By Valder Beebe
Columnist
The more I conduct the Valder Beebe Show, the more real life intersects with topics from and about my guests. Ebony Obsidian and Devale Ellis from Tyler Perry’s Sistas on BET, were my guests recently in the Valder Beebe Show studios. The Sistas stars shared about their characters; their ups and downs of love and friendship and the pressure of being 30-Something, Single and Black.
Sistas, the one-hour drama follows a group of single Black females as they navigate their “complicated love life,” careers and friendship through the ups-and-downs of living in a modern world of social media and unrealistic relationship goals. Mr. Perry takes viewers on an exhilarating ride of emotions and gut-busting predicaments that will test the ladies’ long-standing friendship. This band of women, intertwined with their newfound relationships, must navigate this new-age dating scene as they continue to search for love in their 30s. The talented ensemble cast of Tyler Perry’s Sistas includes KJ Smith, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown, Chido Nwokocha, DeVale Ellis, Brian Jordan Jr., Kevin A. Walton, Anthony Dalton II, Trinity Whiteside, and Crystal Renee’ Hayslett.
The multi-talented Ebony Obsidian stars as Karen Mott. The one-time journalism major can be seen as Michelle in the Netflix series Master of None and Adrienne in If Beale Street Could Talk. Ebony can also be seen as Nia in the upcoming Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and Carol in Amazon’s The Hunt.
The darling and handsome, Devale Ellis is a former NFL player-turned-actor who has served in guest-starring roles on popular hit TV dramas such as The Blacklist and NCIS. He also played his first supporting role as Tommy in the award-winning feature film, Full Circle. In 2019, Devale landed a recurring role in the Emmy-nominated Netflix series It’s Bruno as Nelson. Sistas stars publicists provided text in conjunction with the Valder Beebe Show.
VBS: I love the idea of Sistas from Tyler Perry, women and women of color can identify with the characters. Give us a peek into your characters.
EO: My character is a business owner, a homeowner, great friend and a sex life that is not lacking at the moment with two incredible men in their special ways.
VBS: Devale, you are a former NFL player, right now there is a lot on you as an African American male in such a well-presented series.
DE: I bring the funny to character Jack. Jack deals with a lot, he deals with recidivism; he’s been in and out of prison. He deals with having to be marginalized by the government. I bring the funny, I also bring the love and I show that I am a man who loves Black women….
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