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.