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Issa Rae Productions
Issa Rae gained her popularity due majorly due to becoming famous from web series Awkward Black Girl. This led to Issa Rae Productions, a production company that focuses on providing creator an opportunity to be discovered by television and film companies by airing their content on the internet. Rae's production YouTube Channel is now called Issa Rae Presents. This has become a platform for people of colour to present their filmography to her current followers. The content dives into various topics such as sexuality, mental illness and daily life issues through the lives of black folks.

There are focused episodes where Issa Rae and her team dive into how to be successful in the studio. Each episode has a different job streams of talent (creator, director, marketing) and how to achieve success with the selected job.

Many of the collaborators on Issa Rae Productions Youtube channel are predominately black creators.

Giants
Giants is a Youtube series written and directed by James Bland, this web series premiers on Issa Rae Presents.

Giants focuses on mental health, masculinity, sexuality and police brutality in the black Community.

Giants had won the 2018 Indie Series Awards for Best Web Series and was a nominee for two daytime Emmy’s.

Other web series include DUMPED, WE ARE – which touch upon relationships. Other various short films are also showcased for #ShortFilmSundays. A new short film by a new creator on the first of every Sunday. These short films often touch upon black experiences with hair, misogyny, racism, relationships and family.

Fruit
Fruit is a podcast that debuted in 2016 written and produced by Issa Rae. This podcast is available on Howl Premium and Issa Rae Productions.

The podcast is a fictional story told by X, a black American football player who is nervous to come out. This podcast dives into sports business, self-discovery, sexual exploration and hyper-masculinity and especially expectations placed male athletes.

ColourCreative.TV
In 2018, Issa Rae launched a joint venture with ColourCreative.TV and Talos Films in union with Sky Vision.

This launch is focuses on female and minority TV writers who are underrepresented the mainstream media.

ColourCreative.TV is the platform for individuals to create and sell content internally and externally of the Hollywood Studio.

Mentors who help the writers include various co-excutive producers, writers, directors, creators and comedians. Some mentors are Dana Lynne North Insecure, Justin Simien DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (unreal), Dan Powell (INSIDE AMY SCHUMER and UGLY AMERICANS, Jermaine Johnson (3ARTS ENTERTAINMENT), Sarah Benincasa (GREAT and DC TRIP).

A Sip
In 2017, A Sip is broadcasted by ColourCreative.TV. A Sip is an unplanned conversation with talented minorities about their pathway to success that is hosted by Issa Rae.

The location of the conversations are intentionally located in South Los Angeles, United States. The location is meant to be specifically taken place in communities of colour in order to inspire creativity.

The purpose of these conversations is to let famous minorities and females have representation and for viewers to ignite creatives and the explore their own journey unconventionally.

Guests who have been featured on this show include Lena Waithe, Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, Kofi Siriboe, Michael B. Jordan, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Janelle Monae.