The Emmy-winning star of Master of None is one of the most sought-after fresh voices in Hollywood. Ahead of her fresh US drama The Chi,she talks about growing up queer in Chicago and why TV is aspirational for black AmericaThis year’s Emmy Awards saw a fresh wave of TV makers crash the annual party. The Handmaid’s Tale gave Hulu an unexpected win, fresh talent such as Donald Glover broke through the glass ceiling and, and amid excitement over the awards diversity,some unwanted records were finally broken too. Master of None star and screenwriter, Lena Waithe, and became the first black woman to win an Emmy for writing. “Thank you for embracing a cramped Indian boy from South Carolina and a cramped queer black girl from the South Side of Chicago,” she said in an emotional speech that went viral and was reproduced in full on Time Magazine’s website. Continue reading...
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