Dignity Quote by Jonathan Capehart
“At the height of segregation, with every film role and public appearance, Poitier redeemed Black folks' dignity by pushing back against the relentlessly negative narrative against us.”
“At the height of segregation, with every film role and public appearance, Poitier redeemed Black folks' dignity by pushing back against the relentlessly negative narrative against us.”
![“I wanted to make sure the focus [in The Land] was on human beings themselves and their decisions, but still connected to the urban environment that people associate as being black. I think I was able to make a film without commenting on "black this or black that" and you still feel the presence of…” quote by Steven Caple Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b2/steven-caple-jr-49791_able_i-wanted-to-make-sure-the-focus-in-the-l_2361786.jpg)
![“If we [black people] do not show up and support the march towards cinematic equality, the march towards being on a level at - we don't even have to be higher than whites, but to be viewed in the same common thread of this is a professional, these are stories that people are interested in, instead…” quote by Terrence Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ce6/terrence-howard-10939_black_if-we-black-people-do-not-show-up-and-su_1971737.jpg)
