Black people Quote by Ethan Coen

The way black people feel, especially, is if you're going to tell a black story, let it come from a real place.

— Algee Smith

In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are…

— David Oyelowo

I don't think there's enough breadth to the stories told about African-Americans.

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.

— William Barr

I just want to tell black stories.

— Daniel Kaluuya

It's the same old story. Nothing in this world happens unless white folks says it happens. And therein lies the problem of being a…

— James McBride

As a black man working in the business, it's a challenge sometimes to get some of these things and these stories told when they…

— Rick Famuyiwa

Everybody has told the story of black people in struggle except black people. The black people in the struggle haven't had the means to…

— DeRay Mckesson

The true story is that black people need to tell their history. Very few films are made by black people about slavery. That itself…

— Haile Gerima

So many of us are hungry for stories with more racial diversity, more truth in representation, and I am anxious to help tell those…

— Cameron Crowe

A lot of times I don't know if I trust the director to tell that film's story. Or I think it's inappropriate for a…

— Kiersey Clemons

There are so many slices to the African-American experience. I mean, I have the whole ghetto pedigree. My mom was in jail, I didn't…

— Salim Akil