Issa Rae: The Mis-Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl

I was honestly just tired of seeing the SAME black characters on screen. It’s frustrating to see the same four to five characters depicted when I know that there is so much more to us than that. We’re way more dimensional and diverse than Hollywood makes us out to be. I had been sitting on this character for a while until my friend sent me an article from Clutch Magazine where the writer asked, “Where’s the black Liz Lemon?” and I knew I had to hurry up and make this character happen.

 I don't see myself or women like me being represented. I'm not a smooth, sexy, long-haired vixen. I'm not a large, sassy black woman, an angry post office employee. I'm an awkward black girl, and I'm not alone.