The Bronx native dropped out of Yale to model, and years later landed on the Hollywood shores. She's appeared in such films as Antwone Fisher, Bobby, and most recently Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. She's married to a hot stuntman, loves to snowboard, and practices Kundalini Yoga. She thinks Radiohead is the greatest band of her generation. And someday soon, she'll have a tipi on a piece of land far, far away. But for now, calls L.A. home.

Blog Entries by Joy Bryant

Why Wait For A Crisis To Give?

Posted June 22, 2009 | 10:22 AM (EST)


Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.--Mohammed Ali

There is so much trouble in the world... What difference can one person make?

It may seem easier to just bury our heads in the ground and not engage, not get involved, not care.

Sometimes,...

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Together We Stand: The Inauguration

Posted January 26, 2009 | 06:27 PM (EST)


Boy, was it cold in DC on January 20. As Nicola Vassell and I stood freezing amongst the sea of thousands that turned out for the inauguration, I wondered if this was a mistake. Should we just break out now and head back home to watch in warm and comfort...

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Surrender to the Shuffle: Or How I Learned to Let Go

Posted September 19, 2008 | 04:24 PM (EST)


"Just The Two of Us" by Bill Withers just came on, the song that played after we were pronounced man and wife. It's been 2 1/2 months since I've seen my husband. He's been gone since 2 days after our wedding and tomorrow night, he's coming to meet me here...

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Hyeeeee-ya!

Posted September 11, 2008 | 02:00 PM (EST)


"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." -Miss Piggy

No one could tell Piggy she wasn't beautiful, sexy or star material without running the risk of a karate chop to...

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