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Regina King, Issa Rae Among 2024 Oscar Presenters

Regina King arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final round of presenters for the 96th Academy Awards. Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Ariana Grande, Steven Spielberg, Anya Taylor-Joy, Christoph Waltz,… Read more »

Issa Rae Says She Was Told To Include White Character In Her Shows

FILE – This July 24, 2019 file photo shows Issa Rae, an executive producer of the HBO comedy series “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” during the 2019 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. HBO’s The fourth season of Rae’s show“Insecure,” premieres Sunday on HBO. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File To Make… Read more »

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‘Insecure’ Premiere Date Announced

Issa Rae has announced the premiere date of the final season of her HBO series Insecure.   In a post on Instagram Rae announced, “The wait is almost over. The final season. October.”   Insecure made its debut on HBO in October of 2016 and was renewed for its final season last year.   What do you think will… Read more »

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Issa Rae Marries Louis Diame in South of France

Issa Rae got married in a the most private way possible.  She married Louis Diame in the South of France.  She posted a series of photos from the wedding and captioned them (a) impromptu photo shoot in a custom Vera Wang dress.  (B) my girls came to help me but they all coincidentally had on the same dress.  (C)… Read more »

Issa Rae Joins ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel

Issa Rae will be joining the cast of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.  She will reportedly voice the character of Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman. She shared the news on Instagram, writing, “The way I have loved Spider-Man since the third grade. A dream come true.”

Marsai Martin Says Black Girls Need More Lead Roles in Movies

Marsai Martin and Issa Rae think film and TV could use more stories of Black girlhood.   The two are on a publicity tour for  their upcoming film, Little,  and opened up about the kinds of images they’d like to see on screen. The 14-year old Marai Martin is the brain-child behind the film and executive producer.   She… Read more »