Ali continued acting after her run as Ashley Banks, starring as Tyana Jones on the TV One original series Love That Girl! and appearing as Roxanne on The Young and the Restless from 2007 to 2013. Other acting roles include appearances in films such as The Brothers, Glory Road, and Nora's Hair Salon (and its sequel), as well as a costarring role as Maya in the BET comedy Second Generation Wayans. Ali also released an album, Kiss the Sky, in 1998 and attended Harvard University, where she received a bachelor's degree in African-American Studies and Government in 2002. In 2016, Ali married college professor Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, with whom she shares two sons.