Who can be mad at Empire’s boss lady for always keeping it real? In a recent photo spread for CR Fashion Book, Taraji P. Henson’s split decision was to remove her wig, and showcase the truth and the super power of art.
I wear wigs a lot, especially for photo shoots. I have this girl Kendra who braids my hair. She braids so intricately, so beautifully. So I’m trying on the clothes and the silk scarf I have on my head slips off, and I say, “Hey, look at my cornrows, aren’t they beautiful?”
You want to talk about real? You want to talk about the truth? I am 45 this year, and look at my career. Maybe I wasn’t here to be hot and young, but I still look hot and young. Early on, I prayed for longevity. I had to plant my feet into the earth and pray to God and say, “This is what I want.” I thought, Brace yourself, this is a man-made world. Calm your tits, this is just the ride.
Shown Above: Taraji in Miu Miu Sweater, Marc Jacobs Dress, and Wolford Briefs
In her role on the television series Empire, Taraji is all about being real. The drug-selling, the truth-telling, time-doing…Cookie is the walking, breathing truth. She says it, however embarrassing it may be for you, she says it without blinking. She has an innocence. If you took a child and you never made them afraid, in a society that never tainted children, it would grow up to be Cookie. Society teaches us to be PC. If I ask you a question the first thing that comes to your mind is the truth. But we have been trained to stop, breathe, listen, and manipulate our answers. Cookie does none of that because of what she’s been through. She survived 17 years in a cage and she came out of there with her soul intact. They didn’t break her. That’s the superwoman power that she has. When you have that, when you understand the truth of your strength and your power, nothing can stop you.
Shown Below: Taraji wears Dior Jumpsuit and Boots
