Kerry Washington and Kacey Musgraves sneak a peek of each others covers while arriving at the 2022 TIME Women Of The Year celebration held at Spago L’extérieur on Tuesday night (March 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Kerry Washington is embodying a civil rights icon.
In a post on Instagram, the “Scandal” star recreated Rosa Parks’ famous 1955 mug shot after being arrested for refusing to sit at the back of a bus.
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“Fighting, boycotting, marching, and even working as an investigator for the NAACP, advocating against sexual assaults on Black women. It was Rosa Parks’ act of civil disobedience on that bus that sparked a revolution,” Washington wrote.
“She took that seat in order to take a stand. That seat on the bus was her fighting stance – and so we continue the fight today, in whatever way we can! Lets ask ourselves, what can we do!” Washington continued. “Sit. Stand. March. Make calls. Volunteer. Talk to your family and friends. Do whatever you can and however you can. Rosa taught us that. And we are forever grateful. It was an honor to honor her.”
The new photo is part of a series of recreations Washington has shared on her Instagram page to mark Black History Month.
In the first image of the series, Washington recreated a photo of model Beverly Johnson, the first Black woman featured on the cover of Vogue in 1974.
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In another post, Washington recreated an image of Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph posing with one of the three gold medals she won at the 1960 games in Rome.
Kerry Washington and Kacey Musgraves sneak a peek of each others covers while arriving at the 2022 TIME Women Of The Year celebration held at Spago L’extérieur on Tuesday night (March 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Respect but was awarded the night's top honor of Entertainer of the Year. and were also in attendance to accept the President's Award, which has previously been presented to influential figures like Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James, and Rihanna."It's inspiring to think about the legacy of the Image Awards, which began shortly after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were passed into law," the Duchess Sussex said.
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Kerry Washington is honoring one of America's icons.On Feb. 21, the "Scandal" star posted an Instagram photo in which she recreated Rosa Parks' famed Alabama mug shot, which was taken in 1955 following her arrest for civil disobedience after she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus.Kerry's re-creation is very impressive, as she did her hair like Rosa, donned a similar jacket and held the booking number is the same manner. Quite frankly, Kerry is the spitting image of Rosa in the modern-day interpretation. A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington)"A lot of people think that Rosa's activism started with her refusing to give up her seat on the bus.