GABRIELLE: BLACK ACTRESSES LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER

Gabrielle Union says instead of competing with each other for roles, black actresses generally go out of their way to help each other.

"Vivica Fox has been like a mentor," Union told reporters in New York. "You see all this back-biting with a lot of actors, but in black Hollywood, it is really like, 'Let me grab you, let me pull your coattails.'"

Fox isn't the only black actress who "hipped me to investments ... hipped me about the business," said the stunning "Cradle 2 the Grave" star.

"She's great, but everyone is like that," she explained. "You go back and Viv, Jada (Pinkett Smith) Tisha Campbell, Regina King; they all are like, 'Let me talk to you for a second. Let me show you what's supposed to be going on. You're contract is supposed to be like this, this is what you do,' and in turn, we're like, 'Meagan Good, come here... let me help you out.' It's like, all love."