Like many other black Americans, Sister, Sister actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry also faced their fair share of racial discrimination.

Tia and Tamera Mowry during their days on the sitcom Sister, Sister.

Tia opened

up about the ordeal during Entertainment Tonight’s ‘Unfiltered’ series recently,

stating that she and her sister did not get some of the opportunities their white

peers received.

“So, my

sister and I wanted to be on the cover of this very popular [teenage] magazine

at the time. We were told that we couldn’t be on the cover of the magazine

because we were black and we would not sell,” Tia said.

“I will

never forget that. I will never forget where I was. And I wish I would have

spoken up. I wish I would have said something then. I wish I would have had the

courage to speak out and say that wasn’t right.”

Tia and Tamera Mowry gained popularity when they acted in Sister, Sister. (Photo: celebrityinsider.org)

The twins rose

to stardom in 1994 at just 16 years old when they began acting in the sitcom.

Despite their popularity, Tia said they had major insecurities.

“I never saw

girls like me. I never saw girls that, you know, were embracing their curls or

I never saw curly hair being portrayed as beautiful,” Tia said.

Based on her

experiences, she said that it is important to remind her kids and other

brown-skinned children that they are beautiful.