Amandla Stenberg

Actress

1998-10-23

Amandla Stenberg is an American actress known for roles in The Hunger Games, The Hate U Give, and The Acolyte.

Quotes by Amandla Stenberg

My activism does not need proof to be real. It exists in the work of my bones against weight in the morning.
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My activism does not need proof to be real. It exists in the work of my bones against weight in the morning.
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I know when I used to chemically straighten mine, I did it because I wasn't comfortable with my natural hair. I thought it was too poofy, too kinky. So for me, personally, when I started wearing it natural, it felt like I was blossoming because I was letting go of all the dead hair and all the parts of me that had rejected my natural state.
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I come from a very musical family. My dad taught me to play guitar. I play violin and drums as well. Violin, I started in elementary school. Drums actually came when I was in a program called 'Rock Star,' which was really awesome. We were doing a song by the Ramones, so I thought, 'Why not play the drums?'
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I think 'The Hunger Games' has a really powerful message about survival, and sacrificing for the ones you love. It's almost like a warning for us to not lose touch of our humanity. We live in a world in which we watch other's misfortunes for entertainment.
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