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. What makes it fun and …

- Mara Brock Akil

We still have a lot of work to do in American culture. More open-mindedness is happening - in some cases rapidly, in some, slowly.

- Mara Brock Akil

Thank you for seeing me on the days when I couldn't see myself.

- Mara Brock Akil

I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.

- Mara Brock Akil

Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genres. I think there's a lot of people who want to ha…

- Mara Brock Akil

A staple of my personality is that I want what I want - and Im willing to do without until I get it.

- Mara Brock Akil