Kerry Washington Instagram – I write about this in my memoir Thicker Than Water, but I ALWAYS get emotional sailing toward the Statue of Liberty. Both my mother’s parents came to this country from Jamaica. I think of my grandmother, Isabelle, as a young woman, risking it all to adventure into the unknown and seek a better life for herself and her future generations. I think of how brave it was for her to come here with so little but with the willingness to dream of something more. And while I am SO nervous (and SO excited!) to share my story with you all, I am so deeply grateful for my ancestors. For their courage. And resilience. And hope. And faith. And because of them, those qualities live in me too. I pray that Thicker Than Water is a testament to the love, courage, power and strength of the family that I have been born into and the tremendous sacrifices that they have made along the way.  🗽❤️ Statue of Liberty New York