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This Mara Brock Akil Interview Begs the Question, Why Do Shonda Rhimes’ Casts Get More Accolades Than Akil’s?

Mara Brock Akil’s interview during Chicago Ideas Week, recently posted to YouTube, began pretty normally. She described how she got her start in screenwriting. Suggested Reading No Time to Play: The ...
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‘Black Lightning’ Shows A New Role Model, And The Other Side Of Super Powers – The Contenders Emmys Video

The CW superhero saga Black Lightning has plenty of the usual zap-bam-pow action one would expect from the genre and producer Greg Berlanti. But this tale of a conflicted African-American superhero ...

'Forever' Season 2 Is Officially in Production—Here’s Who’s New (and Returning) to the Cast

Keisha and Justin’s story isn’t over yet.
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'Forever' Season 2 Is Filming—And Confirmed to Reunite Keisha and Justin With a Time Jump

Showrunner Mara Brock Akil has teased what's next for the high school sweethearts.
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This Mara Brock Akil Interview Begs the Question, Why Do Shonda Rhimes’ Casts Get More Accolades Than Akil’s?

Mara Brock Akil’s interview during Chicago Ideas Week, recently posted to YouTube, began pretty normally. She described how she got her start in screenwriting. Akil, a The Root 100 honoree and the ...