You get a little older, and you start understanding the world in a different way and what you don’t have control over and what you do have control over. Kenya Barris Read Quote
For me, one of the big things I really worried about a lot was nuclear war growing up. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I think that, for so much of our matriculation through American society, black people sort of feel like outsiders. Kenya Barris Read Quote
I’ve found that the more honest and true you are and can talk about a character and people’s experiences, it’s less ostracizing. It actually has the opposite effect than one would think. It makes the characters and the story more inclusive. Kenya Barris Read Quote
Most importantly, I want my kids to be happy. You’re only as happy as your saddest kid. Kenya Barris Read Quote
And I feel like, as a black man within black culture, I know very well firsthand – as do my parents and my grandparents and great-grandparents – we’re used to things not going our way. Kenya Barris Read Quote