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Posted: 2020-09-22T07:07:22Z | Updated: 2020-09-22T07:07:22Z

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Issa Rae shared a story that highlights why its so important that Black people hold management and executive positions.

During the 72nd Emmy Awards on Sunday night, the four-time Emmy-nominated creator and star of Insecure recalled her first Hollywood pitch meeting in which a studio executive attempted to tell her what Black audiences wanted to watch on TV.

The executive was like Yes, I saw your show, funny stuff, funny stuff, Rae said of the incident.

And I was like, Um, thank you. And he was like, Yeah, its about this Black woman and her Black woman problems, hilarious. And I was like, Thats not what its about, but OK.

Rae said the executive then went on to tell her that Black audiences like to see familiar faces and that she might need to switch up the characters.

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