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Get the Insecure Issa Rae T Shirt . Issa Rae was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] Her father, Dr. Abdoulaye Diop, is a pediatric doctor from Senegal, and her mother, Delyna Diop (née Hayward), is a teacher from Louisiana, who is African-American.[9][10][11] Rae’s parents met in France, when they were both in school. She has four siblings. The family lived in Dakar, Senegal[2] for a short period during her childhood.[12] Her father has a medical practice in Inglewood, California.
Get the Insecure Issa Rae T Shirt . Rae’s web series Awkward Black Girl premiered on YouTube in 2011. The show follows the life of J (played by Rae) as she interacts with co-workers and love interests who place her in uncomfortable situations. The story is told through first-person narrative as J usually reveals how she feels about her circumstances through voice-over or dream sequence. The series eventually went viral through word of mouth, blog posts, and social media, resulting in mainstream media coverage and attention.[16][17][18] In an effort to fund the rest of the first season, Rae and producer Tracy Oliver decided to raise money for the series through Kickstarter. On August 11, 2011 they were awarded $56,269 from 1,960 donations and released the rest of season one on Rae’s YouTube channel.
Get the Insecure Issa Rae T Shirt . Rae eventually partnered up with Pharrell and premiered season two of the series on his YouTube channel, iamOTHER.[20] Rae also began releasing other content on her original channel, predominantly created by and starring people of color. In 2013, Rae began working on a comedy series pilot with Larry Wilmore, in which she would star.[24] The series, about the awkward experiences of a contemporary African-American woman, was eventually titled Insecure. HBO picked up the pilot in early 2015 and it was subsequently greenlit.[25] Since its release in 2016, the series has gone on to receive critical acclaim; Eric Deggans of NPR wrote that “Rae has produced a series that feels revolutionary just by poking fun at the life of an average, twentysomething black woman.”
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