Dencia

"I am accused of proposing a product that pushes women to conform to white standards of beauty ,"

"Americans feel attacked. Honestly , they are just memories of slavery ."

"I was too creative to live there! In Maryland, honestly, your art will stay on your balcony for the rest of your life, whether you're good at it or not!."

"I think that I always wanted more than I was given...I was the child that had everything and I still just went out there"

"When I got to America, it was not what I expected."

"They would not let me go out to work. I was told, ‘Oh, you're gonna get shot’ and I believed those things because what I saw on TV [about America] in Africa was terribl"

"I was the new girl in town. I was skinny, tall with long legs, big curly hair and my African accent. Everybody was always like ‘Who is she?’ Everybody just wanted to be cool with me."

"It’s because of Addison's that my music career took a back burner. The doctor told me you have to pick between being an artist on the road and your life. You will not be able to do tours all the time because your body is not going to be able to take it."