Another Award!!
We are happy to announce that Sweet Blackberry's "Garrett's Gift" is the recipient of the 2009 Tillywig Toy "Brain Child" Award.
The "Brain Child" Award designates an "exciting product that energizes the mind while seamlessly blending fun and learning." Each year, the Tillywig Toy Awards Program delivers to consumers, retailers, and the media a list of the best new toys, games, and other children's products available in the United States. |
For more information about The Tillywig Toy Awards, please visit http://www.tillywig.com. |
Sweet Blackberry has been honored with yet another prestigeous award.  Garrett's Gift received the Learning Magazine 2009 Teachers’ Choice Award.Click here for more on The Awards. |
The Journey of Henry Box Brown is a finalist in the Humanistas Prize for 2008. We are thrilled with such an honor. Click here for more on The Prize.
MAY 2008 - Exciting news for Sweet Blackberry!! Both The Journey of Henry Box Brown and Garrett's Gift have won the Dove "Family- Approved" Seal by the Dove Foundation.
We are incredibly honored as the Dove "Family-Approved" seal is awarded to movies, DVDs, made for T.V. movies and other entertainment products that portray and encourage positive values.Click here to view the write-up
MARCH 2006 - SWEET BLACKBERRY'S PREMIERE DVD, THE JOURNEY OF HENRY BOX BROWN, HAS BEEN HONORED WITH A 2006 PARENT' CHOICE RECOMMENDED AWARD!
This is a tremendous honor. The Parents’ Choice foundation was founded in 1978 and is the nation's oldest nonprofit guide to quality children's media and toys. The foundation’s purpose is to “search out and recommend products that help kids grow – imaginatively, physically, morally and mentally – fairly priced products that are fun, safe and socially sound.”
Visit this link to hear what Parents’ Choice has to say about our DVD.
HONEY MAG
January 2010
Wonder Woman Wednesdays: Karyn Parsons « Honey Magazine
By Allyson Leak
Join Karyn Parsons
(In a panel discussion)
MIXED ROOTS FILM & LITERARY FESTIVAL, Saturday June 13, 2009
Join Karyn Parsons
(as she reads to the children} Saturday June 6, 2009 at: The Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Location: Leimert Park Village at Degnan Boulevard and 43rd Street,Los Angeles, CA.
Happy Memorial Day!
Remember our Troops!
Remember our Veterans
February 2009
Check up on what Karyn is up to...link
Click here to read the latest interview from Karyn on She-blogs.com.
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FLASHBACK FRIDAYS Karyn Parsons, The Fresh Princess. The actress talks about her classic TV show, being biracial, and life after Hilary Banks. Includes never before seen pictures!! |
May 2008 See the May 2008 issue of Ebony Magazine, Moms on a mission. |
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2008 BLACK GIVES BACK BLOG Black History Spotlight: Karyn Parsons You may best remember actress Karyn Parsons as the character Hilary Banks, on the 90's hit television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Today, she is a mother and the founder of Sweet Blackberry, a distribution company that produces African American stories for children. Read more> |
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2008 CHICAGO DEFENDER From Bel-Air to HBO, Karyn Parsons makes a fresh change for children. By: Kathy Chaney The HBO Family Channel kicked off Black History Month with specials about two African American heroes-Henry Box Brown and Garrett Morgan-the brainchild of Karyn Parsons, Hilary from the the mega-hit TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Read more> |
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THE MAGAZINE FOR AND BY WOMEN IN
"THE INDUSTRY" Storytelling By: Tarice L.S. Gray Throughout the month of February networks will be airing programming in honor of Black History Month. HBO is featuring two animated specials titled “Sweet Blackberry presents: The Journey of Henry Box Brown, and Garrett’s Gift.” Read More> |
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HELLO KARYN, I hope all is well. I stumbled across an article about you on the blog ybf.com. The article spoke about your company Sweet Blackberry and influence behind the company. For many years I have always been interested in finding an entertaining way to get my younger cousins to learn about African American history outside of what is taught traditionally in the schools. Sweet Blackberry is the perfect option for introducing young children to their history. I am 21 years old and currently a Junior at Pace University, I am taking a course which compares racial and gender practices in the US and South Africa. I have been blessed through this course to learn alot about the world around me. Next month my class will be taking a trip to South Africa. I have learned so much and would love to share my love of my culture with my younger cousins so that they too can have an appreciation for who they are. I said all that to say keep up the good work and also that I have been inspired by you. If it is at all possible I would like to have a press kit sent to me. Thank you again for your time.Vicky Francois --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
KEEP THEM COMING!!!!!!! Please keep me updated about new information about the series! I saw your website in a magazine (which I don't usually have time to do) and was so excited about the DVD's and upcommin book (s). I can't wait until your book comes out. Please don't stop with thefirst one KEEP THEM COMING!!!!!!! I am already a dedicated buyer!!!!!!! LaVerne in Maryland --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE make MORE! "I applaud Karyn for making these movies! Bravo! I am a law professor/attorney who volunteers weekly with a youth group. I plan to show both movies to the kids. I only wish that I could get an autographed copy of them. But I am so very grateful for these movies. PLEASE make MORE! You have a DEVOTED customer in me. Asante Sana |
MS PARSONS, I have ordered Garret’s Gift for the Blue Island Public Library and cannot wait to see the newest masterpiece from Sweet Blackberry. In these times in Illinois, and I’m close to Chicago where our young people are being destroyed by their peers, our children need inspiration from great people who never gave up and persevered through failures to ultimately triumph. Please, we need more of these wonderful film!Deb Beasley |
DEAR KARYN: Great Job! Damn! you got to it before I did. But still love you anyway. It has been a passion and dream of mine to do what you have done. Please keep it up. All the very best. Sincerely,Gladys --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Thank you for creating this. I am an African American mother with 2 boys 8 and 13. As I am typing this email my 8 year old is watching your video on HBO. He hasn't moved since it started, and this is a kid who is constantly moving around. He loves seeing characters who look like him on television. I love having our history told in an entertaining way so our children can understand it. We have watched both videos and wish there was more. Thank You,DeDe Hunt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PLEASE CONTINUE! Please continue to put out educational tools such as these books [DVDs]. Otherwise, our childrenwill never know. :)R. Caesar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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