Nicole Ari Parker Says The Women Of ‘Sex And The City’ Could Have Used A Black Friend A Long Time Ago

By Veronica Wells ·Updated December 9, 2021

Sex and the City is joining the growing list of shows being reimagined and rebooted. But this time around, the cast and characters will be more reflective of the people that make up New York City. Actress Nicole Ari Parker joins the cast of And Just Like That as Lisa Todd Wexley, a documentarian and mother of three. ESSENCE caught up with Parker to discuss the initial backlash she received from fans after her casting announcement, what the show gets right with its characters and why Parker believes there’s still room for skepticism. 

Going into And Just Like That did you feel any nervousness or trepidation because this is such a beloved franchise?

PARKER: I was so excited to be a part of something that was so iconic, that was rebooting and reinventing itself, adding characters of color. I didn’t really experience any overwhelment about the fanbase of the show until the news of my character kind of leaked out as the new girl. It wasn’t said that this is one of the new girls. I got the initial backlash of, ‘Oh, no she didn’t!’ 

Black and white fans all over the world lost their minds as if I had replaced the Samantha character. First of all, my

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