Ricardo A. Hazell
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When actor Sterling K. Brown accept-ed the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role as Chris Darden in “The People v. O.J. Simpson”, and quoting Jay Z in giving a shout out to his wife Ryan Michelle Bathe by saying, “I got the hottest chick in the game rocking my chain”, it was a pretty sure bet that these Emmys were going to be a little different than what we were accustomed to.
In fact, there were four Emmy winners who quoted Jay Z over the course of the evening. That’s when it was solidified that these were one of the blackest Emmys ever.
Indeed, if it could talk I imagine it would have been something like ‘I’m black y’all, I’m black y’all, cause I’m blackity black and I’m black y’all!’
The 68th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards may have been a watershed moment in the history of the affair, as well as a referendum on the changing tastes of Hollywood. It’s so cliche as to state this, and that is a sad thing in and of itself, but it has been a long and arduous road toward acceptance and respectability for blacks in film and television.
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