United StatesAkilah Hughes is the #20,259 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #5,924 in United States, with 142K subscribers and 7.2M total views across 137 videos. Akilah Hughes is known as presenter, television producer and YouTuber.
Biography
Akilah Saidah Kamaria Hughes is an American writer, comedian, YouTuber, podcaster, and actress. She has been a digital correspondent for MTV, HBO, Fusion TV, and Comedy Central. She began her career on a YouTube channel, "It's Akilah, Obviously!", which has gained more than 150,000 subscribers. From October 2019 to July 2021, she co-hosted the Crooked Media podcast What a Day, alongside journalist Gideon Resnick.
Channel description
Hi, Youtube, it's Akilah, Obviously! I've been on this site for a long time and this is where I put stuff I make.
For collabs, email:
[email protected]
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Akilah Hughes is a comedian, author, and podcast host currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. She's been a digital correspondent for MTV, HBO, Fusion, Comedy Central and more. A Sundance Labs and USC MacArthur Foundation Civic Media Fellow, Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin Random House) published a collection of her personal essays titled Obviously: Stories from my Timeline in the fall of 2019. Akilah was a founding cohost of the hit "What a Day" podcast at Crooked Media, and her new podcast "Rebel Spirit" from iHeart Podcasts is already critically acclaimed and airing now.
Latest videos Channel ↗
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Preserving history? Let’s start with how Jefferson Davis was a laughing stock. #popularhistory
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Boone County High School has a leadership problem. Governor Andy Beshear agrees. 🎧 to Rebel Spirit
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Rebel Spirit, the hit podcast, is back for Season 2! Guess we got kick the confederacy’s ass AGAIN.
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They’re tryna tell me I gotta make one for Wales now. My ancestry says both!
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If I’m gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Akilah Obviously have?
- 142K subscribers — #20,259 worldwide, #5,924 in United States.
- What is Akilah Obviously's real name?
- Akilah Obviously's real name is Akilah Hughes, born Aug 31, 1989.
- When did Akilah Obviously start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Jan 2006.