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Byron Allen

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[Wikipedia] Byron Allen Folks, professionally known as Byron Allen, is an American businessman, film and television producer, television host and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group, which has interests in television production, broadcasting, film production, and digital

Quotes by Byron Allen

I personally knew and worked with Sammy Davis, Jr. Sammy hired me to open for him at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas…

Comedian

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Black America now has the power to achieve economic inclusion, which we rightfully deserve because we built this country. This is a…

America

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I'm not chasing independence, I'm chasing Walt Disney. I'm looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece…

Chasing

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It's odd to say we had our first African American president before our first African-American-owned movie studio, but we're making progress.

African american

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We need one America - one that includes housing, education, jobs, access to capital, and economic inclusion for every American. This will…

America

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What we have to do is get the corporations to understand you must include African-American-owned media.

Corporations

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There has to be a place carved out for independents, films where the heroes don't fly around in capes, but there are…

Cinema

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When you start punishing and censoring comedians, that's a real bad sign of us as Americans losing our First Amendment rights. As…

First amendment

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I'm listening to the audience. Too many people in Hollywood make what they want to see and not what we want to…

Hollywood

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When 'Real People' aired in 1979, we did OK in Los Angeles and New York. What kept that show from being canceled…

Country

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Al Sharpton is not important. He's nothing more than a black pawn in a very sophisticated white economic chess game.

Chess

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I think you develop strong instincts when you're a comedian. You have to pay your bills by making people laugh every six…

Comedian

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I have to have a seat at the table. I have to have a say on how we, as African-Americans, are produced…

Around

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When you look at America and its diversity, it's not a coincidence it's the best country on earth. Subtract that diversity, and…

America

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Hollywood is a casino. You have to put your chips on the table and hope for the best.

Best

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At the very least, you must make the Internet free in areas that are poverty-stricken. Without the Internet and access to information,…

Community

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African-Americans don't need handouts and donations; we can hire ourselves if white corporate America does business with us in a fair and…

America

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