Margaret Blair Young taught literature and creative writing at Brigham Young University from 1984-2018. From 1998-2015,, she specialized in the history of blacks in the e west, particularly black Mormons. She has written six novels and two short story collections, but has lately become interested in filmmaking in the DR-Congo, with the objective of helping Congolese people establish their cinema industry. She works with Tshoper Kabambi and Rufin Kalala in these ongoing endeavors.