Here’s to melanin magic dripping all award season long.
30 Black Folks We’re Rooting For At This Year’s Emmy Awards was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. Issa Rae
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Insecure
2. Tracee Ellis Ross
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Black-ish
3. John Legend
Jesus Christ Superstar nod
4. Sterling K. Brown
This Is Us & Brooklyn Nine-Nine nods
5. Tiffany Haddish
SNL
6. Katt Williams
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Atlanta
7. Dave Chappelle
Equanimity
8. Anthony Anderson
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series for Black ish
9. Jeffrey Wright
Nominated for West World
10. Ru Paul
RuPaul’s Drag Race & RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
11. Trevor Noah
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
12. Samira Wiley
The Handmaid’s Tale
13. Regina King
Seven Seconds
14. Thandie Newton
Westworld
15. Donald Glover
Atlanta & Saturday Night Live