.
This is one of, if not thee best interviews I have seen on this channel!! Thank you for sharing this insightful, articulate, intelligent Black woman's perspective on Blackness and how it's manifested in professional acting spaces, how highly melanated women are regarded in those spaces and what surviving and thriving in those spaces looks like. I sincerely respect and appreciate Sister Stickney and her body of work and how she has thoughtfully curated her inner character to reflect the hard-won values of a Great Black Woman. Ashé sistar!
It’s hard to believe that anyone can’t see her beauty
That scene felt organic. Great WORK Queen ❤
Black women, please go where you are wanted. Do not limit yourselves to us, not that you need my nor any man's permission, as I want your happiness and fulfillment above all.
lol
Ok Champ stop pandering. No one is going to sleep with you.
What you should be calling out is the sellout BM in our culture that has allowed this to happen. As Men we need to address the failures that we have allowed. I don't agree with how our women are going about things but I don't discount thier pain and disappointment. And saying to go to the oppressor isn't the answer. We need to correct our house and clean up the clowns in it.
Are you a heterosexual man ? 👀
I would take this as a compliment if i couldn't see the shade shinning through it.
@@nicole.s2652 Sister, there is ZERO shade in this. Many of my cousins do not date black men and want in fact to marry interracially: they have my FULL support. Why wouldn't I champion their happiness, and consequently yours?
I always thought that she was a gorgeous woman!!! So sad to hear that she didn’t know it when she was younger😢
Well said. I love her. She is beautiful inside and out. An icon.
"When light skin ain't good enough! They have to go for the GUSTO!"
Lawd, that line was memorable. It hit me hard
I’ve been a HUGE FAN of this lady since FOREVER….she’s always been a beauty in my book
I am a dark skinned man and when I was young I was attracted to dark skinned women but they were not attracted to me. I would majority of the time attract light skinned women and other ethnicities minus the dark skinned woman. I was told while growing up that "You look good to be dark skinned", what a lovely backhanded compliment.
Black men did this to black women as well, it goes both ways. That’s why when you see a black girl dating outside her race she’s usually darker like me.
@@trxphywaifalt A Black man talks about his experiences with his skin tone growing up & you immediately follow it up with "Black women go through that too". 😂 Just had to put the spotlight on yourself.
Same. My father will be 70 in August. He told me when he was younger...the people who usually mentioned his skin color in a disparaging manner the most were darkskin and lightskin Black Women. Hell, I'm in my 30s...I've experienced that in my upbringing...some of the most hurtful things I've heard about my skin tone were from Black Women. The fact the sista mentioned kola boff of all people is the part that sticks.
Reason I say that is because not only was she a former girlfriend to Osama bin laden (her actual words), but she's always had the most hateful things to say about Black Men. She's never mentioned anything close to respectful towards us. A lot of these sistas are guilty of what they put solely on Black Men.
@@benjiman7454 You are correct. I'm a black woman and have observed the same thing. I work in the school system , and it's still going on today. Unfortunately, we are mean to each other. Very sad.
@Green Byrdd Thank you sis. It's honestly ugly all around and I will admit I've seen Black Men say some of the most despicable things about Black Women to which I've literally gotten into altercations with. But unfortunately, I've seen Black Women do the same and no one around check them. It's crazy but apart of many of ours reality. A shame soo many are lost
When I saw her in New Jack City (She played the prosecuting attorney Hawkins), I was love struck..
Mzzzzzzzzz haw kins
All the black men oblivious to why she didn’t find herself attractive in the comments kill me. Like it’s some mysterious thing 😂 Though truthfully they don’t treat their preferences any better. DC YF dragging his baby mama after each child is proof. Black women need to run for the hills tbh
Facts I'm so glad to be divested
@@akinazara It's pretty obvious that you're not, being that you can't keep our names out your mouths.
@@leandermiller1963 I can care where tf any of you go - go overseas do us a favor - I don't deal with any of you
@@leandermiller1963 I can't stand any of you
@@leandermiller1963 you wish you had a divested BW
She speaking straight facts
Great conversation!
I’m so glad I found these interviews! ❤❤❤
Phyllis is so beautiful and talented. She can sing very well too. She conscious & intelligent. She was on Phil Donahue a great show
Love this beautiful woman ❤
Props for speaking the truth!
She has always been so beautiful to me. Every since I was young, I saw her beauty.She made me love my black skin.
Dear Ms Stickney, you are a true and exceptional talent. I feel blessed to have observed said talent during my lifetime. Thank you for sharing your light. ❤
Good conversation!
lady carries such Pride, elegance and wisdom...an she still looks good too.
When I saw her in How Stella got her groove back I said to myself “wow she’s so beautiful”
This woman was one of the finest sisters on screen in the 90’s
I appreciate her being so transparent about her journey in this regard. She's such a beautiful looking and intelligent woman. Cheers to her!
