Gracing the 2010 November cover of Essence is hottie Kerry Washington.
And the 33-year-old actress looks flawless on the cover of the special “Race in America” themed issue.
And of her ideas on race, Kerry reveals:
├óΓé¼┼ô…I don├óΓé¼Γäót want to ignore my Blackness. I just want to get to the point where my racial identity is simply a part of what makes me unique…├óΓé¼┬¥
Next month├óΓé¼Γäós issue will cover Kerry├óΓé¼Γäós thoughts on race, her two upcoming movies, Night Catches Us and For Colored Girls“, and her activist work.
Though if you’re more interested in her photo shoot for Essence check out a special behind-the-scenes clip after the jump!
Gorgeousness!