Olivia Pope became an icon. For many Americans, she was the first Black woman they spent time with in their homes in an intimate way, week after week, for an hour at a time. For others, she was one of us—she represented a version of Black excellence that allowed us to see ourselves in our smartest and most powerful forms, perfectly coiffed, well-heeled, fearlessly at the center of power, and with an unimpeachable mastery of language. She was smart, she was beautiful, and she was messy. She was in full control within her crisis management firm, while also at the center of her tumultuous
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