Messaging Quote by Jason Johnson

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has…

— Sidney Poitier

People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant of history, not to mention the realities…

— Kage Baker

Coming from The Disney Channel, anything I do is going to offend somehow, somewhere, somehow.

— Brenda Song

There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all…

— Mandy Moore

The truth of the matter is, there were shows that depicted black characters that were on in the '90s, and they gave everybody a…

— Logan Browning

Disney is just Disney. It's a company that's very good at what it does - controlling and promoting an image - until something happens…

— Carl Hiaasen

Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

There is an appetite for things that are different and a story with Black characters that's going to appeal to a lot of people.

— Cord Jefferson

I think once 'Empire' hit, there was a lot of bad black TV that followed, because we work in the business of hit-seekers and…

— Lena Waithe

Just because you're on the Disney Channel and you always have a smile on your face, they think you're perfect, and it's obvious that…

— Demi Lovato

It's nice to be a part of a show I was passionate about and that's pushing the culture forward. I feel 'Black Lightning' is…

— Nafessa Williams

In the press, there's this desire for the black audience to be this monolithic thing that always responds to the same stars. That's a…

— Justin Simien