She shared that youth of color shouldn’t try to actively seek out who they are or what they’re supposed to be, but rather “allow yourself the freedom to settle into who you are. On finding life’s purpose, Stenberg isn’t sure she’s found hers yet, but is open to “purpose” being fluid and changing over time. “There’s a beauty in realizing you might not be like the people around you, but there are people like you.” India.Arie’s eighth studio album, Worthy, is a signature collection of music from the feisty soulbird.She may have kept us waiting five years for a new full-length project, but it was well worth it.
That’s why when you’re experiencing these struggles and you choose to do your thing and love yourself regardless, it’s like a revolution.”
“Any struggle, any difficulty you’re facing is giving you a tool that you can utilize in the future. “That’s what Black Girl Magic is,” Stenberg told NBCBLK. Stenberg echoed those sentiments, saying, “You can’t deny that there is a struggle and you also have to find positivity at the same time.” The better you feel when you walk out of the house that day, the better able you will be to. “I don’t think you should feel guilty about having both. “You need to be able to look in the mirror and be like, ‘I look good today!’ And then go out into the world and help the girls who have been victimized by sex trafficking,” she said. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Noam Galai / Getty Images India Arie performs at the 2016 MLK Now at Riverside Church on Januin New York City. But it wouldn’t be an India.
From breakdown to breakthrough, Arie shared how she learned her worth using songs from her chart-topping 2013 album Songversation.īackstage at a media round-table for the Super Soul Sessions part 2 taping, NBCBLK caught up with Stenberg and Arie to discuss how to find your purpose and how to maintain joy in the midst of oppression. Steady Love praises a warrior in the streets and a king in the sheets, while In Good Trouble wonders how your hands would fit on my thighs. India Arie’s session “Songversation: Worthy” expressed Arie’s 20-year journey as an artist/activist in an industry that sought to limit who and how she could be. Stenberg shared why living authentically as a bisexual young black non-binary person is activism. ".When you’re experiencing these struggles and you choose to do your thing and love yourself regardless, it’s like a revolution.” In their sessions, which air in May on OWN and SuperSoul.TV, both artists/activists Stenberg and Arie expressed the pain and frustration that comes from being boxed into identities and ideas of being, due to systemic oppression and how they each got free. I like who I am, even in the hard times, and it’s coming across in my music.RELATED: 'Hunger Games' Star Amandla Stenberg: 'Don't Cash Crop My Cornrows' The India of today has achieved freedom and empowerment maybe earned is the right word. "She knew she had it inside of her but a lot of things were blocking it. "The India of 'I Am Not My Hair' was searching for how to be empowered and free," she said.
Earlier this year she caught up with Billboard to talk about the differences between the singer she was years ago versus the artist she is now. Worthy is considered a work of overlapping purpose, soaring as the iconic star’s most textured and lively offering to date an intuitive, multi-layered effort from a mature artist at the top of her creative powers.
This is her first full-length in five years. The artists play the parts of two people in love as India.Arie sings about all the reasons why she adores her man. Four-time GRAMMY winning artist/songwriter India.Arie releases her eighth studio album WORTHY. Playing the romantic role of India.Arie's leading man is none other "Get Like Me" rapper and producer David Banner. She released the record earlier this year, the day after Valentine's Day, and now she's delivering a visual to her single "Steady Love." The R&B singer offers up a music video that shows the potential stages of a relationship as a couple cook together, spend time with one another, struggle with trying to get pregnant, fight and break up only to make up, and finally, getting engaged. Neo-soul singer India.Arie is back with another tender, harmonizing love song from her album Worthy. The love song comes from her recently released record "Worthy."