Maya's parents are coming to town, played by Anna Maria Horsford and Obba Babatundé. Both are terrific actors!

http://www.tvinsider.com/article/2056/anna-maria-horsford-and-obba-babatund-join-the-bold-and-the-beautiful/

Anna Maria Horsford was on GL 35 years ago as Holly's cellmate. Glad to see her back on soaps.

Anna Maria Horsford? YES!!!!!! I LOVE her work, dating all the way back to "Friday"

Score news!

Do they have enough money in the Black Budget for them? Oh wait, wrong Bell show...

There commitment to diversity this past year is truly a marvel, and just shows how completely abysmal the rest of the soaps have been doing in this department. And their black actors aren't in "side" stories either, they've been part of the main one.

I love AMH, but I won't be watching!

I love AMH, but I won't be watching!

There commitment to diversity this past year is truly a marvel, and just shows how completely abysmal the rest of the soaps have been doing in this department. And their black actors aren't in "side" stories either, they've been part of the main one.

It is committment to diversity or committment to lining their pockets with what's working in Prime Time right now? Black folks have always existed. Everyone is trying to jump on the Colored Folks Making Us Money bandwagon, and BB is no different. Lee Daniels is a "pioneer". Empire is the hottest show in TV right now. You'd be a complete idiot to not tap into some of that.

There commitment to diversity this past year is truly a marvel, and just shows how completely abysmal the rest of the soaps have been doing in this department. And their black actors aren't in "side" stories either, they've been part of the main one.

I just hope it lasts and all these characters are not gone by next year! Although I imagine Maya's parents are only here for a short visit or recurring at most anyway.

Wow, great casting.

LOVE.

Very good casting. At least they didn't slap throwaway actors into these parts.

I love Anna Maria Horsford, she was so fun on Amen.

Very pleased with the casting. OC they will only be around for this arc and that's OK. I'm glad they waited to get outstanding actors for these roles. I fear though that the writing is going to continue to let me down (just like changing Rick into Dick). They'll come on as 'small town bigots' into 'progressive' and 'enlightened' LA and leave being 'educated' and 'corrected' by the liberal elites. I truly hope that B&B can figure out how to write these character with shades and compassion instead of being 'ignorant.' I can't even imagine what it like for a parent with a TG child and the conflicts and fears that would cause.

I would have cast Clifton Davis and Jonelle Allen.

Wow, B&B is pulling all the stops in creating a black cast - like Y&R did in the early 1990s with the Barbers... This should get interesting - as long as Maya's parents are not PC - just because "black people on soaps play board games" et al.