"If you haven’t heard of Lena Waithe, check yourself for a pulse," Jacqueline Woodson says in her "engrossing deep dive" into The Chi mastermind and Master of None Emmy winner. "She is disrupting the hell out of Hollywood. As the first black woman to nail an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Lena—along with a crew of other black creatives—is sending a message to the world that Black Brilliance has arrived in Hollywood and has not come to play.
TOPICS: Lena Waithe, Netflix, Showtime, The Chi, Master of None, Emmys, Vanity Fair