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" MSNBC got rid of so many black people, I thought Boko Haram was running that network. "

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" I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is. "

" I always compartmentalized so many different things. "

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" I was an athlete, so I hung out with the jocks. I was smart, so I hung out with the nerdy kids. I was also into theater, so I hung out with the misfits... So I was always in different groups, and those groups never quite overlapped. The racial part of it was just another one of those groups, in one sense. "

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" My white counterparts are always pushing the line, and they are fearless, so why can't I do that, too? "

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" I'd love to set up shop somewhere and develop projects - film, TV, digital would be a fun thing to do. "