In Some Of The Darkest And Hardest

My Mom Didn't Adhere To Any Of Those Typical Rules. She Woke Us Up For School Every Morning, And Was There At Dinner Or Would Call At Bedtime. She Never Left For Longer Than A Week. She Recorded While We Were Sleeping.

Someone Asked Me Recently, "do You Get Sick Of People Asking You About Your Hair?" And The Reason I Don't Is Because I Actually Feel Like You Could Chronicle My Journey Of Self-acceptance Through My Journey With My Hair. It's A Badge Of Something Bigger.

You Might Be Someone's Favorite, But You Might Not Be Someone Else's Favorite. I Will Tell You That There Was A [casting Notice] That Said "tracee Ellis Ross Type," But [the Producers] Didn't Want To See Me. I've Been In This Industry Long Enough To Know That Even If Someone Wants To Promise Me Something, It Doesn't Mean That It's Going To Happen. There Are So Many Things At Play. But It Was Flattering And Exciting.

I've Always Been A Curious Thinker. And Now, As An Adult, I Can Articulate It.

I Sometimes Think To Myself, You're Not Going To Meet A New Friend Of Any Kind At Home In Front Of The Tv With Your Dvr. As Much As It's Great, And There Are So Many Good Shows On Tv, And I Have Great Books That I'm Reading, Get Out And Interact With People.