Who is the most-awarded Black artist in Emmys history?

With 11 wins, host and producer RuPaul broke the record for the most Emmy wins by a Black person as “RuPaul’s Drag Race” won the “outstanding competition program” award at the 2021 Emmys. The series is the most-awarded reality competition show at the Emmys._x000D_

What other history was made in the 2021 Emmys?

_x000D_No contemporary musical had won an Emmy until 2021’s “Hamilton,” as adapted for TV by Disney+. The documented Broadway musical won the 2021 Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Emmy award, beating out Friends’ and The West Wing’s reunions, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Bo Burnham’s Inside, and Dave Chappelle’s 8:46.