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As strong as we are, we have our moments. My mama is an African woman who had four kids and was a nurse for 25 years, and she had her moments. I've seen her cry.

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I came to America when I was six. In true African form, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer.

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I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names.

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I don't look at God as some boring dude in the sky that tells me what to do all day. I legitimately be like, 'Yo, you know what, G, that's crazy how that happened. That's dope. You know, you the real MVP.'

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'First Gen' is kind of the ode to my parents and to really all immigrant children who come here with kind of a preemptive expectation placed on them, and then they get there, and they realize the American dream is bigger than, sometimes, what our parents dreamt.

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Don't take it personally if you're met with opposition. Work hard anyway.

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My faith has really been the biggest asset of my career. It has grounded me and let me focus on what's important.

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It's only in acting where I've heard in auditions, 'Can you black it up a little bit? Can you make her a little bit more urban?' And it's just like, 'What?' I don't even know the word for that.

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As a performer, the thing you want the most is to be your authentic self.

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Sometimes you are the only living, walking, breathing version of the Bible that people will ever see. What long-lasting taste are you going to leave in their mouths? A lot of people have left a bad taste. And it's so unfortunate, because God is the best!

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Actress

Born: Unknown

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