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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.

Aisha Hinds

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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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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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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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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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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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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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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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 think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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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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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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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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She was inspired by being sick and tired of the injustice she was experiencing and she knew she had a right to liberty or death.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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When you understand the purpose [of life], then you can deal and journey through the obstacles, the rejections, the stops and starts, highs-and-lows with a different lens because you know that you’re moving in what you’re supposed to do.
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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.
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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 felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.

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