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.
AISHA HINDSYou 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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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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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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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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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 artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
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Understanding that what it is that you’re doing isn’t limited to the roles and the rejection, it’s bigger than that, it’s about your purpose in life.
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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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I walked away from the craft because I wanted to know that this is what I was supposed to do with my life.
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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 masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.
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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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I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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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 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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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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