Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
AISHA HINDSLearning about her and the layers of her helps you to see that the same woman who holds a gun and an axe felt feelings for a man.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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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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[Harriet Tubman] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God.
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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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A space where the conversation surrounding the issues in our country is offering a seat at the table to all the voices to be heard, a murder mystery, and grassroots look at our own humanity as we move through the parts and pieces of the story.
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I almost believe that Harriet Tubman asked God for a leave like, “I’m gonna need to go back down there and take care of some things. They’re in trouble.”
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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 was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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The masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.
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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.
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[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
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I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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An opportunity to honor the legacy of the lives drawn into the lines in my face, the broad of my nose.
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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen.
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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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I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
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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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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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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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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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When that drone shot carried us through the main house with Rosalie, played so unflinchingly-brilliantly by Jurnee Smollett Bell, I signed on for the ride.
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The second season of Underground does explore Canada’s role in providing a welcoming place for the thousands who were in danger of being captured and returned to their owners, and those who escaped by way of rerouting beyond the American borders.
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I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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