Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant
Joy Bryantis an American actress and former fashion model, who is best known for starring as Jasmine Trussell in the NBC family drama Parenthood...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 October 1974
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
grandmother trying my-grandmother
Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."
black
Black people, we are not this monolithic group, you know?
running country insecure
For instance, people who have to walk miles for water - and we just turn on the faucet and let it run. Or people right here in our country [USA] who are food insecure, and yet we as a nation throw out an inconceivable amount of food.
issues talking political
It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.
sleep cutting mindfulness
Mindfulness of the resources we have and respect for where we live, eat, and sleep is a good starting point. Being conscious of your consumption, what goes in and out, will help cut down on wastefulness.
compassion shoes luxury
Acknowledgement: Understanding and compassion for others and their suffering is the next step. Put yourself in the shoes of people who don't have the luxury of being wasteful.
grandmother roof my-grandmother
I grew up in the South Bronx, raised by my grandmother, who scrapped and scraped to make sure I had a roof over my head and food in my stomach. I was painfully aware of what it was like to live with limited resources and a certain level of uncertainty.
fighting donate good-fight
Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.
long too-short
I never wanted to be the person who said, "I woulda, coulda, shoulda." Life is way too short, and you may not last that long.
looks nails paint
I love the look of buffed nails. They look neat and chic without actually having to paint your nails-and it takes no time!
fashion diversity hard
In the mid-nineties, diversity in the fashion/beauty business was hard to come by.
moving
You have to move to your own beat.
giving feel-good survival
It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.
children parent plight
I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.