I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue. Katori Hall blackdialogueexclude Change image and share on social
Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The Nutcracker,' and that's fine. I enjoy both. Katori Hall enjoyfinefootball Change image and share on social
We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm of regular people. And that's where the greatest leaders come from - from the people. Katori Hall expectfeelgodlike share on social
I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them. Katori Hall blackfrustrateplay Change image and share on social
Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress. Katori Hall hatredpowerfulprogress Change image and share on social
I'll never be August Wilson - but what I can be is more of myself. Katori Hall augustwillwilson Change image and share on social
Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience. Katori Hall audiencedisseminatedvd Change image and share on social
I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular area. So, I always wondered how I would have turned out if I would have lived in that particular given circumstance. Katori Hall areacircumstancegrandmother share on social
I have so many different voices and stories to tell. Katori Hall storyvoice Change image and share on social
I never, ever read the comments below an article on the Web. People are mean. I'm a human being. Katori Hall articlecommenthuman Change image and share on social
