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Mara Brock Akil (born May 27, 1970) is an American television producer, screenwriter and director. She became the youngest African American female showrunner and executive producer when she created the sitcom Girlfriends (2000–2008), airing on UPN and The CW, and the first African American female showrunner to have two series simultaneously ...
Mara Brock Akil. Producer: The Game. Akil is a native of Los Angeles, but was raised primarily in Kansas City. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Sep 11, 2020 · Brock Akil's timeless message of self-love and affirmation threaded throughout Girlfriends' eight seasons helped build the show's devout audience—a following that never ceased voicing their...
Mara Brock Akil. Producer: The Game. Akil is a native of Los Angeles, but was raised primarily in Kansas City. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Dec 20, 2023 · Mara Brock Akil is the creator of television series including “Girlfriends,” “The Game,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “Love Is ___.”
Oct 14, 2022 · When asked about the impact her breakout television show, Girlfriends, had on the portrayal of Black woman on screen in 2000, Brock Akil discussed how she told relatable stories while navigating the thin line between positive and negative stereotypes of Black women.
Mar 7, 2024 · Karen Pittman is adding to her stacked TV slate by joining Mara Brock Akil’s “Forever” alongside Wood Harris.
Sep 27, 2021 · Mara Brock Akil has wasted little time building up her slate — and newly launched production company Story27 — in the year since she departed Warner Bros. TV for a sweeping pact at Netflix.
Oct 8, 2020 · Mara Brock Akil knows what it’s like to feel invisible. In 1999 the screenwriter and producer looked around Hollywood and saw an extinction underway: Black women, and their stories, being written...
Jan 10, 2012 · Mara Brock Akil is a Hollywood rarity. Black, Muslim, and a mother of two, she's also one of the most powerful women in Hollywood and one-half of an industry power couple, along with her...
