Last night’s 2017 Golden Globes awards were amazing, because two of my faves were deservedly honored. Atlanta won for Best Television Series Musical or Comedy, and Donald Glover (the show’s creator) won Best Performance By An An Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. Not bad for the show’s first season. Moonlight won Best Motion Picture Drama and I cannot begin to tell you how happy this made me. Neither Atlanta nor Moonlight exploited black pain, or black violence, or black sexuality, yet they still managed to tackle some very tough issues that we as black people prefer to sweep under the rug. This proves that it is possible to create black art without exploiting the black experience. Who knew?

The first highlight of the evening was Donald Glover thanking Migos, who made a cameo on Atlanta. He didn’t thank them for appearing on the show, or for the award, but for making the song “Bad and Boujee,” which, let’s be honest deserved to be acknowledged.

The second highlight of the evening was Meryl Streep for doing what I hope to see everyone do for the next four years, shade the hell out of President-Elect Trump. Additionally, I love her for calling journalists to task in an era where journalism seems to be losing its integrity. Viola Davis’ speech honoring Meryl Streep’s work was such an emotional experience. I was on the edge of my seat wondering if she was going to read her, or honor her, and she did a bit of both while also being very much the successful auntie we all imagine her to be. Question though: are you guys out here putting barbecue sauce in your collard greens? If so, why?

Now to the fun part. The red carpet. Let’s jump right in.