I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
AISHA HINDSCanada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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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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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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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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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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[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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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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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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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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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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One or the other she was going to have by any means necessary.
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I almost believe that Harriet Tubman asked God for a leave like, “I’m gonna need to go back down there and take care of some things. They’re in trouble.”
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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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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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