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Lena Waithe is breaking barriers and making history ― more than she even realized.

The actress, who stars in Netflix’s “Master Of None,” was surprised to learn last week that her July Emmy nomination for comedy writing marked the first time a black woman was up for the award in the category.

Waithe earned the nomination for her work on the highly-acclaimed “Thanksgiving” episode of the series which she wrote along with the show’s star and co-creator Aziz Ansari. The episode shows Waithe, who stars as Denise, coming out to her mother, played by actress Angela Bassett, in a powerful moment highlighting the black lesbian experience on screen.

That Thanksgiving episode was so good

She deserves it

best episode of the season imo