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I think that when you rally powerful voices around powerful issues, what you get are positive results.

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I wanted to be a sneaker designer since I was 10; it was my dream to work at Nike and design signature shoes for Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway. When it was time to select high schools, I wanted to go to one that would help me get a jump-start on my dream.

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All clothes are worn on the street, but 'streetwear' had once described T-shirt brands and skate-inspired brands, and now it's just a lazy innuendo used to describe clothing made by designers that the establishment deems 'less than.'

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Systemically, there hasn't been an oppression more overt and long-lasting than economic oppression against black people and minorities in this country.

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Nobody can shut the door in your face if you own the door.

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I've never seen Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens, or Raf Simons described as white designers. They are just designers.

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In my shows, I always try to incorporate music because it's the most natural way to set a tone. So if I want to do a show about depression, I use the opera. If I want to do a show about greed, I use spoken word. If I want to do a show about the injustice that's taking place in the world, I might play Sam Cooke.

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The work of black creatives seems to always get undermined in one way or another, and that's what this new generation is actively changing by speaking up. We aren't accepting group categorization and group classifications to describe our work anymore - it just leads to group dismissal.

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I hope that people who don't believe depression is a real thing will stop calling people crazy, because that's dismissive and not a medical diagnosis.

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You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need?

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Designer

Born: Unknown

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