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Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Mara Brock Akil

Mara Brock Akil

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on writer and executive producer Mara Brock Akil. Mara was born in Los Angeles, California, but she was raised primarily in Kansas City, graduating from high school in 1988 and late earning a degree in journalism at Northwestern University. She began her television career in 1994 as a writer for the short-lived ... Read More »