The essence of sisterhood was on full display in ATL this past weekend at Mary J Blige & Pepsi’s Second Annual Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit.
Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92), a Hollywood screenwriter and television producer, will deliver Medill’s 2023 convocation address June 11, the school announced Wednesday. Brock Akil has written and produced more than 400 episodes of television. In 2000, she created “Girlfriends”, which explored Black womanhood over eight seasons, and went on to develop shows such as.