Black Quote by Adrian Younge

We don't have a lot of black superheroes.

— Salim Akil

To come and turn the TV on and see Black Lightning trying to make a change and being a leader and stepping up, I…

— Nafessa Williams

These superhero movies are starting to give more love to not only black characters but also to more female characters, which is necessary because…

— Aldis Hodge

There aren't a lot of African-American superheroes. I've been reading comics since I was eight or nine years old. Luke Cage stood out.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

When you're a black superhero you can't erase the notion that you're black.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

Let's face it: there aren't a lot of black superheroes. So, in dealing with a black superhero, you're going to deal with ugly history…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I never saw a little African-American girl saving the world. So to be able to be that for not only myself but girls who…

— Storm Reid

With my representation of a black woman in the world today, there's such a powerful response from my community about what it means to…

— Susan Kelechi Watson

When you're a black superhero, you can't erase the notion that you're black. If you're black, living in the community, and you want to…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

It's important to the world to see superheroes that are spread across our demographic.

— Adrian Younge

I created the first black superhero who was not a gangbanger or an African chief but was rather a college graduate and a professional,…

— Neal Adams

Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. 'Black Lightning' is literally in the hood. He's going inside of the ghetto and trying…

— Nafessa Williams