She’s been an action hero and a fashion rebel, but Tessa Thompson’s most important role is as Hollywood’s rising agent of change.
BY ROXANE GAY JAN 15, 2021
Thompson is aware that she’s expected to do something. After all, she is, at 37, one of the most visible performers of her generation. She is a star of action franchises like Men in Black and of Marvel movies; she has charmed audiences in independent films like Sorry to Bother You and Little Woods; she has appeared in TV series like Westworld and Dear White People; she records her own music; there’s a Twitter account dedicated to posting pictures of her with goats (more on that later). She’s got what you’d call a platform. Read HERE. More HERE.