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Tasha’s Divorce, Angela’s Anger

While many felt “Angela” was a bit too a loud, a bit hoodratish, Tasha Smith found liberation in the character. She was going through some things at the time and Angela’s frankness helped her express herself. She explained the process to  AALBC:

“I tell you that role was interesting for me in that it helped me get freedom, because I was going through my own divorce at the time, and I think that we can live vicariously through our characters. So, the stuff that I might not have been able to say or do in real life, I could live all that as Angela. And I joke with women a lot, because they come up to me and say, ’I love the way you spoke up and got him. My intention was for her to be every black woman’s hero. I wanted her to be that woman who would put every ho in check. You know how we’ve all had that kind of woman come into our lives? Well, we needed a spokesperson, and I wanted Angela to be that for us.”