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‘Diarra From Detroit’ Creator Says Series Is an ‘Unapologetically Black Show’ That Invites ‘Everyone to Join the Party’


Diarra Kilpatrick talks ‘Diarra From Detroit,’ creating authentic Black characters and paying homage to her hometown.

Unsurprisingly, the writer-actor’s stellar freshman dramedy, BET+ ’s “ Diarra From Detroit,” which follows a recently separated school teacher entangled in a decades-long mystery, pays homage to this group of women and her hometown. Kilpatrick leads the series as Diarra, who moves into her childhood home following an explosive fight with her husband, Francois (Morris Chestnut). Determined to get some answers, she embarks on a quest to find the date that disappeared and solve an infamous case about a missing young boy.

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