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Amandla Stenberg Covers Teen Vogue’s February 2016 Issue. Is Interviewed by Solange.

Amandla Stenberg Teen Vogue

Amandla Stenberg is Teen Vogue February 2016 issue. Shot by Ben Toms, and interviewed by Solange Knowles, Amandla talks hair, activism, and being a black actress.

SOLANGE: Absolutely. I want to have the freedom to wear a long weave down to my ass tomorrow if I want to, and then wear it in crocheted braids, and then have it so straight that my edges are laid. [Laughs] So when was the moment that you realized exactly what you were taking on just by existing in this space?


AMANDLA:
It was when I was 12 and I got cast in The Hunger Games, and people called me the N-word and said that the death of my character, Rue, would be less sad because I was black. That was the first moment I realized being black was such a crucial part of my identity in terms of the way that I was perceived and how it would affect any line of work that I wanted to pursue. I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight. I have definitely had moments when my hair felt too big or like I needed to make myself…


Amandla Stenberg Teen Vogue

Amandla Stenberg Teen Vogue

Amandla Stenberg Teen Vogue

Amandla Stenberg Teen Vogue


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