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Why aren't there films being made that tell ethnically diverse stories? Or why is it so impossible to allow a person of color to add their texture and their essence to a role that is not ethnically specific? I don't know why it's a novel or risky idea to consider making a film look like how our world actually looks today.

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The person that inspired me throughout most of my childhood was Angela Bassett.

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I went straight from filming the second season of 'Survivor's Remorse,' and the creators over there were so supportive in letting me go early so I could film 'Chi-Raq.' And that was an amazing experience.

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In working with Nick Cannon, he's such a generous guy, a generous actor, and he was very protective.

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I love my 'Survivor's Remorse' cast. They are so funny and crazy, like a big dysfunctional family. It's so much fun, and I love the issues that we talk about on that show. We deal with nuanced and controversial issues, and we do it in a way that's funny. It's comedy.

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I think people need to watch 'Chi-Raq' because you need to know what's happening in your back yard.

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I think social media is a slippery slope because while you're projecting something out to people, they also project back onto you what they want to see.

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My dad, bless his heart, always told me I was beautiful, so I was never self-conscious in that way. But when you look at the images on TV, you think you need to look like that in order to be sexy.

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As a girl, I remember looking up to pop singers, and they all had long, straight weaves and light skin. And I thought, 'That's what I have to look like if I'm going to be fierce and sexy and all those things.'

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It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 22nd, 1987

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