Pharrell Williams, Kenya Barris to Reportedly Develop Juneteenth Musical for Netflix

Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams are in the developmental stages of a full-fledged Juneteenth musical, which will have a home on Netflix. Suggested Reading Chris Brown Wants This… To Stop Right Now! Huge New Development in Case of Black Daycare Owner Who Shot Husband After Discovering Abuse Plot Twist: MAGA Drags Ex-Rep. Jamaal Bowman for…

Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams are in the developmental stages of a full-fledged Juneteenth musical, which will have a home on Netflix.

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Per Deadline, the collaboration is hush-hush for now, however, the siteโ€™s sources say that this Juneteenth musical is different from the one they initially announced back in 2018.

โ€œWilliams will produce this project with partner Mimi Valdes alongside Barris, who will produce through his production company Khalabo Ink Society,โ€ continues the site.

Last week, Williams took part in a press conference in his home state of Virginia, where he voiced his support regarding making Juneteenth a national holiday.

โ€œEvery year, as a nation, we mark the Fourth of July, Independence Day...But that freedom we celebrate did not include everyone,โ€ he says. โ€œItโ€™s time we elevate [Juneteenth], not just a celebration by and for some Virginians, but one acknowledged and celebrated by all of us because thatโ€™s how important this event is.โ€

Barris, who created the show Black-ish and its spinoffs, has also been vocal about the importance of Juneteenth, often interweaving the holiday into storylines on his shows. To kick off the fourth season of Black-ish, there was an entire musical episode about Juneteenth, and for his latest series, Netflixโ€™s BlackAF, the characters took part in a Juneteenth party.

Weโ€™re interested in seeing where this goes.

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