I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
AISHA HINDSI was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
AISHA HINDS[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
AISHA HINDSOnce the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
AISHA HINDSAs well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
AISHA HINDSI did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
AISHA HINDSIt was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
AISHA HINDSI think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
AISHA HINDSLearning 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.
AISHA HINDSVery early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
AISHA HINDSThough I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.
AISHA HINDSI 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.
AISHA HINDSStudy 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.
AISHA HINDSI had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
AISHA HINDSThe 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.
AISHA HINDSLearning 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.
AISHA HINDS