A Quote by Danai Gurira

I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented.

Danai Gurira

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Actors African Descent Generally Love Other People Women Writing

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Danai Gurira
American - Actress
Born: February 14, 1978

When we say Afro American, we include everyone in the Western Hemisphere of African descent. South America is America. Central America is America. South America has many people in it of African descent.

Malcolm X

The United Nations and the Organization of American States have named 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. This is an opportunity for all of us around the globe to celebrate the diversity of our societies and to honor the contributions that our fellow citizens of African descent make every day to the economic, social and political fabrics of our communities.

Hillary Clinton

I love stories about women, and I think stories about women are generally pretty underrepresented.

Scott Rudin

The Dr. King holiday is not just for black people, African-Americans or people of African descent.

LZ Granderson

I want to see women of African descent shine.

Danai Gurira

All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.

Kwame Nkrumah

When it comes to diversity, women are still underrepresented in so many different places, but one place we're not underrepresented is we hold a majority of the household income, and we control that.

Jessica Alba

One of the reasons that the African American actors wanted to be a part of the show was because these people are talking to each other the way that African American people talk to each other, and they said that they didn't see that on TV.

Tony Goldwyn

Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.

Susannah York

I want women and girls of African descent and of color to be able to not have to keep searching for stories about themselves.

Danai Gurira

Women of African descent, since the beginning of time, have altered their hair, decorated it and used it to designate status.

A'Lelia Bundles

I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.

Danai Gurira

African-Americans are underrepresented.

Arlen Specter

I love working with other actors and other people - you know, stand-up - it's lonely; it's just you out there and the audience. But it's fun working with other actors. I love doing that, too.

Wanda Sykes

The diversity lottery program is a proven method of offering a path to legal permanent status for residents of African nations and other underrepresented regions seeking a better life here in the United States.