Fashion Meets Fandom (with a Cause): Kerry Washington's "Black Women TV Lawyers" Sweatshirt

Is there a fandom for TV Lawyers? Well, if so, here's a sweatshirt TV Lawyer fans might want. Actress Kerry Washington created this sweatshirt with the Phenomenal company to celebrate TV’s greatest Black female lawyers. The sweatshirt features the names of eight Black TV Lawyers: Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show), Joan Clayton (Girlfriends), Maxine "Max" Shaw (Living Single), Jessica Pearson (Suits and Pearson), Olivia Pope (Scandal), Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder), Molly Carter (Insecure) and Jax Stewart (Reasonable Doubt). Under the cut, I included pictures of most of the actresses who starred as these characters wearing the sweatshirt.

What I like about these characters is that they're smart, confident, motivated, cunning, stylish, inspiring, sophisticated, bold, entertaining, a little zany and a force to be reckoned with. I really like this sweatshirt and the only thing I would change is switching Joan and Max's places on the shirt since Living Single aired before Girlfriends. Other than that, it's cool. I do hope another shirt will be made because then Winifred "Freddie" Brooks (A Different World) and Deirdre "Dee Dee" Thorne (Half & Half) names could be added. Although, Freddie was in law school during the final season of A Different World, she still counts. And after Dee Dee graduated from law school, she was using her lawyer skills as a sports agent which also still counts.

As for the cause, all net proceeds benefit the nonprofit organization, NAACP Legal Defense Fund. According to the organization's mission statement, "The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, we defend and advance the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America."

Black Women TV Lawyers Lightweight Crewneck Sweatshirt                     $45.00                         Phenomenal (phenomenalmedia.com)

- All Net Proceeds Benefit the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

- Sizes: Small to 3XL


Tracee Ellis Ross (Joan Clayton, Girlfriends 2000-2008)

Photo Credit: Tracee Ellis Ross  (Instagram: traceeellisross)

Erika Alexander (Maxine "Max" Shaw, Living Single 1993-1998)

Photo Credit: Erika Alexander  (Instagram: erikaalexanderthegreat)

Gina Torres (Jessica Pearson, Suits 2011-2018 and Pearson 2019)

Photo Credit: Gina Torres  (Instagram: iamginatorres)

Kerry Washington (Olivia Pope, Scandal 2012-2018)

Photo Credit: Phenomenal (phenomenalmedia.com)

Viola Davis (Annalise Keating, How to Get Away with Murder 2014-2020)

Photo Credit: Viola Davis  (Instagram: violadavis)

Yvonne Orji (Molly Carter, Insecure 2016-2021)

Photo Credit: Yvonne Orji  (Instagram: yvonneorji)

Emayatzy Corinealdi (Jax Stewart, Reasonable Doubt 2022-)

Photo Credit: Emayatzy Corinealdi  (Instagram: emayatzycorinealdi)