“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.”

American writer and producer, former music journalist

Cheo Hodari Coker is an American writer and producer, known for his work in music journalism and television. He is associated with series including Luke Cage, NCIS: Los Angeles, Southland and Ray Donovan. Coker began his career as a music journalist before moving into television writing and producing. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2009 biographical film Notorious, which focuses on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G.