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Cynthia Erivo and Janelle Monáe Are Powerful in Harriet Trailer 

Cynthia Erivo and Janelle Monáe Are Powerful in Harriet Trailer 

Cynthia Erivo and Janelle Monae

Tony winner Erivo plays Tubman, who escaped slavery only to risk her life multiple times to save others. 

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Tony winner Cynthia Erivo stars as the titular Harriet Tubman in the new movie about the abolitionist who put who escaped slavery only to then continually put her life on the line using the Underground Railroad to rescue dozens of people from enslavement. Out actress and musician Janelle Monae (Hidden Figures) costars as Marie, a free Black woman who helps arm and train Harriet for her work rescuing people.

Eve's Bayou director Kaci Lemmons is at the helm of the film that costars Hamilton'sLeslie Odom Jr. and Joe Alwyn.

Erivo won a Tony for playing Celie in The Color Purple and went on to appear on TV in The Tunnel and in the film Widows.

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Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
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