Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is - it’s to imagine what is possible.” - bell hooks
In times of instability and insurrection, artists go to work. How can we use film, television and theater as avenues to spark necessary conversations, raise consciousness, and imagine a world that protects Black women and all life on earth? What can performances and theater teach us about listening to each other? These are the times we are called to use our gifts to tell the truth about this moment and invite all people to dream of a world rooted in love and care.
On Monday, January 25 at 1:30pm PST, we sat with #KerryWashington and poet Aja Monet (@ajamonet) to Imagine Another World, and discuss how storytelling can help get us there. Follow @visforvoices to tune in!
Washington is a V-Day activist, a former V-Board member and has performed in The Vagina Monologues including V-Day Harlem at the Apollo Theater, as well as numerous benefits and events.
Emmy-winning, SAG, and Golden Globe-nominated actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington is a versatile and fearless multi-hyphenate who continues to astound with the depth of her talent. A native of The Bronx, New York, Washington has received high acclaim for her work in film, television, and theater. Washington received widespread public recognition for her role as Olivia Pope on the hit ABC drama Scandal, breaking barriers by becoming the first African-American woman since 1974 to headline a network TV drama. Over the course of seven seasons, Washington earned two Primetime Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, a SAG nomination, and two NAACP Image Awards for her leading role on the Peabody Award-winning series.
Washington’s performances over the years have received many accolades, including nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, People’s Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and wins for the BET Awards, and Teen Choice Awards.
#sistervoices #hearourvoices
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is - it’s to imagine what is possible.” - bell hooks
In times of instability and insurrection, artists go to work. How can we use film, television and theater as avenues to spark necessary conversations, raise consciousness, and imagine a world that protects Black women and all life on earth? What can performances and theater teach us about listening to each other? These are the times we are called to use our gifts to tell the truth about this moment and invite all people to dream of a world rooted in love and care.
On Monday, January 25 at 1:30pm PST, we sat with #KerryWashington and poet Aja Monet (@ajamonet) to Imagine Another World, and discuss how storytelling can help get us there. Follow @visforvoices to tune in!
Washington is a V-Day activist, a former V-Board member and has performed in The Vagina Monologues including V-Day Harlem at the Apollo Theater, as well as numerous benefits and events.
Emmy-winning, SAG, and Golden Globe-nominated actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington is a versatile and fearless multi-hyphenate who continues to astound with the depth of her talent. A native of The Bronx, New York, Washington has received high acclaim for her work in film, television, and theater. Washington received widespread public recognition for her role as Olivia Pope on the hit ABC drama Scandal, breaking barriers by becoming the first African-American woman since 1974 to headline a network TV drama. Over the course of seven seasons, Washington earned two Primetime Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, a SAG nomination, and two NAACP Image Awards for her leading role on the Peabody Award-winning series.
Washington’s performances over the years have received many accolades, including nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, People’s Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and wins for the BET Awards, and Teen Choice Awards.
#sistervoices #hearourvoices
