Awkward Black Girl

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73rd Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
October 9, 2021
Issa Rae says she was advised by a colleague to include a white character in 'Insecure' to enhance her audience.
Issa Rae thegrio.com
February 3, 2021
Check out our interview with Issa Rae as she celebrates the 10-year anniversary of her web series 'The Misadventures of…
Insecure thegrio.com
January 13, 2021
It’s the end of an era as Issa Rae’s culture shifting show 'Insecure' will be ending after its fifth season.
July 23, 2019
Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle are Harvard graduates who are ready to unveil their hilarious new series 'South Side' on…
July 7, 2016
After the shooting by the police of Alton Sterling, many responded with outrage and sympathy for the Sterling family. Watching Sterling’s 15-year-old
February 7, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Issa Rae has at last landed an HBO pilot for her awkward-black-girl comedy Insecure -after working with…
October 25, 2014
VIDEO - Gina Prince-Bythewood, writer and director for 'Beyond the Light and Lena Waithe, producer of 'Dear White People' have…
August 27, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Though Miley Cyrus has been getting most of the attention in the wake of the Video Music…
August 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The HBO show parallels the theme of Issa Rae's web-series, and is centered around the humor found…
November 26, 2012
A new documentary, by acclaimed filmmaker D. Channsin Berry, aims to further the conversation about what it means to be…
October 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Issa Rae, the creator of the popular web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl will be…
May 24, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Issa Rae is the creator of the popular 'Awkward Black Girl' web series...
January 23, 2012
HipHopWired: In no way, shape or form does Jay-Z's 'Glory' serve as an instructional guide to fathers -- especially African-American…
September 9, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Web-based show follows J, played by Rae, and her mishaps and successes in work and love...
August 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - In a world where we rarely see young African-American lead characters in comedic roles that aren't stereotypical,…