I 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.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
-
-
Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
AISHA HINDS -
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.”
AISHA HINDS -
I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
AISHA HINDS -
Learning 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 HINDS -
Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
AISHA HINDS -
Harriet Tubman didn’t have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement.
AISHA HINDS -
The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
AISHA HINDS -
But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
AISHA HINDS -
We’re living in a time where we all got to stay woke !
AISHA HINDS -
[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
AISHA HINDS -
I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
AISHA HINDS -
The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
AISHA HINDS -
It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
AISHA HINDS -
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.
AISHA HINDS -
Canada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
AISHA HINDS