Thanks Grace! 🌷I can totally relate to those surviving tactics in school around bullies. I went to school in the inner city and it was tough. You're going along with what seems to be people "just messing around with you" or "Playing too much" to survive & you're actually being bullied. I've always been low key & to myself so the extra energy from bullies looking to project their own abuse was too much for me.. What I realized is that most of the bullies parents were like recovering addicts, on drugs or battling some kind of demon and those kids were bringing their anger and frustration to school.
Growing up in the sixties that bullying stemmed from jealousy and envy from the dark skinned girls with nappy hair !! So happy when relaxers were invented to help their hair..
@@1goldbaby oh shut up dark skinned women are not jealous of light skinned women at least not because we have "good hair" or light skin maybe because of the unfairness we benefit from but not because of anything else
Wow - Grace’s personality/character is strikingly amazing. “Give people grace, compassion, and space for them to be who they are.” This is incredibly thought provoking. It is imperative to stand back and refrain from illegitimate judgements. I needed this reminder. God bless grace. Learning her back story serves as a teachable moment for me.
I absolutely enjoyed watching this. I own a copy of “I Am Enough” and have read it numerous times to my daughters. Hearing her story just solidifies the message within the book of survival and thriving against all odds because we are enough.
I can relate to what she's talkin about I have a biracial daughter. A lot of biracial children experienced some hard times in school. Even when I enrolled my daughter in a school that was mostly biracial she still caught a lot of Hell from the kids who weren't biracial. It wasn't until she wrote a poem doing a talent event explaining how she felt as a biracial child that thing's kind of changed for her. In her poem she told all about her experience as a biracial child which if you're not biracial you have no idea. She got a standing ovation from the crowd.
What Ive noticed from Biracial’s is that many of them are so confused and insecure and take their insecurities out on fully Black children. Many times they have mothers that don’t know a thing about their hair and have them looking a mess. Problematic behavior goes both ways.
@@marriejames01 I would have to disagree with you for what you're saying and if you don't have a biracial child you have no idea what I'm talking about
Your kid hasn't experienced anything different from light skinned blacks that had good hair growing up in the 60's era and before that stemming from slavery somehow yall thik this is something new qBlack ppl are the original mixed ppl stemming from slavery . It didnt matter then because of their " one drop rule" tho. It just irks me that somehow today just because white women are having children with black men that its something new. Qnd to make matters worse some of these children don't look like they have a white parent..some black ppl that are from 2nd and third generation mix looks more mixed or " biracial" than they do..just saying
As an African American woman I NEVER use the term "fair skinned" when describing a light skinned person. That would mean that a dark skinned person is somehow "unfair". It doubles back to negative words that we use against ourselves. And yes, it is that deep so could we please stop?!
Deeper... Fair really means beautiful. But people don't think about these things. And since they don't think about them, they don't consciously make that negative comparison.
@Mimi I agree with you and it is a pleasure connecting with you. knowledge is definitely power. Ignorance causes so much turmoil and continuing problems. Thank you so much for your input
Light skinned is technically no better with 'lighter' being equivalent to higher in shade or illuminated and thus better than everything else around it. Sometimes it's cultural. In Caribbean communities the term fair skinned (which is used more than light skinned) or even red skin is used to describe certain complexions. I was called red skin growing up. I didn't like it but it wasn't a racial slur within the community. Now if you take that term outside of the Caribbean community and call a Native American that, then it would be deemed offensive.
This was very inspiring, I'm also biracial and can relate so much of what Grace said. I can definitely understand what it feels like to think you aren't enough. Thanks Grace for being so open and honest.
I love Grace for sharing! 😢 wow so much of her story hits close to home…except I was in the water when they tried to drown me. You do diminish yourself to be less noticeable to perpetual bullying. That may be the motive of bullies to begin with.
Wow, you just never know a person's story or the struggle they've have to to deal with. I'm sure it's hard for a lot of persons to look at this beautiful woman and imagine she's had si many struggles. Good for you Grace for overcoming. Beautiful interview as usual from Tamron. She has such a genuine interest in people. Love her interview style.
