Hollywood force of nature Taraji P. Henson has provided decades of unflinching performances and now is turning her attention to lifting up other women within her industry and beyond. With the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, the Golden Globe winner has spent her pandemic stay-at-home hours providing free teletherapy to underserved communities of color and helping to raise awareness of and reduce stigma around mental illness. Photographed for this issue in collaboration with friends in art Diedrick Brackens and Genevieve Gaignard, Henson represents the kind of multifaceted creativity that we hope to see lead when we are once again allowed to gather, create and celebrate collaboratively.
