Awkward Black Girl was created by a woman.
Jo-Issa `` Issa '' Rae Diop ( born January 12 , 1985 ) is an American actress , writer , director , producer and web series creator . She is best known as the creator of the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl . As of 2017 , Rae is the creator , co-writer and star of the HBO series Insecure , which is partially based on Awkward Black Girl . ''