#Zaria Peterson

[imanisays]

My fav black sitcom ( birthday ) celebrity appearances.

Zaria Peterson and Usher Parenthood

Ashley Banks and Tevin Campbell Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

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THE PARENT 'HOOD The Parent 'Hood ♢ "The Man Who Canceled Christmas"

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Ashli Amari Adams A.K.A Cece Peterson (The Parent’Hood)

Cece never missed a beat when it came to her  wardrobe one of the flyest 90s kids tbh the only 🤎

She deserves her flowers

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Bianca Lawson as Jasmine in The Parent 'Hood ➭ “Zaria Peterson's Day Off”

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REAGAN GOMEZ-PRESTON as ZARIA PETERSON | The Parent 'Hood (1995-1999)

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Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory: Z

Z: The Characters:

Zakia Asalache | Zaria Peterson | Zelie Adebola | Zephyr Halima | Zoe Head Count | Zoe Washburne | Zoey Super Monsters | Zoey Baker | Zola Grey Shepherd | Zora Wilson | Zula | Zula Hendricks | Zuri Ross

Z: The Entertainers

Zainab Johnson |  Zelda Harris |  Zenobia |  Zethu Dlomo |  Zhariah Hubbard | Ziwe Fumudoh |  Zola Williams |   Zozibini Tunzi

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Reagan Amyre Gomez-Preston (born April 24, 1980) is a television, film, and voice actress. She is known for her roles as Zaria Peterson on The Parent ‘Hood (1995–99) and Roberta Tubbs on The Cleveland Show (2009–13). She starred in Love, Inc. (2005–06) season as Francine.

She was born in Detroit to Cheryl Gomez and Dr. Bennett Preston. She has a younger brother. They moved the family to Little Rock and then to Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, she was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia’s Freedom Theatre. They moved to Los Angeles with her mother and brother Kyle, so she could pursue an acting career.

She guest starred on One on One as Flex’s younger sister/Breanna’s aunt, Bernadette. She was a guest host of Soul Train, which aired in December 1995. She is a former cast member of The Amanda Show. She has been featured in King magazine twice, first in the September/October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006/January 2007 issue. She was one out of five cover girls in her second appearance. She appeared in music videos such as “Sorry 2004” by Ruben Studdard, “No Better Love” by Young Gunz, and “Whatever You Like” by T.I.

She is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company. Since 2014, she has had a recurring voice-over role as the twin sisters Jenny and Kiki Pizza on Steven Universe, and in 2016, she began a recurring role on Queen Sugar as Chantal Williams.

She married model and singer DeWayne Turrentine (1999) and they have two children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Week 2: UPN Signs On

We're on Week 2 of this project, but it's the first week where we actually get programming from both networks. Unlike The WB, which started with only one night of programming (all sitcoms), UPN launched with two nights of primarily dramas [1].

This is part of a project where I watch The WB and UPN on a 30 year delay. This is crossposted from my website, where you can find an interactive schedule for both networks, including where you can watch these shows today.

Monday January 16, 1995 Star Trek: Voyager S1E01/02: "Caretaker" - 8 PM on UPN

As I mentioned in my introduction post, Star Trek: Voyager is one of the only shows on either of these networks that I had seen before prior to starting this project. However, I initially watched it in a binge in February and March of 2020, so it will be interesting to see how it fares watching it more slowly.

Star Trek pilots tend to get a bad rap, but I'm now wondering if that's just "Encounter at Farpoint" [2], since I thought this worked really well [3]. It did a good job of establishing the main characters, and the episode's story was also pretty solid [4].

Tuesday January 17, 1995 Marker E01: "Pilot" - 8 PM on UPN

While three of the four shows The WB launched with ended up lasting five seasons, UPN's launch titles were far less lucky. Aside from Voyager, every show that premiered on UPN in 1995 was cancelled after one season.

Marker is fine, I guess. It follows Richard DeMorra (Richard Grieco), a carpenter who travels to Hawaii to attend his estranged billionaire father's funeral. After helping a friend of his father's find her sister, he decides to stay and fulfill "markers" that his father had given to people he owed favors, in part to learn more about his father. Rounding out the main cast are Gates McFadden [5] as Kimba, Richard's father's widow and Andy Bumatai as Danny "Pipeline" Kahala, a surfer living on the land Richard's father left to him.

Overall, this was fine, at least as a pilot. It will be interesting to see how it does next week when it's not doing a marker-of-the-week story and all of the pilot setup.

The Watcher E01: "Pilot" - 9 PM on UPN

The other UPN show to premiere this week was The Watcher, but I've only managed to find two episodes of it online, and neither is the pilot, so I'll have to wait until next month to watch it.

