Meet The Tech Exec That Inspired Issa Rae To Launch ‘Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’

Credit: Leslie Pitterson By Jasmine Browley ·Updated January 10, 2022

Imagine checking your Twitter and seeing a tweet from Issa Rae crediting you as the inspiration for the start of her career in entertainment. 

That’s what happened to Leslie Pitterson, a communications executive who wrote an article Rae says changed her life. 

The year was 2010, and Pitterson was a Columbia University student at the time, working as a busy freelance writer.

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