"We were some of the experimental kids of the new rainbow nation and we battled a lot"

"I think it gave me my voice because I learned very quickly there isn’t a lot of help. We learned how to speak up for …"

"That’s what I try to do with Kelz – expose the racism that doesn’t sound like racism."

"I was like, if we are your friends and went to the same schools, why are these issues not important to you?"

"Because you will speak up about rhinos or puppies – of course you should – but why can’t you speak up about black peo…"

"When you go to certain schools and live a certain life, you’re going to have blind spots. Kelz helps me identify my o…"

"I understand being the first generation of black people who kind of made it out, my parents were very nervous about a…"

"The thing that helped most of their peers get out was business, medicine and law. And there weren’t a lot of artists …"

"When I lived in South Africa, I was very nervous if people would laugh at me instead of with me."

"I’m not thin. Being in this industry and being told ‘it’s difficult to imagine you in any role because you’re not thi…"