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Actor Quote by KiKi Layne

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“As an actor, my commitment is to be really mindful of how I'm representing Black women. It's the heart of my drive, and my career is to expand how Black women have been represented.”

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To see a young black woman being loved for just who she is - her hair, her skin, her clothes - is powerful.

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The only thing I'm sure of is that I want to keep doing work that speaks to me.

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I'm not going to sit around and wait for some old studio executive to decide my career path.

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Making films is such a large, collaborative effort and there's so many people who are a part of it.

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I remember growing up and feeling like I didn't really see much of myself represented. Or if I did, there were only a few…

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