Edge of Fame
Edge of Fame
WBUR & The Washington Post
Issa Rae is not Issa Dee
25 minutes Posted Mar 28, 2018 at 3:05 pm.
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“Fame is dead,” says the creator and star of HBO’s “Insecure.” A look at her rise from internet star to Hollywood icon. She takes nothing for granted and still feels like the same “awkward black girl” as always. Featuring Ava DuVernay.

In this episode of “Edge of Fame,” Geoff Edgers follows Rae to the BET Awards as she grapples with her newfound celebrity and what it means to be black in Hollywood. For starters, she’ll never name another character after herself again.