Shonda Rhimes & Her Leading Ladies On Working For A Female Showrunner, Colorism in Entertainment & Having Gladiator Parents + See Their Entertainment Weekly Covers!

Shonda Rhimes on why her parents were Gladiators:

When I encountered something that felt like racism—like my high school guidance counselor ­saying to me, ‘Honey, I don’t think you were made for Ivy League schools’—I called my mom at work and said, “Mom, this lady says I’m not made for Ivy League schools.” And my mother said, “Hold on, I’ll be there in five minutes.” My mom drove up to the school, walked into the guidance counselor’s office, came out, and said, “Everything’s fine now.”

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