African american Quote by Norman Lear

At Shondaland, six out of nine writers were of color - not Latinx, but I was like, 'Wait, I can do that but for…

— Tanya Saracho

One of the reasons that the African American actors wanted to be a part of the show was because these people are talking to…

— Tony Goldwyn

I think it's a wonderful thing to have African-American characters. Look at life. It's not a white world or a black world; there are…

— Darius McCrary

We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good…

— James MacArthur

Out of 30 years of Second City I was probably the third African-American with the main stage cast. I was surprised when I first…

— Tim Meadows

Housing in New York seemed to fit Norman Lear. In addition, his shows confronted all kinds of social issues - racial separation and prejudice…

— Solly Granatstein

“THEY WERE PEOPLE who went in for Negroes—Michael and Anne—the Carraways. But not in the social-service, philanthropic sort of way, no. They saw no…

— Langston Hughes

The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as…

— Taye Diggs

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

— Tracey Ullman

African American writers and artists, by the very nature of what they do, will actually enhance or bring together people in a way that…

— Jerry Pinkney

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

Back in the 1970s, it was mostly all-black audiences coming into the theaters. So, we presented stories they could relate to.

— Rudy Ray Moore