Natural Hair, Don’t Care! 12 Successful Women Who Have “Made It” With Their ‘Fros & Locs
Issa Rae
Issa Rae, the creator behind the workplace comedy The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl, poked fun at the frivolous stigmas against natural hair in a professional setting. While rocking a twa (teeny weeny afro), Rae’s YouTube series reeled in more than a million viewers — and even caught Pharrell Williams’ eye. Rae is now on the road to launching an Awkward Black Girl movie and a new TV show I Hate L.A. Dudes with Scandal’s Shonda Rhimes could be on the horizon someday. You go, girl!