Naturi Naughton stops for a minute and thinks, tossing around in her head the unique perspective that she has when it comes to reimagining the 1960s on network television.
The 27-year-old actress landed a starring role on NBC's much-talked-about -- and highly controversial, depending on whom you're talking to -- new show The Playboy Club. In the series she plays the lone chocolate bunny, the sexy, alluring dark-skinned vixen who's vying to be the first centerfold of African descent. Last season she also guest-starred on AMC's critically acclaimed series Mad Men, another show that goes back to a time that wasn't so bright for black folks.
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