Normani flexes her model skills for the pages of Billboard magazine


 Normani gets real about her time with music group Fifth Harmony.Normani has been killing it since the group went on "hiatus" in March 2018. She has been working on her solo debut album, her song with Khalid, "Love Lies," has been killing it on the charts. She's gearing up to go tour with Ariana Grande and she just released a new duet with Sam Smith titled, "Dancing With A Stranger." In the cover story, Normani - who was the only black member of the group - shares how she endured racism as a young, black woman in the industry. She said her childhood prepared her for the adversity she would face as an adult.
Normani flexes her model skills for the pages of Billboard magazine jaiyeorie
While her bandmates tried to console her, they just didn't understand.
"I don't think they had the tools that they needed, because it's not their experience. I can give them credit for trying to be there for me, but at the same time... The girls don't experience things the way I did," explained the singer.
During her time with Fifth Harmony, her former bandmate Camila Cabelohad had to ask fans to stop cyber-bullying Normani. Their fans felt Normani was shading Cabello in an interview, so they attacked her.
The 22-year-old said dealing with racism has subconsciously made her question her blackness and not value her self-worth. .
"You think, 'Why am I the least followed in the group?' Even if you don't recognize that you're paying close attention to it, it takes a toll on your confidence. You worry โ€” is it me? Is it because I'm black? Or am I just not talented?" said Normani.



"There's so much that I have to get off my chest," she told Billboard. "And there's a responsibility I have as a black woman โ€” one of the very few to have the power to kill it. Even in the mainstream, there's not many of us." 
Normani flexes her model skills for the pages of Billboard magazine jaiyeorie


Normani flexes her model skills for the pages of Billboard magazine jaiyeorie





Photos: Alexandra Gavillet via Billboard.




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