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Actress and singer Leslie Uggams has been in show business since the age of six, when she first appeared on TV. Since then, she’s moved seamlessly between film, television, and theater. Uggams is a cultural pioneer, winning a Tony award for her Broadway debut in “Hallelujah, Baby!”, and becoming the first African American woman to host her own TV variety show in 1970. She joins The Takeaway to discuss black representation in entertainment.
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