The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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.”
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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 had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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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 was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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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 became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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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 didn’t have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement.
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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You 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.
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Even in past relationships, that I’m still a woman, I still have vulnerabilities even though my aesthetic feels strong, powerful and full of all of the wisdom in the world, I’m still growing and becoming.
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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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I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.
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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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