Amandla Stenberg Reveals Why Her 'Darkest Minds' Role Was So Important

Amandla Stenberg heads out of her hotel for an appointment in New York City over the weekend.

The 19-year-old actor recently chatted with Vogue Australia about why her lead role in The Darkest Minds was so important.

“I feel this was an example of more joyous representation,” they shared about how Ruby was a young black lead. “Then there are other projects that I am apart of that feel really specific and how they are politically motivated.”

Amandla added, “I think on screen diversity is paramount to equity, because entertainment and media is such a large part of what shapes how we look at the world.”

“If you are able to have empathy instilled in you for other people who walk different paths in life and have different experiences than you by seeing a movie, I think that is one step towards humanizing them in your own life.”