So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
AISHA HINDSYou know, to be completely disgusted with injustice to the point that you will have to take some huge leaps of faith. And it may take one person leading many.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn’t just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.
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I walked away from the craft because I wanted to know that this is what I was supposed to do with my life.
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Learning about all these elements and aspects of her was mind-blowing and educational for me as a woman because I have to sometimes remind people that have known me for years.
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The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
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When you understand the purpose [of life], then you can deal and journey through the obstacles, the rejections, the stops and starts, highs-and-lows with a different lens because you know that you’re moving in what you’re supposed to do.
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Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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It’s no mistake that Harriet Tubman is revisiting us, in different forms, right now, as we travel through a very contentious time in the world.
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Canada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
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Remakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original.
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I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
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