Malcolm-Jamal Warner Quotes

Black people, we are not this monolithic group, you know?

Diversity doesn't mean black and white only.

I'm tired of cookie-cutter monolithic representation of black folks.

Blackness is not a monolith. We are not homogenous people; we are not all the same.

There is a multitude of experiences that make up the black experience.

I don't think there is enough understanding of how diverse black America actually is.

We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that?

We need more diversity - we need more African-Americans on screen, Latinos, Asians, different religions. We have to be better about reflecting what our world looks like.

Ethnic minorities are not one homogeneous political group.

In our American cities, we need all kinds of diversity.

It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences.

Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds.

What's great is that because math is such a universal language, really, our fans come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and genders and races and backgrounds and cultures.

I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.

My family is part Creole, and we're Indian, and we're also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.

I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.

We come from a very mixed family. We're a bunch of different races, my family. So it's very normal for us. I don't know why we're accepted. Are all of us accepted or just me?

I find it very interesting these days that films are bringing in so many people of different ethnicities, and I'm proud to be a part of that cultural shift.

More often than not, we think of ourselves as black, white, Asian, or Hispanic pretty much in this country, but the real America is much more than that.

I get so tired of people acting like, you know, black men and women never help each other, never support each other.

It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.

The Jewish people are very diverse, and I believe this rich tapestry of identities and experiences strengthens our community.

America's a melting pot, all races, cultures, religious choices.

We call each other colored people, black people, but not negro…