I will be feeling morbid and joyful at the same time.
SZAThere’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.
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How many thick black women are there singing whatever I’m singing, surrounded by rappers, but also from the suburbs? I can’t really judge someone else for judging me!
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I made this and have too much to say about it.
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Every day I grapple between ‘I’m going to get married’ and ‘I’m going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle.’
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Mental health and family above all things. Period.
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I don’t listen to my own music, so to me, it’s awesome that people really like it. I was afraid that it wouldn’t connect with everyone. I’m more appreciative than anything. SZA
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I don’t want to speak negativity into existence.
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I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports.
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I worry so much. Like, ‘Damn, how can I be excellent?’ But it’s a journey.
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On Halloween, because we don’t celebrate it, my dad would drive me somewhere, anywhere different. Like Little Italy in New York to walk around and teach me all about the food and culture.
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My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages.
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Pain plus love and time = power.
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I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
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We’re changing little girls’ lives across the world, and we didn’t even know what we were doing when we started.
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I feel like when you say ‘activist,’ you have to have so much clarity, and I don’t always necessarily have so much clarity on how I want to help others, I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I’m trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be.
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It’s so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I’m not incredibly passionate about.
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