Black Quote by Jamie McKelvie

In most superhero shows, the superhero is pretty young. He's in his 20s; he's single. 'Black Lightning' is a man who's middle-aged, going through…

— Nafessa Williams

I did not know much about 'Black Lightning' beforehand, but I always wanted to play a superhero. After getting the part, I went back…

— Nafessa Williams

Black Bolt is typically a stoic leader, part of a larger cast of Inhumans who get their hands dirty in ways that he doesn't.

— Charles Soule

I believe what makes Black Lightning different from other superhero shows and other superheroes is that he's really, really family-oriented. You get to see…

— Nafessa Williams

There aren't a lot of African-American superheroes. I've been reading comics since I was eight or nine years old. Luke Cage stood out.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. 'Black Lightning' is literally in the hood. He's going inside of the ghetto and trying…

— Nafessa Williams

We don't have a lot of black superheroes.

— Salim Akil

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

— Adrian Younge

A friend of mine kind of revealed to me that idea that there has been countless Supermen and Batman. But I'm the first person…

— Cress Williams

Most superheroes are young or in their 20s, and as you can see with Black Lightning, he's in his mid-40s and he has a…

— Nafessa Williams

Growing up, I didn't have many comics, but I grew to love these characters through their film and television universes. I've been geeking out…

— Ray Fisher

Let's face it: there aren't a lot of black superheroes. So, in dealing with a black superhero, you're going to deal with ugly history…

— Cheo Hodari Coker