I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
AISHA HINDSI felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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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 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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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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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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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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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 did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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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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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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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] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God.
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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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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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