At the Emmys 2015 awards show this past Sunday, star from the hit primetime show How to Get Away with Murder, Viola Davis was awarded Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama. Upon receiving the honor, the actress rose from her seat in tears of joy. She kissed her costars, rushed up to her co- nominee Taraji P. Henson with a hug and a kiss, and hit the stage to receive the award.

A monumental time for Davis, not only because this was the first Emmy win of her career, but also because she had just made history as the first Black woman to ever win the award in Emmy history.

Clad in an absolutely stunning dress, Davis marched up with determined face and humbled spirit to accept the award with a few words of encouragement. Her acceptance speech is still buzzing around social outlets here and there, and is being called the most engaging, inspiring speech of the entire night.

In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields, and lovely flowers, and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can't seem to get there no how. I can't seem to get over that line.' That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s. And let me tell you something. The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. So here's to all the writers, the awesome people... Shonda Rhimes. People who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman. To be black. And to the Taraji P. Hensons, the Kerry Washingtons, the Halle Berrys, the Nicole Beharis, the Meagan Goods, to Gabrielle Union. Thank you for taking us over that line. Thank you, for the television academy.

This speech resonated with me, as a young woman of color in pursuit of a career in some form of entertainment. The importance of Davis' speech has many major components, but one of those is the visibility factor.

When Women of Color, or WOC, are presented heavily in American media that emphasizes the Eurocentric or otherwise "normal" standard of beauty, it aids in making girls who look like the women on screen feel validated. It allows young women and girls of color to know that their dreams of being realized are right in front of them. WOC Visibility in the media is important because it creates a mosaic of beauty and talent in an industry that has implemented only one type of beauty and talent for many years. There is nothing wrong with this, and all versions of actress, singer, and etc should be emphasized in our world - however, for the 13 year old Indian girl with curly hair who wants to be a stand-up comedian but only sees white women doing this, her dream could dissolve.

Davis' speech is inspiring because it creates a standard for Hollywood to abide by. With two Tony's and a surplus of nominations to her name, Davis is definitely talented enough, deserving enough and hard working enough to have landed her first Emmy.

Her speech is a call for all of us girls and women with melanin who aspire to be on that stage to keep pushing, and to understand that we, too, can be beautiful, leading women someday.