How Mara Brock Akil Made Her Break in Hollywood—And What Writers Can Learn
Writer Mara Brock Akil offers aspiring screenwriters advice on breaking in.
Giving Black Boys Their Boyhood Back: Mara Brock Akil Offers A Fresh Take on Judy Blume’s “Forever”
In this updated version of Judy Blume’s 19711 novel Forever, showrunner Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, Moesha) takes a fresh look at the classic story of teenage love and intimacy through the prism of race, parenting, and today’s culture. What started as a simple story about first love and relationships between Justin Edwards (Michael Cooper Jr.) […]
