{"id":146834,"date":"2020-09-11T12:01:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T16:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=146834"},"modified":"2020-09-17T18:36:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T22:36:42","slug":"anthony-anderson-gabrielle-union-issa-rae-lena-waithe-oprah-winfrey-to-make-special-appearances-at-the-72nd-emmy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/anthony-anderson-gabrielle-union-issa-rae-lena-waithe-oprah-winfrey-to-make-special-appearances-at-the-72nd-emmy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union, Issa Rae, Lena Waithe, Oprah Winfrey to Make Special Appearances at the &#8217;72nd Emmy Awards&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 292 433'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/72nd-Emmy-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-146838\" width=\"292\" height=\"433\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABC and the Television Academy<\/strong> have announced special appearances by some of Hollywood&#8217;s biggest stars during the &#8220;72nd Emmy\u00ae Awards.&#8221; Talent includes <strong>Anthony Anderson, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Gabrielle Union, J.J. 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