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  3. www.essence.com › awards-events › red-carpet5 Things To Know About Emmy Winner Lena Waithe - Essence

    Oct 26, 2020 · At the 69th Emmy Awards on Sunday, writer, producer and actress Lena Waithe became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing. Waithe, who plays Denise in the Netflix...

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  5. www.marieclaire.com › culture › newsLena Waithe On Her Historic Emmy Win - Marie Claire

    Sep 19, 2017 · MarieClaire.com caught up with Lena Waithe a day after her win to talk about her onstage experience, how Aziz Ansari pushed her to co-write the episode, and why she's okay with going first.

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2017/09/19 › artsLena Waithe Made History, and She Gave an Emmys Speech for ...

    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...

  7. www.emmys.com › bios › lena-waitheLena Waithe - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins | Television ...

    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.

  8. time.com › collection-post › 5233533Lena Waithe on Her Historic Emmy Win and Being a First - 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 get to win an Emmy’ — it’s...

  9. variety.com › 2017 › tvLena Waithe Wins Emmy: First Black Woman to Get Comedy ...

    Sep 18, 2017 · 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 ...

  10. www.tvinsider.com › 426028 › lena-waithe-winnerWho Is Lena Waithe, the First Black Woman to Win an Emmy for ...

    The 'Master of None' actress took home top honors at Sunday's 69th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.