Viola Davis makes Emmys history, dedicates incredible speech to women of color

Mashable 2015-09-21

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Viola Davis just made history.The star of How to Get Away with Murder is the first black woman to win the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama. The newly-minted winner spent the majority of her speech talking about diversity.

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