I have a band called M&O. We were working on our first album in 2011 or 2012. We were looking for people to collaborate with, and I met Chance through a Young Chicago Authors poetry slam. Jamila Woods Read Quote
Me and my three younger siblings, we sang together in grandma’s church, and I was in the Chicago Children’s Choir in high school, but I didn’t think I had the voice to be a singer professionally. Jamila Woods Read Quote
The good things about Chicago save me on a daily basis, like getting to work with my students, seeing a beautiful part of the city, or seeing the people that I love. Jamila Woods Read Quote
I wish that more people, especially young people, were taught about self-love at a younger age. Jamila Woods Read Quote
In some ways, I value specificity. I think that there’s power in, once you know who your fan base is, being able to speak to them. I hope to cultivate a fan base of black girls and black people and people of color, women of color, queer people, people who are are marginalized in general. Jamila Woods Read Quote
I like to borrow forms and quotes and use a lot of allusions, in both poetry and music. Jamila Woods Read Quote
