Margaret Blair Young is a writer/filmmaker. The documentary, Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons, which she co-produced/directed with Darius Gray, will have its national premiere on the Documentary Channel on July 26th. Margaret teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. She is married to Bruce Young.
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