Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer
Ethel Waters, known for her unique vocal style, rose to fame performing in Harlem and on Broadway in the 1920s. She was the first African American to star in her own TV show in 1939 & the first African American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/hCi7xp0Dpa — PolitiTweet.org