Wednesday January 18, 1995 The Wayans Bros. S1E02: "First Class" - 8 PM on The WB

And now we get our first non-premiere of the project, as well as our first experience dealing with the whims of streaming services. When I put the data for this site together a few months ago, The Wayans Bros was streaming on both Hulu and Max, both of which I have. Hulu lost the rights at the beginning of the year, but Max still had it when I watched the pilot last week. Unfortunately, now it's gone from Max too, so I might need to become the world's whitest person with a BET+ subscription to watch this show [6].

As for the episode itself, I quite liked this one. Shawn and Marlon take Pops to the airport where Marlon is mistaken for Knicks player John Starks by an airline employee. The boys end up in first class and hijinks ensue with the flight crew and the first class passengers. My favorite gag was on the ground though when Marlon has some trouble with a metal detector.

The Parent 'Hood S1E01: "Ring Around the Nosey" - 8:30 PM on The WB

This week, we also get the first episode of the last of the four sitcoms that The WB launched with. The Parent 'Hood follows Robert Peterson (Robert Townsend) and his wife Jerri (Suzzanne Douglas) as they raise their four kids in Manhattan.

This episode jumped right into its A-plot, Michael (Kenny Blank) and Zaria (Reagan Gomez-Preston), the two older kids, scheme to try to get their grandmother's old car. Their plan to trick their parents by first asking for a nose ring and a tattoo goes well at first, until Robert and Jerri overhear them gloating and decide to call their bluff.

The B-plot about the sex life of elderly neighbor Mrs. Wilcox (Carol Woods) is weaker, but this felt like a very strong premiere for a family sitcom. The characters all play off of each other well, so I think I'll enjoy watching this over its five seasons.

I did notice a few cuts that felt very abrupt, so I hope there wasn't anything cut out from the version I watched on Tubi.

Unhappily Ever After S1E02: "Gift of the Magnovox" - 9 PM on The WB

I didn't care for this one. I mentioned last week that the first episode felt like it was playing a bit with its tropes, but this didn't, and the gags mostly fell flat for me. Jennifer refuses to give Jack one of the VCRs (even the broken one), so Jack buys a new one for his plays. He forgets their anniversary, so decides to give the new VCR as a gift. Jennifer also has one wrapped for Jack, but when it gets it back home, it's the broken one.

The kids were much less present in this one, but Jennifer's mom Maureen (Joyce Van Patten) was a bit more so. Apparently she killed Jennifer's childhood pets and also maybe her brother?

Muscle: "Episode 3" - 9:30 PM on The WB

Still no way to watch Muscle, so that's it for this week. Next week, with Voyager back to a normal one-hour timeslot, we get the premieres of UPN's first two sitcoms.

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This week it's all dramas, since UPN's 9 PM Monday comedy block was preempted by the two hour Voyager premiere. ↩

The TNG pilot ↩

Separate from this project, I recently started a DS9 rewatch with some friends, and its pilot is also pretty great. ↩

Aside from the weird anti-welfare aspect. I guess it is the 90s. ↩

I wonder if there was any cross-promotion to TNG fans that tuned into UPN for Voyager. John de Lancie also starred in an early UPN show that we'll get to this summer. ↩

I got a free trial for this week. Despite The WB and UPN both having a large number of Black sitcoms, this seems to be the only one that's on BET+ right now, so I don't think I can justify the expense for five years of just one show. Once the trial ends, I'll need to decide whether to buy episodes digitally, try to track down DVDs, or look into other ways that might exist. ↩

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[imanisays]

Every episode was hair was LAIDDD!! Ya hear me. 🙌🏾

[thatgirlis]

The Parent ‘hood Season 1 Ep 9 Trial by Jerri Reagan Preston Gomez as Zaria Peterson

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“friends?”

“friends.”

[brandonimhotep]

#SadNews Suzzanne Douglas who played in some pivotal roles in the 90’s including starring opposite Robert Townsend in his hit show ‘The Parent Hood’ and movies ‘Tap,’ ‘Jason’s Lyric’ and ‘Stella Got Her Groove Back,’ has passed, according to several news outlets. Most recently the venerable actress played in Netflix’s, ‘When They See Us.’ The former child actress Reagan Gomez who played Douglas’ daughter Zaria Peterson in The Parent Hood sitcom tweeted out pictures of the two together, seemingly confirming Douglas’ death. The news broke on July 6 and made its way around the internet. Douglas’ cousin named Angie Tee wrote: “A beautiful and talented actress made her transition today. She warmed our hearts on movie screens and television sets all over the world. This beautiful soul was my cousin. She continued: “I can remember growing up, there weren’t very many Black actresses who had starring roles but there was my cousin with the lead role in Tap starring alongside great dancers such as Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. She also performed with Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The Inkwell, Jason’s Lyric and so much more the list goes on. The world will miss your talent but your soul will live on forever Rest in Paradise my beautiful cousin Suzzane you will be missed RIP.” Celebrities quickly started to give Douglas her flowers and send condolences online. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith who worked with Douglas in “The Inkwell,” remembered her “gentle” spirit. https://www.blackenterprise.com/the-parenthood-actress-suzzanne-douglas-dead-at-64-twitter-reacts-with-condolences/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CRBz8ePD2SO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Character Profile

PART 1: THE BASICS

Full Name | Meaning: Taylor Moore | An English name meaning "Cutter of the cloth; one who alters garments". True, but it's an English name with Biblical meaning: clothed with salvation. Taylor means internal beauty and they are beautiful inside and out.

