Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Why the Emmys Nominate More People of Color For Narration Than Acting
variety.comSelome Hailu Only 19 out of 70 nominees in this year’s lead, supporting and guest actor and actress categories across dramas, comedies and limited series are people of color.
But when it comes to unseen performers — including those in the narration category — there are actually more nominees of color than white ones.“I’m reluctant to jump to conclusions,” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says about the diversity discrepancy.
For narrating “Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War,” the NBA legend-turned historian is one of four Black nominees — he’s joined by W.
Kamau Bell to “We Need To Talk About Cosby,” Lupita Nyong’o for “Serengeti II” and Barack Obama for “Our Great National Parks.” This year, “The Mating Game” narrator David Attenborough, was the only white person to make the category.
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