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.
AISHA HINDSHarriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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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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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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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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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 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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I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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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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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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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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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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One or the other she was going to have by any means necessary.
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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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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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