“I said to Quinta, ‘Baby, can’t you just give me a little zhush?'” she joked. “I resembled gee whiz. Look at Ava [Janelle James]! Ava was using all of my clothing. Ava’s got all of my hair on. And I’ve got one sweatshirt set after the other.”
Style distinctions aside, Ralph could not be prouder to see the program shine a spotlight on the value of Black female creatives and artists in Hollywood.
“It’s a great deal of busting rocks and busting dirt and pressing through doors that were closed, informing you you’re ‘too dark’ or ‘too this,’ [they] do not understand what to do with you,” she shared. “And then, to come to a moment that is perfectly created by this young Black woman with vision, I can only look at her and say, ‘Thank you god for this moment’ because, I know everything I went through and those who came up with me and before me. I know they’re like, ‘See, there you go. It was all worth it.”
Hear more from Sheryl Lee Ralph in the above Daily Pop clip.
Abbott Elementary airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.
