Lena Waithe

The producer and screenwriter gave a powerful speech at the Black Girls Rock award show.
HBO’s “Insecure” is just one of many genius ways Issa Rae is making room for nuanced portrayals of people of color.
The "Master of None" writer and star said she feels "so free and so happy and so joyful" with her short do.
The series by the "Master of None" co-writer and "The Read" podcaster will follow a young, gay black man navigating "adulthood and responsibility" in NYC.
Mirian, a mother from Honduras, has her story told by Ryan Reynolds, James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal and others.
Celebrities teamed up with the ACLU for a video titled "My Name Is Mirian."
Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.
The Trevor Project honored the Emmy-winner with the Hero Award.
“This is like my skin. I’m proud to be in it,” she said of her rainbow cape.