Everyone knows the power of great storytelling but art doesn’t affect everyone in the same way.
Read on to see what they had to say.
It was the first weekly series to star a Black woman in a role that wasn’t stereotypical.
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“Moeshawas my girl!”
Sheryl Lee Ralph’s character Dee Mitchell also had a major impact on the actress.
It also made Pinnock feel like she could be on TV one day too.
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“To this day, it remains one of my top five,”
And for good reason.
As a result, the movie almost felt like a documentary to Harper.
“The fact that they blend so beautifully feels so uniquely Black to me,” notes the actor.
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“It feels so unique to Spike Lee as an artist.”
“I think because I am a Black woman, I noticed that.”
Meagan Good
The Other Sisterwas a film that really hit home forMeagan Good.
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He always surprises me.
It’s not that I expect anything different, but he is just one of my heroes."
Coco Jones
It’s no surprise thatBel-Airstar Coco Jones was inspired byThe Cheetah Girls.
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“They were singing fire songs, hitting that choreo, and they were in a movie.
I was like, ‘This is the total package!'”
Katori Hall
“In the Mood for Lovewas a cinematic experience that rocked my world!”
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As a result, Hall aims to “feel timely and timeless simultaneously” in her own work today.
“The cinematography oh, the cinematography,” raves Hall.
“It showed me that Black people could create and lead horror, and influences my work today.”
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