Quotes About Inclusion

Theater should address the stories of its communities, or I don't know why it's here.

I kind of adopt family friends and take people in.

D.C. basketball has adopted me, and I consider D.C. home.

As long as you adore my sister, then you're O.K. by me.

I'm a huge advocate for individuals with disabilities.

I'm not going to be one of those people who says, 'I'm a showrunner; I'm not a black showrunner.' I'm black when I go to sleep. I'm black when I wake up, period. It doesn't affect my perspective on everything, but at the same time, it's who I am, and I'm proud of it.

Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?

A lot of us just want to lead normal, regular lives. I want to go in for a role and if I can play that part, my trans identity shouldn't affect me.

I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

I'm an African American.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle.

I am African-American, and I am a proud African-American. I just don't like to put myself in a box and say, 'I'm an African-American actress.' I am an American actress, and I can do any kind of role.

Even though I'm an African-American woman, it's not different from any other Bachelorette.

I always say it's hard to cast an African-American film sometimes because those kinds of actors just aren't out there.

That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.

I want people to hear the name Mustafa Ali and want them to know that I'm a proud American. I'm from here, I'm from Chicago; I'm just like one of you.

I think that is important, to not make people feel alien.

All Americans are taught, and hopefully believe, in the idea that we are all created equal and should be treated that way.

I love all people, and that's what I focus on.

I'll never say a player doesn't deserve to be on the all-star team.

No one wants to be the kid who allies with the weird kid.

I'm not a homosexual, but if I can be an ally for that issue, I think it's fantastic.

I am Indian-American, but I often play ethnically ambiguous roles.