Viola Davis’s Voice; Dread Scott’s Rebellion; Lena Waithe Rewrites the Rules

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive View in your browser | Update your preferences     This Juneteenth, the Vanity Fair Archive spotlights some of the Black actors, artists, and activists shaping our culture.   Viola's Voice Having starred as both Michelle Obama and blues legend Ma Rainey, Viola Davis says the key to a character is discovering what they're fighting for and what holds them back. She talked to V.F. about her own extraordinary journey out of poverty and into the deeply troubling Hollywood system. R E A D  M O R E »     Dread's Rebellion In 1811, slaves in Louisiana staged the largest plantation uprising in U.S. history. More than 200 years later, artist Dread Scott mounted a provocative reenactment to ask the question: What if those revolutionaries had succeeded? R E A D  M O R E »     The Herald Scholar and activist Angela Davis has spent more than 50 years working for social justice. In the summer of 2020, society started to catch up. R E A D  M O R E »     Ready for Lena With a breakout TV series, a historic Emmy, and a propulsive role in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, screenwriter-producer-actor Lena Waithe is rewriting the rules for the next generation. R E A D  M O R E »     A Beautiful Life In a series of interviews, Tamika Palmer tells the story of her own life, her daughter's life, and the night Breonna Taylor was murdered. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.