The last time was Debbie Allen in 1982.
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But only one could walk away with the award itself. And when Tracee Ellis Ross took home the award for her role as Bow on Black-ish, she also made history.
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Ellis Ross just became the first black woman to win the award since Debbie Allen won for the Fame TV show in 1982.
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