Banks Quote by John Ridley

I think that for the most part, black people specifically have sort of been used as props in TV shows as a way to…

— Lena Waithe

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing…

— Jermaine Fowler

A lot of times, black people were extremely cool, and that's how we've been commodified in TV and film. But now we're starting to…

— Y'lan Noel

'The Martin Show,' the 'Jamie Foxx show,' 'Living Single,' 'The Wayans Brothers,' 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper...' Some of these shows were good, some were…

— John Ridley

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they…

— Anonymous

Even in 2012, if there's a black character in the movies or on television that's a professional, if we even hear about their backgrounds…

— Anonymous

Some people in America don't ever interact with black people outside of television, so we should give them real, believable characters.

— Mike Colter

I think the stereotypes many black men are put under, even in the entertainment world, can sometimes have a dark or negative undertone.

— MNEK

Growing up, there was this explosion of B television. 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air,' you have 'Family Matters,' 'A Different World.' I had examples…

— Adrienne C. Moore

I have lots of hopes for black actors in general, whether they be on TV or on stage or in movies, and that is…

— Joe Morton

When you see a black guy on TV, he's always a thug or always portrayed as someone that's in trouble. It spreads the message…

— Thomas Jones

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no…

— Don Cheadle