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tasha L. Womack
is a filmmaker, futurist, and the author of
Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity
and
2212: Book of Rayla.
She is the creator of the Rayla 2212 sci-fi multimedia series, the director of the award-winning film
The Engagement
, the producer and writer of
Love Shorts
, and the coeditor of
Beats Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip Hop.
She has written for many publications including
Ebony
and the
Chicago Tribune
and has appeared on
E! True Hollywood Stories: Rappers Wives.