I wanted to do a show about a family that is absolutely black. Because as Du Bois has shown, we do have… — Kenya Barris Every day Copy Share Image
We're supposed to be becoming more evolved as a society, and we're actually becoming less evolved. — Kenya Barris Actually Copy Share Image
I consider myself a disciple of Norman Lear. And one of the things he did was topic-driven humor. — Kenya Barris Consider Copy Share Image
And I feel like, as a black man within black culture, I know very well firsthand - as do my parents and… — Kenya Barris Black culture Copy Share Image
For me, one of the big things I really worried about a lot was nuclear war growing up. — Kenya Barris Big Copy Share Image
I have five kids, and people can say 'nature versus nurture,' but it is nature! Nurture has so little to do with… — Kenya Barris Different people Copy Share Image
The acknowledgement and celebration of Juneteenth as an American and possibly international holiday is something that I would put in the life… — Kenya Barris American Copy Share Image
My kids did not know that Obama was the first black president. I felt like I needed to tell them because I… — Kenya Barris Black Copy Share Image
Writers' rooms are terrifying. You take someone whose never done this before, and this is their life's dream that is about to… — Kenya Barris Amazing Copy Share Image
ABC has a general policy that you can't show images of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. — Kenya Barris General Copy Share Image
As much as we want to say racism is dead, it's still rearing its ugly head constantly. — Kenya Barris Dead Copy Share Image
Everybody - every single person - has a story. Find yours and tell it in your voice. — Kenya Barris Find Copy Share Image
It's hard to take a stand. You're not going to make everybody happy. — Kenya Barris Everybody Copy Share Image
I know a lot for me, personally, the best moments have come from watching my kids have an experience I never thought… — Kenya Barris Best Copy Share Image
What I did not want to be was a fad, because fads die. I had one of the George Michael Wham! neon-colored… — Kenya Barris Die Copy Share Image
Jill Soloway is a friend of mine. She does 'Transparent,' and she's amazingly funny and brilliant and bright. And I love her… — Kenya Barris Friend Copy Share Image
For me, Shonda Rhimes is an amazing person that I look up to. She empowered a lot of her writers to go… — Kenya Barris Amazing Copy Share Image
I hear people say, 'I'm not a role model' all the time, and it's like, 'Well, of course you're not!' It doesn't… — Kenya Barris Look Copy Share Image
You can have good times with anyone, but it's really different and much more interesting when you look at how you get… — Kenya Barris Bad Copy Share Image
I tried to do Kwanzaa with my family and was like, 'This sucks. What am I doing this for?' For me, I… — Kenya Barris Black Copy Share Image
