Barriers Quote by Issa Rae Download Open image “There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media.” — Issa Rae ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Barriers Black Black people Like Mainstream Mainstream media Many Media People
There's a dearth of media around young black women and certainly a dearth of LGBT media for people of color. — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
That's not to say that some of the new media is not advantageous. You can reach lots of folks with what Black Lives Matter… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Barriers today are largely class-based - income, networks, education. And those affect many white people as well. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity. — Franchesca Ramsey Copy Share Image
I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The media love to cover black people on the front page. After all, when you live in a society that will lock up about… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
People are tired of mainstream media's limited and confined portrayal of people of color. — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting. — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
Hollywood has had a very limited way of telling stories about black people. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers. — Nat King Cole Copy Share Image
It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own knowledge and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
“I needed to see more from my movies than the extremely tragic black woman, or the magic helpless Negro, or the many black men… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to curate the… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other content for… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
You know, you have a lot of people - I've met a lot of people in the past, I've gone to private schools, you… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I personally don't feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that's just not my life, and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Especially being a woman of color, sometimes it's hard for to put our foot down. You work with a lot of men, and they'll… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Every black film feels like it's Tyler Perry, and that just needs to stop. But people seem to slowly be looking for what else… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
“When I was a teenager, for example, others questioned my blackness because some of the life choices I made weren’t considered to be “black”… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won't they?" said Hermione as they got off the train and joined the crowd thronging toward… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The gear you can't afford is not the barrier keeping you from success. Gear has very little to do with photography. — Chase Jarvis Copy Share Image
All of the barriers to innovation in the energy sector are arguments for a big commitment to public investment. Only the public sector can… — Ted Nordhaus Copy Share Image
The "health, education, and welfare" section of government is another boondoggle. First we manufacture indigent and superfluous people by legal monopolies in land, money… — Laurance Labadie Copy Share Image
Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed… — Mike Crapo Copy Share Image
I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
English literature is a glorious inheritance which is open to all - there are no barriers, no coupons, and no restrictions. In the English… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Friendship embraces innumerable ends; turn where you will it is ever at your side; no barrier shuts it out; it is never untimely and… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
I've cosponsored legislation to establish a lend-lease program to simplify bureaucratic barriers and allow a speedier transfer of U.S. military equipment to Ukraine. — Michael Waltz Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down. — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
Fear is the single biggest barrier to creativity. Unless we're brave enough to risk looking foolish, we'll inevitably find ourselves sticking to the status… — Josh Linkner Copy Share Image
He looked at my lips. I suddenly found myself wanting to lick his. 'Yes,' he replied, his eyes going molten. My breath caught in… — Katie MacAlister Copy Share Image
