Award-winning actor producer and writer Issa Rae is opening up about what inspired her new documentary, "Seen and Heard: The History of Black Television." She's executive producer of the two-part series that explores the history of Black representation on TV and how Black artists and creators revolutionized the industry while confronting major challenges.

The series, which Rae and her collaborators started creating in 2019, features media icons such as Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Tracee Ellis Ross, Norman Lear and Shonda Rhimes.

"What inspired me to even get my start was just seeing the people that I love, the people that I know, the people that raised me on TV, and that representation was so essential for me to recognize that I could do it," Rae told "CBS Mornings" Tuesday about her ins

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