Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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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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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 had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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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 became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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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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[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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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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The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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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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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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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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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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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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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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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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A space where the conversation surrounding the issues in our country is offering a seat at the table to all the voices to be heard, a murder mystery, and grassroots look at our own humanity as we move through the parts and pieces of the story.
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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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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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Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
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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] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.
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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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