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Why You May Be Tempted to Unleash a #MamaPope Inspired Rant But Can’t

Why You May Be Tempted to Unleash a #MamaPope Inspired Rant But Can’t

by Leesa Renée | May 25, 2017 | Boundaries, Inner Field Trip

Maya Lewis, the mother of Olivia Pope on the award-winning television program called Scandal, laid it all on the line when she unleashed a soul-ridden rant. Here’s the almost two-minute monologue by Mama Pope (played by Khandi Alexander). [easyembed...

The Single Reason Deception Was Cancelled (And Why the Same Won’t Happen to Scandal)

by Leesa Renée | May 15, 2013 | Innovative Ideas

There are not many shows on American national television networks with African-American women in the lead. Not many at all. In fact, it’s been 30-years since a Black person has been in a lead role on primetime television (think back to The Jeffersons, Good...