Looks like Issa Rae is winning again! The actress, creator of Insecure is seeing more life from one of her popular web series Butter + Brown. Yesterday, Aspire TV announced that it would air Issa Rae’s culinary web series on the network at the beginning of October. Continue Reading Executive produced by Chef G. Garvin (Turn Up the Heat, Road…
by Alma Hill What was the last teenage melodrama you watched on TV? Was it this last, very disappointing season of Pretty Little Liars? Are you a Riverdale fan? Or maybe you relive your younger years with the socialites of the Gossip Girl world. Ever notice anything? Or rather, do you ever notice that you…. well.. don’t notice something? Continue…
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images When Issa Rae made the leap from YouTube sensation to bonafide HBO star, millennials rejoiced. We saw Issa go from Awkward Black Girl to Hollywood, red carpets, awards shows, and interviews — but one thing we didn’t see her go for was protection on her hit show, Insecure. Continue Reading We love seeing Issa navigate relationships and…
Looks like we’ll be seeing more of Tasha and Lawrence! HBO has officially renewed Issa Rae’s Insecure for season-three. Continue Reading Issa Rae co-created the Larry Willmore, debuting in November 2016. The premiere of season-two of Insecure would draw in a record-number 1.1 million viewers according to HBO. It even received a 100% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. “We’re thrilled that…
A film or television show’s soundtrack is often just as important as its visuals, serving as the perfect compliment to an emotionally resonating scene. HBO’s Insecure hit the ground running with praise for its debut season’s soundtrack, famously consulted via Solange Knowles. With the masterful work by composer Raphael Saadiq and music supervisor Kier Lehman, season 1 granted us gifts…
Photo courtesy of HBO Okay y’all Season 2 Episode 1 happened hella fast, and gave us a lot of information a little at a time, so it’s time to recap! Continue Reading Season 2 picks up a few months after the Season 1 finale with the break-up and the hearty resigned cry on the bouch. This premier did something unusual…
Are you hella excited?! I’m hella excited! And you should be, too. Continue Reading HBO recently dropped the full trailer to its hit comedy Insecure, created by and starring Issa Rae! We’re back at it as we catch up with our faves Issa (Rae), Molly (Yvonne Orji) and Lawrence (Jay Ellis). What has Issa been up to since the big…
Photo: Getty Images Issa Rae at the 2017 BET Awards Written by Alma J. Hill Award shows are for hair envy, no matter the event. The BET Awards is one of the few occasions where you will see black women embracing their natural textures in all their unique glory. This year did not disappoint with TONS of amazing, intricate designs…
Issa Rae is back and as Insecure as ever. Continue Reading Everyone’s favorite Awkward Black Girl is returning to HBO this July for the second season of her critically acclaimed show Insecure. It’s been almost eight months since the show ended its phenomenal first season, and fans have been eagerly anticipating the show’s return after HBO announced it would be…
By Sharee Silerio We’re all aware of social media’s power and influence. It’s news. It’s commentary. It’s social change. It’s comedy. It’s movement-building. It’s error-correcting. It can be anything we want it to be. Last month, #BlackTwitter demonstrated its power to make things happen with two tweets. Twitter user @blaquepink shared this bomb photo of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o from…