Age: 41
female
JoIssa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), known professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, and producer. She achieved recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO comedy series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl (2011–2013). Her 2015 memoir, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, became a New York Times bestseller. In 2020, Rae formed the production company Hoorae Media. Rae has also appeared in films, with roles in the drama The Hate U Give (2018), the fantasy comedy Little (2019), the romance The Photograph (2020), the romantic comedy The Lovebirds (2020), the comedy thriller Vengeance(2022), and the comedies Barbie and American Fiction (both 2023). She also had a voice role in the short film Hair Love (2019) and voiced Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). In 2018 and 2022, Rae was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world and in 2014 in the Forbes '30 Under 30' list in the entertainment section. She was recognized with the Peabody Trailblazer Award and the Producers Guild of America Visionary Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Issa Rae, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Issa Rae
Keisha Thompson
for Keisha Thompson in Black Man's Crown
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Black Man's Crown tells the story of Jamal Thompson a talented but overlooked high school basketball player living in a disadvantaged neighborhood. One day he stumbles upon a mysterious pair of sneakers with supernatural powers that grant their wearer incredible athletic abilities. With the sneakers on Jamal's skills skyrocket turning him into an unstoppable force on the court. Word about Jamal's newfound abilities quickly spreads throughout the neighbourhood, and soon everyone is vying for a chance to wear the magical sneakers and achieve their dreams of stardom. As the community becomes consumed by greed and ambition friendship are tested and rivalries ignite. The pursuit of success comes at a great cost straining relationships and leading to unexpected consequences.
