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This image released by Netflix shows Chadwick Boseman, from left, Viola Davis and Colman Domingo in &quot;Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.&quot; (David Lee/Netflix via AP)

In ‘Ma Rainey,’ channeling the blues of August Wilson

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in &quot;Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.&quot; Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe’s August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” showcasing Chadwick Boseman’s final performance opposite Viola Davis’ powerhouse blues singer. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)

Netflix previews ‘Ma Rainey’ and Boseman’s final performance

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, Viola Davis poses for a portrait at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. The new issue of “Vanity Fair,” featuring a powerful image of Oscar-winning actor Davis, marks the first time the publication has featured the work of a Black photographer on its cover. The issue hits newsstands on July 21, 2020. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

‘Vanity Fair’ cover shot by Black photographer for 1st time

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Indiana University set to commemorate 200th anniversary

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In this image released by ABC, Viola Davis appears in a scene from &quot;How To Get Away With Murder.&quot; ABC said Thursday that the show’s upcoming sixth season will be its last. (Mitchell Haaseth/ABC via AP)

ABC’s ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ to end after next season

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

FILE - This June 12, 2019 file photo shows Viola Davis speaking at the Women in Film Annual Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. Davis believes in equality across the board and calls her JuVee Productions a “walking metaphor” of inclusion. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Viola Davis determined to go above and beyond on diversity

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

Amy Poehler accepts the entrepreneur in entertainment award at the Women in Film Annual Gala on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Amy Poehler, Issa Rae recognized for their entrepreneurship

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

This combination photo shows actress Viola Davis, during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2018, left, and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., the first black woman elected to Congress, in 1971. Davis is gearing up to play groundbreaking politician in a film for Amazon Studios. The company said Thursday, Nov. 29, that Davis has signed on to star in and produce the project about Chisholm, who was also the first woman to seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. (AP Photo)

Viola Davis to star as Shirley Chisholm in Amazon project

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This Sept. 9, 2018 photo shows Viola Davis, a cast member in the film &quot;Widows,&quot; posing for a portrait at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Viola Davis on ‘Widows,’ MeToo and expressing her femininity

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Viola Davis attends the premiere for &quot;Widows&quot; on Day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Davis told The New York Times she has regrets about her role as a maid in the 2011 film “The Help.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Viola Davis regrets role in ‘The Help,’ says maids’ voices weren’t heard

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Viola Davis attends the premiere for &quot;Widows&quot; on Day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Davis told The New York Times she has regrets about her role as a maid in the 2011 film “The Help.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Viola Davis has regrets about role in ‘The Help’

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2017 file photo, actress Viola Davis poses in the press room at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Davis Davis produced and narrates the documentary series “Two Sides,” airing on TV One. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Viola Davis’ ‘Two Sides’ docu-series tackles deadly reality

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

Viola Davis writing new ‘Corduroy’ children’s story

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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Viola Davis poses in the press room at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Davis will be presented with the Harvard Foundation 2017 Artist of the Year Award. The actress will accept her arts medal at a ceremony Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Harvard’s Cultural Rhythms Festival in Cambridge, Mass. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Another award for Viola Davis: Harvard ‘Artist of the Year’

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Oscar winner Viola Davis to speak at University of Kentucky

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