Texas Rising: Meet Emily West | History

Meet Texas Rising's Emily West, played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson. Tune in to Texas Rising premiering Memorial Day 2015 on HISTORY.

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[michellemartin]

thank God for the writers writing emily west her story is american  history, and texas history, she was a beautiful smart black women, who her legend in a song yellow rose of texas.

[HollyandChanel]

It's amazing, despite what little power and opportunity they had, Black women were still able to enact great social and political change. This looks great!

[yuliyacher]

Man is she incredible! Her acting and her voice.

[oliviaandrade]

Spartacus fans, that is Naevia ( Cynthia Addai Robinson).

[TINKERB]

Cynthia Addai Robinson looks great in this.

[hyola]

I would be more interested in the show if she was the main character and the story was told from her POV. Imagine that, a western with this amazing black woman navigating the world she lives in and surviving using her skills and intellect to triumph. She uses the very misogyny and racist beliefs men hold against them. Now that is a show i want to watch and buy on dvd. Give it to me world. Not this tired old pissing contest between a bunch of white men acting like children with this great female characters caught in the middle and forced to play second fiddle to them.