What a gorgeous woman both inside and out! :) She is as graceful as her name. So inspired by how she overcame all the rough moments in her life and is shining! Thumbs up! :)
Such beautiful women.. wow, I have no idea till this day why are kids/ people are so mean.. I remember being in school and children were being bullied..Such a mean streak in people, which I will never comprehend..
Ms. Byers is so poised, well-spoken, and beautiful! I love that she is unapologetically sharing her truth! Is she married? Tamron Hall Show let's set up the 1st date with me & Grace! ;)
And that’s the thing is only when you reach America they forced too choose. It’s okay to be mixed in the Caribbean. She’s not black or white she’s mixed
Well so many of us are multigenerationally mixed in the Caribbean anyway so it's not an alien concept. I think it is still less common to have two parents of different races in the Caribbean though. Usually the mixed ancestry are passed down by grandparents and previous generations.
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Love Grace Byers so much. I totally got Rose Nyland vibes from her character in Harlem.
ASL SHOULD BE OFFERED AS A PART OF THE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM EVEN FOREIGN BECAUSE ITS NOT FAMILIAR WITH EVERYONE NOT JUST COLLEGE BUT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL… MY STUDENTS ARE IN KINDERGARTEN AND ARE LEARNING ASL
It is in some cities. I learned sign language ESL in junior high school over 40 years ago. I later learned ASL while working with hearing-impaired coworkers.
My parents divorced when I was twelve and my mom raised me and my sisters. I used to think that I wasn’t normal because of my family dynamic. It’s still some trauma that I have to work through because of that but I’m a much better person because of my mom raising me
Beautiful and talented, you go girl! People tend to try to force biracial children to chose a side or the tell you who you are based on what they think you look like. My children are biracial and that is what many people do, even family. Acknowledge both, that's what makes you uniquely you. The fair skin thing is what society use, so most people will use it because that is what most of u grew up hearing, so it is automated. It will take a conscience effort to rid the ignorant vocabulary from the past. However, I agree that it is something we should do. The opposites of fair is unfair, so yeah, let's ditch that term when describing skin tones.
That's crazy someone wanted to drown her. That's sad! I like Grace she has my grandma name. I liked her in Empire, and Harlem. And i love her husband too. He is very handsome.
🤔 There are tons of black families in the US too who have parents of mixed heritage with light hair and light eyes and the kids constantly get asked "what are you?" I'm was also one of those kids (I detest that question) as well as my siblings and many of my cousins. I think that's just how African American culture is through out the whole diaspora, not just in the Caribbean. I mean I understand her broader point...just saying, African Americans with significant European roots is not just something found in the Caribbean.
Whoa! Not many people can say that they grew up in a mixed race household with deaf parents like Grace and her sister did! I mean that in an interesting way of course!
This is a very interesting story. I’m glad she was able to find solace in who she is, and now able to fully embrace her differences. I wish her nothing but continued healing. People are just misinformed about genealogy. Here’s what people don’t fully understand and totally miscommunicated over the years,is that… we are what our fathers are. Not our grandparents, not both parents BUT OUR FATHERS! If the world can actually understand and accept that, there wouldn’t be so many people confused about their ethnicity.
Actually, it’s the other way around. You’re what your mother is. You come from your mother. That’s why the Jews say, that the mother has to be Jewish in order for the child to be. The mother carries the seed (egg) while the father is the fertilizer (sperm) That’s why it’s called mitochondrial dna or better known as The Eve dna. The oldest bones to be found on the planet was that of a female …Eve.
Damn I've been through this.. i had to tan just to feel accepted in certain races or when you are mixed but people tell you you are this or you are that and how white people will see you as and blah blah blah.. it gets worst and then judgement or people will bully you for being mixed or etc.. trust me we went through it..
I am surprised it was difficult. she look black. Did people actually think she was odd ? my daughter is her complexion and from two black people. me chocolate tone and her dad light skin black. Anyway I am glad she is a successful a tress and happy ❤️
@@tweetyslife253 not true. We come in many complexions , hair textures, body shapes. My daughter is light skin because her dad is. my grandmother is, my husband's fad was. I am chocolate tone Both our features are considered ethiopian. I can't believe you think with such a narrow mind. wow.
