Aziza Barnes, a TV author recognized for his or her work on Snowfall and Teenage Bounty Hunters, has died. They had been 32.
Recognized by family members as Z, Barnes died by suicide on Sunday, Dec. 15, their household confirmed by way of a rep. No different particulars had been instantly made accessible.
“With heavy hearts, we remorse to tell you of the passing of an simple and beloved artist, baby, sibling, and good friend Aziza ‘Z’ Barnes,” the household stated in an announcement. “Z has touched and impressed numerous people each of their group and business and shall be deeply missed and endlessly cherished by all who had been lucky to have skilled their presence and work. An incomparable expertise, we search for understanding in Z’s phrases, and want consolation and understanding as we grieve this loss.”
Barnes’ good friend and fellow author Safia Elhillo remembered them on Substack as “an excellent author and bender of style, who died too quickly, who leaves a whole group behind, gathered in grief,” sharing Barnes’ poem ‘Eulogy for Her’.
Born in Los Angeles, Barnes earned a BFA from New York College and attended the College of Mississippi in pursuit of an MFA. A member of the NYU Poetry Slam staff, their work has gained a number of awards, making Barnes a Callaloo fellow and Poet’s Home fellow.
Along with FX’s Snowfall and Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters, Barnes labored on Max’s Rap Sh!t and HBO’s upcoming Recreation of Thrones prequel A Knight of Seven Kingdoms.
If you happen to’re occupied with suicide, are frightened a couple of good friend or cherished one, or would love emotional assist, The Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline is on the market 24/7 throughout the US at 1-800-273-8255
