'Awkward Black Girl' is spreading to all the right people because of word of mouth and social networks. I'm so grateful. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I hate to say it but I hate black humor. I feel like a Klan member saying it, but it's just not… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I would love 'Awkward Black Girl' to be on television, with the right team of people who understand and get it. If… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I personally don't feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that's just not my… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
As a teenager, my blackness was also questioned by some of the life choices I made that weren't considered to be 'black'… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
My first web series, 'Dorm Diaries,' was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I'm… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
It was jarring to be berated for 'acting white' when I was placed in a predominantly black middle school in Southern California.… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
You know, even with the 'Awkward Black Girl' episodes, they come out once a month. That's great for me, it's comfortable, it… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Growing up as a young black girl in Potomac, Maryland was easy. I had a Rainbow Coalition of friends of all ethnicities,… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Who I was was not acceptable to black L.A. youth: the way I spoke and my sense of humor. Everybody else had… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
It's one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
“When I was a teenager, for example, others questioned my blackness because some of the life choices I made weren’t considered to… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I don't think the mainstream media understands people of color are multidimensional. For some reason, there's an idea that only white people… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at ignorance. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I think that just because the show is titled 'Awkward Black Girl' and it is a predominantly black cast doesn't mean that… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Mainstream media has convinced people that black people aren't relatable. So when a Jewish person comes up to me and is all,… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own knowledge and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
“I needed to see more from my movies than the extremely tragic black woman, or the magic helpless Negro, or the many black men… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to curate the… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other content for… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
You know, you have a lot of people - I've met a lot of people in the past, I've gone to private schools, you… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I personally don't feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that's just not my life, and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Especially being a woman of color, sometimes it's hard for to put our foot down. You work with a lot of men, and they'll… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for what else… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
