by Krystal Franklin

September 18, 2018

Photos by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, Maury Phillips/WireImage, David Livingston/Getty Images, Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images and Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

It pretty much goes without saying, if you have a black host of a predominately white award shows, there’s going to be something in for the culture. Michael Che did just that last night at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards. In a skit widely held as one of the top moments of the night, he presented reparation Emmys to some of Black Hollywood’s legends that were long overdue for the award including Tichina Arnold, Kadeem Hardison, Marla Gibbs, Jaleel White, John Witherspoon and Jimmy Walker.

“You know, as a black comedian, for so many years, our TV legends and heroes have gone unrecognized. So this year as host, I took it upon myself to finally right some of those wrongs,” he said.

Watch the incredible moment below.

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The Best Looks From The 70th Annual Emmy Awards

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The Best Looks From The 70th Annual Emmy Awards

1. Angela Bassett

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2. Tina Lifford

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3. Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe

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4. Gary Dourdan

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5. Brandon Victor Davis

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6. Anthony Anderson and his wife Alvina

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7. Letitia Wright

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8. Yara Shahidi

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9. Tiffany Haddish

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10. Jenifer Lewis

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11. Deon Cole

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12. Leslie Jones

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13. Zuri Hall

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14. Regina King

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15. RuPaul

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16. Miles Brown

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17. Issa Rae

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18. Kennan Thompson

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19. Lil Rel Howery

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20. Samira Wiley

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21. Chrissy Tiegen and John Legend

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22. Tracee Ellis Ross

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23. 70th Emmy Awards - Arrivals

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24. Marsai Martin

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25. Xosha Roquemore and LaKeith Stanfield

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