(Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) (Associated Press)LOS ANGELES — Tiffany Haddish led an African-American sweep of Emmy Awards for TV series guest actors, a landmark moment in the entertainment industry’s effort to foster diversity. Tracee Ellis Ross of “black-ish” and Issa Rae of “Insecure” are competing for comedy series acting honors. Haddish, a hot property since her breakout performance in the movie “Girls Trip,” has been an Oscar presenter and MTV Movie & TV Awards host. “Star Trek’ has endured because it represents an ideal that is greater than the sum of our parts,” Shatner said. “The hope of ‘Star Trek’ is not just that it shows us what we can be tomorrow.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2018 04:22 UTC