[DreamfulOne]

Originally posted by Miss. Mocha
Actually, I'm from Chicago, and I went to grade school with Lisa Raye (McCoy being her last name).

I knew that she and the Brat are sisters, though, I don't think they were very close growing up, as Lisa was raised on the south side by parents, and enjoyed all of the benefits of wealth that her daddy could provide. Including the biggest house in the popular black middle class area called Pill Hill. The Brat was raised on the west side, I think by her grandmother.

Mr. McCoy, (Lisa's father) was an extremely rich, and well known black man in Chicago. He was the owner of a chain of motels (the Zanzibars), and a poular nightclub (Sweet Georgia Brown's) before his untimely death at the hands of his mate. It's my opinion that he was "getting around" on his wife with The Brat's mother, but that's just my educated guess.

Thanks for the 411 on Lisa Raye & DaBrat. I didn't know they were sisters..that is something I can't imagine.