Just when you look around and you see people with straight hair in media, you kind of feel the need to fit in, so it's kind of a constant battle lovi….

Whenever black women have a point, they're characterized as angry black women, and therefore the thing they're talking about is no longer of importan….

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

People assume that because I'm a celebrity and have this platform that I always know what I'm talking about. I guess I don't always know what I'm tal….

I think there are two sides of the coin. On one hand, it can be challenging to access different parts of yourself, and you kind of have to put yourse….

I think there's this great disconnect between youth culture and politics, which is a product of how our capitalist system works..

People experience all kinds of prejudice because of all different parts of themselves. And that doesn't make one part more important than the other. ….

But here’s the thing: Appropriation occurs when a style leads to racist generalizations or stereotypes where it originated, but is deemed as high fas….

Growing up, I didn't receive the representation that I wanted so badly. I was always looking out for black characters - black women - that were speci….

I've pretty much grown up on set, and my favorite part about it is being able to actually see how movies are made. I knew when I was about 14 that I ….

The state of the world terrifies me. It feels more powerful personally to fight it through larger actions as opposed to trying to fight the Trump adm….

I actually try not to go on my phone too much. That's something that's been a huge self-care move for me. I got rid of my iPhone, and so I'm actively….

It's a tiny revolution to express yourself fully and be who you want to be, especially when systems tell you that you can't. I've realized how powerf….

I do definitely get boxed into this #BlackGirlMagic social activist category. But it makes me think, "Well, maybe people are able to start thinking a….

I love all kinds of art. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music..

I wonder how many college tuitions could be paid off with the amount of money spent by Minions on advertisement..

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….

I think people discredit teenagers and how wise they can be. Sometimes I meet teenagers who are much wiser than many adults I've met, because they ha….

I'm realizing that the people who criticize what I'm doing, their intentions and comments are not actually real.There's nothing happening in the real….

The thing that makes makeup or clothing or fashion beautiful is the fact that the person wearing them loves themselves and loves being able to kind o….

I think there's this great disconnect between youth culture and politics, which is a product of how our capitalist system works. I mean, a lot of the….