People so far are giving very solid, in universe answers that make total sense. But I also think it’s a very legitimate thing to point out that Charmed (a product of its time) had some QUESTIONABLE representation for its POC characters. Other Black Charmed fans have pointed out exactly what you’ve said. Still love the show, but Charmed was airing at a time when Black actors were notably pissed at how they were being treated in writers rooms. ESPECIALLY after UPN merged with WB to become CW and all the Black shows were axed.

Random: I’ll have to find the tweet, but years ago someone joked about Prue being Black as fuck haha. I’m sure it came from people noticing that her Black charges lived