Black Quote by Lena Waithe

My literal existence as a queer Black woman is a major contribution to the hip-hop genre.

— Doechii

I read everything and anything related to being queer. I found solace in reading authors like Audre Lorde and bell hooks, who would become…

— Patrisse Cullors

I wrote 'Twenties' back in 2009. I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I'm so…

— Lena Waithe

“Because I could do this. I could do it well. I had to. I had to prove, finally, that I could lead, make decisions.”

— Kiera Cass

The other thing that I got back then - the Parker novels have never had much of anything to do with race. There have…

— Donald E. Westlake

The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would…

— Issa Rae

I am part of a legacy of queer black women who have fought for the freedom of black people across the globe.

— Patrisse Cullors

'Moonlight' is a story that hasn't been told. Whether placed as queer black cinema or urban male cinema, the lack of coming-of-age films featuring…

— Barry Jenkins

My queer black women peers are the ones who make me not feel crazy. The way we act is so instinctive.

— Kelela

That existential crisis is something you rarely see portrayed by black characters; the idea that people think about their own existence and that they…

— Boots Riley

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

One of the things I'm concerned about is that I really want to make sure the races of all the characters are kept. I…

— Neil Gaiman