Aïssa Maïga

"We survived whitewashing, blackface, tons of dealer roles, housekeepers with a Bwana accent, we survived the roles of terrorists, all the roles of hypersexualized girls"

"The best thing would be for all talents, regardless of skin color, to have access to the same opportunities"

"I always knew it would be a collective effort where my actress friends would share their experiences"

"My name would come up from time to time, but with few alternatives in the middle of an empty space"

"It was time to represent blacks in French film—in under a month, we went from coauthors to a true collective"

"We are a family. We say everything, right? All of you who are not impacted by issues related to invisibility, stereotypes or the issue of skin color…the good news is that it will not happen without yo…"

"What is played in French cinema does not only concern our very privileged environment, it concerns all of society"

"The book is a commercial hit in French bookstores, proving that, contrary to what some believe, the public not only wants to read what we have to say, but they share our values of inclusion and divers…"