African american Quote by L.V. Lewis

“Are you kidding me?' Shan asked, slightly drunk, slightly dramatic, and now sitting yoga style on the floor. 'You can't write an honest novel…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“This book is about racial identity, something most people who are not white take for granted. They come to it early, feel it strongly,…

— Jared Taylor

“I believe it’s incredibly important to write against [racial] stereotypes. If we give in and make sure that all black women characters are asexual,…

— Justine Larbalestier

I heard a white writer say, 'Oh, I'd never put black people in my writing, I'm afraid I would offend someone by doing it…

— Alice Mattison

I think reading about black girls if you are a black girl is important. And for those who don't like to read, seeing yourself…

— Marley Dias

“I noticed that a woman on Goodreads said something like, “I was reading along in the beginning thinking, okay, a woman wrote this, there’s…

— Barbara Browning

“I had never read a book written by an African-American. I didn't know that black people could write books. I didn't know that blacks…

— Endesha Ida Mae Holland

I heard about the book and I said, 'Oh my god, I've got to read this book,' and I didn't know that a white…

— Viola Davis

It's one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity to question…

— Issa Rae

I wouldn't mind my book being called an African novel if it didn't invite lazy readings.

— Taiye Selasi

In America, and no doubt elsewhere, we have such a tendency toward the segregation of cultural products. This is a black book, this is…

— Ayana Mathis

Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me,…

— LaToya Jackson