Discover What’s Streaming On: Not many people would look at a 50-year-old novel by Judy Blume and see a story that could just as easily be set in present-day Los Angeles with two Black teens. Mara ...

Mara Brock Akil’s “Forever” is a story both timeless and of the moment. A skillful update of the 1975 Judy Blume novel of the same name chronicling two teens experiencing first love, the series stars ...

Writer Mara Brock Akil attends the Storytelling Summit - Mara Brock Akil - 2025 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Tribeca ...

The Akil Baddoo era is over in Detroit. Baddoo — a breakout rookie turned one-hit wonder — became a free agent Tuesday, Oct. 14, after spending the past five seasons with the Detroit Tigers. The ...

The showrunner and director launched artists residency The Writers Colony, with alumni from the program now able to shadow Akil on the set of her upcoming Judy Blume adaptation 'Forever.' By Mia ...

*Mara Brock Akil, the powerhouse creator behind “Girlfriends,” “The Game,” and “Being Mary Jane”, is back with a new Netflix series, “Forever,” that promises to redefine first love for a new ...

“I want to tell that story…do you know anybody who has $50 million?” Mara Brock Akil said, expressing her hopes to bring back “Girlfriends.” By now, the cultural imprint of Mara Brock Akil’s ...

A fan came up with their own cast for a reboot of the hit sitcom “Girlfriends,” and the show’s creator, Mara Brock Akil, is fond of the idea: “Are we manifesting?” “Someone said this needs to be the ...

Twenty-five years after Girlfriends premiered, Mara Brock Akil is giving fans of the show some behind-the-scenes information During the "Mara Brock Akil: Forever Our Girlfriend" event hosted by ...

Do you remember your first crush? The feeling of butterflies in your stomach before even the most minute interaction. There is constant strategizing in your mind and with your friends about what you ...