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title: "21 Black Characters Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Black Characters quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Black Characters sayings and thoughts."
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> [Queer black characters have been the sidekick for long enough. It's time for us to finally take the lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/queer-black-characters-have-been-the-sidekick-for-long-enough-it-s/)

[Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/lena-waithe-4351_black_queer-black-characters-have-been-the-sid_1805098.jpg)

> [I don't wanna be like somebody that just depicts black characters where drugs and guns are just a majority of what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/y-lan-noel/i-don-t-wanna-be-like-somebody-that-just-depicts-black-characters/)

[Y'lan Noel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/y-lan-noel/)

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> [I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/i-didn-t-want-to-write-a-black-book-because-black-characters-are-a/)

[Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/christopher-priest-10472_because_i-didn-t-want-to-write-a-black-book-beca_1237861.jpg)

> [There's not a woman in the book, the plot hinges on unkindness to animals, and the black characters mostly drown by Chapter 29.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/there-s-not-a-woman-in-the-book-the-plot-hinges-on-unkindness-to/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/p-j-o-rourke-184_animal_there-s-not-a-woman-in-the-book-the-plot_2405040.png)

> [There is an appetite for things that are different and a story with Black characters that's going to appeal to a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cord-jefferson/there-is-an-appetite-for-things-that-are-different-and-a-story-with/)

[Cord Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cord-jefferson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/cord-jefferson-6009_appeal_there-is-an-appetite-for-things-that-are_239880.jpg)

> [If we look at 'Black Panther,' it did so well. There were a bunch of supporting black characters in the movies for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karan-soni/if-we-look-at-black-panther-it-did-so-well-there-were-a-bunch-of/)

[Karan Soni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karan-soni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/karan-soni-20454_black_if-we-look-at-black-panther-it-did-so-we_1035662.jpg)

> [We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/we-re-always-trailing-as-far-as-the-amount-of-roles-that-are-written/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/don-cheadle-10276_amount_we-re-always-trailing-as-far-as-the-amou_2023223.jpg)

> [There aren't many children's books about black characters that are just going on adventures. My library has over 2,000 children's books in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martellus-bennett/there-aren-t-many-children-s-books-about-black-characters-that-are/)

[Martellus Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martellus-bennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/martellus-bennett-5963_adventure_there-aren-t-many-children-s-books-about_2154390.jpg)

> [I think a lot of times stereotypes come when there are disconnected white writers who maybe have two or three black friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorian-missick/i-think-a-lot-of-times-stereotypes-come-when-there-are-disconnected/)

[Dorian Missick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorian-missick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/dorian-missick-49234_black_i-think-a-lot-of-times-stereotypes-come_1385977.jpg)

> [Growing up, I didn't receive the representation that I wanted so badly. I was always looking out for black characters - black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amandla-stenberg/growing-up-i-didn-t-receive-the-representation-that-i-wanted-so-badly/)

[Amandla Stenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amandla-stenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/amandla-stenberg-8396_black_growing-up-i-didn-t-receive-the-represen_770811.jpg)

> [That existential crisis is something you rarely see portrayed by black characters; the idea that people think about their own existence and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/that-existential-crisis-is-something-you-rarely-see-portrayed-by/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/boots-riley-3549_crisis_that-existential-crisis-is-something-you_1158524.jpg)

> [With 'Black Panther,' black artists were provided with the opportunity and agency to create art that captures the full range of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-smith/with-black-panther-black-artists-were-provided-with-the-opportunity/)

[Clint Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/clint-smith-4108_art_with-black-panther-black-artists-were-pr_1615212.jpg)

> [Growing up, I was always super into fantasy and 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones' and all of that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amandla-stenberg/growing-up-i-was-always-super-into-fantasy-and-the-lord-of-the-rings/)

[Amandla Stenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amandla-stenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/amandla-stenberg-8396_always_growing-up-i-was-always-super-into-fanta_1593324.jpg)

> [The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issa-rae/the-black-characters-on-tv-are-the-sidekicks-or-they-re-insignificant/)

[Issa Rae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issa-rae/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/issa-rae-11768_black_the-black-characters-on-tv-are-the-sidek_80400.jpg)

> [ I felt like it was a courageous show \[Black-ish\] from the beginning. We are a black family - we're not a family… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/i-felt-like-it-was-a-courageous-show-black-ish-from-the-beginning-we/)

[Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/tracee-ellis-ross-8946_black_i-felt-like-it-was-a-courageous-show-bla_2758443.jpg)

> [The other thing that I got back then - the Parker novels have never had much of anything to do with race.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-e-westlake/the-other-thing-that-i-got-back-then-the-parker-novels-have-never-had/)

[Donald E. Westlake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-e-westlake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/donald-e-westlake-4285_black_the-other-thing-that-i-got-back-then-the_37835.jpg)

> [These superhero movies are starting to give more love to not only black characters but also to more female characters, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldis-hodge/these-superhero-movies-are-starting-to-give-more-love-to-not-only/)

[Aldis Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldis-hodge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/aldis-hodge-8186_colors_these-superhero-movies-are-starting-to-g_2585228.jpg)

> [“I think there should be more black characters, and more of all kinds of characters, in fiction. Almost all of the main…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/i-think-there-should-be-more-black-characters-and-more-of-all-kinds/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/neil-gaiman-29_quote_i-think-there-should-be-more-black-chara_1969875.jpg)

> [It's called 'Dear White People,' but really, it's about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-simien/it-s-called-dear-white-people-but-really-it-s-about-these-black/)

[Justin Simien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-simien/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/justin-simien-4140_black_it-s-called-dear-white-people-but-really_2879398.jpg)

> [The truth of the matter is, there were shows that depicted black characters that were on in the '90s, and they gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/logan-browning/the-truth-of-the-matter-is-there-were-shows-that-depicted-black/)

[Logan Browning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/logan-browning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/logan-browning-23112_experience_the-truth-of-the-matter-is-there-were-sh_989198.jpg)

> [One of the things I'm concerned about is that I really want to make sure the races of all the characters are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/one-of-the-things-i-m-concerned-about-is-that-i-really-want-to-make/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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