Jamila Woods Quotes
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The lake was always my orienting point when my dad was teaching me how to not get lost. The lake is east, so you'll always know that. It's a weird thing where you can kind of feel where you're at in Chicago, and when I was downtown, I was like, 'Oh, it feels more open over here. That must be east.' It felt like a little secret thing.
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There is so much talent in Milwaukee, and such diversity.
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I'm interested in figuring out what freedom songs would sound like in 2016.
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I hold strongly to my identity as a Chicago artist and want to do whatever I can to participate in creating a strong community here so that artists don't feel pressure to move somewhere else to succeed.
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I'm creating art that can be healing. Art that can make you feel like you're not alone, like you're not an outsider. Art that is useful.
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There is a lot of history buried in Chicago that I still have yet to discover.
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I think it's just my nature to stay on the outside so that I can understand and observe.
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Hairdressers are all-knowing. They're so wise.