The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
AISHA HINDSIt’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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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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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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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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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 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 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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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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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 is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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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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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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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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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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