Black And White Emmy Nominations Prompt #LatinosAreOnTVToo
While the 2020 Emmy nominations announced this week were notable for the number of Black shows and creators, they were woefully lacking representation of Latinx talent.
In avoiding one racial controversy, Emmy voters created another one.
Voting for 2020 Primetime Emmy nominations got underway in early July, just as the nation was focused on the anti-racism reckoning begun by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. The general public was seeking out films and TV shows centered on Black people and issues to learn more; TV critics like me wondered how that dynamic might affect the Emmys.
So it made sense when Emmy nominations were revealed Tuesday that voting members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized a surprising
