Actress Kerry Washington and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi joined together to discuss the issue of systemic racism during “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert“.
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Kerry Washington made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday (June 8), where she opened up about how she’s teaching black history to her children.
The 43-year-old Little Fires Everywhere star explained that she hopes social change will inspire a new way of educating children on Black History, including her own two, Isabella and Caleb.
“The thing I’ve been thinking about a lot, honestly, with my kids—and with my friends’ kids — I’ve been thinking a lot about education and a lot about
Actress Kerry Washington and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi joined together to discuss the issue of systemic racism during “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert“.
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Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefSandra Oh and Kerry Washington both climbed to the pinnacle of stardom on TV shows created by Shonda Rhimes. After 10 seasons as Dr.
Will Thorne Staff WriterKerry Washington and Pilar Savone, the exec VP of production and development at Washington’s Simpson Street banner, first met on the set of Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.”Savone had been working for some time with Tarantino, and Washington had been learning from “amazing numbers ones” on the call sheet like Jamie Foxx, but together, they decided to form Simpson Street to start producing their own work, telling the kinds of stories they had always wanted to
Kerry Washington has insisted Hollywood executives must “do better” in the ongoing drive for diversity and equal representation.The 43-year-old Scandal actress appeared on the Hollywood The Sequel podcast, where she opened up on the subject of race in the entertainment industry.“We look at ourselves to get better and do better. Like, that’s the practice of self-reflection is to ask ourselves how we can do better,” Kerry shared.
In a new episode of LAist's podcast, Hollywood: The Sequel, Kerry Washington talked about Hollywood's diversity problem."When we say we're committed to diversity—it's diverse from what? We're still centering whiteness as the most important thing and inviting diversity around that," said the Little Fires Everywhere actress.The conversation comes amid daily nationwide uprisings against police brutality and systemic racism against Black people in the United States.It's no secret that Hollywood
Washington, 43, opened up about inclusion and diversity while discussing the entertainment industry in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery on the podcast Hollywood The Sequel, reports people.com."We look at ourselves to get better and do better," said the actress when asked what she hopes will come out of the movement, which calls out racism in the arts.She continued: "When we say we're committed to diversity -- it's diverse from what? We're still centering
Kerry Washington discussed how Hollywood is still ‘centering whiteness’ and admitted that the film industry definitely still needs a lot of work before it can properly represent all races and skin colors on the big screen. Here’s what she had to say! This week, the actress was a guest on Hollywood: the Sequel podcast’s first ever episode and she expressed that she was rather hopeful when it comes to Hollywood’s future.
Kerry Washington is hopeful about the future of Hollywood, but she knows there's a lot of work still to be done. The actress was a guest on the first episode of thepodcast this week, where she spoke about the renewed national focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and the effects it will hopefully have on the entertainment industry and the country as a whole.«We have to be willing to look at ourselves, regardless of what industry we're in,» she said.
Kerry Washington is speaking her mind about diversity in Hollywood, pointing out that while some great strides have been made there’s still plenty more that needs to be done.
Kerry Washington is opening up about diversity in Hollywood and how there is still much work to be done.
Joshua Jackson is celebrating his first ever Father’s Day this year after wife Jodie Turner-Smith gave birth to their first child, a baby girl.
Joshua Jackson is giving credit to his “Little Fires Everywhere” co-stars Resse Witherspoon and Kerry Washington for prepping him for fatherhood.
Alicia Keys, 39, and John Legend, 41, just killed it! Alicia and John were the latest duo to go head-to-head in Timbaland and Swizz Beatz‘ (Alicia’s husband, FYI) viral Verzuz battles, and they were fantastic. During performances of “If I Ain’t Got You”, “This Time I Want it All”, and more of their biggest hits LIVE for the world to see on June 19, celebs like Kerry Washington begged them to go on tour together. And we hope they do!
Many celebrities are speaking out and paying tribute to slain Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau. After the body of the 19-year-old Florida activist was discovered days after she went missing, famous figures who have been vocal supporters of the BLM movement took to social media to mourn her death.
Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin «Toyin» Salau. After the body of the 19-year-old Florida activist was discovered days after she went missing, famous figures who have been vocal supporters of the BLM movement took to social media to mourn her death.Salau's body, and the body of 75-year-old Victoria Sims, were discovered by police in Tallahassee on Saturday evening.
Celebs were keeping busy this week, from Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington, Diane Guerrero and Busy Philipps reading their children Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea, to Ty Dolla $ign celebrating his girlfriend Zaila’s birthday at Sugar Factory San Diego, to Levi’s hosting a Use Your Voice conversation on Instagram Live.
Institutional racism. Economic inequality.