You're just like dad!

Anissa

There are some things you can't make right.

Jefferson

Being a parent, we sometimes have to make decisions, and hope and pray that they are the right ones.

Jefferson

She just lifted up my bed and said that you're Black Lightning.

Jennifer

I voted for you two times!

Security Guard

Goon: They told you wasn't coming back. That you were dead.
Lala: Dead? I like it.

I've kept secrets from you.

Gambi

He will find you and he will kill you. Even Anissa.

Gambi

This attempt at framing me. You know what it proves? I'm getting under someone's skin.

Jefferson

Jefferson: Just because you have abilities, doesn't mean you have to use them.
Anissa: I've already used them.
Jefferson: To destroy a confederate statue.
Anissa: Oh, I know. It was a mistake. I lost my head.
Jefferson: That's just it, Anissa. You can't afford to lose your head. That's when people get hurt - or worse.
Anissa: Okay, then train me. Show me how to do this.
Jefferson: No, you're clearly not ready.

Anissa: Dad, I'm ready to go out on the streets. I was thinking we could hit the community center and then maybe take down some Green Lighthouses and then -
Jefferson: Whoa, Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You are a teacher and a med student, and that's all you need to be.

This suit is going to be the start of the art, Lynn. It'll keep Anissa safe.
I just hope you're not making my baby a casket.

Black Lightning Season 1 Quotes

Lynn: You've been on the streets fighting The 100 for years. Let someone else do it. The girls need a father.
Jefferson: Baby, I promise. No more.

Black Lightning was the savior who kept our streets and our schools safe. He was hope personified. But he was also Jefferson Pierce, my father.

Anissa