Donald Glover, Lena Waithe Make History At The 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards

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Last night (Sept 18) was a great night at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, for black comedians. 

The insanely-talented Donald Glover became the first African-American to win for comedy series directing while actress/screenwriter Lena Waithe made history as the first black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing. 

Glover won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his acting in the hit FX network show Atlanta. He also won last night for directing the "B.A.N." episode in the series, making him the first black director to win an Emmy for work on a comedy series, and the first black man since 1985 to win an Emmy for lead acting in a comedy series. 

Glover started his acceptance speech, “Yo.” He continued with, “I’m so happy. Wow. Thank you guys so much. This is nuts. I really want to thank the academy again, all of you guys in here.”

Waithe won for co-writing the "Thanksgiving" episode of "Master of None" with series co-creator and star, Aziz Ansari. Waithe has also had a recurring role on the Netflix comedy. The episode was based on her experience of coming out as a lesbian.

During her acceptance speech, Waithe acknowledged and represented as a member of a triple minority and the importance of diversity. "The things that make us different — those are our superpowers," she said.

Watch a few clips below via NBC below: