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Kenya Barris, Kirk Franklin, Diarra Kilpatrick and More Talk Storytelling, Building a Hollywood Roadmap at BET’s Emmy FYC Event
The BET Emmy FYC Event held three panels to discuss the hottest shows right now on the network: Women of BET, Creatives and Diarra From Detroit.
At the center of the evening, the legacy media company featured artists and creatives from some of its hit series on three-panel conversations: “The Women of BET,” “How We Made It,” and “ Diarra from Detroit.” The panel featured an impressive roster of female creatives including SVP of talent and casting Robi Reed; creator, executive producer and star of “The Ms. Pat Show” Patricia Williams, alongside the series’ director Mary Lou Bell; “Average Joe” actress Cynthia McWilliams; and creator, executive producer, writer and star of “Diarra From Detroit” Diarra Kilpatrick. Moderated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis, the group discussed their long and varied careers and their artistic involvement with their respective shows, all with multiple inflections of humor.
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