The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn't have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river.

Smith (2005) Little Man (2006) I Think I Love My Wife (2007) and as a wife of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the UK historical drama The Last King of Scotland (2006). Washington has also spent time volunteering through the Adopt-a-Classroom program in New York as well as with Co-Op America now known as Green America. She also co-directed and appeared in the music video for hip-hop artist Common's song "I Want You" the fourth single from his album Finding Forever.

Her most recent role was as Broomhilda von Schaft Django's wife in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained. Kerry Washington (born January 31 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles's wife Della Bea Robinson in the film Ray (2004) as Idi Amin's wife Kay in The Last King of Scotland and as Alicia Masters love interest of Ben Grimm/The Thing in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and 2007.