Black Girl Magic Takes Over The 2022 Emmys Nominations
The 2022 Emmy nominations were announced and it looks like Black girl magic will be in the building. This year featured a bevy of nominations that included many of our favorite entertainers of today from some of the most talked-about television series such as Quinta Brunson and Issa Rae. Here are the nominees:
Issa Rae received what may be her final Emmy nomination for Insecure after the HBO Max show ended with its fifth season. The actress, who is gearing up for the premiere of her new series Rap Sh!t was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. The category also included Quinta Brunson who also received a nomination for her hit ABC show Abbott Elementaryin the Outstanding Comedy Series category.
But Quinta isn’t the only Abbott Elementary actor to receive a nomination for their work on the sitcom. Tyler James Williams received a nom for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph were both nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. This is Sheryl’s first Emmy nomination after working in showbiz for over 50 years. Her son Etienne shared the legendary actress’ reaction to receiving the news on his Instagram page.
“with over 50 years of being in this thing we call showbusiness, today my mother became an Emmy nominated actress,” he wrote. “i’m so proud of you @thesherylleeralph. I’m so glad I could be in Jamaica with you for this moment.
Sanaa Lathan also received her first-ever Emmy nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for her guest role in Succession.
Sarah Niles from Ted Lasso was also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. And Donald Glover was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his hit show Atlanta.
Natasha Rothwell, who is known for her breakout role in Insecure, was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for her character in The White Lotus.
Zendaya received a nom in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for Euphoria and two other nominations for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for two songs featured in the series. The hit drama was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series and as an executive producer, Zendaya has made history as the youngest woman to ever receive an Emmy nom as a producer.
The Black Lady Sketch Show was nominated for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls was nominated for Outstanding Competition Program and the Will Packer- and Shayla Cowan-produced 2022 Oscars received a nom for Best Variety Special.
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Raven-Symoné Has This Surprising Thing In Common With Her 'That's So Raven' Character
If you could gaze into the future, you might have thought that actress Raven-Symoné was merely playing a character with psychic abilities in her hit Disney Show That's So Raven. But fast-forward to present-day, and the Disney alum is now revealing that those clairvoyant abilities never quite went away.
In a recent episode of iHeartMedia's The Best Podcast Ever with Raven and Miranda, the child star opened up about having psychic visions, similar to her iconic character Raven Baxter on That's So Raven.
"I believe in psychics, puns f---ing intended," she shared during her podcast with wife and co-host Miranda Maday.
The 37-year-old continued by expressing her belief in the mind’s ability to tap into wavelengths that go beyond the physical realm.
“I believe actually humans have the ability in their brain to tap into energy fields that allow for truth to connect when you know how to translate it correctly,” she says. “I can walk into a room, and it's reading energy and energy in the psychic plane because it's not on a physical, material plane."
While she may not possess the exact ability to see into the future like her on-screen character, Raven-Symoné acknowledges that she frequently experiences moments where events unfold in her mind or encounters bouts of déjà vu, making her feel as if she has already lived through those scenes.
"I do have moments where I really will just stare, and I will see a scene that is happening to me, or that is going to happen to me in another dimension, and I'm like, 'Yo, this is weird,'" she says. "There will be a time when I'm walking, and I'll trip over nothing."
Witnessing the growth of Raven’s career over the years, one might assume that she might have gotten a glimpse into her future before it ever unfolded. With her four-season stretch on Disney Channel from 2003 through 2007 and how acting in the show’s spin-off, Raven’s House, the sitcom has been hailed as iconic TV programming and staple for the millennial childhood — which is nothing short of extraordinary.
Raven attributes her otherworldly abilities to her spirit guides, with whom she claims to have been in contact since the age of seven. "The way we connect is through our trauma. Meditation just allowed my spirit guides to help me, and even to this day, that can happen," she stated.
Despite her own experiences with psychics and spiritual roots abilities, Raven-Symoné remains skeptical when it comes to others claiming to have similar powers. Cautiously, she explains how she doesn't get easily swayed by individuals making such claims — maintaining equal parts skeptic and believer because, in Raven’s world, there’s always room for balance.
"Now if you sit me down and somebody's like, 'Look into my crystal ball,' I'm gonna be like, 'Give me my money back.'” she says. “But I do believe there is natural auras that hold the experiences of all of our people, totally."
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