If ‘#BlackAF’ Makes You Uncomfortable, Maybe That’s the Point

Let’s get past idealism and find the comedy in our own flaws

Rahima R. Rice
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4 min readApr 24, 2020

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Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

Since #blackAF premiered on Netflix, Kenya Barris’ name has been under the internet’s microscope.

With his $100 million Netflix development deal, I assumed Barris would push the envelope and create content that didn’t need network…

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Rahima R. Rice
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Writer. Mother. Feminist. All knowing black woman. Founder of the DC-based Arts & Entertainment Company, The 4208 Group. www.rahimarice.com