@@tweetyslife253 you don't look like Gabriel Union not that anything is wrong with her look. Look at Vanessa Williams both her parents are black. That is where the word passing comes from. there are black people from 2 black parents that can pass for white. This sister does not look white and is always playing the roll of a black woman because of that. Most of us are blended from years ago but our dominance is African. Read about the Diaspora and African American history
I agree where did this person come believing what she is saying.It shows her ignorance of the black race And if she's black it shows ignorance of her own race.
Àwwwwwww you're are so beautiful and gorgeous and adorable and cute and sweet and amazing and awesome and nice and delicious and thoughtful and kind and excited I loved you so much sweetie
@@traceylugg9707 not the character “Grace” but I thought Grace Byers played a role. She looks like actress who played Grace’s daughter. Don’t mind me. I’m gonna go check the cast list.
@@PrettyPreciousG thanks. Don’t judge but I have never watched Empire. I haven’t seen Harlem yet either. I only just finished binging Insecure once season five wrapped. I’m terrible about tv shows. I think I was at least two seasons late with Greenleaf.
Woe Cameron! Is she implying that she experience being treated poorly when coming here by blacks in America? Is that what she is implying? Hope she is knowing that line about blacks treating her like an outcast started with her home islanders who worship people her shade! We not trying to denounce her, but cast mud on us in America, that’s below the belt! It is the reverse from the true perspective of those of us who know all about casting shade! No other comment!
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Grace is having the last laugh. She's Absolutely Gorgeous and successful.
Indeed!
Halle berry WAS my Crush .@@yvacesar2679
Such a classy sister… love her
Thank you, Tamron, for continuously interviewing interesting people. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌹
She also elevates the conversation with her questions and style of interviewing.
@@janellegrace5815 Yep!
What a beautiful woman. Finally hearing someone else feeling like me. I realized I am enough and the world has to change!
As a CODA, I can 100% relate!!! Thank you for sharing your experience and creating a multicultural awareness of CODA life!
Thanks Grace! 🌷I can totally relate to those surviving tactics in school around bullies. I went to school in the inner city and it was tough. You're going along with what seems to be people "just messing around with you" or "Playing too much" to survive & you're actually being bullied. I've always been low key & to myself so the extra energy from bullies looking to project their own abuse was too much for me.. What I realized is that most of the bullies parents were like recovering addicts, on drugs or battling some kind of demon and those kids were bringing their anger and frustration to school.
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Growing up in the sixties that bullying stemmed from jealousy and envy from the dark skinned girls with nappy hair !! So happy when relaxers were invented to help their hair..
@@1goldbaby oh shut up dark skinned women are not jealous of light skinned women at least not because we have "good hair" or light skin maybe because of the unfairness we benefit from but not because of anything else
This is relatable. I feel like she was telling my same experiences growing up mixed race. And so eloquently!
I love Grace thank you Tamron for always bringing inspirational stories
A beautiful lady! ASL is a great language.
I love this interview. Grace seems to be such a beautiful spirit!! 🤎🤎🤎
Wow - Grace’s personality/character is strikingly amazing. “Give people grace, compassion, and space for them to be who they are.” This is incredibly thought provoking. It is imperative to stand back and refrain from illegitimate judgements. I needed this reminder. God bless grace. Learning her back story serves as a teachable moment for me.
I absolutely enjoyed watching this. I own a copy of “I Am Enough” and have read it numerous times to my daughters. Hearing her story just solidifies the message within the book of survival and thriving against all odds because we are enough.
What A Beautiful Interview!! So proud to be a Caymanian! Grace, You're doing that for Us!
I can relate to what she's talkin about I have a biracial daughter. A lot of biracial children experienced some hard times in school. Even when I enrolled my daughter in a school that was mostly biracial she still caught a lot of Hell from the kids who weren't biracial. It wasn't until she wrote a poem doing a talent event explaining how she felt as a biracial child that thing's kind of changed for her. In her poem she told all about her experience as a biracial child which if you're not biracial you have no idea. She got a standing ovation from the crowd.