Date of Birth: August 23rd, 1988

Place of Birth:  Savannah, Georgia

Current Location: Mystic Point, Crystal City

Nicknames: Tay, T, Tays, Tay-Tay, Trademark (her siblings came up with it because of her initials TM, she hates it) 

Age: 32

Gender: Cis Female

Sexuality: Homosexual

Nationality/Ethnicity: American / African American

Languages Spoken: English

Accent: Southern & New York mixed

Pronouns: She/Her

PART 2: APPEARANCE

Height: 5′3″

Weight: -

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Brown

Tattoos: blog tag 

Piercings: double lobes L+R and helix piercing L

Notable Features: nose, eyebrows

Clothing Style: 90′s inspired fashion that’s fearless; lots of colors, big bold prints, etc. Also it depends on her mood, she picks outfits that conveys the vibe she wants to give. Influences were drawn from characters she watched on TV while growing up like Lisa Turtle, Hilary & Ashley Banks, and Zaria Peterson for example.

Reference Picture: one, two, three, four, five

Jewelry: she’s always well accessorized but doesn’t wear watches. 

Glasses|contacts?: none 

PART 3: FAMILY & LIVING CONDITIONS

Parent Names: Ingrid Roche-Moore & Leon Moore

Parent Relationship: Married

Sibling Names: Natalie & Noel Moore

Sibling Relationship: Great, they are very close! 

Relationship Status: Single; currently dating

Children: None

Pets: Rogue

Social Class: Upper Middle Class

Describe what their house/apartment looks like: This

PART 4: EDUCATION & OCCUPATION

Education: High School and NYU Graduate 

Occupation: Actress (Theatre) & Theatre Arts Teacher

Are they happy with their job?: Yes, she’s living her dream! 

Past Jobs: Waitress, Retail Clerk 

PART 5: PERSONALITY

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Myer’s Briggs Type: ESFP

Enneagram Type: Type 3 - The Achiever

Likes: the performing arts, beach days, travelling, modelling, candles, puzzles, nail art, makeup, snow

Dislikes: wind chimes, fishing, making candles, public transportation, mazes,

PART 6: MISC

Hobbies: singing, dancing, hairstyling, sewing, volunteering, swimming, collecting seashells

Favorite Color: those deep red wine colours

Favorite Food: Barbecued meats

Allergies: none

Right or left-handed?: right-handed 

Drives|Motivations: being in the spotlight, sharing her talents with the world

Fears: becoming very sick, or having an ailment

Positive Traits: analytical, reliable, honest, creative, problem solver, studious

Negative Traits: critical, judgmental, stubborn, fussy, picky, overthinking/worrying, can sometimes be uptight 

Curse often?: when alarmed or upset

Most at ease when: at the beach

PART 7: IN DEPTH

coming soon. 

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X, Y, Z

X

Xanadu Swamp Thing | Xavin Marvel’s Runaways | Xevelyn Vagrant Queen |

Y

Yalena Kin Rit Killjoys | Yama The Dora Milaje | Yama Winehart High Moon | Yasmin Nightbooks | Yolanda Kipling The Get Down | Yvette Babymother | Yvette Hey Monie | Yvonne  A Nightmare on Elm Street Series | Yvonne Freeman Love Don’t Cost a Thing

Z 

Zafrina Twilight | Zakia Asalache Sense8 | Zandra Taitt Star Trek: The Next Generation | Zaria Peterson The Parent Trap |  Zaya Okonjo Jessica Jones | Zee The Matrix | Zephyr Halima Foundation | Zoe Head Count | Zoe Phillips Free Rein | Zoe Washburne Firefly/Serenity | 

Zoey Super Monsters | Zoey Baker Cheaper By the Dozen 2022 | Zoey Davis Escape Room | Zoey Greene Huniepop 2 | Zoey Wade Play Choices Game | Zola Grey Shepherd Grey’s Anatomy | Zola Taylor Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | Zora Wilson Us | Zoya Ali SKAM | Zoya Lott Gossip Girl | 

Zula Conan the Destroyer | Zula Hendricks Aliens Resistance | Zuri Ross Jessie |