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My mom and dad met at U. Conn., and their lives couldn't have been more different in terms of their upbringing. Cheo Hodari Coker

Mom Met More Terms Been Upbringing Different Mom And Dad Dad Lives

I just always feel that any black art should address our perpetual struggle for progress and freedom, period. There's no way around it. The thing is you can never predict what the next injustice is going to be. Unfortunately, it's part of being black and conscious in America. Cheo Hodari Coker

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The reason I keep making so many musical metaphors with 'Luke Cage' is that I don't view it as much a television show as I do a concept album with dialogue. Cheo Hodari Coker

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The thing about being black in a mostly white industry, particularly as a black male, is you can't lose your temper in the same way. Essentially, you are an angry black man losing his temper in a way that's unprofessional, as opposed to an industry that has protected unprofessional white males in perpetua. Cheo Hodari Coker

I finally achieved my dream by being a TV showrunner. Cheo Hodari Coker

Finally TV Dream Achieved Being

The thing that was fascinating and frustrating about Pac was that he clearly knew better than to go down the gangster road that he went down. Pac knew - and he was right - that thug energy could be redirected into fearless positivity. Cheo Hodari Coker

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My era was '90s Carhartt-and-Timberlands hip-hop. That's my rock n' roll. Cheo Hodari Coker

Rock Hip-Hop Era Rock-N-Roll Roll

When you scratch the soul of hip-hop, you find R&B and funk but also reggae. Cheo Hodari Coker

You Soul Find Also Hip-Hop Scratch Reggae Funk

The first 'Creed' is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Cheo Hodari Coker

Best Seen First Movies Ever Creed

Even though my approach is slightly different, the Luke Cage of 'Jessica Jones' is no stranger to the Luke Cage of Marvel's 'Luke Cage.' It's really a continuation to a certain extent. It's just got a little different flavor, but it's still the same suit. Cheo Hodari Coker

'Daredevil' is haunted by Frank Miller, from the standpoint of the Frank Miller run on 'Daredevil' is so insurmountable. Cheo Hodari Coker

Frank Daredevil Run Haunted Insurmountable Standpoint Miller

It's much easier to talk about racism when you're able to use mutants as a metaphor. People would much rather talk about Charles Xavier and Magneto than they would about Martin Luther King or Malcolm X. Cheo Hodari Coker

As long as black people preserve their culture in Harlem, Harlem will always be alive. Cheo Hodari Coker

Culture People Will Black Long Alive Always Harlem Preserve

One of my biggest influences, of course, is David Simon and his work on 'The Wire.' Cheo Hodari Coker

Work Simon David Wire Course His Influences Biggest

Alfre Woodard is a powerhouse, master actor, but she's also someone that you want to interact with, someone that you want to talk to. Cheo Hodari Coker

You Master Someone Powerhouse Talk Also She Interact Want Actor

If you're a black person in America, it's really hard to avoid being black. And what I mean is that the reality of your cultural history, regardless of whether or not you talk about it, it's there. Cheo Hodari Coker

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Black writers seldom get the opportunity to write superhero stories. Cheo Hodari Coker

Opportunity Black Superhero Seldom Write Writers Get Stories

Television has power. Cheo Hodari Coker

Power Television

I'm a hip-hop showrunner. Cheo Hodari Coker

Hip-Hop

For me, hip-hop has always been black superhero music. Cheo Hodari Coker

Music Me Black Superhero Always Hip-Hop Been

One of my favorite memories as a kid was when the original 'Secret Wars' came out with the debut of the black costume for Spider-Man. I remember I couldn't wait to get home to read it, and I was like, 'Oh, my God, I've been waiting for this comic to come out. I hope, God forbid, nothing happens to me before I get home to read it.' Cheo Hodari Coker

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Netflix likes critical attention, and they like their analytics. Cheo Hodari Coker

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