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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 25: Producer Mara Brock Akil (L) and director Salim Akil attend BET network’s 5th annual pre-BET awards celebration dinner at Book Bindery on June 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,celebration,california,city of los angeles,award,annual event,black entertainment television,bet awards,dinner,producer,mara brock akil
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 11: Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil arrive at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards Nominees’ Luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,usa,arrival,california,annual event,lunch,naacp image awards,nominee,mara brock akil,beverly hills hotel,beverly hills – california
3. 43rd NAACP Image Awards – Press Room
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 17: Salim Akil (L) and Mara Brock Akil pose with the award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for ‘The Game’ in the press room at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,usa,portrait,music,film industry,television show,california,city of los angeles,humor,award,shrine auditorium,naacp,press room,naacp image awards,mara brock akil
4. BET Networks CEO Debra L. Lee Hosts 6th Annual BET Pre-Exclusive Dinner Celebration
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 30: Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil attends the BET Networks CEO Debra L. Lee Hosts 6th Annual BET Pre-Exclusive Dinner Celebration at Union Station on June 30, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage) vertical,celebrities,people,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,celebration,california,city of los angeles,two people,fashion,ceo,award,annual event,black entertainment television,dinner,mara brock akil,union station – los angeles
5. 'Sparkle' – Los Angeles Premiere – After Party
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 16: Writer/producer Mara Brock Akil and Director Salim Akil attend the after party for the Tri-Star Pictures’ ‘Sparkle’ premiere at The Roosevelt Hotel at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 16, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,author,movie,film industry,california,hollywood – california,after party,film premiere,mann theaters,producer,hollywood roosevelt hotel,mara brock akil,tristar pictures,sparkle – film title,tcl chinese theatre,premiere event
6. 'Sparkle' – Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 16: Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Sparkle’ at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on August 16, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,usa,topics,arrival,movie,film industry,california,city of los angeles,hollywood – california,film premiere,mann theaters,mara brock akil,sparkle – film title,tcl chinese theatre,premiere event
7. 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Opening Night Gala
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 20: (L-R) Director Salim Akil and writer Mara Brock Akil attend the 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Opening Night Gala at AMC Loews 34th Street 14 theater on September 20, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,horizontal,usa,author,new york city,movie,film industry,night,film director,gala,film premiere,film festival,mara brock akil,premiere event
8. 2013 BET Awards – Debra Lee's Pre-BET Awards Celebration – Red Carpet
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 29: Producer Mara Brock Akil (L) and Salim Akil attend Debra Lee’s Pre-BET Awards Celebration Dinner at Milk Studios on June 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,celebration,television show,california,city of los angeles,black entertainment television,bet awards,dinner,producer,milk studios,mara brock akil,debra l. lee,bet experience
9. Black Girls Rock! 2013 – Arrivals
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NEWARK, NJ – OCTOBER 26: Director Salim Akil and producer Mara Brock Akil attend Black Girls Rock! 2013 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on October 26, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic) vertical,celebrities,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,music,television show,new jersey,producer,newark – new jersey,black girls rock awards,mara brock akil,new jersey performing arts center
10. Ebony Magazine's Power 100 Gala – Inside
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Salim Akil and wife Mara Brock Akil attend Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 2, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images) vertical,photography,celebrities,people,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,adult,california,women,two people,gala,the beverly hilton hotel,three quarter length,wife,mara brock akil,ebony magazine,2015,beverly hills – california
11. 'Black Lightning' World Premiere
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 13: (L-R) Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil executive producers of ‘Black Lightning’ attend the World Premiere of ‘Black Lightning’ at National Museum Of African American History & Culture on January 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images) vertical,photography,people,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,film industry,females,two people,washington dc,three quarter length,film premiere,red carpet event,executive producer,mara brock akil,national museum of african american history and culture,black lightning – television show,premiere event
12. Premiere Of OWN's 'Love Is_' – Arrivals
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 11: Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil attend the Los Angeles premiere of OWN’s ‘Love Is_’ held at NeueHouse Hollywood on June 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) vertical,photography,celebrities,people,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,looking at camera,portrait,red,california,city of los angeles,females,two people,dress,eyeglasses,curly hair,beard,three quarter length,ruffled,suit,shirt,hand on hip,heart shape,short sleeved,medium-length hair,pants,blazer – jacket,black blazer,white dress,mara brock akil,gray hair,black pants,black shirt,black suit,round neckline,white color,black color,premiere event
13. Getty Images Portrait Studio powered by Pizza Hut at San Diego 2018 Comic Con
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SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 21: Mara Brock Akil (L) and Salim Akil from CW’s ‘Black Lightning’ pose for a portrait at the Getty Images Portrait Studio powered by Pizza Hut at San Diego 2018 Comic Con at Andaz San Diego on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Pizza Hut) photography,celebrities,people,arts culture and entertainment,horizontal,usa,waist up,portrait,film industry,television show,studio shot,california,females,two people,san diego,comic-con,san diego comic-con,mara brock akil,photo shoot,the cw,pizza hut,black lightning – television show
14. Getty Images Portrait Studio powered by Pizza Hut at San Diego 2018 Comic Con
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SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 21: Mara Brock Akil (L) and Salim Akil from CW’s ‘Black Lightning’ pose for a portrait at the Getty Images Portrait Studio powered by Pizza Hut at San Diego 2018 Comic Con at Andaz San Diego on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Smallz & Raskind/Getty Images for Pizza Hut) vertical,photography,celebrities,people,arts culture and entertainment,usa,portrait,film industry,television show,studio shot,california,females,two people,three quarter length,san diego,comic-con,san diego comic-con,mara brock akil,photo shoot,the cw,pizza hut,black lightning – television show
15. Comic-Con International 2018 – 'Black Lightning' Press Line
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SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 21: Mara Brock Akil (L) and Salim Akil attend the ‘Black Lightning’ Press Line during Comic-Con International 2018 at Hilton Bayfront on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) vertical,photography,celebrities,people,arts culture and entertainment,attending,usa,california,females,two people,three quarter length,san diego,comic-con,san diego comic-con,mara brock akil,black lightning – television show
