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premiered July 2, 2013, and became the couple's first hour-long scripted show. The show chronicles the life of Mary Jane Paul, a successful news anchor, and attempts to address the statistic that within the black community 42 percent of successful women will never marry.
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applied for Hollywood writing apprenticeships but never received any. She worked for a year as an assistant manager at a
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3086:"Mara Brock Akil Gives A Word About Happy Marriages and The Real Secret To Keeping Your Spouse Interested"
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who told her to "put my last two films on your résumé" which helped her get a job as a
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Patten, Dominic; Ramos, Dino-Ray (December 2, 2018).
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2968:"Mara Brock Akil Signs Fox Entertainment Script Deal"
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3591:Elizabeth Hunter (2013)
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650:Creative Artists Agency
366:, hoping to attend the
356:Northwestern University
291:high school sweethearts
153:(2000–2008), airing on
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3828:Davita Scarlett (2021)
3769:Janine Sherman Barrois
2555:The Daily Northwestern
2451:The Hollywood Reporter
1609:Awards and nominations
1343:Reed Between the Lines
1119:Producer: 22 episodes
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352:University of Missouri
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3780:, Jameal Turner, and
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3583:Ruben Santiago-Hudson
3561:Reggie Rock Bythewood
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2138:(For "Birth Control")
1490:History of the Sitcom
1399:Director: 2 episodes
710:Gina Prince-Bythewood
3930:American showrunners
3647:Walter Mosley (2022)
3112:"Mara Brock Akil on
2610:www.northwestern.edu
2426:on October 21, 2006.
2419:The Kansas City Star
2334:Architectural Digest
1121:Writing: 9 episodes
1040:Production assistant
718:Felicia D. Henderson
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3276:Henderson, Cydney.
2284:watkinsheritage.com
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724:Family and religion
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526:The Jamie Foxx Show
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470:Michael J. Weithorn
322:Marion Laboratories
234:The Jamie Foxx Show
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