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Hoorae!
In
a
new
interview,
Issa
Rae
announced
that
she’s
developing
two
new
shows
for
HBO
including
the
first
show
she
will
create,
write,
and
star
in
since
Insecure.
The
actress/writer/producer,
39,
is
currently
covering
TIME
Magazine’s
“The
Closers”
issue
where
she’s
highlighted
as
one
of
18
leaders
working
to
close
the
racial
gap.
Source:
Djeneba
Aduayom
for
TIME
/
Djeneba
Aduayom
for
TIME
In
the
cover
story
penned
by
Andrew
R.
Chow,
Rae
speaks
candidly
on
the
current
state
of
Hollywood
which
she
believes
is
overrun
by
profit-chasing
investors.
“I’ve
never
seen
Hollywood
this
scared
and
clueless,
and
at
the
mercy
of
Wall
Street,”
she
says.
“I’m
sorry,
but
there
aren’t
a
lot
of
smart
executives
anymore…And
a
lot
of
them
have
aged
out
and
are
holding
on
to
their
positions
and
refusing
to
let
young
blood
get
in.”
While
speaking
on
how
in
prior
eras
the
money-making
suits
mostly
stayed
away
from
creative
choices
she
added;
“Now
these
conglomerate
leaders
are
also
making
the
decisions
about
Hollywood.
Y’all
aren’t
creative
people.
Stick
to
the
money…The
people
that
are
taking
chances
are
on
platforms
like
TikTok:
that’s
what’s
getting
the
eyeballs
of
the
youth.
So
you’re
killing
your
own
industry.”
Elsewhere
in
her
TIME
cover
story,
things
get
especially
interesting
when
she
speaks
on
how
she
believes
her
now
canceled
show
Rap
Sh!t
would
not
have
been
greenlit
by
WarnerMedia
today,
as
all
executives
seem
to
want
is
something
safe
and
“universal.”
Rae
says
that
it’s
all
much
to
the
demise
of
Black
storytellers
and
the
withering
of
promises
Hollywood
executives
made
in
2020
toward
increasing
diversity
and
representation.
“There
is
a
bitterness
of
just
like,
who
suffers
from
you
guys
pulling
back?
People
of
color
always
do.”
The
multihyphenate
then
discusses
still
having
to
fight
tooth
and
nail
to
have
projects
made
and
said she’s
developing
at
least
two
new
projects
for
HBO:
“a
project
set
in
an
‘alternative
present,’
which
will
be
the
first
show
since
Insecure
that
she
will
create,
write,
and
star
in;
and
a
comedy
set
in
corporate
America,
created
in
partnership
with
Diallo
Riddle
and
Bashir
Salahuddin,
the
creators
of
the
shows
South
Side
and
Sherman’s
Showcase.
She
added
that
despite
Rap
Sh!t
and
Insecure
being
canceled,
she
feels
“secure”
in
her
relationship
with
HBO
at
the
moment
and
the
network
praised
her
in
an
email
to
TIME.
“We’ve
established
a
creative
shorthand
over
the
years
and
with
every
new
project,
we
pick
up
right
where
we
left
off.
There’s
a
flow
to
it
that
inspires
me,”
wrote
Amy
Gravitt,
executive
vice
president
for
HBO
Programming.
“We
look
forward
to
what
genres
Issa
and
Hoorae
will
take
on
next,”
added
Casey
Bloys,
chairman
and
CEO
of
HBO
and
Max
Content.
Are
YOU
excited
about
Issa
Rae’s
two
forthcoming
projects?
Meet
TIME’s”The
Closers”:
Adriana
Barbosa,
president
and
CEO
of
PretaHub
Angelica
Ross,
president
of
Miss
Ross
Inc.
and
founder
of
TransTech
Social
Enterprises
Arian
Simone
and
Ayana
Parsons,
leaders
at
the
Fearless
Fund
Aurora
James,
designer
and
founder
of
the
Fifteen
Percent
Pledge
Brian
Flores,
Vikings
defensive
coordinator
Cory
Booker,
U.S.
Senator
Darrick
Hamilton
and
William
Darity,
economists
at
the
New
School
and
Duke
Dedrick
Asante-Muhammad,
chief
of
membership,
policy
and
equity
at
the
National
Community
Reinvestment
Coalition
Erin
Horne
McKinney,
national
executive
director
of
the
Howard
University
and
PNC
National
Center
for
Entrepreneurship
Imani
Ellis,
founder
of
CultureCon
Issa
Rae,
actress,
writer,
producer
and
CEO
of
Hoorae
John
Hope
Bryant,
founder
and
CEO
of
Operation
Hope
Leandris
Liburd,
acting
director
for
CDC’s
Office
of
Health
Equity
Lisa
Rice,
president
and
CEO
of
the
National
Fair
Housing
Alliance
Ramogi
Huma,
executive
director
of
the
National
College
Players
Association
Rebecca
Ajulu-Bushell,
CEO
of
10000
Interns
Foundation
TIME
will
host
a
celebration
for
its
inaugural
list
“The
Closers”
on
February
22
in
NYC.
The
affair
will
be an
intimate
invite-only
gathering
featuring
appearances
from
honorees
on
TIME’s
inaugural
list,
including
Issa
Rae,
Cory
Booker,
Aurora
James,
Angelica
Ross,
and
more.
The
February
12,
2023
issue
of
TIME
goes
on
sale
on
Friday,
February
2.
Read
more
HERE.