5: Rise Up, Down in Mississippi with Actress Aunjanue Ellis
Published 2024-01-08
What is it about strong, Black Women of the South? You may very well discover the answer in our interview with acclaimed actress and Mississippi-native, Aunjanue Ellis (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunjanue_Ellis) . Remarkably, she's been working in the film and television industry for over 25 years, starring in movies like, "The Help (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help_(film)) ," "Ray (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_(film)) ," Lifetime's "The Clark Sisters (www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-clark-sisters-first-…) ," Netflix miniseries "When They See Us (www.netflix.com/title/80200549) ," and most recently, HBO's "Lovecraft Country (www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country) ." In many of her acting roles, Ellis' characters are bold, fierce, audacious - fearless. Are these traits a product of her Magnolia State (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi) upbringing? Does being from the South help fuel a fire to spark action in today's climate of social unrest? Find out when Emmy-nominated actress, Aunjanue Ellis, talks candidly with host Eddie Robinson (www.houstonpublicmedia.org/staff/eddie-robinson/) , who both hail from the same neck of the woods--McComb (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McComb,_Mississippi) , Mississippi! Ellis reveals her perspective on hidden messages of prejudice in media and journalism as well as talks about her new project centered around three powerful civil rights activists of Mississippi -- Fannie Lou Hamer (www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biograph…) , Annie Devine (snccdigital.org/people/annie-devine/) and Victoria Gray Adams (www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/victoria-adams-…) .
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