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What I was hungry for was an opportunity to write again. When the opportunity to work with Issa Rae and LaLa Anthony on Juju came about, I already had The Shade Room, so I wasn’t hungry for money. That’s actually one of our toughest battles-being able to be respected for what we bring to the table. It’s been having to stand up and have faith that something better will come. It’s meant having to pass up on certain things. Even when they don’t see the value outright, we know the value is there. So I think that we’ve always had to fight for our worth. We’re discounted because of social media. But oftentimes social media influence is discounting in itself. We’re the publishers on Snapchat, and we’re everywhere. That’s constantly being discounted in our space. And it’s not just Black-owned, but I'm also a Black female, and we do Black media. Don’t be afraid to walk away from opportunities that devalue your worth. 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