Aunties aren’t your mom, and that’s how it should be

Willona Was Everybody’s Auntie

The luckiest kids have an Auntie like Willona teaching them about strength, honesty, vulnerability, and family

Dartinia Hull
8 min readFeb 19, 2020

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If you were a little black kid in the 1970s, Willona Woods was your auntie.

Ja’Net DuBois, the multi-talented actress and singer who played the vivacious Willona Woods on the sitcom “Good Times,” passed…

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Dartinia Hull

Unapologetically Black. THAT mom. I probably need a nap. Played clarinet in band. I put words on pages. Love avocado. Strangers tell me their secrets.