--- title: "22 Black Quotes By Issa Rae" description: "22 Black quotes by Issa Rae. Plus more from Issa Rae and more Black sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/issa-rae-11768_barriers_there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-l_269850.jpg" --- > [There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-like-that-barriers-in/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/issa-rae-11768_barriers_there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-l_269850.jpg) > [Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/respectfully-awkward-black-girl-was-never-meant-to-be-politically/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/406/issa-rae-11768_awkward_respectfully-awkward-black-girl-was-neve_2199936.jpg) > ['Awkward Black Girl' is spreading to all the right people because of word of mouth and social networks. I'm so grateful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/awkward-black-girl-is-spreading-to-all-the-right-people-because-of/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/issa-rae-11768_awkward_awkward-black-girl-is-spreading-to-all-t_1609584.jpg) > [I hate to say it but I hate black humor. I feel like a Klan member saying it, but it's just not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-hate-to-say-it-but-i-hate-black-humor-i-feel-like-a-klan-member/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/issa-rae-11768_black_i-hate-to-say-it-but-i-hate-black-humor_967101.jpg) > [It's one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/it-s-one-thing-when-other-african-americans-try-to-threaten-my-race/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/issa-rae-11768_am_it-s-one-thing-when-other-african-americ_1963317.jpg) > [“When I was a teenager, for example, others questioned my blackness because some of the life choices I made weren’t considered to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/when-i-was-a-teenager-for-example-others-questioned-my-blackness/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/issa-rae-11768_black_when-i-was-a-teenager-for-example-others_470680.jpg) > [Mainstream media has convinced people that black people aren't relatable. So when a Jewish person comes up to me and is all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/mainstream-media-has-convinced-people-that-black-people-aren-t/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/issa-rae-11768_again_mainstream-media-has-convinced-people-th_2692936.jpg) > [I don't think the mainstream media understands people of color are multidimensional. For some reason, there's an idea that only white people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-don-t-think-the-mainstream-media-understands-people-of-color-are/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/issa-rae-11768_because_i-don-t-think-the-mainstream-media-under_721489.jpg) > [Who I was was not acceptable to black L.A. youth: the way I spoke and my sense of humor. Everybody else had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/who-i-was-was-not-acceptable-to-black-l-a-youth-the-way-i-spoke-and/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e8/issa-rae-11768_about_who-i-was-was-not-acceptable-to-black-l_1634702.jpg) > [I think that just because the show is titled 'Awkward Black Girl' and it is a predominantly black cast doesn't mean that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-think-that-just-because-the-show-is-titled-awkward-black-girl-and/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/issa-rae-11768_able_i-think-that-just-because-the-show-is-ti_3133698.jpg) > [I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-never-really-had-to-put-much-thought-into-my-race-and-neither-did/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/issa-rae-11768_accompanied_i-never-really-had-to-put-much-thought-i_1552389.jpg) > [You know, even with the 'Awkward Black Girl' episodes, they come out once a month. That's great for me, it's comfortable, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/you-know-even-with-the-awkward-black-girl-episodes-they-come-out-once/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/issa-rae-11768_almost_you-know-even-with-the-awkward-black-gir_972102.jpg) > [The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/the-black-characters-on-tv-are-the-sidekicks-or-they-re-insignificant/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/issa-rae-11768_black_the-black-characters-on-tv-are-the-sidek_80400.jpg) > [Growing up as a young black girl in Potomac, Maryland was easy. I had a Rainbow Coalition of friends of all ethnicities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/growing-up-as-a-young-black-girl-in-potomac-maryland-was-easy-i-had-a/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/issa-rae-11768_around_growing-up-as-a-young-black-girl-in-poto_1372727.jpg) > [As a teenager, my blackness was also questioned by some of the life choices I made that weren't considered to be 'black'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/as-a-teenager-my-blackness-was-also-questioned-by-some-of-the-life/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/issa-rae-11768_also_as-a-teenager-my-blackness-was-also-ques_1946152.jpg) > [Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/every-black-film-feels-like-it-s-tyler-perry-and-that-just-needs-to/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/issa-rae-11768_besides_every-black-film-feels-like-it-s-tyler-p_419015.jpg) > [My first web series, 'Dorm Diaries,' was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/my-first-web-series-dorm-diaries-was-a-realistic-mockumentary-about/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/issa-rae-11768_about_my-first-web-series-dorm-diaries-was-a-r_1504889.jpg) > [It was jarring to be berated for 'acting white' when I was placed in a predominantly black middle school in Southern California.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/it-was-jarring-to-be-berated-for-acting-white-when-i-was-placed-in-a/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/issa-rae-11768_acting_it-was-jarring-to-be-berated-for-acting_1751027.jpg) > [I would love 'Awkward Black Girl' to be on television, with the right team of people who understand and get it. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-would-love-awkward-black-girl-to-be-on-television-with-the-right/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/issa-rae-11768_awkward_i-would-love-awkward-black-girl-to-be-on_565450.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-personally-don-t-feel-any-pressure-to-make-jokes-about-multiple/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/issa-rae-11768_about_i-personally-don-t-feel-any-pressure-to_341948.jpg) > [Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/black-and-awkward-is-the-worst-because-black-people-are-stereotyped/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b5/issa-rae-11768_always_black-and-awkward-is-the-worst-because-b_587669.jpg) > [I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-really-want-to-be-the-black-tina-fey-where-i-just-am-able-to/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/issa-rae-11768_able_i-really-want-to-be-the-black-tina-fey-w_66085.jpg) ## Other authors on Black ## More by Issa Rae > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/it-s-a-bit-cliche-but-you-can-t-go-wrong-by-writing-what-you-know/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [“I needed to see more from my movies than the extremely tragic black woman, or the magic helpless Negro, or the many black men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-needed-to-see-more-from-my-movies-than-the-extremely-tragic-black/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-m-transitioning-to-television-and-film-but-ultimately-i-want-to/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other content for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-really-want-to-be-the-black-tina-fey-where-i-just-am-able-to/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/the-black-characters-on-tv-are-the-sidekicks-or-they-re-insignificant/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/you-know-you-have-a-lot-of-people-i-ve-met-a-lot-of-people-in-the/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-like-that-barriers-in/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-personally-don-t-feel-any-pressure-to-make-jokes-about-multiple/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [I'm a social media addict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-m-a-social-media-addict/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/especially-being-a-woman-of-color-sometimes-it-s-hard-for-to-put-our/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/i-m-always-tempted-to-say-nah-that-won-t-work-but-i-think-you-should/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/every-black-film-feels-like-it-s-tyler-perry-and-that-just-needs-to/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [“When I was a teenager, for example, others questioned my blackness because some of the life choices I made weren’t considered to be “black”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/when-i-was-a-teenager-for-example-others-questioned-my-blackness/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [Sometimes if I'm stuck on something, I'll have a drink, and it'll get me inspired and ready to keep going. But the trick to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/sometimes-if-i-m-stuck-on-something-i-ll-have-a-drink-and-it-ll-get/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) > [“In high school, I developed a new love: acting. I went to a predominantly black and Latino school in Compton and, outside of television,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/in-high-school-i-developed-a-new-love-acting-i-went-to-a/) [Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/issa-rae/#itemlist", "name": "22 Black Quotes By Issa Rae", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Issa Rae" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-like-that-barriers-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/issa-rae-11768_barriers_there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-l_269850.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/issa-rae-11768_barriers_there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-l_269850.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/issa-rae-11768_barriers_there-s-so-many-no-black-people-aren-t-l_269850.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.” — Issa Rae", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. 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