“I remember when I had my show [The Chris Rock Show on HBO], I used to run my show. It was so hard to get people to bring sketches to me. No one had ever worked for a black person before. Even the black people hadn't worked for a black person. It literally took a month or two for everybody to know: I'm really running the show.” PeopleKnowsPersonsTwoHardShowsRunningRememberUsedBlackRocksMonthsBlack PeopleRemember WhenHboBlack Person Author:Scott Raab
“This feeling African-Americans have, this skepticism towards the police and the skepticism that the police show towards African-Americans is actually quite old. And it may be one of the most durable aspects of the relationship between black people and their country really in our history.” PeopleMayCountryShowsFeelingsBlackAspectPoliceAfrican AmericanBlack PeopleSkepticism Author:Ta-Nehisi Coates
“I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensShowsBlackMediaTypeCriticismSensitiveExtrasBlack People Author:Spike Lee