When you are a marginalized person or a woman of color and/or someone who's a part of the LGBTQ community, your acts become politicized, just by bein….

If you work hard, it will pay off..

I think part of growing up is not actually finding a fixed idea of who you are, but rather being like, "Oh, wait. I'm different all the time. I'm goi….

Don't denounce our pain as savage. What's savage is the cruel inhumanity and brutality of the police. Condemn that..

It's easier to say, 'Don't care about what anyone thinks,' than it is to actually not care about what anyone thinks. But, honestly, anything you're p….

What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we loved black culture?.

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted toward the niche ma….

I think the best piece of advice that I would give is beauty is really just - I know it sounds cheesy - being true to who you are. Beauty is not some….

Black Girl Magic is a radiant revolution against misogynoir - misogyny directed towards Black women and internalized hatred. Black women are subject ….

It's really cool to have the ability to try on being different people and to explore some parts of yourself because you get to know yourself better. ….

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just as powerful in making comment….

I'm continuously playing this game of what's real and what's not real, and having to balance and judge and realize that there are things that carry r….

If I didn't end up talking about the things that I care about, I wouldn't be myself. I didn't like the idea that I would be a different person on the….

My hope is to see people of color in roles that do not emphasize race. Often times when movies are centered around people of color, they are movies w….

The internet has allowed me to just be authentically myself, as opposed to having to perpetuate a certain image, and so I'm lucky that I don't have t….

I have so many mentors. I'm really lucky to be surrounded by incredible mentors, whether it be Solange Knowles or Gloria Steinem or Ava DuVernay, the….

When we're growing up and being teenagers, oftentimes you try so hard to define yourself. You try to create an image of yourself because you don't re….

My mom reminds me that all things are possible..

I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope the same thing for myself as a direc….

I do think that my generation is really smart and wants to have political conversations, and so I hope that we can continue spreading our ideas and b….

My hope as an actress is knowing that I'm someone who is more privileged - I'm biracial and lighter-skinned - and I hope it can open up the door for ….