Shonda Rhimes on Ruling the World Through Television - Oprah's Next Chapter - Oprah Winfrey Network

Shonda Rhimes says that when she was first approached to create a television series about a powerful Washington, D.C., fixer, she didn't want to do it. But after meeting Judy Smith, the real-life inspiration for the series Scandal, for the first time, Shonda had a change of heart. Watch as Shonda shares how she got her start in Hollywood and reveals which of her characters is most like her.

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3 beautiful smart intelligent black women. Inspiration

[yevanae b]

I feel honored to be the first to comment on your story Ms. Rhimes,Thank you for being another inspiration to those whom sees this. Ms.Winfrey is another inspiration. I would like to speak to one or both of you one day and let you know how God has blessed me as well.I would like to share my gift with the world one day, but for right now, it's God plan to keep me here locally while realizing it's not the location of the messages, it's the messages: faith,hope,kindness,perservera­nce,and character.