- Grand-niece of classic American playwright Lorraine Hansberry.
- Great-granddaughter of Carl A. Hansberry (1895-1946), real estate broker and community activist. He was a litigant in the Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee (1940), which helped to end restrictive racial covenants in housing. She is also the great-grand niece of Carl's brother, scholar William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965), who started the African studies department at Howard University.
- 2nd cousin of actress/writer Issa Rae, creator of the hit web series The Mis-Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl and the HBO series, Insecure (2016).
- First cousin twice-removed of stage director and playwright Shauneille Perry and great grand-niece of former Illinois Asst. Attorney General Graham T. Perry (1894-1960), Shauneille's father.
- Granddaughter of Vincent Tubbs, former president of the Hollywood Publicists Guild and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
- Has played the daughter of actress Jackee Harry twice. Once on stage in Ron Milner's Urban Transitions and once on film in G.E.D.
- Granddaughter of Mamie Hansberry.
- Mother of Nantille Hansberry Tubbs.
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