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From Insecure to Empire, Issa Rae’s Blueprint

Summary by UrbanGeekz
Twelve years ago, Issa Rae inked a deal that would make her a household name, but not an owner. The deal was with HBO, leading to Insecure, the hit TV series inspired by Rae’s viral web show The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. Insecure debuted in 2016  and ran for five seasons, reshaping how Black women’s experiences were represented on screen. But while the series was undoubtedly Rae’s brainchild and creative vision, she didn’t own the rig…
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UrbanGeekz broke the news in on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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