I think when a society has such a profoundly dark and awful evil such as slavery in its history, then it leaves scars that are very, very deep. And unless we collectively address them and really put our effort to healing them, they'll perpetuate. The United States of America are still suffering from the echoes of slavery. I think we're still reeling from all the pain that is a result of it, and that's a reality.

I'm pretty much a workaholic, but when you're doing what you love it's hard to think of a reason to stop.

Life is a B Movie: it's stupid and it's strange, it's a directionless story, the dialogue is lame, but in the 'he said she said' sometimes there's some poetry, if you turn your back long enough and let it happen naturally.

There are so many things that we have to be very concerned about. But I always come back to feminism.

I would like to perfect the art of being studiously aloof

Birth is the epicenter of women's power

I sing sometimes for the war that I fight, 'Cause every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.