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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated August 30, 2024

Salli Richardson-Whitfield’s mid-career pivot has paid off.

The actress-turned-producer/director earned her first-ever Emmy nomination for her work on a critically acclaimed HBO series this year, casually making history as the first Black woman to be nominated in the category of

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