We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.

I've been thinking a lot about folks denying what has happened in history, or just not acknowledging it.

It's always hard for me to find a therapist who is a black woman or even a woman of color. It's something that we've always been told is not for us. It's top down.

Sometimes I feel as though I'm trying to take a hit for the team so that other people then can move forward. I'm like, "Look, I just laid out all of my stuff, so what's the worst that can happen?".

Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.

I liked the idea of using this mega-star [Beyoncé ] to talk about all those things on the tiny scale of my life.

I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted a figure of a black woman that the reader has to confront.