Speaking on her career — which has witnessed her move from starring in films with Will Smith (“I Am Legend”) and Denzel Washington (“Antwone Fisher”) to helming series such as ABC’s Scandal and Netflix’s Luke Cage — the process she embarked upon to begin her work as a director and how she defines “courageous,” Richardson-Whitfield noted, “I don’t keep my silence anymore.

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