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Issa Rae

October 2021

Issa Rae in an orange dress posing for The Good Ones Issue: The Voices that Made an Impact
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The Good Ones Issue

The voices that made an impact.

From the issue

01
Culture
By Jamal Jordan

Issa Rae and the new rules of Black TV

02
The Good Ones
By Keith Nelson Jr.

Davido used his celebrity to give Nigeria hope

03
The Good Ones
By Esther Wang

Honk if you won’t hate crime Jenny Yang!

04
Skye's the Limit!
By Darian Symone Harvin

Justine Skye is ready to speak for herself

05
The Good Ones
By Lakin Starling

Natasha Rothwell is punching up

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Kendrick Sampson is just as skeptical about celebrity activists as you are

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