The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Issa Rae
- I thrive on obstacles. If I’m told that it can’t be told, then I push harder.
- As a teenager, my blackness was also questioned by some of the life choices I made that weren’t considered to be ‘black’ choices. For example, joining the swim team when it is a known fact that ‘black folk don’t swim’; or choosing to become a vegetarian when blacks clearly love chicken.
- I’m a social media addict.
- My first web series, ‘Dorm Diaries,’ was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I’m black and I went to Stanford. Boom. Easy.
- People are tired of mainstream media’s limited and confined portrayal of people of color.
- It was jarring to be berated for ‘acting white’ when I was placed in a predominantly black middle school in Southern California. I was also chubby, into boys who weren’t into me, and tried too hard to fit into this ‘blackness’ I was supposed to be.
- Growing up as a young black girl in Potomac, Maryland was easy. I had a Rainbow Coalition of friends of all ethnicities, and we would carelessly skip around our elementary school like the powerless version of Captain Planet’s Planeteers.
- I don’t like to be overexposed. Too many articles, too many tweets, too many posts, I just don’t like that. But at the same time, we live in a culture where that’s almost necessary. People want content and they want their stuff when they want it.
- I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other content for other minority filmmakers and put their voices on screen and basically be able to have free range to produce.
- Who I was was not acceptable to black L.A. youth: the way I spoke and my sense of humor. Everybody else had relaxers and pressed hair. I wore my hair in an Afro puff. Nappy. The way I dressed. It was all about name brands at the time in L.A. I had no idea. All those things, I failed miserably at.
Issa Rae is an American actress, writer, producer, and entrepreneur known for her authentic storytelling and groundbreaking contributions to television and film. Born Jo-Issa Rae Diop on January 12, 1985, in Los Angeles, California, she was raised in Senegal and the United States.
Rae first gained widespread attention with her hit web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, which showcased her sharp humor and relatable perspective. She went on to co-create, write, and star in HBO’s critically acclaimed series Insecure, earning multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Beyond television, Rae has appeared in films such as The Photograph, Barbie, and American Fiction.
She is also the founder of Hoorae, a media company dedicated to amplifying diverse voices. Celebrated for her influence both on-screen and behind the scenes, Issa Rae remains a powerful force in modern entertainment.
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