I like a walking culture; I need to be in a city where you can walk everywhere.

I don't like labels. I don't understand the need for them. When you define yourself a certain way, people have expectations.

I want to prove you don't need to have academic syntax to be intelligent.

Black culture has been a huge influence in my life.

There is a lot of food culture that goes on in the home and in the community in non-traditional ways. Food is a lot more than restaurants.

But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.