Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll also revealed if fans can expect more “All American” crossovers.
In season three of “All American,” fans were introduced to Bringston, a fictional HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia. During the antepenultimate episode, titled “Homecoming,” Geffri Maya’s character Simone toured the school and began to feel a sense of belonging. Simone told her aunt Amara, played by Kelly Jenrette, that it was “amazing to be someplace that’s for us, by us, where excellence is expected.”
Maya recalled being grateful that Carroll believed in her dreams and wanted to put a Black female student-athlete at the forefront of a series. “All it’s doing is continuing that cycle of Black stories and Black excellence,” the actor said. As an alumnus of Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU, Maya said that being on set felt reminiscent of her college experience.
That includes highlighting Black minority culture as well, which Carroll noted is rarely depicted on television. She pointed to one of the main characters named Keisha, portrayed by Netta Walker, who is Black and Filipina. Carroll said she is surrounded by family and friends who are in the “Divine Nine” — historically African American sororities and fraternities. She felt a responsibility to represent them and the importance of the organizations on and off HBCU campuses.
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