The 60s were also an era in which racial boundaries were torn down - even though equality was a right of all Americans, there was still a great deal of ingrained prejudice. Brenda, a Bunny on The Playboy Club played by Naturi Naughton, is looking to blaze new trails by being the first African-American woman to pose for Playboy's coveted centerfold. I know it sounds ridiculous, but at the time this really was a big deal (the actual first Black centerfold was Jennifer Jackson in 1965).
Naughton is probably most famous for her portrayal of Lil' Kim in the Biggie Smalls bio Notorious. She also had a long run in the Broadway production of Hairspray as Little Inez. Interestingly enough, The Playboy Club isn't the first time she has played a Bunny - on an episode of Mad Men, she starred as Toni, the New York club hostess who was dating Lane Pryce for a while.
