‘Dear White People’ star, Antoinette Robertson, breaks down why ‘Coco’ is complex and fierce

There’s a few things actress, Antoinette Robertson, wants you to know. The multifaceted actress stopped by theGrioLIVE to share a little bit about her earlier life as a chemistry major, her advice for people of color, and what she thinks the world can learn from her character ‘Coco Connors,’ a fly Economics major who rocks a weave because she thinks it might get her into a sorority.

While Netflix’s “Dear White People” show as a whole has been met by both critics and fans a like, Antoinette’s character “Coco” has received an enormous wave of support from people who can identify and relate to her college experience.

“I love the fact although she’s misunderstood it’s nice to get to see the women behind the force, like that vulnerable little girl whose wounded and that’s why she became that force of a being,” Robertson told theGrio. “I feel like women, especially women of color sometimes, get labeled as ‘the angry black women’ and people don’t understand that there’s pain there. So you should try to be a little bit more understanding of why someone might be the way that they are.”

Robertson- who was once a chemistry major- revealed that landing the role of “Coco” was the perfect avenue to combine her passion for activism.

“It felt like a dream come true,” she says. “I had been struggling..

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