Viola Davis Gives Powerful Acceptance Speech after Winning Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmys

Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Annalise Keating in How to Get Away With Murder. 

Davis went on to thank other actresses of color, including Empire’s Taraji P. Henson, Scandal star Kerry Washington and Extant’s Halle Berry for “taking us over that line.”