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Black Actors Who Deserve More Leading Roles:
The landscape of modern cinema is increasingly defined by versatile performers who command the screen across genres ...
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- Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy in an acting category for “Orange Is the New Black.”
- Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the first transgender woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for “Pose.”
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