Normani's Quotes in Teen Vogue's October 2020 Issue
Normani Wants Young Black Girls to Know They Can Do Anything: "I Feel Like It's My Calling"
![On being a positive role model for young Black women: "Representation, like I always say, is key. To be a young woman that looks like myself, I just feel like [being a positive example] is a part of my legacy. It's me wanting to create better opportunities for us, and also just for people who think that they got us figured out, [I want to show that] we are multifaceted and capable of much more than we get credit for, in the music industry and also in society. I feel like I have a duty."
On why she wants to be a part of change: "Honestly, for me, it's bigger than the music. As much as I love what I do, I want to change lives and I want to reach as many people as I can. I feel like that's the difference between doing something that you love and also having purpose. I want to tell our stories and, like I said, be a representation that Black girls can do anything . . . I feel like it's my calling."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/hhRjvg4MJ4cmY76Ie1FWOW68tj8/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/10/06/689/n/1922398/3e6bcc6fedbddb12_TV_October-Issue_Normani_01/i/On-being-positive-role-model-for-young-Black-women.jpg "On being a positive role model for young Black women: \"Representation, like I always say, is key. To be a young woman that looks like myself, I just feel like [being a positive example] is a part of my legacy. It's me wanting to create better opportunities for us, and also just for people who think that they got us figured out, [I want to show that] we are multifaceted and capable of much more than we get credit for, in the music industry and also in society. I feel like I have a duty.\"
On why she wants to be a part of change: \"Honestly, for me, it's bigger than the music. As much as I love what I do, I want to change lives and I want to reach as many people as I can. I feel like that's the difference between doing something that you love and also having purpose. I want to tell our stories and, like I said, be a representation that Black girls can do anything . . . I feel like it's my calling.\"")
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