About Us
About the CEO
Hello Everyone, I am Malkia Darensburg-Thomas, CEO and Founder of “One Black Girl & a Pen Productions.” Born and raised in Henderson, N.C., I left my small-town upbringing and headed to Atlanta where I attended Spelman College. Upon leaving college, I went on to build a small business, Imani Inc. I co-owned and operated this business for 23 years. During the Obama years when the Recession hit, the doors of Imani Inc. closed in 2011. In 2008, I started writing plays for my church, the Ray of Hope Christian Church. In 2014, I started writing for the school where I was teaching, the School Kids Club. For twelve years, I dreamed of writing books, writing, directing, and producing for television, movies, and plays. I decided at the end of 2022, after co-writing and co-directing a musical production, that I would step out on faith and launch my production company. It took me 12 years, but my dream finally has come to reality!
About the company
“One Black Girl & a Pen Productions,” is a unique production company because it offers the ultimate in CREATIVITY that will shake and move the Soul! It is writing and story telling at its best. It offers the writing or co-authoring of books (fiction and non-fiction), writing scripts for movies, the writing and pitching of television shows, and the writing of plays. This company not only offers its writing/editing services but directing and producing services as well.