Best quotes by Mara Brock Akil on Women
Checkout quotes by Mara Brock Akil on Women
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‟ 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.
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‟ I've been having a 20-plus year conversation with black women, starting with 'Girlfriends,' moving through 'The Game,' 'Being Mary Jane,' even 'Sparkle.'
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‟ That's what this industry is all about - supporting artists and supporting storytellers and hearing the audience for what they want and need. There still is a lack of value for what black women want, yet we have proven to be one of the strongest consumers in the marketplace.
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‟ 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 my culture, in a safe environment that allowed me to build my confidence. And Debbie Allen was one of my mentors, along with Stan Lathan.
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‟ I can't disappear. I come from a family of beautiful women, strong women - and 'strong' defined by being themselves.
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