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Jo-Issa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), known as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, director, producer, and web series creator. She first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl. She subsequently gained further recognition for creating, co-writing, and starring in the HBO television series Insecure. For her acting work on Insecure, she has received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Halle Berry Delivers Impassioned Call For Representation With Inspiring Speech At 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards

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Halle Berry was honoured with the prestigious SeeHer award at this year’s Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, and she used the platform to deliver an inspiring and impassioned call for representation in Hollywood.

After being presented the honour by Issa Rae, an excited Berry shared a behind-the-scenes story of how she came to star in her 2020 directorial debut, “Bruised”. “The first time I read the script for ‘Bruised’… I realized the role wasn’t written for someone who looked like me.

So I went to the producers, and I asked, ‘Why not me? Why can’t it be a black woman?’ They said, ‘Why not?’ Later on, they told me, ‘Go find a director.’ And finally, I summoned the courage to say, ‘Why not me?’ They said, ‘Why not?'” she recalled. “Finally, when the film came out, I asked someone what he thought of the move.

He said, ‘I have a hard time watching a woman getting battered and beaten. It made me feel uncomfortable.'” “And in that moment, I knew exactly why I had to tell the story.

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