“Fashion week is not an episode of 'Girls' or 'Friends,' where I'm OK that there is not a black person in sight because I honestly believe these characters don't come into contact with - therefore don't have - any black friends. No, in the case of Fashion week, it feels wrong.”

Grenadian-American actress and comedian

Amanda Seales is a Grenadian-American actress and comedian. She is known for her work on television and for bringing Black culture, history, and everyday experience into her comedy. From 2017 to 2021, she had a supporting role in HBO’s Insecure. HBO also released her first stand-up special, I Be Knowin, in 2019. In 2020, she launched Smart Funny & Black, a comedy game show, and she was also a co-host of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real.