#Boss: Black Women Dominating Television

Taraji, Viola and others killing it on the small screen.

#BlackGirlMagic - From Viola Davis's history-making role in How to Get Away With Murder to Taraji P. Henson becoming everyone's fave in Empire, Black girls are rocking television like never before. Though, as Davis pointed out in her Emmys acceptance speech, we have a long way to go to achieve true diversity on television, it's definitely a better time than ever to be a woman of color in the industry. In anticipation of the premieres of HTGAWM, Scandal and Empire this week, here's a rundown of Black women who are dominating television.(Photos from Left: Christopher Fragapane/Fox, Craig Sjodin/ABC)
Meagan Good - Between the series premiere of her new show Minority Report and an awesome shout out from Viola Davis during her Emmys acceptance speech, it's been a great week for Meagan Good. In the network series adaptation of Steven Spielberg's classic film, Good plays a brilliant homicide detective living in 2065 Washington, D.C., and is earning rave reviews for the role.(Photo: Michael Becker / FOX. © 2015 FOX Broadcasting.)
Wendy Williams - This talk show host has turned her gift of gab into ratings gold, climbing the Nielsen rankings season after season. After breaking records and becoming the top-rated talk show among young women last season, The Wendy Williams Show shows no signs of slowing down this year. Work it, Wendy!  (Photo: The Wendy Williams Show)Gabrielle Union - The leading lady's character on BET's hit drama series Being Mary Jane is as successful professionally as she is a mess personally — and we love her for it. Union plays news anchor Mary Jane Paul to perfection, proving that women can be both strong and vulnerable at the same time. The new season premieres on October 20, and we can't wait!  (Photo: BET Networks/Annette Brown)

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#BlackGirlMagic - From Viola Davis's history-making role in How to Get Away With Murder to Taraji P. Henson becoming everyone's fave in Empire, Black girls are rocking television like never before. Though, as Davis pointed out in her Emmys acceptance speech, we have a long way to go to achieve true diversity on television, it's definitely a better time than ever to be a woman of color in the industry. In anticipation of the premieres of HTGAWM, Scandal and Empire this week, here's a rundown of Black women who are dominating television.(Photos from Left: Christopher Fragapane/Fox, Craig Sjodin/ABC)

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