Rhonda Baraka is an American film and television director and screenwriter. She wrote more than 30 films. Her screenwriting debut was with the 2009 drama film Pastor Brown, for which she received her first Black Reel Award for Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series nomination. She received two more nominations for Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016) and Bobbi Kristina (2017). She received NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television) for Merry Christmas, Baby (2015). At the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, Baraka received Award for Best Writing, TV Movie for Miracle in Motor City.