I haven't had the pleasure of interviewing Golden-Globe winner Viola Davis - yet. Take a look at her style and her smile. She dresses like she's in love. Maybe it's because she's a new mom. She and her husband recently adopted a baby girl, Genesis. Maybe it's the worldwide praise for her acting skills in The Help and Doubt. Or perhaps she's a woman who is happy in her own skin. Period.
She talks about her skin in Bill Duke's documentary, Dark Girls, which addresses the treatment of dark-skin black women in our society. In the film, she attributes therapy in helping her overcome the negative comments she received about her skin color as a child. "I take responsibility for my road. I'm still unloading it, but it's much lighter, " she said. My time with Viola will come, until then click here to read the LA Times Magazine story. (Photos from LA Times Magazine).