“The act of me just being robust in the world is so radical - it's so r...” — Kelela Quote

“The act of me just being robust in the world is so radical - it's so radical for a black woman to think she's going to be a star, because it takes so much to get there. It's still a battle every day, but I feel happy because I feel like I cracked the code and figured out how to work through it. Now I want to give the map to other women.”

“Self-care is a requirement.”

“My queer black women peers are the ones who make me not feel crazy. The way we act is so instinctive.”

“We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can't be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don't have the facts.”

“One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.”

“We may like to think politics is a battle of ideas and that the best idea wins out. But that's not true in most elections. Most elections are about the worst ideas losing, not the best ideas winning.”