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M Lamar emerged to reveal he's the twin brother of Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox on Monday's edition of the ABC series Claim To Fame.M Lamar - who was identified on the series as 'X' - praised the Orange Is the New Black star, 50, upon his elimination from the series.'I have so much respect for my sister,' he said. 'I’ve never really spoken about her, but since she’s the reason why I’m here, I want to say in front of the world: I love her so much.

Laverne Cox is putting her body on display while celebrating the holidays.

A man who couldn’t read or write until he was 18 is set to become Cambridge’s youngest black professor. Jason Arday made the major milestone after being diagnosed with autism and global delay, which left him unable to speak until he was 11. He broke through barriers and has since become a prominent figure in the black community.

Orange Is The New Black. Released in 2013, the Netflix series initially followed Piper as she’s sentenced to 15 months in a minimum security women’s prison for transporting a suitcase full of drug money.As the season’s progress, her character becomes less of a focus while expanding the roles of Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren (Uzo Aduba), Tasha ‘Taystee’ Jefferson (Danielle Brooks), Sophia Burset (Laverne Cox) and others.The show’s creator, Jenji Kohan, has previously been vocal about the use of Piper as a “trojan horse” to explore the other characters.Speaking to NPR, Kohan said: “You’re not going to go into a network and sell a show on really fascinating tales of Black women, and Latina women, and old women and criminals. But if you take this white girl, this sort of fish out of water, and you follow her in, you can then expand your world and tell all of those other stories.”Schilling has since discussed the resentment towards Piper from audiences, describing how she felt like “a space-holder” in the series.Speaking to The Independent about the growing backlash to Piper at the time, Schilling said: “In some ways, that was really hard.