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- Lena Waithe has made Emmy history as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing. Waithe won for co-writing the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None” with series co-creator and star, Aziz Ansari.
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Lena Waithe to Be Honored by Variety With the Creative Conscience Award at Frameline48
Lena Waithe will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 48th San Francisco International...Frameline48), which is hosted by the arts nonprofit Frameline, in San Francisco ...
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Hillman Grad Founders Lena Waithe And Rishi Rajani ... Reality: “We Have An Incredible Success Rate...
Reflecting on her career, Lena Waithe says, “I think about legacy a lot.” The writer-producer-actor, whose body of work includes creating Showtime drama The Chi and BET’s Twenties, has been ...
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Sep 19, 2017 · Lena Waithe, the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for outstanding writing in a comedy series, spoke at the awards show on Sunday night of gay empowerment and quoted an internet...
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Lena Waithe reflects on being the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, as part of TIME Firsts. The actor and writer on the importance of stories...
Wikipedia. Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter, best known for her role as Denise on the 2015 Netflix series Master of None. The "Thanksgiving" episode for which she won the Emmy was partially based on her personal experience coming out to her mother.
Ideas Firsts. Lena Waithe. TIME. June 1, 2018. First black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. [video id=sPJVPhWN ] ‘If I win, now it’s not just about, ‘Oh, I...
Sep 20, 2017 · NBCBLK. Lena Waithe Soaks Up Her History-Making Emmy Win and Calls Out TV On Its Queer Problem. Lena Waithe is the the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For a...
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Sep 18, 2017 · By Cynthia Littleton. Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock. Lena Waithe has made Emmy history as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing. Waithe won for co-writing the...