We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us some of their favorite black female TV characters, and reasons why they love them. Here are some of the best results:
1. Beth Pearson, This Is Us
2. Miranda Bailey, Grey's Anatomy
3. Jessica Pearson, Suits
4. Heather Davis, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
5. Olivia Pope, Scandal
6. Cookie Lyon, Empire
7. Annalise Keating, How to Get Away with Murder
8. Issa Dee, Insecure
9. Raven Baxter, That's So Raven
10. Freddie Brooks, A Different World
11. Rainbow Johnson, Black-ish
12. Mary Jane Paul, Being Mary Jane
13. Van Keefer, Atlanta
14. Maeve Millay, Westworld
15. The cast of Living Single
16. Bonnie Bennett, The Vampire Diaries
17. Donna Meagle, Parks and Recreation
18. Dr. Martha Jones, Doctor Who
19. Jodie Landon, Daria
20. Anissa Pierce, Black Lightning
21. Poussey Washington, Orange is the New Black
22. Aunt Viv, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
23. The Pussycats, Riverdale
24. Michonne, The Walking Dead
25. Clair Huxtable, The Cosby Show
26. Zoey Johnson, Black-ish and Grown-ish
27. Iris West, The Flash
28. The cast of Girlfriends
29. Lisa Landry, Sister, Sister
30. Claire Temple, Luke Cage
31. Gina Waters, Martin
32. Dena Jackson, Red Band Society
33. Athena Grant, 9-1-1
34. Bonnie Carslon, Big Little Lies
35. Tasha Mack, The Game
36. Claudette Wyms, The Shield
37. Missy, Big Mouth
38. Taystee Jefferson, Orange is the New Black
39. Unique Adams, Glee
40. Tracey Gordon, Chewing Gum
41. Zoë Washburne, Firefly
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.