I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
AISHA HINDSI became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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One or the other she was going to have by any means necessary.
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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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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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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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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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[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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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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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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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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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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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 think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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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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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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