About Quote by Katori Hall

In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are…

— David Oyelowo

I feel that, as a person of color, I've always been interested in the stories that are quiet and the stories that often get…

— Tracy K. Smith

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

Most writers stick to what they know. The black experience is our experience, so it's not that challenging for us. That's why sometimes you'll…

— Lena Waithe

I'm really looking forward to developing just really fun, complex, interesting stories about people who happen to be black.

— Tracie Thoms

Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers - established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in…

— Katori Hall

There's a thriving field of self-published stuff in, particularly, black fiction. I don't know that other groups of people of color have that same…

— N. K. Jemisin

As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Shout out to all the Black writers who push the world forward by sharing the stories, lives, history, imaginations and magic of black culture.…

— Blitberry

There are places and spaces for black writers to write about race as a central thing. It's important. We're still dealing with the remnants…

— Kwame Alexander

I'm not against White writers writing about Blacks as long as they are as objective as say James McPherson writing about an Irish American…

— Ishmael Reed

I would love more stories with strong characters of color who don't always fit the mold that Hollywood has created in the past.

— Winston Duke