Believe Quote by Nafessa Williams

Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. 'Black Lightning' is literally in the hood. He's going inside of the ghetto and trying…

— Nafessa Williams

In most superhero shows, the superhero is pretty young. He's in his 20s; he's single. 'Black Lightning' is a man who's middle-aged, going through…

— Nafessa Williams

I did not know much about 'Black Lightning' beforehand, but I always wanted to play a superhero. After getting the part, I went back…

— Nafessa Williams

Most superheroes are young or in their 20s, and as you can see with Black Lightning, he's in his mid-40s and he has a…

— Nafessa Williams

I didn't really know of 'Black Lightning' until I got the script and started to investigate - it wasn't a hero that I grew…

— Cress Williams

A friend of mine kind of revealed to me that idea that there has been countless Supermen and Batman. But I'm the first person…

— Cress Williams

To come and turn the TV on and see Black Lightning trying to make a change and being a leader and stepping up, I…

— Nafessa Williams

Black Lightning, Jefferson Pierce, Thunder, and Lightning deserve their own show because they are not 'the other.' They are legitimate superheroes in their own…

— Salim Akil

What really, really inspires me is that you don't see many black superheroes on television.

— Adrian Younge

There's a Marvel superhero called Black Bolt & his real name is Blackagar Boltagon & that really tells you a lot about superhero comics.

— Jamie McKelvie

We don't have a lot of black superheroes.

— Salim Akil

It's nice to be a part of a show I was passionate about and that's pushing the culture forward. I feel 'Black Lightning' is…

— Nafessa Williams