It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
AISHA HINDSThe dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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Even in past relationships, that I’m still a woman, I still have vulnerabilities even though my aesthetic feels strong, powerful and full of all of the wisdom in the world, I’m still growing and becoming.
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She was inspired by being sick and tired of the injustice she was experiencing and she knew she had a right to liberty or death.
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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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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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We’re living in a time where we all got to stay woke !
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One or the other she was going to have by any means necessary.
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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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I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
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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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I 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.
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Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.
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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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I walked away from the craft because I wanted to know that this is what I was supposed to do with my life.
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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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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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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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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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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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It’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.
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The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
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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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She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen.
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