Ellise Shafer editor“Black-ish” star and nine-time Emmy nominee Anthony Anderson took the stage at the 72nd Emmy Awards to present the award for outstanding limited series, and took the opportunity to make a statement about Black Lives Matter and representation in Hollywood.“Before we announce the nominees, I have a few things I’d like to say,” Anderson said to host Jimmy Kimmel.As Kimmel began to tell him that this was not what they decided in rehearsal, Anderson cut him off:“We have a record number of Black Emmy nominees this year, which is great.
This is the part where the white people start to applaud.”Kimmel appeased him awkwardly by clapping and nodding, as Anderson continued: “This Emmys would have been the NBA All-Star Weekend and.
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