At Wednesday’s Variety L.A. Power of Women event in Beverly Hills, Issa Rae accepted the Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Award and said she would keep using her influence to support her community despite feeling discouraged by industry upheaval and AI.
Rae joked that “rich, white men” were to blame, after citing the entertainment industry “eating itself,” climate disasters, politics and AI. She said that, as a writer, she sometimes feels helpless but can focus on choices within her control, including whom she works with, invests in and champions, and whose stories she tells.
