Insecure, Issa Rae's long-awaited HBO comedy, will premiere on October 9. In the newly released trailer, watch Issa try to find her way while navigating the last year of her 20s.
Rae collaborates with director Melina Matsoukas (aka the woman who brought "Formation" to life) and executive producer Prentice Penny to create a very specific. She's been adamant that this she is not "trying to tell every black woman’s story," and she doesn't need to. From the first glimpses we've seen, it will give us everything we need.
We've been anxiously awaiting the first look of Issa Rae's new comedy series Insecure. The show will be premiere on HBO this fall.
The show follows ups and downs in the lives of two Black women, Issa Dee and Molly Carter.
The first episode was directed by Melina Matsoukas (a.k.a. the woman behind Beyoncé's "Formation") and Larry Wilmore is a show consultant. Yvonne Orji plays Issa's bestfriend Molly and Jay Ellis co-stars as Lawrence, her visually appealing but unemployed boyfriend.
Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl made waves in 2011 for telling a kind of story that's not often seen.
She teamed up a deal with multimedia mogul Shonda Rhimes in 2012 to a pilot for another series "I Hate LA Dudes," but the show was not picked up. She released her first book The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girlin 2015.
Watch our interview with Issa where she talks about the show and the work she hopes to do.
Our editor-in-chief, Kimberly Foster, caught up with Issa Rae to discuss her jump from YouTube to HBO as well as her thoughts on the latest Black entertainment success stories.
HBO's biopic on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith starring Queen Latifah and Mo'Nique will premiere May 16. The full trailer has premiered, and we're more than ready to see the full film.
February 2013 will be a busy month for pop superstar Beyoncé. Not only will she be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime show, but a new self-directed documentary will premiere on HBO.
Today, the teaser for the intimate look into her private and professional lives hit the web. It looks like we might get a glimpse of a side of her that we've never seen. Check it out.
