shonda rhimes
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Shonda Rhimes Is About to Get Away With Podcasting, Inks New Deal With iHeartMedia
If you thought Shonda Rhimes was just taking over your Thursday nights, think again! The television mogul is adding to the world of podcasts! That’s right, your next earworm is about to involve some Shondaland drama. According to Variety, Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, has announced a three-year partnership with iHeartMedia to launch Shondaland Audio. Rhimes…
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‘Vanessa Huxtable’s Hair Was Not Always Perfectly Pressed’: Shonda Rhimes Talks Natural Hair Representation on Television
On a mild-weathered Wednesday evening, I traveled toward Downey, Calif., to visit the Los Angeles County of Education and was swept with an immense sense of pride. As I awaited the esteemed panel to take the stage, I couldn’t help but smile at the sea of beautiful black girls coiffed in different hairstyles—braids, twists, afro…
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Anna Deavere Smith Is Definitely Here For The People
Anna Deavere Smith is a woman of many talents. She is a playwright, an actress, and, ultimately, a storyteller. In her latest role, Smith plays the clerk of court Tina Krissman on For The People, which airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. Smith shares her thoughts on the importance of standing up for…
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The Year That Was: A Love Letter to Black Women
Dear beautiful black Queens, By any measure, 2018 was undeniably your year. Despite everything you face in this country—from the perilous minefield of race and gender that you tiptoe across on a daily basis, to your beauty, your value, and your health under constant siege from those entrusted to protect you, to the crippling realization…
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Brown Girls and Beyond: Sam Bailey Is Adding New and Needed Voices to Our Narrative
Has there ever been a better time to be a black female content creator? Conventional logic would say no; after all, filmmaker Ava DuVernay just inked a $100 million dollar deal with Warner Bros., while Shonda Rhimes has moved her evolving empire of successful series to Netflix in a deal reportedly worth $150 million. And…
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Shonda Rhimes: I’m the Biggest Boss That You’ve Seen Thus Far
I am here for black women securing the bag 24/7/365. Let’s be honest. Black women are paid 21 percent less than white women and 38 percent less than white men on average. Imagine how something like that plays out in Hollywood, where black people in positions of power are exceptions and not the rule. So…
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Still Powerful, Post-Scandal: Kerry Washington Covers Marie Claire’s Power Issue
“It’s handled.” That phrase will likely forever be associated with Kerry Washington, though her days as Scandal’s power broker, Olivia Pope, are already in her rearview. But with a growing role as a producer, as well as actress, activist, mother and wife, Washington is still proving herself a powerful force, making her the perfect choice…
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Shonda Rhimes Reveals 8 New Shows Coming to Netflix
Shonda Rhimes is taking her talents to Netflix. No commercials, binge-watching, what more could we want? After countless years on ABC, where she took over Thursday nights with her hit shows Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Grey’s Anatomy, the TV producer announced that she’ll have eight shows on Netflix and will be…