To Adapt Judy Blume’s Forever, Mara Brock Akil Made a Banned Book Even Bolder
After decades of telling complex stories about Black characters on TV shows like Girlfriends and The Game, Akil set her sights on the youth: “To fall in love for the first time? That’s a high we keep chasing for the rest of our lives.”
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After decades of telling complex stories about Black characters on TV shows like Girlfriends and The Game, Akil set her sights on the youth: “To fall in love for the first time? That’s a high we keep chasing for the rest of our lives.”
