Super Soul Special: Amandla Stenberg: My Authenticity is my Activism
Jul 10, 2024
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Actress and feminist Amandla Stenberg discusses the importance of vulnerability and embracing authenticity. She shares insights on self-love, reclaiming derogatory terms, and diversity in media. Amandla's journey to self-acceptance and activism is inspiring and thought-provoking.
Embracing authenticity and vulnerability as forms of activism and self-love.
Promoting self-expression through art and activism as a way to challenge stereotypes and societal norms.
Deep dives
Amandla Stenberg's Journey to Self-Acceptance
Actress and activist Amandla Stenberg shares her personal journey of embracing her natural hair and identity. She reflects on societal pressures to conform and the importance of self-love and authenticity. Stenberg's experience highlights the empowering impact of embracing one's true self despite external expectations and challenges.
Intersection of Art and Activism
Stenberg discusses her involvement in the Art Hoe Collective, an online platform celebrating the creativity of people of color. By reclaiming the word 'hoe' and promoting self-expression, the collective challenges stereotypes and promotes self-love. Through art and activism, Stenberg emphasizes the power of personal expression as a form of resistance against societal norms.
Authenticity as Activism and Self-Love
Stenberg advocates for authenticity as a form of activism and self-love. She highlights the revolutionary nature of being true to oneself and embracing vulnerability. By dismantling negative beauty standards and promoting self-acceptance, Stenberg emphasizes the transformative impact of loving oneself as a powerful act of resistance and social change.
In a live appearance at UCLA’s Royce Hall, actress, social media disrupter and feminist Amandla Stenberg talks about the importance of vulnerability and finding strength in your identity. She shares her journey of becoming comfortable with her authentic self and loving who she was born to be. Amandla, who portrayed Rue in The Hunger Games, Madeline in Everything, Everything and Starr in The Hate U Give was declared "one of the most incendiary voices of her generation" by Dazed magazine. The Ms. Foundation for Women also named Amandla the Feminist Celebrity of the Year in 2015.
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