I also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing.

Аrt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil.

So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.

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

Sometimes it's just rejecting stereotypes, sometimes it's creating work. Sometimes it's just blocking out the noise.

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?".

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.