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\n<\/a>Briahnna Brown<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: (L-R) Daveed Diggs, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Renee Elise Goldsberry pose in the press room with their awards at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n In stark contrast to #OscarsSoWhite\u2014the hashtag that criticized the Academy Awards\u2019 lack of diversity in nominees\u2014actors of color made history at the 70th Annual Tony Awards last night by taking home all four of the musical acting awards.<\/span><\/p>\n Cynthia Erivo took home a lead actress award for \u201cThe Color Purple,\u201d while Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. took home the featured actress, featured actor and lead actor awards, respectively, for their roles in \u201cHamilton,\u201d a critically acclaimed Broadway production which took home 11 awards last night, including best musical, and recently faced criticism for its casting call for \u201cnon-white\u201d actors.<\/span><\/p>\n The last time the Tony Awards came close to this many winning actors of color was in 1982, Mic reports, when actors Ben Harney, Jennifer Holliday and Clevant Derricks took home awards for \u201cDreamgirls.\u201d In 1985, all of the musical acting awards were won by actors of color, but the categories for lead actor and actress in a musical were not given out, so last night\u2019s Tony Awards is truly a major feat. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#1c4693″ show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_team_member admin_label=”Person” name=”Briahnna Brown” position=”Fellow, Chicago Defender” image_url=”https:\/\/www.nnpa.org\/chevydtu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/briahnnabrown_dtu_0781.jpg” animation=”left” background_layout=”light” facebook_url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brilove714?fref=ts” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” body_text_color=”#1c4693″ twitter_url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=bri_articulate&src=typd”]<\/p>\n Briahnna Brown is a recent graduate from the School of Communications at Howard University. Briahnna was born and raised in Baltimore, Md., and many of her stories have focused on issues that affect her hometown. Briahnna\u2019s articles have appeared in the Howard University News Service and the NNPA News Wire. Last year, Briahnna was selected to be an American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) intern and she worked at the Smithsonian Magazine in Washington, D.C. 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\nSource: Mic.com<\/span><\/p>\n