Willow Smith, daughter of actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, opened up about big problems facing society, including “racism” and “unconscious cops” in an Interview magazine profile published Tuesday.
Willow and her brother Jaden Smith sat for a joint interview for the September issue of the magazine, where they opened up about Black Lives Matter and the “huge problem” of sexism in society. The wide-ranging interview was conducted by 11-time Grammy Award-winning producer-songwriter Pharrell Williams.
Asked what authors the two young stars are fond of, Willow Smith said Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent brought her to tears because it reminded her of the current tension between police and people of color.
“That book really made me cry. It put me in the place of gratitude for my sisters and mothers that have come before me, because it’s rough out here. Like, racism … People are dying at the moment because of unconscious cops,” the 15-year-old “Whip My Hair” singer said.
The younger Smith also identified sexism as a major problem in the world.
“I just had to take a moment to grieve for the world. But sexism is also a huge problem in society. And that book really opened my eyes to a whole other world of insanity and humanity,” she added.
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