*Viola Davis delivered a passionate acceptance speech at the Emmy’s after becoming the first black woman to win for Outstanding Actress in a Drama. Davis was up against Kerry Washington (“Scandal”), ...

*The fact that their names came out of the mouth of Viola Davis during her historic Emmy win on Sunday was nearly too much for Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good and Nicole Beharie. The trio were among the ...

Born on a former plantation in South Carolina and raised in Rhode Island, Viola Davis grew up amid extreme poverty, bullying, racism, and abuse. She found her way out through acting and graduated from ...