The 2015 Emmys were not lacking when it came to amazing, talented women.
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One of those women, Viola Davis, made history that night as the first black actress to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series.
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Her speech inspired many, and shouted out other black women leading shows this season, including Empire goddess Taraji P. Henson.
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"It was bittersweet [not to win] you know what I mean because we all want to make history and be important to society and everything, but then I thought about it," Henson told DeGeneres. "I was like, it's 2015 and we have a black president and no black woman has ever won. Like this is weird."
You know, let's just break this barrier down and keep on pushing. I think the universe is happy Viola deserved that award. And honestly I would have felt weird if I had gotten it over her. Ya know what I mean. She's been doing it longer. You just got to give respect and know when your time is.
