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‘The Chi’ Creator Lena Waithe Says Television ‘Taught Me How To Dream’

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Posted on January 14, 2018 · Waithe made history in 2017 as the first black woman to win an Emmy for outstanding comedy writing. Now she's lending her voice to a new Showtime series set in the South Side of Chicago

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Posted on January 15, 2018 · Critic Eric Deggans has been waiting for a show that makes pop culture poetry out of Chicago's mostly black South Side neighborhoods — but The Chi doesn't quite hit the mark

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