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• ‟ Most superheroes are young or in their 20s, and as you can see with Black Lightning, he's in his mid-40s and he has a family, so that affects you a bit differently as opposed to being a young, single superhero.

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• ‟ I believe that young lesbian women need to see themselves on TV. They need to see the representation, especially young black lesbians.

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• ‟ It's nice to be a part of a show I was passionate about and that's pushing the culture forward. I feel 'Black Lightning' is doing that for sure.

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• ‟ Who would've thought that this little girl in the ghetto in Philly would be playing the first black lesbian superhero on network TV?

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• ‟ I did not know much about 'Black Lightning' beforehand, but I always wanted to play a superhero. After getting the part, I went back and read the comic books.

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• ‟ In most superhero shows, the superhero is pretty young. He's in his 20s; he's single. 'Black Lightning' is a man who's middle-aged, going through a divorce, and has two daughters.

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