When people watch ‘Power’ and they find out the showrunner is black, it’s not surprising. What is surprising is that I am a woman and my background is not particularly urban. Courtney A. Kemp Read Quote
I’d say it’s far more challenging to be female and be a showrunner. People are not surprised to see a black person running this show, but the female aspect is the thing that I get asked about. Courtney A. Kemp Read Quote
It was not something that ever occurred to me, to be able to be in TV. I was very lucky. Courtney A. Kemp Read Quote
When human beings say they have power, it always makes me laugh a little bit. Courtney A. Kemp Read Quote
I had very much wanted to be the very first black female editor-in-chief of ‘Vogue.’ Barring that, I wanted to work at ‘Entertainment Weekly.’ Courtney A. Kemp Read Quote
There’s hip-hop music in ‘Power,’ but the show is not about the hip-hop industry. Courtney A. Kemp Read Quote