Channeling her inner 60s glam goddess in a high-fashion spread in this month’s VOGUE Italia, Scandal star Kerry Washington wraps her vintage glamour in some pretty powerful words: America is not a post-racial society and black actors are suffering because of it. A caption accompanying stunning pictures of Washington wearing Roberto Cavalli animal print jumpsuits, [...]
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