Before moving to Los Angeles to become an Emmy-losing comedy writer, Akilah spent several years working as a lawyer-lobbyist on Washington, D.C.’s infamous “K Street.” Since that time, Akilah has written for such shows as HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, for which she was nominated for the aforementioned Emmy, Amazon's Yearly Departed, which earned her a Gracie Award and two WGA award nominations, Black Monday on Showtime, Issa Rae's Rap Sh!t on HBO Max, and Taika Waititi's Time Bandits on Apple TV. Akilah currently serves as a Co-Executive Producer on CBS’s hit comedy, Ghosts.
See her list of credits here.
