The Road it Good

The actress Uzo Aduba came of age grappling with a master juggling act: as one of few Black families in their white Massachusetts suburb, she and her siblings were the unexpected presence in whatever school room or sports team they joined. But Aduba was also rooted by a fierce and nonnegotiable sense of belonging and extraordinary worth that stemmed from her mother''s powerful vision for her children, and their connection to generations of family in Nigeria. The alchemy of being out of place yet driven by fearless conviction powered Aduba to success. The Road Is Good is more than the journey of a young woman determined to survive young adulthood - and to create a workable identity for herself. It is the story of an incredible mother and a testament to matriarchal power. When Aduba''s mother falls ill, the origin of her own power crystallizes and Aduba leaps into a caretaker role, uniquely prepared by the history and tools her mother passed along to become steward of her ancestoral legacy. Deeply mining her family history-gripping anecdotes her mother, aunts, and uncles shared in passing at family celebrations and her own discoveries through countless auditions in New York and her travels to Nigeria-Aduba pieces together a life story imbued with guiding lessons that are both personal and profoundly universal.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Uzo Aduba is an award-winning actress whose work spans television, film and theatre, and has won her Emmy Awards for roles as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren in Orange Is the New Black and Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America. In addition to her acting work, Aduba is a fierce advocate for women's and human rights and serves as Heifer International's ambassador to Africa as well as an ambassador for Stand Up To Cancer. She currently resides in New York City.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Uzo Aduba
• Verlag: Coronet
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.09.2024
• EAN: 9781529382297
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-8229-7
• Seiten: 336
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 232 mm x 30 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Memoirs, Individual actors & performers, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social discrimination & inequality, Relating to African American people, Social discrimination and equal treatment, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Individual actors and performers, African Languages, Ibo (Igbo)