“In this post-post-racial, post-Obama era of resurgent populism and Bal...” — Thomas Chatterton Williams Quote

“In this post-post-racial, post-Obama era of resurgent populism and Balkanized identity politics, it really does feel as though it matters - and matters more than anything else - whether you're black or white.”

“I think that unlearning race for black people is more along the lines of seriously saying blackness isn't real, race isn't real.”

“Our identities really are a constant negotiation between the story we tell about ourselves and the narrative our societies like to recite.”

“Life isn't black or white, it's all sorts of shades of grey.”

“My mum is black, my dad is white, and when I was a teenager, people would say, 'So what are you? Are you black? Or white? What are you more of?'”

“I like characters that are complex. I don't like people who are simple to play and are either black or white.”