I don't really see myself that way, as some typical sexy young ingénue. I've never been that way. And, for a while, there was a disconnect between wh….

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. ….

I think 'The Hunger Games' has a really powerful message about survival, and sacrificing for the ones you love. It's almost like a warning for us to ….

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

My conception around being a woman in 2016 has definitely been shifting over the past year, because I feel like I'm proud of womanhood, and I feel at….

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….

There's so much power in allegory, to form ideas and learn lessons that you can actually take and apply to real life. I think that's why I originally….

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….

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….

There are so many different ways to make art. And so many good stories. You don't have to have a budget. I feel like it's super possible these days f….

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

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

Yes, there's something dangerous about turning people into token social activists. I was thinking about this recently with our pop-culture feminism, ….

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….

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….

I oftentimes receive the question, "What do you think is the most important social issue to focus on?" Or, "What's the most important component of id….

I think one of the core ideas in America has always been conversation and being able to question our systems of government, and being able to dictate….

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….