By Jules
You can add “smart” to “funny” and “gorgeous”, as characteristics that describe actress Rashida Jones, who plays Ann Perkins on “Parks and Recreation”. Born to actress Peggy Lipton and media mogul Quincy Jones, Rashida is part Jewish, part African-American. Rashida graduated from Harvard with a degree in religion and philosophy, and is currently practicing Judaism. She is a screen writer and creator of the comic book series “Frenemy of the State”.
She’s said about her college years that sometimes she didn’t feel “black enough” to be accepted by her peers. Earlier she had caused a little bit of a stir when she openly responded to negative remarks made by Tupac Shakur about her parents’ interracial marriage. Rashida and Tupac later became friends. He was engaged to Rashida’s older sister Kidada when he was killed.
Rashida was recognized recently as a 2011 Influential Multi Racial Public Figure runner up, and has been heavily involved in multiple charities and non-profit organizations, such as Peace First, St. Jude’s Children’s hospital, and Stand up to cancer.
You can add “smart” to “funny” and “gorgeous”, as characteristics that describe actress Rashida Jones, who plays Ann Perkins on “Parks and Recreation”. Born to actress Peggy Lipton and media mogul Quincy Jones, Rashida is part Jewish, part African-American. Rashida graduated from Harvard with a degree in religion and philosophy, and is currently practicing Judaism. She is a screen writer and creator of the comic book series “Frenemy of the State”.
She’s said about her college years that sometimes she didn’t feel “black enough” to be accepted by her peers. Earlier she had caused a little bit of a stir when she openly responded to negative remarks made by Tupac Shakur about her parents’ interracial marriage. Rashida and Tupac later became friends. He was engaged to Rashida’s older sister Kidada when he was killed.
Rashida was recognized recently as a 2011 Influential Multi Racial Public Figure runner up, and has been heavily involved in multiple charities and non-profit organizations, such as Peace First, St. Jude’s Children’s hospital, and Stand up to cancer.