The More You Know: 9 Little Known Facts About Notable Women in Black History
PHYLICIA RASHAD
Big shout out to Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen’s sister and America’s coolest TV mom. After years of being Clair Huxtable, a role that garnered her Emmy nominations but no wins, Rashad took her talents to Broadway, where she finally won a much deserved award. In 2004, she was the first black woman to win a Tony Award for a dramatic lead on Broadway. She did for her work as loyal mother Lena Younger in “A Raisin in the Sun” (one of the best plays ever).