Viola Davis Shares Experiencing Dealing With Beauty Standards In Juilliard And Hollywood As A Black Actress The Oscar winner gets real about beauty standards in acting. By Adreon Patterson As Hollywood pushes for diversity, inclusion, and representation, prominent Black actresses have been very vocal about their experiences. One of the voices often blasting the siren has been Oscar winner Viola…
The Quiet Power of Viola Davis “This was the year the world realized women’s stories deserve to be seen and heard,” Viola Davis has made that her mission for three decades. BY: CARVELL WALLACE In the three-decades-long journey to this moment, Davis, 53, has played so many parts she says she can’t remember them all. If there is a woman with…
Viola Davis wants to put her spotlight on something else. The Oscar-nominated actress is teaming up with Vaseline for the Healing Project, a partnership with Direct Relief that aims to supply dermatological care and medical supplies to people living in poverty or crisis areas. For Davis, who grew up extremely poor in Central Falls, Rhode Island, the issue is personal.…
