Jennifer Yuma The African American Film Critics Association has set its 2021 Special Achievement TV Honorees, a list that includes Steve McQueen, Wanda Sykes, Naomi Ackie, Michaela Coel and “Queen Sugar.”“Our 2021 Class of Honorees is a special group who are using their considerable gifts to extend television’s legacy of a shaper of culture and a connector of people,” said AAFCA president Gil Robertson.AAFCA is showcasing its 3rd annual TV Honors Awards.
Honorees include director McQueen with the Game Changer award for his work in Amazon’s “Small Axe” film anthology and comedian Sykes with the Salute to Excellence award for her role in expanding the parameters of diversity and inclusion for both Black and LGBTQ communities in her Netflix.
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