The second time might be the charm for Kenya Barris’s first series on Netflix, #blackAF.
Variety reports that the comedy series, based on Barris’ real-life family, is getting a second wind.
Pulling on the same themes that Barris explored in his hit ABC series Black-ish, #blackAF touched on the legacies of slavery, the history of Juneteenth, Black criticism (episode five, which was my favorite) and the struggle to raise rich Black kids, who curse at their parents and dabble in drugs.
Barris hit back at critics who complained about him using the same stories in his Netflix series.
“It’s important to tell over and over and over again, because it needs to get hammered into the idea that we are part of the fabric of this country in a way that you’re not seeing,” Barris added of the repeated storylines.
