Issa Rae Spotlights the History of Black Television in “Seen & Heard”

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Issa Rae Spotlights the History of Black Television in “Seen & Heard”

by Mell Payn In her recent keynote conversation “A Conversation with Issa Rae” at SXSW, actress and executive producer, Issa Rae, shared that she is working to spotlight the history of Black television with her upcoming HBO docuseries “Seen & Heard”, a project she discussed at length at the conference. “Seen and Heard” is a […]

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