DeWanda Wise

Happy Release Day @myahmeetscute !!! Love this novel, and what an honor to narrate the audiobook. 🫶🏾💫 ・・・ “For ambitious Black girls who dare to live out their dreams in spite of those who said we couldn’t. For dreamers and grievers, and those who’ve been made strong by leading heavy lives. For my mother.” - When I Think of You Today is the day! I’m a published author! And my, oh my, what a journey this has been- and one I did not make alone. Thank you @esogah for being the best editor a girl like me could be fortunate enough to work with. I hope we see many more books together! And thank you @bookendskim - the poster woman for “dream agent” and the all-around best author’s advocate. Speaking of agents, Rukayat Giwa, is also a force to be reckoned with. Thank you for everything. Also, sending thanks to my marketing and publicity team @anikavivi and Tina Joell for championing my work in ways I never could have dreamed of! And to @sareereer for all your magical touches. And to Genni and @magzwrites for your incredible support! And to @dewandawise for seeing Kaliya, and giving voice to all her passions and dreams in the phenomenal audiobook. @kennedyryan1 , @kateclayborn.author and @farrahrochon - thank you for reading my words and telling the world that they should too. And I cannot forget to, once again, thank my cover artist @obohdraws whose unmatched talent continues to take my breath away every time I look at this beautiful book. Finally, thank you to my friends and family for putting up with me and cheering me on. And to anyone who has read or will read this book. I hope you love it. 💜💜💜

NGL, Sloane & Richard are kinda a well-dressed mess of a couple; but starting Sept. 13th they get to be YOUR mess. 🙃🤭 #ThreeWomen drops on Starz this fall. 💋 {De with THEE Blair Underwood in character as Richard and Sloane Ford. You’re welcome, world.}

*2024 📷 @alanomiller of course ✨ {*A series of three photos captured in De’s natural habitat.}

Heading to @essencefest with @sistersong_woc ’s @artivistmonicaraye and some of your fav free minds next Saturday July 6th to talk “Creating A Blueprint For Body Revolution” Come join us at 1:00 pm at Convention Center GBEF Mainstage! 💫✊🏾 ***This year marks the 30th anniversary of the reproductive justice movement - an intersectional movement rooted in human rights founded by 12 Black women inspired by a global feminist approach that linked social justice and sexual and reproductive rights to fight for our liberation. In a cultural moment where the attack on our bodily autonomy is evident from the Supreme Court to the hip hop scene it is clear that we need to create a new blueprint for a body revolution starting with re-educating ourselves on our bodies. Come experience a powerful conversation with actors, activists and therapists who are committed to reimagining what Black Sex ReEducation could look like and how it could help us unlock a wealth of healing and abundance for our communities.*** #EssenceFest #ThreeWomen #ThreeWomenStarz

Thank you Me of 15 years ago. Married to the Dream & Dreammaker both. Bless the simultaneously impulsive & knowing kids we were then, and the adventurous & curious grown ups we are now. I love you in every lifetime @alanomiller {3 snaps of Alano being objectively fine as fuck.}

Asking myself, “Is this a ME dream?“ has transformed my life. 💫 Via @septemberletters ・・・ Exploring stigmatized emotions offers a lot of room for personal growth and development. In her #SeptemberLetter @dewandwise dives deep into the complex feelings of jealousy, uncovering the often overlooked impact it has on our emotional landscape. By examining her own experiences with envy, she reveals the power of asking poignant questions to move through discomfort towards self-realization. It’s not just about acknowledging these feelings but understanding their roots and transforming them into actionable insights. Swipe through for the 5 questions she asks herself. ➡️

I’ve always been confused by “Are you ready for your life to change?!” Wait…what about my life needs changing?! It’s pretty lovely. I am loved. I have peace, community, and support. I have enough. Two years ago my life did, in fact, change; but in the ways that I most value: It was made richer with even more love, community, and peace. I can still, blessedly, go to Target and walk my dog in any city I go relatively undetected. 🥳🎯🐩 What we experienced together making Dominion will likely never be replicated again. I doubt I will have another experience like it. Instead of chasing after a replicate experience, I treasure the one I had bone & marrow. Love my Jurassic Family, and I’m thankful for any & everyone who came out to share in that love with us. {A number of BTS shots from the production and press tour of Jurassic World Dominion, released two years ago today.}

Happy National #BestFriends Day from me & these incredibly generous models who surprised me with a spa day for my birthday this year. 😘 “Deep, abiding friendships are the place where many women know lasting love.” —Bell hooks {De with a few of her very nearest & dearest: Wayétu, Britt, & Lauren.}

Practicing our share of community care the last four years has meant being unable to see people we love. Missed these beauties with their neutrogena skin, crest smiles, & warm hearts so very much. 🫶🏾 {De out to dinner with Naturi & Yasmine.}

Thank you all for the beautiful birthday wishes. I was blessed to spend the day with my incredible friends. Those who have not only been there to bear witness to my journey, but have been integral to it. And I’m so so so thankful to be a part of theirs. This, to me, is success, and I wish them the very best this life has to offer. What’s a wish, but a little prayer? May we never lose faith in what’s possible. 💫 📷 @lexshines {De makes a wish before she blows out the candle of her Birthday Dinner Dessert. Her friend—and apparently event planner— Brittany looks on in a blur in the background.}

The phenomenon of #ThreeWomen is coming to STARZ. Don’t miss @shailenewoodley , @dewandawise , Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in this gripping story, premiering September 13.

Lost files. {A snap of De for #ThreeWomen from Spring ‘22}