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Apparently Gaiman refused to the sell the rights to "Anansi Boys" when a producer told him he would have to change the race of the two main characters because "Black people don't like fantasy." Considering the entire book is about two brothers whose father was an African god, their race is vital the story...
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No shit. I hope this is an anecdote from like 20 years ago. It's not just about non-black people being perfectly willing to watch a black person in the lead (which, Jesus Christ, how many successful shows have proven that already?) it's about non-famous, non-classically-handsome-leading-man actors being cast in general. I get so angry at the number of shows that put some hunk who is a terrible actor in the main role, when I know for a fact there are so many genuinely good actors struggling in LA. They're not hard to find out there.