I really enjoyed this interview!
I knew there was a reason I admired this lady...
@Water Sniper thats crazy because I know I saw that tilte a while ago but didn't get a chance to click on the video wow
@Water Sniper I was wondering why the title looked different smh
Ms Stickney you are a beautiful Queen love ❤️ you
@Water Sniper Correct. Even the last question was questionable. After he asked her in the beginning about her preference and didn't get the answer he was looking for, he choose another question to produce a similar outcome.
She spoke nothing but truth. Sis, you are beautiful now, and have always been.
Why am I just learning about her comedy and her brain like I remember her in movies? She is a intellectual of the streets of society and academia I’m certain of but I can’t sit and listen to her all day. I am 50 years of age and I’m just finding out about this beautiful woman’s mind and all of the knowledge and wisdom she possesses I feel robbed so as I have begun a journey three years back to really get an educated, since I went to public school and they teach you what they want you to know, I’ve detached for some time from the media I am enjoying this journey of discovering myself and the commonalities that I have in a woman like her gosh she’s beautiful
I love hearing Ms Stickney's conversations. May God continue blessing that beautiful and inspiring lady. 🙏
I absolutely love listening to her talk. So strong and powerful!!!
I can listen to her speak all day. Such an underrated actress.
Be with whoever is for you no matter color or religion.
Listen I'm all about people being with who they wanna be with for the right reason but just because you're a certain race doesn't mean you should be close minded to others.Thats her prerogative but other black women be with who you wanna be with.
@Water Sniper If you don't understand the purpose of my comment, then you never had a clue to begin with. Read it again. Slowly like hook on phonics and hopefully you'll get it.
I've always been open minded
Exactly! I always have my options open. There’s plenty of men in the sea
Mexicans hate y'all blacks ?
Wow she is amazing. Might be my favorite interview yet, keep ‘em coming!
Whew! So real, honest, and true! Such a beautiful, talented sister. Thank you, Sis,
I love this woman! She is so beautiful, black women are the best.
not so . watch black modern women before saying such words .
The leaders of abortion and least likely to get married. Yeah they are great 🙄
Agreed she is gorgeous and has a warm and genuine personality
@@AggravatedMan365 Why so bitter lol
@@shawnlove4502 Now stating facts is being bitter? Typical
VERY Memorable scene in Jungle Fever.
Phyllis is Such a Talent.🤗
Not all of us are conditioned, i've always been attracted to dark skinned women
Many black men have but many darker skin women have a hard time seeing their uniqueness because they spent alot of time despising their own color. This woman was gorgeous but acting tough painted a very confusing picture.
This is so good!.
I love her. She always keeps it 100! Hey Phyllis!!! Sistaah hugs!
I remember there was a Basketball player named Larry Johnson in the 90s (Grand ma ma) and he was pretty big in the 90s. He ended up getting married to a black woman who worked at Wendys at the time & he basically lost all his endorsements after he married her. I am with a black woman now. & The funny thing is the world treats you different when you're with a black woman. Alot of dudes do do it for status. Even different opportunities and positions will open for you. Personally I don't care about that stuff. I only date black women. The world hates seeing black men love on black women. When I was in school I was the only black person in the class, and they were constantly asking don't I wanna switch sides and date white women. Or they said negative stuff about black women. I know I love my women 🤷🏽♂️.
Larry Johnson, you chose to LIE about this nerver-married-owes-unpaid-child-support-to-multiple-women azz ninja of alL people!?? By the way, he missed at least 31 games due to his sprained back, and obviously that is going to negatively impact his career anD loss of sponsorship deals, as what Truthfully happened to him-not to mention the hateful, anti-Black and derogatory comments he Specifically said about Black women makes him, you and alL the rest of your kind both dishonest and delusional by trying to rewrite history!!! 🤡🔥🤡🔥🤡
Larry Johnson lost his endorsement due to (a) "racist" statements (they were actually bigoted and prejudicial statements about Blacks) that got out the public, (b) his production numbers took a nose dive due to injuries, (c) the "Grandmama" act quickly grew old, and (d) is infamous father of multiple children.
It had nothing to do with marrying a Black woman.
Still love this woman since the 90s ❤
It's hard to believe nobody had told her she was beautiful. I remember the first time I saw her I thought she was absolutely gorgeous.
Well the guy when she was 24 did and maybe many after but I guess she didn't hear it when she was young. Which makes sense, a lot of Black folk are still "color struck" but especially back in the day
@@Yespls888 she needed to be told she was beautiful by a white man. Most bw don’t feel like they’re beautiful unless a white man tells them they are.
This was a powerful clip!
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is a Legend.
So underrated.
I’m a black man and I have always loved a beautiful dark skin black woman. It has always been my weakness. This sister is such a beautiful woman.