“I want to give people jobs and put them on great shows. I want to create careers for people.” PeopleWantGivingShowsJobsCareers Author:Aldis Hodge
“The time frame and how people treated each other was upsetting, but what's great about this story is that they really focus on the strengths of these people and the strengths of the culture, of who these Americans were. That, actually, is uplifting.” PeopleStoriesCultureFocusTreatedUpliftingUpset Author:Aldis Hodge
“Regardless of the project, whenever you're working on something, the best you can hope for is to be around good people.” PeopleProjectsGood People Author:Aldis Hodge
“Now, I actually have to a degree, a responsibility to ensure that it doesn't happen again.' I felt pride. When you're up there [in the noose] it does give you pause but I'm no stranger to degradation and dehumanization. I felt a lot of pride to be a part of showing something like this because a lot of people don't know and haven't been exposed to these types of historical experiences until they see it depicted on our show [Underground].” PeopleKnowsGivingDoeShowsHappensFeltResponsibilityHavensPrideTypeDegreesHistoricalStrangerExposedPausesDegradationDehumanizationNooses Author:Aldis Hodge
“A subject I'm particularly passionate about is the criminal justice system and almost all of the policies that impact people's lives are determined on a local level.” PeopleJusticeLevelsSubjectsPolicyImpactPassionateDeterminedCriminalsLocalsJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice System Author:Aldis Hodge
“Democracy only works, as President [Barack] Obama spoke of in his farewell message, if it's driven by the people and the people stay active and vigilant and speak out and let their concerns be known.” PeopleIfsSpeakPresidentKnownDemocracyMessagesConcernActiveDrivenBarackSpokesFarewellSpeaks OutPresident Barack ObamaVigilant Author:Aldis Hodge
“People talk about Jim Crow as if it's dead. Jim Crow isn't gone. It's adjusted. Look at the disproportionate sentences meted out to blacks caught up in the criminal justice system. There's a problem when people profit from putting and keeping African Americans in prison. We need to do a better job as a nation understanding the real values the country's built upon in terms of fairness, equality and equal opportunity.” PeopleRealProblemValuesOpportunityUnderstandingTermJusticeEqualPrisonAfrican AmericanFairnessCaught UpCrowJustice SystemCriminal JusticeEqual OpportunityJim Crow Author:Aldis Hodge