MRS JONES YOU HAVE AN AMAZING
DAUGHTER.
LOVE& BLESSINGS
TO YOU AND YOURS.
Go little girl !
What Ive noticed from Biracial’s is that many of them are so confused and insecure and take their insecurities out on fully Black children. Many times they have mothers that don’t know a thing about their hair and have them looking a mess. Problematic behavior goes both ways.
@@marriejames01 I would have to disagree with you for what you're saying and if you don't have a biracial child you have no idea what I'm talking about
Your kid hasn't experienced anything different from light skinned blacks that had good hair growing up in the 60's era and before that stemming from slavery somehow yall thik this is something new qBlack ppl are the original mixed ppl stemming from slavery . It didnt matter then because of their " one drop rule" tho. It just irks me that somehow today just because white women are having children with black men that its something new. Qnd to make matters worse some of these children don't look like they have a white parent..some black ppl that are from 2nd and third generation mix looks more mixed or " biracial" than they do..just saying
As an African American woman I NEVER use the term "fair skinned" when describing a light skinned person. That would mean that a dark skinned person is somehow "unfair". It doubles back to negative words that we use against ourselves. And yes, it is that deep so could we please stop?!
Deeper...
Fair really means beautiful. But people don't think about these things. And since they don't think about them, they don't consciously make that negative comparison.
good point
good point about what fair skin may mean. I don't feel that way. just used the terminology that was put on our people and many people still use.
@Mimi I agree with you and it is a pleasure connecting with you. knowledge is definitely power. Ignorance causes so much turmoil and continuing problems. Thank you so much for your input
Light skinned is technically no better with 'lighter' being equivalent to higher in shade or illuminated and thus better than everything else around it.
Sometimes it's cultural. In Caribbean communities the term fair skinned (which is used more than light skinned) or even red skin is used to describe certain complexions. I was called red skin growing up. I didn't like it but it wasn't a racial slur within the community. Now if you take that term outside of the Caribbean community and call a Native American that, then it would be deemed offensive.
This was very inspiring, I'm also biracial and can relate so much of what Grace said. I can definitely understand what it feels like to think you aren't enough. Thanks Grace for being so open and honest.
Gracebiii⁷
Omg that’s the girl from Harlem?? She is absolutely gorgeous!!
She played on “Empire” as well!
I LOVE Grace & Her Husband from Empire ❣️
I love Grace for sharing! 😢 wow so much of her story hits close to home…except I was in the water when they tried to drown me. You do diminish yourself to be less noticeable to perpetual bullying. That may be the motive of bullies to begin with.
'Grace' in the midst of it all, beautiful Queen, thank you for sharing!
Wow, you just never know a person's story or the struggle they've have to to deal with. I'm sure it's hard for a lot of persons to look at this beautiful woman and imagine she's had si many struggles. Good for you Grace for overcoming. Beautiful interview as usual from Tamron. She has such a genuine interest in people. Love her interview style.
Love to hear them both speak...
Love that Grace, being different is a superpower!
What a gorgeous woman both inside and out! :) She is as graceful as her name. So inspired by how she overcame all the rough moments in her life and is shining! Thumbs up! :)
Thanks, Grace for your honesty!!
Such beautiful women.. wow, I have no idea till this day why are kids/ people are so mean.. I remember being in school and children were being bullied..Such a mean streak in people, which I will never comprehend..
Grace Byers is beautiful 😍 and thanks for telling your story 👍 Tamron this was a good show 🤗
Yaaas “boo boo Kitty” 💖💖🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾
Wow I totally relate to this growing up.
I cannot wait for the second season of Harlem!
Grace Byers, Tamron Hall, Meagan Good all are boss babes... thank God for yall
the beautiful thing is that she knows who she is snd is a fantastic woman.
ok i am done with the subject. Peace and love and all of us are beautiful and all of us matter
one more comment. Vanessa said and I quote
" both my parents are african american"
I love her books. I read them to my granddaughters and my students.
Glad I discovered zoomed in even on your Interesting show. Especially enjoyed recently 'I am Enough' segment
Children are innocent, but can be so cruel #childhoodbullying
She's beautiful and articulate. I feel like she should be much bigger than she is.
