If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.

Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But it was this heartache that pushed me to explore other artistic avenues, like writing and filmmaking, and I ultimately feel most at home in a multidisciplinary environment.

Children are receptive to talking about gender creativity, confirming the importance of the book as a means to instigate this dialogue at an early age.

When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.

I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.

My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.

As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.