Aziza Danielle Bailey Barnes (October 8, 1992 – December 15, 2024) was an American poet, screenwriter and playwright.

[6] Barnes was the author of the chapbook me Aunt Jemima and the nailgun (2013), which became the first book to ever win a prize from Button Poetry.

[15] BLKS is the story of four black millennial friends, Octavia, June, Ry and Imani, who share a New York City apartment.

[19] Actresses Nora Carroll, Leea Ayers, Danielle Davis and Celeste M. Cooper performed in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company rendition of BLKS.

[22] Barnes made their acting debut in June 2024 with their play FKA I Am a Bad Blk Person, which is a sequel to BLKS.

[23] Barnes wrote for the series Snowfall, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Rap Sh!t, and the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.