Appeal Quote by Cord Jefferson

Black storytelling can be about anything, absolutely anything, and within that it can be as enriching, as complex, beautiful, ugly as anything else. We…

— Paterson Joseph

I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.

— Katori Hall

I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell.

— Christopher Priest

There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows.

— James Earl Jones

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted towards the niche…

— Amandla Stenberg

I think it's a wonderful thing to have African-American characters. Look at life. It's not a white world or a black world; there are…

— Darius McCrary

Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in…

— Katori Hall

That existential crisis is something you rarely see portrayed by black characters; the idea that people think about their own existence and that they…

— Boots Riley

There's an audience and market for depictions of Black life that are as broad and as deep as any other depictions of people's lives.

— Cord Jefferson

In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were…

— Christopher Darden

I love that I get to play a black character who's not a stereotype, who is not afraid to be vulnerable, who comes from…

— Ncuti Gatwa

Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why sometimes you'll…

— Lena Waithe