I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
AISHA HINDSThe dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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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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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.”
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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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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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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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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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I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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Remakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original.
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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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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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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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[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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