Find Quote by Courtney A. Kemp

'Power' is not a black show. It's not a white show. It's a New York show.

— Courtney A. Kemp

I'm not going to be one of those people who says, 'I'm a showrunner; I'm not a black showrunner.' I'm black when I go…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I am a black woman, and I'm proud of that, but as a showrunner, I want to think about what makes me unique beyond…

— Courtney A. Kemp

It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard.

— Danai Gurira

Even in reality shows, how they look at black women like they're the monsters - snatching wigs, and weaves and wigs, weaves and wigs,…

— Marsai Martin

I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain 'what's up…

— John Ridley

There aren't very many women of color in positions of power, period. Much less on television.

— Gina Torres

As much as you turn on the television and see our beautiful faces, you'd be amazed to see who is not behind the camera.…

— Eva Marcille

There are expectations in how you play your character as a black woman, to be sassy and the same kind of feel, as if…

— Nicole Beharie

To be raised as a man of color in America - especially a black man, and particularly a very dark black man - is…

— Cord Jefferson

What really, really inspires me is that you don't see many black superheroes on television.

— Adrian Younge

I think that for the most part, black people specifically have sort of been used as props in TV shows as a way to…

— Lena Waithe