As slavery died for the greater good of America, and the movement for equality sputtered to life, the white woman was on the cover of every American magazine. She was the dazzling jewel on every movie screen, the glory of every commercial and television show.

One of the reasons my ex-husband and I broke up is that he stopped eating my food.

Seriously, in America there are more big, curvy girls than there are little girls, and men love us, too.

Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my first record and you had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell and Diana Ross on it. I even took it to show and tell in third grade!

The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There are a lot of people who can sing. It's just like when you go to church and people are singing because it sounds good, not because it feels good. There's a difference.

Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options.