Diversity : (252) " When we’ve had images that perpetuate the negative stereotype of people of color, we’ve always had ‘The Cosby Show’ to hold up against that. And the fact that we no longer have that kinda leaves us not in a great place in terms of having the wide scope of the images of people of color. " - Malcolm-Jamal Warner " We are a diverse people, man. " - Corey Hawkins " I was really lucky to grow up in an extremely diverse neighborhood. " - Mike Posner " The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I’d have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade. " - Ethel Waters " We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them. " - Jared Polis " In India we have hundreds of skin tones and don’t we need to show that? " - Masaba Gupta " Helping to open up the conversation about inclusion and diversity in casting has been a dream come true. " - Michael Arden " The more diverse a research group or a business, the more robust it is, the more flexible it is, and the better it succeeds. " - Jocelyn Bell Burnell " When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it’s hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That’s what the French Quarter is: it’s a Creole community. " - Nicole Ari Parker " I don’t think people realize what it’s like for people of color to audition for film and TV. " - Phoebe Robinson