“Our stories are not trends. They are truths.”
The legendary Angela Bassett, after receiving the Excellence in the Arts Award from the American Black Film Festival, had some powerful and inspiring words to share. Message received.
“Where do Black creatives - we - fit into this future? Who gets to imagine it? Who gets to participate? Who gets to decide?”
“The only way to combat such vitriol and racism and misinformation about who we are is to keep telling our own stories.”
“We’re not going anywhere because we…are…home.”
