I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
AISHA HINDSOne of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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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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The second season of Underground does explore Canada’s role in providing a welcoming place for the thousands who were in danger of being captured and returned to their owners, and those who escaped by way of rerouting beyond the American borders.
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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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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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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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[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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Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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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 became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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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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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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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 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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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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