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4 unusual facts about Piper Dellums


Piper Dellums

In The Color of Friendship, the role of Piper Dellums was played by Shadia Simmons.

Piper Dellums is an author and the daughter of United States politician Ron Dellums.

The Color of Friendship

The film was based on a short story called "Simunye" written by the real-life Piper Dellums about a South African girl named Carrie coming to stay with her family.

Piper Dellums (Shadia Simmons) is a black girl who lives in Washington, D.C. with her father, Congressman Ron Dellums (Carl Lumbly), an outspoken opponent of the South African apartheid system and the oppression of black South Africans, her mother Roscoe Dellums (Penny Johnson), and two younger twin brothers, Brandy (Anthony Burnett) and Erik (Erron Jackson).



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