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Issa Rae Recalls Executive Getting Fired After Misunderstanding Her First Pitch: ‘It’s About This Black Woman and Her Black-Woman Problems’

| September 21, 2020
Kanye West 'Prays For' Issa Rae After She Said F Kanye on SNL

Another Emmy Awards means another snub for Issa Rae’s HBO series, Insecure. But the beloved actress was presumably rooting for everyone Black. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information She appeared on a segment during the ceremony highlighting Hollywood success stories from actors that belong to marginalized groups. Rae recalled her first “unofficial” Hollywood pitch that gave […]

Issa Rae is Set to Produce Film Based on Tanya Smith Who Outsmarted the FBI and Banking System

| August 20, 2020
Issa Rae to Launch MasterClass for Black Creators

Issa Rae continues to root for everyone Black and tell their stories. The Insecure creator joined forces with David Heyman to produce a film adaptation of Tanya Smith’s upcoming memoir, The Ghost in the Machine. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Deadline gave a breakdown of Smith’s interesting story. The memoir tells Smith’s unbelievable story— of […]

‘Insecure’ Secures 8 Emmy Nominations for 2020 Award Show

| July 29, 2020
Next Season is The Final Season of HBO's 'Insecure'

A round of applause and standing ovation is in order for HBO’s Insecure. The entire team of casts, writers, directors, and more of Season 4 put forth its best performance to date. The season can be summed into one word: truth. Throughout the Season 1-3, the audience has grown with each character, expressing both admiration […]

Issa Rae’s Raedio, HBO, and Tenderfoot TV to Donate $30K to Black and Missing Foundation in Celebration of ‘Looking for Latoya’ Podcast

| June 18, 2020
Issa Rae's Raedio, HBO, and Tenderfoot TV to Donate $30K to Black and Missing Foundation in Celebration of Looking for Latoya Podcast

The season finale of Insecure left everyone at the edge of their seats, thirsty for season 5. Although Issa didn’t do too much rapping in the mirror on season 4, fans and characters enjoyed the show within the show called Looking for Latoya. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Although production for the upcoming season is […]

INSECURE’s ‘Looking for LaToya’ to Continue in One-Episode Podcast

| June 13, 2020

Fans of Insecure may be sad that the season will be ending on Sunday (June 14), but Looking for LaToya isn’t going anywhere. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The true-crime series that Issa, Molly, and the rest of the Insecure cast has been watching through their life adventures will have a one-episode scripted podcast that […]

‘Insecure’ Season 5 is Already in the Works With Virtual Writers Room

| May 6, 2020
Next Season is The Final Season of HBO's 'Insecure'

Insecure was renewed for season 5 and although production has been shut down amid the global coronavirus pandemic, that’s not slowing down the writer’s room. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Issa Rae shared a screenshot of the virtual writer’s room, which included the writers and showrunner, Prentice Penny. “Back to work for @insecurehbo Season 5 […]

HBO Renews ‘Insecure’ For Season 5

| May 2, 2020
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HBO’s hit show has been renewed for at least one more season. According to reports, the Issa Rae produced HBO show Insecure has been renewed for a 5th season. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Insecure is currently in the midst of its 4th season and now with the green light from HBO for another season […]

‘The Love Birds’ Starring Issa Rae to Head Straight to Netflix Due to Coronavirus

| March 24, 2020
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With coronavirus confining a lot of Americans to their homes, films are releasing early to video-on-demand services and even going straight to Netflix, bypassing the closed theaters. The latter is the case for The Love Birds, which stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Hollywood Reporter details the film is […]

Issa Rae Teases the Ending of ‘Insecure’ Series

| February 7, 2020
Issa Rae Teases the Ending of 'Insecure' Series

Issa Rae is coming to the big screen alongside Lakeith Stanfield on Valentine’s Day in the upcoming movie, The Photograph. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Aside from filming a couple of movies, she launched a music label, Raedio, in partnership with Atlantic Records, and she’s a part-owner of an Inglewood coffee shop. She’s definitely booked […]

Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ Returns For Season 4 on April 12th

| January 15, 2020
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Insecure is back on April 12th and the elation is unanimous. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It has been over 13 months since we last consumed a new episode of Issa Rae’s hit millennial series. In September 2018, the HBO show was renewed for its 4th season, but we soon learned that it would not […]

Beyoncé and Pharrell Snubbed By The Oscars

| January 14, 2020
Beyonce Becomes Most-Nominated Female in Grammy History With Nine Nominations

Award shows can always be an exciting time for those who create over the year and are looking to be honored. Especially if you are nominated to win at the 2020 Oscars, but that excitement may fade away when things don’t go as planned. For artists, Beyoncé and Pharell, they may not be too fond […]

[WATCH] ‘The Photograph’ Trailer Starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield

| November 4, 2019
[WATCH] 'The Photograph' Trailer Starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield

Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield star in the upcoming romantic comedy, The Photograph, centered around a woman mourning her mother’s death and finds love. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Rae’s character, Mae Morton, is on a journey to find out more about her mother’s life following her untimely passing because she found a photo in […]

Issa Rae Debuts HBO Show ‘Rap Sh*t’

| October 31, 2019
Issa Rae to Launch MasterClass for Black Creators

The Insecure star has a lot of projects under her sleeves. Issa Rae will be bringing a new show called Rap Sh*t to HBO Max that is partnered with Warner. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The story is going to be about a South-Florida female rap group attempting to make it in the music industry. […]

Issa Rae Becomes the Voice of the Google Assistant

| October 12, 2019
Issa Rae to Launch MasterClass for Black Creators

Issa Rae is expanding her resume! The Insecure writer, producer, and actress is now the voice of Google Assistant. In a tweet announcing her latest accomplishment, Issa rights, “I’m the new voice of the Google Assistant! Uh, What? Say “Hey Google,” #TalkLikeIssa” and I’ll answer your questions, tell jokes and even give you compliments. Try […]

Issa Rae and New Line Cinema Developing ‘Set it Off’ Reimagining

| September 17, 2019
Issa Rae to Launch MasterClass for Black Creators

If there is a classic show or film out there, it is bound to remade. Set it Off, which starred Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise is in remake development stages with Issa Rae serving as the producer and may also star. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Variety confirms the […]

‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ to Premiere on HBO on August 2nd

| July 2, 2019
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Black Girl Magic will be coming to HBO in a major way next month. The sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show debuts FRIDAY, AUG. 2 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. This is the first time that a sketch comedy show was written by and starring all Black women. The show was created […]

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