Since her days as a dedicated “Awkward Black Girl” on YouTube, Issa Rae has long since been a strong representative for telling Black stories to mainstream audiences. After finding success from her hit TV series HBO’s “Insecure,” she’s become regarded as a playmaker in Hollywood, going on to create other notable projects and films such as HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “The Photograph,” and “The Lovebirds.”
She’s managed to do all this while also running Color Creative — a creative agency founded by Rae and Deniese Davis, to focus exclusively on diverse, emerging writers and exceptional storytelling for film, TV, and digital platforms. She coined the phrase “rooting for everybody Black,” and continues to do so as she works on her upcoming project “Seen & Heard” — a two-part documentary about the history and stories behind Black television — Fortune reports.
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