Viola Davis accepted her first Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series, becoming the first African American woman woman to receive the award. She certainly delivered when she gave a speech that will surely go down in Emmy history as the one of the most moving and and poignant speeches to date. She stood up for women in a big way by making a powerful statement about the ongoing struggle for diversity and female equality in both society and in Hollywood. Watch the full speech here!
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