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“I have a Pinterest, and if you look there you'll see the things I really like and adore, have crushes on, and there's a lot of stuff from Riccardo's [Tisci] line on there.”

Quote by Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu, born on February 26, 1971, is an American singer-songwriter known for her unique musical style and emotive voice. She is regarded as one of the key figures in R&B music of the 1990s. more

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“I think that when Riccardo Tisci wanted to bring more attention to the lack of African American presence on the runway, he also wanted to bring attention to the lack of a sensibility of African and Asian art.”

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“I bring the staple of my culture.”

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“I solidify his [ Riccardo Tisci] vision and what he is trying to manifest, make it a crystal or solid thing because of the relationship I have with my culture and what my music means to him.”

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“I think the job of an artist is to be honest and fearless.”

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“I have an organization called BLIND [Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development], so named because even though my interest is in the black community, because that's where I grew up and that's where I'm most skilled in fixing things, it doesn't end there.”

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“I think giving is a blind act that should come from a part of me that sees no discrimination (that's why I called it "blind").”

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“We mainly focus on putting music, art, dance, theater, all forms of art, back into the community, so the community can put it into the world.”

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