Who is the main subject in the memoir, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl?

Issa is the narrator and the focal character in the book. She is the eponymous “Awkward Black Girl” whose “Misadventures” the book recounts. Issa Rae is a well-known actress, writer, and television producer in her mid-30s. She grew up in Maryland, Dakar, and Los Angeles and attended Stanford University, where she was active in theater and produced her first web-series called, “Dorm Diaries.”