A class on Issa Rae’s legal life will be taught at Georgia State University College of Law.
Black Enterprise reports that George State University law professor Moraima “Mo” Ivory designed the course to highlight the legal considerations essential for celebrities with high-profile careers.
As a result, the law students will be able to gain a firsthand account from the “Insecure” creator herself. She will speak to the class about contracts she has created to land deals over the past decade.
As AFROTECH™ previously reported, some of her contracts include a substantial $40 million, five-year deal that dates back to 2021. This deal is in partnership with her media production company, Hoorae, and WarnerMedia. According to Variety, the agreement granted HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Television the exclusive rights to her television work, as well as a first-look film deal across various WarnerMedia brands.
“This is the first class where every single contract was the actual artist agreement,” Ivory explained, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The students get to see how real deals actually happen and what a real entertainment lawyer for Issa Rae has been doing for the last 10 years.”
She also mentioned, “You have to get into what people are actually doing and what’s happening right now. The more familiar they can become with the language, the faster they’ll be able to master them and be able to start representing clients.”
Issa Rae will be speaking with the law students on Thursday, Nov. 7 at Rialto Center for the Arts. The course has also included visits from “Rae’s mother, siblings, network executives, and members of her staff.”
“Thanks to the support of her team, we’ll also have the unique chance to analyze her real-world agreements and discuss how her approach to deals is shaping today’s entertainment landscape. We’re incredibly fortunate to have this opportunity,” Ivory explained.
