THE STRUGGLE BUILT ME

People say, oh, you just see everybody out here popping, but you don't see the struggle. Representation is like everything. Representation definitely matters. And for me, coming on to showcase Women Branch Mississippi and really just showing that women can collaborate, you know, you can be from a small town, you can be, you know, a no-name, nobody, some may want to say, you know, and to really come out and showcase your talents, to really come out and see women on a national platform on the Oprah Winfrey Network, who Oprah was born, you know, from Mississippi, so that's an inspiration in itself. And I also feel like representation is being your authentic self. So if you show up as you every single day and you don't inspire, that's okay. That's not— but just to be mindful and just being a good person, because if you are a good person and you have good intentions, representation gonna speak for yourself. Not being perfect, not, not showing that, you know, because a lot of people can get discouraged like we talked about earlier. So representation is a big thing, not to be fake, but to be your authentic self. When we talk about representation, We're talking about authenticity. I just think that, yeah, representation definitely matters, but also authenticity. And I think that if you just be your authentic self, that is your representation.