“Any form of media
is an opportunity to be a mirror and reflection of what we are experiencing
more in the details of our life.” – Mara Brock Akil
Brock Akil, who celebrated her 48th birthday this past week, has been a trailblazer for black
women, making her impact as an award-winning television writer and producer,
including creating the highly successful BET show Being Mary Jane. That show
centers on the personal and professional life of a successful black broadcaster
in L.A. Her writing for the show has earned her
both Outstanding Screenplay and Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series awards. In January, she and her husband Salim Akil
also created the show Black Lightning, based on the DC Comics Black
Lightning superhero series, for
the CW Network
A screenwriter for more than 20
years, Brock Akil started her career as a journalist after graduating with a
journalism degree from Northwestern and credits journalistic writing as the key
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“I often attribute my screenwriting
to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we
really need to land on that why,” she said.
“That's what I've been exploring in my writing for many years.”
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