Issa Rae’s Insecure Ending is a Win for the Culture
Insecure has captured the attitude of black millennial culture for so long. It deserves its praise.
With all the noise surrounding us, entertainment remains one of the last refuges in our society. A well-crafted story can speak for major sections of society and in the black community, remains one of the few vehicles of change we have left. With Issa Rae’s show Insecure, she has done something that only a few shows have done, which is to craft something that represents the thoughts and feelings of a generation. Yesterday’s ending represented so much for so many people, but I can see its ending undoubtedly as an overall win for the culture.
Issa’s rise to the top following the success of her web series Awkward Black Girl in 2011 started a wave of independent media that carried over for years as more and more black people embraced their own stories and began flooding the internet with their work. With all the momentum she created, she had big shoes to feel when Insecure came on the scene, but what she did with 5 seasons of a 30-minute show can’t be understated. More than anything, Issa Rae captured the emotion and ideas of millennials in a time of uncertainty.
Leading with authenticity, Issa centered a show around black female leads and painted…
