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Sorry, Kenya Barris. We Need Less Remakes, Not More!
Much to the chagrin of exhausted moviegoers, the ‘black-ish’ creator is totally on board with Hollywood’s endless run of remakes, reboots and sequels.
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Is Kenya Barris Bringing Back BlackAF? And If So, Why?
The filmmaker of the controversial TV show recently spoke on bringing the show back, and what inspired him to create it in the first place.
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Black-Ish Showrunner Kenya Barris Files For Divorce From Wife…Again
For the real life “Johnsons,” maybe the third time’s a charm for post marital bliss?
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ABC Releases First Photos of Michelle Obama on black-ish
Photos show Forever First Lady Michelle Obama on black-ish, having dinner with the Johnsons.
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A Final Season Merits a First Lady: Michelle Obama Will Make a Cameo as Black-ish Makes Its Farewell Lap
Our forever first lady will make an appearance in the eighth and final season of Kenya Barris' breakthrough show.
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Yes, Kenya Barris Pays Attention-ish to the -Ish Universe Jokes
Barris argues that no one questioned Norman Lear for doing a bunch of family shows.
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This Is the End-ish: Black-ish Will Conclude With Its Eighth Season, Mixed-Ish Canceled After Two Seasons
It’s upfronts season in the television industry, and I’m not going to get all jargon-y on you—let’s just say this is the time of year where audiences hear a lot about new shows, existing show season renewals and existing show cancellations! It’s a rollercoaster of emotions! Probably the biggest (and Blackest) news out of the…
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Mogul-ish: Kenya Barris Is in Talks With ViacomCBS to Co-Own a Whole Studio
Kenya Barris is really embodying the theme song for his latest TV show, #BlackAF, Jay Rock’s “WIN” (which is in heavy rotation in my headphones because it’s one of my favorite hype songs right now). According to Deadline, sources are saying that Barris is currently in serious negotiations with ViacomCBS to enter a new venture…
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Kenya Barris Is Milking It for All It’s Worth-Ish; Planning 1 More -Ish Spinoff
Kenya Barris is busy AF. In a recent interview with Deadline, Barris talked about the critique he’s received for #BlackAF, the stark difference between being at Netflix versus ABC and the other projects he has coming down the pipeline. One thing that stuck out from the interview, of course, is whether or not he’s still…
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Colorism Isn’t Real-ish, It’s Real: Kenya Barris Criticized Over Black Excellence Casting, His Response Also Raises Eyebrows
Potential audiences recently got a first look at the first television show of Kenya Barris’ big Netflix deal, Black Excellence (stylized as #blackexcellence). As Deadline announced, Genneya Walton (9-1-1, Project Mc²), Iman Benson (Suits, Alexa & Katie), Scarlet Spencer (Cousins for Life, Colony), Justin Claiborne (Marriage Story, Reverie), Ravi Cabot-Conyers (The Resident) and Richard Gardenhire…