Such a beautiful and talented young woman. You are enough! May God bless you and keep you Grace and your entire family. 😊
Beautiful Story & Person ❤
Beautiful ❤️
Sheesh. Nobody can beat Tamron’s fashion game. Nobody.
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Wow! Grace story is inspirational. Kids are so mean. " Now we can drown her"
I agree. Wish she could talk more instead of the host.
Speachless, that is horrible. Look at her now!!! Used as fuel to live her best life.
Great interview. I really like her
Ms. Byers is so poised, well-spoken, and beautiful! I love that she is unapologetically sharing her truth! Is she married? Tamron Hall Show let's set up the 1st date with me & Grace! ;)
Yes she's married to her co-star from 'Empire' Trai Byers.
And that’s the thing is only when you reach America they forced too choose. It’s okay to be mixed in the Caribbean. She’s not black or white she’s mixed
You're absolutely right.
If she's mixed she has to be black and white. That's what mixed is.
@@lettiegrant9447 No. She's of 2 races.
@@lettiegrant9447 the poster didn't say and, she said or. Yes she is both, but in the US people are forced to say one or the other.
Well so many of us are multigenerationally mixed in the Caribbean anyway so it's not an alien concept. I think it is still less common to have two parents of different races in the Caribbean though. Usually the mixed ancestry are passed down by grandparents and previous generations.
Love Grace Byers so much. I totally got Rose Nyland vibes from her character in Harlem.
Omg she’s so lovely! 🥰
I think I’m going to do a video on this video later… I can relate to a lot!
I love when people accept their puns. 😁👌🏽
How that girl said that about 'drowning her'...wonder how feels now? Wow.
What a cruel thing that those kids wanted to kill her. So evil
ASL SHOULD BE OFFERED AS A PART OF THE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM EVEN FOREIGN BECAUSE ITS NOT FAMILIAR WITH EVERYONE NOT JUST COLLEGE BUT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL…
MY STUDENTS ARE IN KINDERGARTEN AND ARE LEARNING ASL
It is in some cities. I learned sign language ESL in junior high school over 40 years ago. I later learned ASL while working with hearing-impaired coworkers.
I'm glad she calls herself Biracial and not Black.
Agree.
If she did call herself black she would still be correct in her description!😳😎🤬
Wowwww....just WOW! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Ty Grace. Ty. Tamron. Ty Jehovah -Jireh.
I love the deaf community 🤟🏽
I grew up never ever fitting up. Many of my significant others visually challenged.. My grandmother and Cynthia
My parents divorced when I was twelve and my mom raised me and my sisters. I used to think that I wasn’t normal because of my family dynamic. It’s still some trauma that I have to work through because of that but I’m a much better person because of my mom raising me
Beautiful and talented, you go girl! People tend to try to force biracial children to chose a side or the tell you who you are based on what they think you look like. My children are biracial and that is what many people do, even family. Acknowledge both, that's what makes you uniquely you. The fair skin thing is what society use, so most people will use it because that is what most of u grew up hearing, so it is automated. It will take a conscience effort to rid the ignorant vocabulary from the past. However, I agree that it is something we should do. The opposites of fair is unfair, so yeah, let's ditch that term when describing skin tones.
God bless you Grace
Such beautiful ladies!
I love her
That's crazy someone wanted to drown her. That's sad! I like Grace she has my grandma name. I liked her in Empire, and Harlem. And i love her husband too. He is very handsome.
She definitely could play Diahann Carroll! 🥰
No! Diahann is a Black woman. Grace is Biracial. Let a Black woman play Diahann.
Diahann Carroll is also a Black woman
Hell to the NAW! What an insult! I guess you expect her to put on blackface like that 🤡 Zoe did for Nina Simone.
Do you mean Tamron? Because I can see a resemblance there.
🤔 There are tons of black families in the US too who have parents of mixed heritage with light hair and light eyes and the kids constantly get asked "what are you?" I'm was also one of those kids (I detest that question) as well as my siblings and many of my cousins. I think that's just how African American culture is through out the whole diaspora, not just in the Caribbean. I mean I understand her broader point...just saying, African Americans with significant European roots is not just something found in the Caribbean.
