America Quote by Soledad O'Brien

I decided to try to make a show of my own where I could invite an audience to obsess about race the way I…

— Steven C. Harper

I learned that in order to have a strong and credible voice, I needed to do more research into the history of black people…

— Logan Browning

I thought that, as a black audience member, I would like to see something that reflected an experience that's not normally exhibited in documentaries,…

— Elvis Mitchell

My first web series, 'Dorm Diaries,' was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I'm black and…

— Issa Rae

Since I began presenting programmes about black history my life has become a constant impromptu focus group. I am stopped in the street by…

— David Olusoga

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

— Lynn Swann

Black-ish is really a show about an American family and these are some of the topics that come up - for all of us,…

— Tracee Ellis Ross

I write about race in America in hopes of undermining the notion of race in America.

— Richard Rodriguez

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

Race is a core reality of American experience. Media images on television need to reflect that reality to help people who consume media and…

— Darnell M. Hunt

As one of the very few black historians who, from time to time, appears on TV, my daily life is a constant, open-air focus…

— David Olusoga

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.

— Shawn Amos