I think what is magic about black-girl hair is, at its basic level, it's just resilient. It can go from straight to curly in the same day. It's just transformative. When you don't feel so strong, the hair can be… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
When you realize you don't own someone, you show up every day to try to make sure they stay in your life. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that are layered… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we really need to… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
That's what this industry is all about - supporting artists and supporting storytellers and hearing the audience for what they want and need. There… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
When I walk into a room, I know my storytelling has value and I have to sell my idea. I have to help people… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
I'm trying to talk about challenging subjects people might not like and trying to find relief as we discuss it. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
I've kinda been an off-Broadway sensation. There aren't a lot of lights or big marquees around my name or my work, yet my core… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
If you want something, work hard for it, go after it. I can't worry about all the 'no's, because I believe there's a yes,… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
I was nurtured by Ralph Farquhar and then, later, by Sara Finney-Johnson and Vida Spears, two black women. So, I actually was nurtured by… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
I went to journalism school, so sometimes writing the script of 'Being Mary Jane' is me putting my journalism hat on. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
