Discussion Quote by Pauletta Pearson Washington

When I reflect on the issues that black Hollywood has had with the lack of representation at the Oscars, I realized that we have…

— Usher

I think screenwriters, I think editors in the cutting room - they have a lot of responsibility that we don't think about, but they…

— Lana Condor

There are so many talented people in the world - black, white, yellow, whatever - and we want to tell stories, too. But oftentimes,…

— Ruthie Ann Miles

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

We need to include more writers from different backgrounds and ethnicities. We need to see different experiences instead of the same people writing the…

— Letitia Wright

If a white filmmaker is going to tell a story about a Black family, then because they get all the opportunities that they get,…

— Taylor Russell

You've got to give people an opportunity. But I also think that a lot of black writers don't know how to submit themselves.

— Deon Cole

White filmmakers get so many opportunities to create stories, and how better could you use your voice than to take people of color and…

— Taylor Russell

I think the Oscar So White campaign really sparked ... Because you didn't want to be the Oscars, so everybody in Hollywood was like,…

— Tyrese Gibson

I feel like I'm put in a position where I have to engage with what people bring to my work, which is an expectation…

— Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Writers from the majority can assume their audiences know what they're talking about - they don't have to explain things, whereas minority writers are…

— Nguyen Viet Thang