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The 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced the Best of the ABFF Award winners. The presentation hosted by three-time Emmy-nominated actor and author Dondré Whitfield was an on-point wrap to the  five-day festival with producer/director/actress Issa Rae acting as the Festival Ambassador. The 26th…

Issa Rae has revealed she mandates that all of her sets are at least 60% diverse. The Golden Globe-nominated star and creator of Insecure disclosed the directive as she laid down a challenge to marketing and advertising personnel today as part of an impassioned discussion at the Cannes Lions conference about…

Since its debut in 2016, Insecure has garnered critical acclaim for telling the story of the Black female experience via its two leads, Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji). After five seasons and 11 Emmy nominations, Insecure had its series finale in December of last year. The Insecure finale, “Everything Gonna…

Insecure alum Issa Rae is taking audiences to Miami on July 21 with the release of her latest comedy series Rap Sh!t on HBO Max. A teaser trailer dropped on Monday and can be viewed above. The series follows Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), two estranged high school friends from the 305 who reunite to form a…

B.J. Novak is looking for American truth in the dark comedy Vengeance, his feature directorial debut. He's amassed an all-star cast including Issa Rae, Dove Cameron and Boyd Holbrook for the movie about a city-slicking mid-30s man who travels to Texas and gets more than he bargained for in a comedy of errors created…

Apple TV+ offered a number of strange sights in the first look at its upcoming anthology series Roar from the creative team behind GLOW. Nicole Kidman shamelessly feasts on photos, Issa Rae doesn’t seem to exist in front of men, Betty Gilpin is a literal trophy wife on a shelf built by Daniel Dae Kim, and Alison Brie…

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Skye Townsend on Robin Thede’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. Townsend, who recurred as various characters in Season 2, has been promoted to series regular for the third season of HBO’s Emmy-winning sketch comedy series, executive produced by Issa Rae. Townsend appeared in six episodes in…

Writer, producer, and actress Issa Rae was present at the Taste of Inglewood festival to receive the key to Inglewood city. She is the first person to ever receive one. The ceremony took place across from the SoFi stadium where the Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. As a native of…

Issa Rae, the award-winning actress, producer, writer and director, will be this year's recipient of the Producers Guild's Visionary Award, which honors those "who share inspiring, uplifting stories that add unique value to society and culture." It will be presented to her in person at the 33rd Annual Producers Guild A…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of tonight's Insecure series finale on HBO. "Thank you for everything," Yvonne Orji's Molly proclaims to Issa Rae's Issa in the series finale of Insecure on Sunday. After more than a spell of discord and distance between the treasured friends last year and throughout this…

Amidst the usual fare of Christmas specials and movies new and old, there are some strong contenders for your holiday TV viewing pleasure this year. Some are to be newly unwrapped, some are returning, and some are about to depart right after the big day. All of which is a shiny way of asking which one will be the show…

Issa Rae’s Sweet Life: Los Angeles will be returning for another go-round. HBO Max has renewed the praised unscripted series for a second season. Season one, which debuted in August, is currently available to stream on HBO Max. Sweet Life: Los Angeles gives a unique look at what it means to be young, Black, ambitious…