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Rashida Jones on Collaborating with Kenya Barris, Directing ‘#BlackAF’

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By Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV Rashida Jones’ indelible contributions to the small screen have been off-camera of late, producing series such as “Claws” and doing voice work on the animated “Duncanville.” But with “#BlackAF,” Kenya Barris’ first project under his Netflix deal, Jones is back with a more 360-touch.

She executive produces the single-camera family comedy alongside Barris, directs a pivotal episode, and also stars as Joya, his onscreen wife.

There are so many similarities between this show and Kenya’s life, including his name and how many children he has, and so in that regard there are things thematically that Kenya wanted to make sure rang true — like dynamics in his family.

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