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by Michael Arceneaux onJuly 21, 2012
Ebony's Michael Arceneaux offers his take on this year's candidates, with a focus on the way African-American actors fared.
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by Nsenga Burton onJuly 14, 2011
The academy recognizes three great actors in its 2011 nominations.
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by Erin E. Evans onFebruary 26, 2011
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized Young for being one of the first to integrate television.
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by John McWhorter onSeptember 7, 2010
All-black shows are still too rare in prime-time, but on any night you can find African-American actors playing rich, complex characters. That's progress, and we should acknowledge it.
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by Nsenga Burton onSeptember 3, 2010
King pens a letter on the Huffington Post about the lack of color at the Emmys.
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by Lawrence C. Ross Jr. onAugust 30, 2010
Not much color at the Primetime Emmy Awards this year, and the Tweeps had plenty to say about it. That, plus Laurence Fishburne, Al Pacino, Jimmy Fallon's 40-ounce "tribute" to Law and Order, and more ...
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by Nsenga Burton onAugust 30, 2010
It's hard to have winners of color when so few are nominated.
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September 21, 2009
The 61st Primetime Emmys aired last night. And no, I'm not going to complain about the lack of black award winners or nominees. Well, maybe a little.
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