Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy
|FCC Public Files

Back to The Treatment

The Treatment

Kenya Barris: Black-ish

Black-ish creator Kenya Barris joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss utilizing his show as a conversation starter.

  • rss
Download MP3
  • Share
By Elvis Mitchell • Aug 23, 2017 • 29m Listen

After writing for the viewer record breaking comedy-drama The Game, Kenya Barris wanted to create a project that reflected his earnest and honest representation of a modern, middle class African American family. With roots in his own autobiography, he explores various ideas of the historical translation that get lost when kids are raised in better environments than their parents were. Barris joins Elvis in a discussion on representing the adaptability of black culture and constructing black-ish as a conversation starter through the lens of comedy.

Photo: Kenya Barris (C) and the cast and crew of ABC's black-ish celebrate the end of season two at a wrap party on Sunday, March 20 in Los Angeles. (ABC/Matt Petit)

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Elvis Mitchell

    host of KCRW’s The Treatment

  • KCRW placeholder

    Blake Veit

    Producer, 'The Treatment'

  • KCRW placeholder

    Kenya Barris

    veteran television writer

    Culture
Back to The Treatment