Whoa! Not many people can say that they grew up in a mixed race household with deaf parents like Grace and her sister did! I mean that in an interesting way of course!
I have been marking OTHER since grade school. I never liked the labels they tried to put on me.😑
Wow, she’s a beauty. Where did she grow up. I don’t see or hear that much.
This is a very interesting story. I’m glad she was able to find solace in who she is, and now able to fully embrace her differences. I wish her nothing but continued healing.
People are just misinformed about genealogy.
Here’s what people don’t fully understand and totally miscommunicated over the years,is that… we are what our fathers are. Not our grandparents, not both parents BUT OUR FATHERS!
If the world can actually understand and accept that, there wouldn’t be so many people confused about their ethnicity.
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Actually, it’s the other way around. You’re what your mother is. You come from your mother. That’s why the Jews say, that the mother has to be Jewish in order for the child to be. The mother carries the seed (egg) while the father is the fertilizer (sperm) That’s why it’s called mitochondrial dna or better known as The Eve dna. The oldest bones to be found on the planet was that of a female …Eve.
You're what both parents are. Your mother didn't make you by herself. That's not possible.
Damn I've been through this.. i had to tan just to feel accepted in certain races or when you are mixed but people tell you you are this or you are that and how white people will see you as and blah blah blah.. it gets worst and then judgement or people will bully you for being mixed or etc.. trust me we went through it..
That whole "Great, now we can drown her" is so disturbing!
That was very smart of her not to get into the pool.i am sure that I would not go to that party.
Deaf parents? Wow
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I’m biracial too
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Beautiful ❤️
I am surprised it was difficult. she look black. Did people actually think she was odd ? my daughter is her complexion and from two black people. me chocolate tone and her dad light skin black. Anyway I am glad she is a successful a tress and happy ❤️
No she doesn't look black or lie a black American. Most black Americans with two black parents looks like Gabrielle union, come on, she looks mixed
@@tweetyslife253 not true. We come in many complexions , hair textures, body shapes. My daughter is light skin because her dad is. my grandmother is, my husband's fad was. I am chocolate tone Both our features are considered ethiopian. I can't believe you think with such a narrow mind. wow.
@@tweetyslife253 you don't look like Gabriel Union not that anything is wrong with her look. Look at Vanessa Williams both her parents are black. That is where the word passing comes from. there are black people from 2 black parents that can pass for white. This sister does not look white and is always playing the roll of a black woman because of that. Most of us are blended from years ago but our dominance is African. Read about the Diaspora and African American history
You need to educate yourself. Two dark skinned blocks can have a child her complexion. Look around. It's obvious you haven't seen much.
I agree where did this person come believing what she is saying.It shows her ignorance of the black race And if she's black it shows ignorance of her own race.
She will forever be Boo Boo Kitty.
Àwwwwwww you're are so beautiful and gorgeous and adorable and cute and sweet and amazing and awesome and nice and delicious and thoughtful and kind and excited I loved you so much sweetie
Is this Grace from Greenleaf?
no
@@traceylugg9707 not the character “Grace” but I thought Grace Byers played a role. She looks like actress who played Grace’s daughter. Don’t mind me. I’m gonna go check the cast list.
Boo Boo Kitty from Empire
@@PrettyPreciousG thanks. Don’t judge but I have never watched Empire. I haven’t seen Harlem yet either. I only just finished binging Insecure once season five wrapped. I’m terrible about tv shows. I think I was at least two seasons late with Greenleaf.
@@thecurator2626 no judgment from me. I only watch a handful of shows on television!
Woe Cameron! Is she implying that she experience being treated poorly when coming here by blacks in America? Is that what she is implying? Hope she is knowing that line about blacks treating her like an outcast started with her home islanders who worship people her shade! We not trying to denounce her, but cast mud on us in America, that’s below the belt! It is the reverse from the true perspective of those of us who know all about casting shade! No other comment!
Booboo kitty!
I'm angry they used her to play a black woman.!! She is not Black & should not be given black roles
She is a black woman with fair skin