Cheo Hodari Coker

Journalist

United States

1972 - Present

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I don't see female characters as different or inferior to male characters.
Cheo Hodari Coker
Black women are the most passionate commentators, and even as black female geeks and nerds, they are rarely acknowledged.
Cheo Hodari Coker
Netflix likes critical attention, and they like their analytics.
Cheo Hodari Coker
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.'
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For 'Luke Cage,' of course, I was familiar with Power Man and Iron Fist. I read the comics. That was really more stuff that you read for fun. It wasn't that you read either of those comics for profound moments, although they have profound moments.
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When you're writing about cops from the perspective of cops, that level of sarcasm about their job and how they treat people will color the writing to a certain extent.
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The Caribbean is such a rich place, and Jamaica, personally, is one of my favorite places in the world. I've been lucky to, on various projects, to have spent a lot of time down there.
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The only thing police patrol cops - in certain situations - are expert at is spotting anomalies. When you are a black person that is driving in a place that you stick out, that's all they're going to see.
Cheo Hodari Coker
The difference between a Marvel superhero and a DC superhero is that we place Marvel superheroes in the real world that we recognize and that we know.
Cheo Hodari Coker
To me, Harlem is one of the most important places on the earth, particularly when it comes to talking about African Americans.
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