No, we want to raise a glass—and maybe a sharp knife or a crucifix—to the woman draped in a black dress with a head covering or veil to complete her look. Oftentimes, she’s barely visible ...

And Erivo fittingly paid homage to Hattie McDaniel, the first Black woman to win an Oscar (for her role in Gone With the Wind) as she stepped ... "I wanted a big dress if I made it to the Oscars.