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I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy. ”

It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important. ”

Janelle Monae, she has her own style, and it's specifically hers. ”

There's no such thing as trends. There's no such thing as style, even. It's just whatever you feel. ”

My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it. ”

You'd be surprised how self-conscious a lot of women are. That's something I've witnessed firsthand. ”

My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty. ”

I think when you're young, you're a lot more open-minded, and sometimes you're a lot more perceptive about what's going on in the world. ”

A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of. ”

I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else. ”