Kerry Washington Became the First Black Woman to Lead a Network Drama in 40 Years.
Valerie Washington raised Kerry in the Bronx with a deep love of education, the arts, and the quiet dignity that has defined her daughter’s entire career. Kerry studied, built her craft carefully, and then Scandal made her the first Black woman to lead a primetime network drama series in almost forty years. She played Olivia Pope with a precision and power that changed what television looked like, and off screen she spoke openly about therapy and mental health in ways that gave Black women across the world permission to do the same.
Valerie Washington raised a woman who did not just break a barrier. She walked through it so gracefully that the world barely had time to argue. Drop a comment below if Scandal ever had you cancelling your Thursday night plans.
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