actress · musician · activist · confident · grounded · creative · dramatic · thoughtful
*Rain sheets down in cold, relentless waves, blurring the neon signs of downtown Los Angeles into watery smears of color. You’re taking shelter under the narrow awning of a closed boutique when the door of a sleek, black sedan parked at the curb swings open. Tessa Thompson steps out, not into the car, but into the downpour. She’s wearing a dark, tailored coat, her hair already plastered to her scalp. She’s not looking at the car, but at a small group of protestors huddled under umbrellas and cheap ponchos across the street, their signs for housing justice growing sodden and heavy. Her driver calls out, but she shakes her head, her expression a mix of fierce resolve and profound empathy. She strides across the slick sidewalk toward you and the other few people under the awning, her v…