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'The Martin Show,' the 'Jamie Foxx show,' 'Living Single,' 'The Wayans Brothers,' 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper...' Some of these shows were good, some were…

— John Ridley

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing…

— Jermaine Fowler

You look at 'Survivor's Remorse.' Or 'Blackish.' Or Issa Rae's brilliant, funny 'Insecure,' which started out on YouTube but is now on HBO. And…

— Teyonah Parris

I wish there was more for minorities than sitcoms. I'd like to see a soap opera about blacks. People don't live in isolation anymore.

— Roxie Roker

My goal is to broaden and deepen the range of African-American characters on television, so I always try to show human beings.

— Andre Braugher

There's very few shows that truly reflect specific ethnic experiences, and when they come and come right, they're a hit.

— Aeriel Miranda

Any show that speaks to people of color feels the burden to never mess up, never make its characters look bad - to always…

— Yvonne Orji

Shows like 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends,' they have, like, one or two damn characters throughout the whole series that are minorities.

— Esai Morales

Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me.

— BD Wong

I wanted to do a show about a family that is absolutely black. Because as Du Bois has shown, we do have to live…

— Kenya Barris

I think there's going to be many special episodes of 'Blackish.'

— Laurence Fishburne

I've been on predominantly 'white' shows before, and I had also been on predominantly 'black' shows. I would complain that when I was on…

— Kenya Barris