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Thede said her talk show on BET, "The Rundown with Robin Thede" had just gotten cancelled in 2017 when she got a phone call from Rae. "Issa called me immediately, and was like: 'Congratulations.
I first met Issa Rae in 2011 at Kenyon College, where I’d binged endless episodes of her web series. To promote the successful first season of Awkward Black Girl, she and her team launched a ...
“Insecure” creator Issa Rae has sparked a viral conversation about what it means to be a good friend. During a recent sit down with former first lady Michelle Obama and her brother Craig ...
Issa Rae, who will be in Greta Gerwig's upcoming "Barbie" movie, spoke to TODAY about her first impressions of the movie and teased what to expect after takling to Gerwig.
Insecurity may have been what Issa Rae began building her TV empire on, but her latest offering is anything but.. Rap Sh!t, Rae’s latest half-hour comedy series for HBO Max, is a case study in ...
Artists including actress and writer Issa Rae and television producer Shonda Rhimes have cut ties with the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump took over as chairman Wednesday, days after ...
Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae have cut ties with the Kennedy Center now that Trump is chair The Kennedy Center was created by bipartisan legislation signed by former President Eisenhower in 1958.
Also canceled since the beginning of the 2020s was the Rae-produced A Black Lady Sketch Show, The Wonder Years, Grand Crew, South Side, and Lovecraft Country, which lasted one season. “It’s ...
“To our forever First Lady, Michelle Obama, we respect highly what you’ve done for the culture, for the American people, for ...
Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe is strong and widespread. Twice as many pilgrims visit her shrine every year in Mexico City as St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Actress Issa Rae announced she canceled her sold-out Kennedy Center event after President Trump was named its chairman. Rae, who’s the creator and director of the HBO series, "Insecure," posted ...