Screenplay: Mara Brock Akil

Direction Salim Akil

Cast Jordin Sparks · Whitney Houston · Derek Luke · Carmen Ejogo

Plot Three sisters form a successful singing group and must deal with the fallout of fame and drugs.

Direction Sara V. Finney · Vida Spears · Henry Chan · Erma Elzy-Jones

Cast Brandy Norwood · William Allen Young · Marcus T. Paulk · Countess Vaughn

Plot TV Series (1996-2001). "Moesha" is a sitcom (which, in later years, took more of a dramatic turn) that follows the life and times of a black teenager (Brandy) living in...

Direction Mara Brock Akil · Oz Scott · Salim Akil · Rob Hardy

Cast Gabrielle Union · Lisa Vidal · Margaret Avery · Raven Goodwin

Plot The story and life of a black woman, her work, her family as well as her popular talk show which she hosts.

Direction Michael J. Weithorn · Ralph Farquhar · Stan Lathan · Terri McCoy

Cast Tina Lifford · Larenz Tate · Tasha Scott · Keith Mbulo

Plot Joan Mosley, tries to raise her two children in a troubled neighborhood after a son is killed. Andre is 17, is attracted to the wealthy Nicole and hangs with buddy...

Direction Mara Brock Akil · Salim Akil · Leonard R. Garner Jr. · Arlene Sanford

Cast Wendy Raquel Robinson · Hosea Chanchez · Pooch Hall · Tia Mowry-Hardrict

Plot TV Series (2006-2009; 2011-Present). As the series premieres, Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry) is a first-year medical school student who has given up an offer of admission to Johns Hopkins University...

Direction Kevin Bray

Cast Adriyan Rae · Hosea Chanchez · Wendy Raquel Robinson · Brittany Daniel

Plot New players offer a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football, while trying to keep their souls as they play The Game.

Direction Mara Brock Akil · Neema Barnette · Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Cast William Catlett · Michele Weaver · Idara Victor · Stephen Ruffin

Plot Drawing inspiration from the real-life relationship between Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the project tells the love story between a modern-day power couple. In the world of Black Hollywood,...

Direction Mara Brock Akil · Sheldon Epps · Mary Lou Belli · Leonard R. Garner Jr.

Cast Golden Brooks · Tracee Ellis Ross · Persia White · Jill Marie Jones

Plot A look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.