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I consider myself an athlete. I train like an athlete, I eat like an athlete, I recover and get sore just like any other athlete.
The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future.
I consider myself first of all an artist. My work is about my creativity - why I create and not for whom.
In 'Bayou Magic,' I bring in the cultural tradition of African mermaids - Mami Wata, the mother goddesses.
Be intentional about the spaces you create but not at the cost of compromising other elements.
I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.
I'm very empathic to the construction of masculinity within our culture and how we build these identities up.
It's complicated coming from a culture where to be a mother is more important than to have a career.
Africa has more dictators per capita than any other continent.
