Being a dark-skinned Black woman in a country that often celebrates whiteness can feel limiting, making it difficult to envision all I can become and the stories I can tell as an artist. Yet, I see that identity as a source of power. I have the opportunity to create stories that the world needs to see and that other women of color deserve to witness. I want to showcase the messy, fun, lighthearted, awkward, quirky, and ordinary experiences of Black womanhood that were largely absent from the films and television I grew up watching.