There's a level of shame attached to our history, and we need to replace that shame with pride and own our history. These are our superheroes. These are our people, and I would love to see us own this side of our history with pride.
When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence. - Jurnee Smollett
When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.
- Jurnee Smollett
For me, seeing our history told in this light, the ones who did rebel, the ones who did revolt, the revolutionaries, excited me. Seeing this story of… - Jurnee Smollett
For me, seeing our history told in this light, the ones who did rebel, the ones who did revolt, the revolutionaries, excited me. Seeing this story of…
Maybe you should think about the choices in your life, how someone can come and spit some kind of game to you and make you doubt every single thing t… - Jurnee Smollett
Maybe you should think about the choices in your life, how someone can come and spit some kind of game to you and make you doubt every single thing t…
Never let anyone silence your voice. - Jurnee Smollett
Never let anyone silence your voice.
There's a level of shame attached to our history, and we need to replace that shame with pride and own our history. These are our superheroes. These … - Jurnee Smollett
There's a level of shame attached to our history, and we need to replace that shame with pride and own our history. These are our superheroes. These …
One of the most tragic things about slavery was the mental enslavement, the way they made us believe that we were worth nothing; and that's what she'… - Jurnee Smollett
One of the most tragic things about slavery was the mental enslavement, the way they made us believe that we were worth nothing; and that's what she'…
When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence. You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies a… - Jurnee Smollett
When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence. You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies a…
As an artist, you want to stretch. That's the only way you're going to grow. If I stay inside my comfort zone, do roles that I've done before, then I… - Jurnee Smollett
As an artist, you want to stretch. That's the only way you're going to grow. If I stay inside my comfort zone, do roles that I've done before, then I…
I read slave narratives, books like Bullwhip Days, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. [The Root's chairman] Henry Louis Gates has an amazing docu… - Jurnee Smollett
I read slave narratives, books like Bullwhip Days, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. [The Root's chairman] Henry Louis Gates has an amazing docu…
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