Emmy and BAFTA award-winning actress, playwright, screenwriter, director, showrunner, poet, and author Michaela Coel is an international phenomenon.

Coel’s ground-breaking dark comedy-drama, I May Destroy You, premiered on HBO and BBC to critical acclaim. She became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology series, and the hit series earned 9 Emmy nominations. The series also garnered BAFTA’s for Best Limited Series, Director, Writer, and Actress, as well as a Peabody award, Independent Spirit Awards, and a GLAAD Award, amongst many others, with multiple nominations globally.

Despite the...