“Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genres. I think there's a lot of people who want to have the conversation. I don't think people are afraid of it, I just think it's the time to have that conversation. Race is not a genre.” PeopleThinkingWantActionBlackRaceComedyConversationGenreAsianLatinoThrillers Author:Mara Brock Akil
“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.” IfsWritingHumansBlackHuman BeingsUniversalBlack Women Author:Mara Brock Akil
