In February of 2011, the first episode of Issa Rae's comedy web series Awkward Black Girl hit YouTube. The show, which was produced by Pharrell Williams, ended in 2013, but her videos were viewed over 20 million times and attracted a base audience of 200,000 subscribers. Since then, Issa Rae has found success in her Golden Globe-nominated HBO series, Insecure. The comedy, which follows two friends navigating careers and relationships, explores social and racial issues, similar to Rae's web series. Her 2016 autobiography, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, details her inspiration for both of these projects as well as humorously examines her life as a modern-day introvert, race relations in America, and owning your identity.
