“But at that time period, Black people were prohibited from being able to tell their stories fully and complexly.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/02/18/a-house-divided-uncovering-the-ties-between-slave-economy-portland-mansions-history/

But the songs have been written, and I’ve been performing some of them, and I think they’re just phenomenally, complexly layered, but also fun.

Source: https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/03/editors-pick-sophie-b-hawkins-at-the-hamilton-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=editors-pick-sophie-b-hawkins-at-the-hamilton-live

I think the American government and the white American majority views Black people more complexly than they did 30 or 50 or 100 years ago.

Source: https://eastbayexpress.com/native-son/