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Emmys 2020: Celebrating Family Men of Color Leads to Conversation and Connection

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Jarrett Hill When it comes to the Emmys’ lead comedy and drama actor categories, the majority of men of color nominated fall into an interesting theme: They’re involved in storytelling about different kinds of families that are historically underrepresented on television.

They are Black (Anthony Anderson, ABC’s “Black-ish”), Black and blended (Sterling K. Brown, NBC’s “This Is Us”), Muslim (Ramy Youssef, Hulu’s “Ramy”) or chosen (Billy Porter, FX’s “Pose”).

Their stories reflect communities that audiences are still getting used to seeing, the narratives illuminate the humanity of people trying to fit into a world that doesn’t cater to them.“It’s meant unity, it’s meant strength, it’s meant power, it’s meant compassion,” says Anderson, lead.

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