Kenya Barris

Kenya Barris is an American writer, producer, and creator of numerous television shows, including the critically acclaimed show Black-ish, briefly also co-executive producing the TV series The Game. Barris also co-created and produced America's Next Top Model with Tyra Banks. He is author of This Is Basic Sh*t: Uncensored Thoughts from a Black Dude about Stuff We Know and Are Shocked You Don't, which was released in September 2017. 2Personal life Barris is a father of six children with his wife, Rainbow Barris (from whom he had separated, but with whom he has now reunited). She is a doctor. He is also an alumnus of Clark Atlanta University. 2Awards Black-ish was the 2018 NAACP Image Awards big winner. It was named best comedy series and Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson took acting honors. Black-ish was the winner of the Entertainment and Children’s Peabody Award in 2016. Kenya Barris and Black-ish also won the 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Serie