Quinta Brunson Becomes The Second Black Woman To Win An Emmy For Outstanding Actress In A Comedy

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Quinta
Brunson
is
making
history
once
again.

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With
her
Emmy
win
for
Outstanding
Actress
In
A
Comedy,
Brunson
became
just
the
second
Black
actress
to
receive
the
award.
The

Abbott
Elementary
creator
also
became
the
first
Black
woman
to
win
in
42
years
at
Monday’s
75th
annual
Primetime
Emmy
Awards.

The
last
Black
woman
to
take
home
the
honor
was
Isabel
Sanford
in
1961,
who
won
for
her
role
in

The
Jeffersons.
Alongside
Ayo
Edebiri’s
win,
this
year
marked
the
first
time
a
pair
of
Black
actresses
won
the
two
comedy
categories
in
the
same
year.

“Thank
you
so
much
just
I
don’t
know
why
I’m
so
emotional,”
Brunson
began
while
accepting
the
award.
“I
think
just
like,
the
Carol
Burnett
of
it
all.”

Quinta
continued,
“Thank
you
so
much
I
love
making

Abbott
Elementary
so
much
and
I
am
so
happy
to
be
able
to
live
my
dream
and
act
out
comedy,
and
I
say
it
every
time
and
I
just
love
comedy
so
much
that
I
am
so
happy
to
be
able
to
get
this.”

“I
didn’t
prepare
anything
because
I
just
didn’t
think…
Oh
god,”
the
star
gushed.
“I
love
my
mom,
my
dad.
My
sisters,
my
brothers.
My
entire
family
so
much.
I
love
my
husband.
I’m
so
happy.
I
love
my
cast.
Oh,
I
love

Abbott
Elementary.
Thank
you
so
much.”

You
can
watch
Quinta
Brunson’s
emotional
speech
down
below:

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