Mara Brock Akil will receive the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards, set to take place on Feb. 28 at the Fairmont Century City Plaza in Los Angeles, California.

The Producers Guild of America will bestow its annual Norman Lear Achievement Award to Mara Brock Akil at the 2026 PGA Awards. The 37th annual PGAs are scheduled for February 28, 2026, at the Fairmont ...

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 ...

A staple and beloved Black woman-led sitcom of the UPN era, Girlfriends was abruptly canceled by then-nascent network The CW amid the 2007-08 writers’ strike — a decision that creator Mara Brock Akil ...

Mara Brock Akil is set to receive one of the industry’s highest honors at this year’s Hollywood Confidential, where the trailblazing writer and producer will be celebrated with the ICON Award. The ...

Mara Brock Akil’s New York City apartment is not a pied-à-terre, or a second home, or a crash pad. It is a carefully composed space for the focused work of a visually inspired artisan. Mara Brock Akil ...

The Tigers outrighted Baddoo to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Baddoo cleared waivers after being booted off the 40-man roster and has accepted an outright ...

The Tigers announced that they have designated outfielder Akil Baddoo for assignment. That’s the corresponding 40-man move for the club to select Jahmai Jones, a move that was reported earlier today.

Akil appeared at the 2025 IndieWire Honors event to accept the Visionary Award for her work on the Netflix romance series. Mara Brock Akil‘s “Forever” is a story both timeless and of the moment. A ...

The Friday before the new Netflix adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel Forever was set to release, its creator Mara Brock Akil was power-walking through New York City for exercise. The Los Angeles ...

Apparently, Akil wants that just as much as we do. In a recent sit-down on “Sherri,” Akil shared that she’s been trying to bring a “Girlfriends” movie to life “I want to tell that story…I want to ...

Rather than toss pitches that weren't used while she was a staff writer, Akil would save the scraps and find a way to use them in her own pilots. “It’s not personal.” How many times have you heard ...