A graphic designer who set up a business at the age of 13 says she did so to make other young black girls feel "beautiful and represented". After not seeing herself depicted on everyday items, Lo Williams set about printing her own designs. "I couldn't go out and buy a black Barbie that looked like me so I had the inspiration to create that [image] for young black girls, to show that they are beautiful, they are out here and they are being represented," she said.
of studying and practise had paid off. this is the first show i ever saw on broadway, and it is my broadway debut. so it s a beautiful, beautiful, full circle moment for me. it meant that for other people, and for other, you know, young black girls who would come to see me, or would see my face and see me playing this role, it meant that they could have a chance, and they could see themselves playing a role like this, too, and kind of affirming their hopes and dreams in a way that i didn t necessarily have growing up. coming closer now to these final performances, i feel an enormous amount
and ifigured a good way of getting out some emotions was to, like, tell my daughter how important it would be if i were to get the job. and.i, like, kind of got the panic attack out of my system. and literally, my phone rang, and it was my agent telling me i had gotten it. and it s a frustrating thing, because the costs have risen since, you know, the post pandemic world. so the show closing is very bittersweet. welcome to the real phantom s lair! it felt like my years of studying and practise had paid off. this is the first show i ever saw on broadway, and it is my broadway debut. so it s a beautiful, beautiful, full circle moment for me. it meant that for other people, and for other, you know, young black girls who would come to see me,
was to, like, tell my daughter how important it would be if i were to get the job. and.i, like, kind of got the panic attack out of my system. and literally, my phone rang, and it was my agent telling me i had gotten it. and it s a frustrating thing, because the costs have risen since, you know, the post pandemic world. so the show closing is very bittersweet. welcome to the real phantom s lair! it felt like my years of studying and practise had paid off. this is the first show i ever saw on broadway, and it is my broadway debut. so it s a beautiful, beautiful, full circle moment for me. it meant that for other people, and for other, you know, young black girls who would come to see me, or would see my face and see me playing this role, it meant that they could have a chance, and they could see themselves playing a role like this, too, and kind of affirming their hopes and dreams in a way that
and.i, like, kind of got the panic attack out of my system. and literally, my phone rang, and it was my agent telling me i had gotten it. and it s a frustrating thing, because the costs have risen since, you know, the post pandemic world. so the show closing is very bittersweet. welcome to the real phantom s lair! it felt like my years of studying and practise had paid off. this is the first show i ever saw on broadway, and it is my broadway debut. so it s a beautiful, beautiful, full circle moment for me. it meant that for other people, and for other, you know, young black girls who would come to see me, or would see my face and see me playing this role, it meant that they could have a chance, and they could see themselves playing a role like this, too, and kind of affirming their hopes