The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
AISHA HINDSSo that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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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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[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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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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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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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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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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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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But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
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Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.
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I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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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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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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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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