Urban Freedom Magazine The Anniversary Issue FALL 2017 | Page 4

Level Up Motivation!
DID YOU KNOW?
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS TO INCITE INSPIRATION
& SPARK THE MIND.
By: Mercedez McIntyre
Why being yourself pays off...
that includes being Awkward &
sometimes a little Insecure too
her tribe in college. A small group of friends who
shared her passion in all creative forms. From there
she began her own web-series on Youtube. Build-
ing millions of subscribers Issa Rae then began
working with additional directors, videographers,
and writers. Helping elevate other African Ameri-
can film dreamers like her to bring their projects to
life. Using her platform slowly but surely she built
her own production company using those with
passion and resources around her. Mastering all of
the resources around her showed HBO executives
that she wasn’t just here to be famous but to re-
build Black Hollywood with substance.
Check out Issa Rae’s perfectly awkward
& humorous acceptance speech.
Reasons we love her ...authenticity!
I
ssa Rae, most known for taking HBO by storm
with her hit series Insecure. The script provides
a candid & vulnerable view that many African-
American men and women relate to. Pushing
past stereotypes, insecurities and finding the bal-
ance in adulthood. As much as it may seem like an
overnight success, the sitcom is the result of many
years of hard work, try. fail, and mastering her craft
first of being an openly vulnerable writer. Issa Rae
has been writing since a teenager. Then finding
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