What is Issa Rae?
[[File:Issa Rae (cropped).jpg|thumb|Issa Rae (2017)]] '''Issa Rae''' is an American actress and writer. In 2011 she started a [[YouTube]] [[comedy]] series called ''[[Awkward Black Girl]]''. In 2013 it won the Shorty Award for Best Web Show. [[Forbes]] put her in their 30 Under 30 list in 2013 and 2014. ==Early life and career== Rae was born Jo-Issa Diop. In the third grade, Rae entered a program for gifted and talented students. She went to [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=53330|title=Stanford Magazine - Article|website=alumni.stanford.edu|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411162059/https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=53330|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:African-American writers]] [[Category:African-American actors]] [[Category:Living people]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Rae, Issa}}