Appearance Quote by George Pelecanos

I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.

— Anonymous

I feel like I'm put in a position where I have to engage with what people bring to my work, which is an expectation…

— Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

I get the feeling that audiences have become mature and they understand that not every character is in black or white. There can be…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

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

It's hard in America as a writer of color, an actor of color, not to get caught up in race and culture. But you're…

— John Cho

I am not defined as a black writer in the Caribbean, but as soon as I go to America or the U.K., my place…

— Derek Walcott

The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.

— Chadwick Boseman

I don't think there is any such thing as a black writer or a white writer. Ultimately, there is someone whom one reads.

— Derek Walcott

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

The way Hollywood and TV is, black people don't have any choice but to see ourselves in white-dominated television shows and stories and movies.

— Justin Simien

You've got to give people an opportunity. But I also think that a lot of black writers don't know how to submit themselves.

— Deon Cole

One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that…

— Georg Stanford Brown