I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
AISHA HINDSI 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.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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Harriet Tubman didn’t have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement.
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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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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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That is a huge part of my excitement, the fact that this generation will get such a beautifully-detailed introduction to a hero and icon that has largely lived in a few pages of our history books and in one-dimensional photographs.
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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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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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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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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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[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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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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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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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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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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Remakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original.
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