I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
AISHA HINDSI 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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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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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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We’re living in a time where we all got to stay woke !
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I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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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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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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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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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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Learning 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 want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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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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Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we’ve completed any course of study… and approach the work as a servant, not a star.
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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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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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