Full Name
Akilah Hughes
Job Title
Writer/Comedian
Speaker Bio
Akilah Hughes is a writer, comedian and YouTuber residing in Brooklyn, NY. She’s been a digital correspondent for MTV, Fusion, Comedy Central, Genius Kitchen and more. A Sundance Labs Fellow, Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is publishing a collection of her personal essays. Her comedic YouTube channel, “It’s Akilah, Obviously!” has amassed more than 150,000 subscribers and she is currently a contributor to Crooked Media.
Internal/External
External
Akilah Hughes