Kerry Washington Paid Tribute To Black Lives Lost To Injustice As She Played A Grieving Mother In Christopher Demos-Brown’s ‘American Son’

Ossie Davis & Ruby DeeAs one of the most popular couples of Black Hollywood, the late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee understood the intersection of acting and activism. The duo became fixtures during the civil rights and Black Power movements, befriending the likes of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.

Rihanna, Jay-Z, Pharrell and more stars are calling for authorities to reopen an investigation into the tragic death of Pace University student Danroy “DJ” Henry.

Kerry Washington displayed images of teenager Trayvon Martin, 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Philando Castile and other black men and women killed by police backstage during her run in Broadway’s American Son.The actress, who starred in the New York production as a woman grieving the loss of her son at the hands of law enforcement officers in 2018, reveals she put the images up in her dressing room as a reminder of the unsettling true stories that inspired the play.

Kerry Washington is taking a spiritual approach to the Coronavirus pandemic and the 43-year-old Scandal actress is showing off some of her yoga moves on social media. She’s also wearing stylish workout clothes while doing so.

Friends star wrote.  inspired dozens of other celebrities and members of the fashion community including Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jerry Seinfeld, Julianne Moore, and Diane Von Furstenberg to implore their followers to protect themselves and others.

As the rate of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to surge amid state reopening phases, celebrities are trying to raise awareness on the importance of wearing face masks to stop the spread.

When we set out to adapt Little Fires Everywhere, we had some creative hurdles to overcome. The show embodies a multitude of themes and explores several disparate points of view.

Actress Sandra Oh desperately wanted to play Olivia Pope in “Scandal”, but she was rejected for the part by Shonda Rhimes.

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“.

Killing Eve star discussed her experiences of working on the BBC show, in which she plays MI6 agent Eve Polastri.Speaking with Kerry Washington for Variety, Oh said she was “totally used to” being the only Asian woman on a set. “The UK, I’m not afraid to say, is behind,” she said.

Sandra Oh was ready to jump ship on “Grey’s Anatomy” when she first read Shonda Rhimes’ “Scandal” script.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefAfter Shonda Rhimes created “Scandal,” a long list of actresses — including Taraji P.

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.

Kendrick Sampson has penned a powerful open letter calling for the Hollywood industry to divest from the police and make big changes to «affirm, defend and invest in Black lives.» The star wrote the letter alongside actress Tessa Thompson and Black Lives Matter cofounders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah.More than 300 Black artists and executives have signed the letter, including Idris Elba, Kerry Washington, Michael B. Jordan, Queen Latifah, Sterling K.

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