Amandla Stenberg Quotes
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My mom reminds me that all things are possible.
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I'm a huge fan of Toni Morrison. I just think she's so incredible. And also Nayyirah Waheed, who's a poet.
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I know when I used to chemically straighten mine, I did it because I wasn't comfortable with my natural hair. I thought it was too poofy, too kinky. So for me, personally, when I started wearing it natural, it felt like I was blossoming because I was letting go of all the dead hair and all the parts of me that had rejected my natural state.
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I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU for film school.
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I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.
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People are getting tired of the same material; they want to see black girls as leads in movies. And I happen to be lucky enough to understand that - and be able to grab that opportunity and run with it.
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One of the most challenging things for me to do was to walk away from 'Black Panther.'
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I don't think gender even exists.