In honor of Black History Month I wanted to post some ladies who are making moves today that will no doubt land them in the history books of the future
Shonda Rhimes Writer and owner of ShondaLand production company which boasts credits of the shows Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder. Shonda has received a Golden Globe Award as well as Awards from the Writer’s, Producer’s and Director’s Guilds of America. As well as having shows that resulted in three women of color winning the Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Her TGIT line-up on ABC is chipping away at the public’s conceptions of leading ladies with diverse casts and captivating story lines.
Serena Williams has been ranked No. 1 in women’s singles Tennis on six separate occasions. After recently winning the 2015 Australian Open she now holds 19 Grand Slam single titles. She has never lost a women’s double competition, and always partnered with her sister, Venus Williams. She has also won four Olympic medals and is the most recent player to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once.
Laverne Cox Producer and actress. The first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. She is also the first transgender woman to ever be nominated for an Emmy award for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. She is also the first African American transgender person to produce and star in her own show, TRANSform Me. She also created a documentary called Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word that aired on MTV and Logo and told the stories of transgender youths.
Quvenzhané Wallis At only 11 years old Quvenzhané has made more history than most people accomplish in their life time. She is the youngest actress to ever receive an Oscar nomination as granted for her role as Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild. She also starred in the 2014 remake of Annie as the first African American Annie in any of the three major movies created from the title. The role resulted in her first Golden Globe nomination. She is also the first major child celebrity to be the face of a luxury brand by holding the spot as the face of Armani Junior.
Beyoncé With a career spanning over 18 years Beyoncé has managed to keep her influence fresh and powerful the entire time. She is the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history and has the second most wins for a black woman (behind Aretha Franklin) and the third most wins for women overall. She is the highest paid black musician in history. She was the Top Certified artist in Billboard during the 2000s decade. Her 4 album was reported as the most illegally downloaded album of 2011 with over 10 million downloads. It may not mean anything money wise, but it does show that people everywhere are clamoring for her music.
Chandra Wilson has garnered acting and directing credits in her long standing career. She has been nominated for 23 different titles and is the first African American woman to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for playing Dr. Miranda Bailey, a character originally envisioned as white woman, on Grey’s Anatomy. She also made her directing debut with Season 6 Episode 7 of Grey’s Anatomy.
Viola Davis Just one 11 minute performance was enough to land Viola an Oscar nomination for the movie Doubt and just two years later she was nominated for another Oscar for her performance in The Help. Viola has also won two Tony Awards and recently added a Screen Actors Guild Award under her belt. Viola also stars as the groundbreaking Annalise Keating in How to Get Away With Murder. A character who, while being older than your typical leading lady, and lacking all the usual paleness associated with those considered the most desirable in Hollywood is complex, sexy, smart, cunning, and vulnerable.
Janet Mock Author of the New York Time’s best selling publication Redefining Realness that chronicles her life as a transgender woman. Mock was the first person in her family to go to college and works in creating education programs specific to transgender people. She was honored at the 2012 GLAAD Media Awards for her work in transgender activism. She is also a contributing editor at Marie Clare magazine and has been featured on the cover of CANDY magazine.
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