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" Black, white, rich, poor - we galvanize through the hard times. We really see it happen in relationships. In the best and worst of those moments, you come together, and you look for your tribe. "

Kenya Barris

Moments

Best

Together

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" I've been on predominantly 'white' shows before, and I had also been on predominantly 'black' shows. I would complain that when I was on a white show, they would only hire me because there was a black character or they needed a black voice. But then I would be mad if they went and hired a white dude in my position. "

" Comedy used to be a vehicle for change. Now, comedy has gotten to this quirky, nonsensical place, which I enjoy. But I do think there is room for discussion-based humor. We can tell those stories in a way that feels edifying. "

" For me, it was important to keep my name in 'mainstream Hollywood.' "

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Important

Name

" I have a 'hope for the best, expect the worst' mentality. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If Adam Sandler does a bad movie, he doesn't bring down the whole white race. But if Tyler Perry does, it's like, 'See what you guys do?' and that type of thing. "

" I will be so happy when 'diversity' is not a word. "

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Business

Look

" I hear people say, 'I'm not a role model' all the time, and it's like, 'Well, of course you're not!' It doesn't mean that people aren't going to look at you as one, though. "

" I feel like money is an interesting thing when you don't come from it. "

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Money

Feel

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" The acknowledgement and celebration of Juneteenth as an American and possibly international holiday is something that I would put in the life goals column for me. "

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Goals

Holiday

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" Most importantly, I want my kids to be happy. You're only as happy as your saddest kid. "

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Love

Writing