8. Lena Waithe
Best known for her role on Master of None as Denise, Lena has portrayed the struggles of being an openly gay black woman, co-writing the episode "Thanksgiving." Most noteworthy, her beautiful writing won her the Primetime Emmy Award for a Comedy Series, making her the first black and openly gay woman to ever win that award.
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