“So many other people could have won, but I think that, for whatever reason, there’s a person that is the vessel,” says Waithe, the first black female winner of the Emmy for best comedy writing, echoing Berry’s Oscar speech. “I hope to leave a path for others to follow, and to break down doors for others to walk through.”
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