Kenya Barris News

This deal follows Audible’s recently announced production and development deals with top industry creatives such as Team Coco.

There are 89 Oscar nominees, including 25 winners, among the invitees.

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.

Freeform is kicking off 2021 with new episodes of the fan-favorite original series “grown-ish” when it returns for the midseason debut of season three on THURSDAY, JAN. 21, at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST. 

Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. This long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video on March 5, 2021.

Due to implications of COVID-19 and the current international border restrictions, we regret to announce that the 2020 edition of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival scheduled for this November will not take place. 

Audiences across the world can celebrate Halloween starting October 22 with the release of Warner Bros. Pictures and Robert Zemeckis’s reimagined “The Witches,” premiering exclusively on HBO Max in the U.S. 

The Johnsons and 'black-ish' return to ABC with a special one-hour television special on SUNDAY, OCT. 4 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) handed out 11 awards, two honorary awards, and the inaugural AAFCA ADCOLOR Breakout Creative of the Year award today to celebrate the excellence, innovation and diversity in television this year. 

Freeform's critically acclaimed hit series “grown-ish” is heading back into session with the “grown-ish All Nighter-ish Marathon.”

The first virtual edition of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF), now in its 24th year, will feature a robust slate of speakers including Stacey Abrams, Kenya Barris, Mary J. Blige, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Gabrielle Union and Lena Waithe

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) today announced the virtual edition of its 2nd Annual AAFCA TV Honors. Launched last year with tremendous success, AAFCA was at the forefront of honoring Ava DuVernaya??s a?oeWhen They See Us,a?? including recognizing breakout star Jharrel Jeromea??s performance.

Kenya Barris, the creator of black-ish, was a guest on Tuesday night's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! Barris was there to talk about bringing the Juneteenth musical he created with Pharrell to Netflix and to break down why Juneteenth should be considered the true day of independence.

I'm being represented and now my experiences, especially being a composing/theory major in college, with the way songs I write are perceived are now being shown in a song! How apropos!

Kenya Barris, the creator of black-ish, and Pharrell Williams are in talks with Netflix to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth, according to Deadline. Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19, commemorates of the end of slavery in the United States.

Today, ABC announced the Emmy Award-nominated comedy series “black-ish” will join the network's Wednesday night lineup when the 2020-2021 prime-time schedule premieres. The previously announced new comedy “Call Your Mother” will debut later in the season.

Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020-2021 programming slate, which includes renewals for 19 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots

In advance of the Disney Advertising Sales Virtual Roadshow presentation, Freeform highlighted its commitment to bold and boundary-pushing young adult content with the pickups of both “Everything's Gonna be Okay“ and “Motherland: Fort Salem,” as well as the recently announced scripted romantic-comedy series “Love in the Time of Corona'

The Paley Center for Media today announced a new schedule of weekly offerings for its Paley@Home on YouTube channel, a curated collection of programming of acclaimed Paley Center events.

PlayMakers Laboratory will present its annual benefit: Fancy Schmancy: A Gala of Living Art on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 7 - 11 pm (6 pm VIP reception) at its new venue, Wintrust's Grand Banking Hall, 231 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago. Support arts education and join PML for an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a DJ, dancing and live entertainment, plus an exciting raffle and silent auction featuring pieces by artists from across the country. Proceeds support PML's 'Summer of Stories,' a new initiative to bring the company's hit revue That's Weird, Grandma to Chicago's South Side launching this summer.