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I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn't like we all had the same agenda.

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their opportunities.

I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people about that ethnic mix. I would like to see more black models and women from different ethnic backgrounds, but I also think that when you are casting, you just choose the most beautiful girl you can find.

There's so much material out there that's unnecessarily racist. It takes a shot at what is 'urban' or demonstrates blackness with some sassy, neck-jiving character that's not even relevant to the plot. I see it time and time again, and it doesn't move the story forward. It just kind of cryogenically freezes us in this old racial paradigm.

It's hard to say what role race really played in my case.

I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.

The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and it would be the most boring, one-dimensional show ever. Even look at the black women on 'Community' and 'Parks and Recreation' - they are the archetype of the large black women on television. Snide and sassy.