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Akea J: The Truth About Comedy, Power & What It Costs to Be a Black Woman in This Industry

Akea J: The Truth About Comedy, Power & What It Costs to Be a Black Woman in This Industry

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Akea J is one of the rawest, realest voices in comedy today — but the journey behind that honesty has been painful, complicated, and expensive. In this powerful and unfiltered conversation, she sits down with Jay Hill to reveal the truth about what it really takes to survive and succeed as a Black woman in a male-dominated comedy industry.

For the first time, Akea opens up about the battles she fought behind the scenes: being silenced, being overlooked, being mistreated, being blamed for things she didn’t do, and even being sexually assaulted in spaces where she was supposed to be protected. She shares the emotional toll of being punished by association, blackballed without explanation, and left to navigate an industry where power, ego, and silence often matter more than skill or integrity.



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