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So anyway, it’s been too long since I’ve drawn any cute Ichabbie art, and I think this one is definitely one of my favorites (even if it involves snow, which is evil. 😉 ) Also, I figure I had to draw Icky in a raccoon hat at some point, you know? Just seemed fitting. 😂😉  HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE! ❤️

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‪as a mixed kid who loves romance and good story telling I don’t think I’ll ever stop being bitter about sleepy hollow ‬

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Nicole Beharie | Jacob’s Ladder (2019)

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Sam and Jacob

Nicole Beharie & Michael Ealy | Jacob’s Ladder (2019)

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Nicole Beharie ❤️as Sam

Jacob’s Ladder (2019) dir. David M. Rosenthal

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Nicole Beharie ❤️

Jacob’s Ladder (2019) dir. David M. Rosenthal

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Sam & Jacob

Nicole Beharie & Michael Ealy | Jacob’s Ladder (2019)

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You think I haven’t made sacrifices? I haven’t denied things for myself?

Nicole Beharie | Black Mirror: Striking Vipers (2019)

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Nicole Beharie as Sam

Jacob’s Ladder (2019) Dir. David Rosenthal

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The "Black Mirror" star is back on the small screen and sounds off on monogamy, black women in sci-fi, and having a metaphysical connection with her fans.

KELLEE TERRELL: What about being in the Black Mirror universe appealed to you?

NICOLE BEHARIE: First, I just really like genre and sci-fi and imagining the world, the future. That, and Black Mirror is one of my favorite television shows and one of the only ones I look forward to. It’s also nice to see people of color on-screen and [Charlie Brooker, the show’s creator] has done a good job of creating a diverse world in their universe.

Also, a year ago, they wanted me for a part for a different episode, and I wasn’t available. So this time around when they called, without even reading the script, I was like, “I am not going to miss the opportunity. I’m in!”

KT: I read that “Striking Vipers” was shot in Brazil. If that’s true, Nicole that’s like a free vacation and a paycheck.

NB: Listen. When I first read the script, I felt like the story and my character were pretty domestic, so I was sure we were going to shoot in Atlanta or Los Angeles. Then they told me we would be shooting in Brazil and I was like, “What! Come again?” And with all the different architecture and the beautiful, lush outdoors and how that world was constructed, it was so beautiful. Plus, it was like a free vacation, and it was amazing.

KT: This episode is such an intense exploration of sexuality, marriage, and technology. What did you take away from it?

NB: The themes were spot-on and on time, especially for Pride Month. As a culture, we are currently going through a period that is more approving [of the LGBTQ community], and more of us realize there are a lot of different ways of loving, living and choosing your life.

As a woman who grew up in the South and was raised in West Indian culture, there are things that “were not allowed.” Luckily, throughout my career, I have been able to explore some of that, just like in the film Shame with sex addiction and now [with “Striking Vipers”]. And as an actress, I am always interested in how women exist in these different spaces and how they confront and deal with the expectations placed on them.

KT: Theo is juggling a lot. Being a good wife, a good mother, and wanting to get pregnant again, but still wanting to be sexy, seen and content.

NB: Exactly. I feel like in the very beginning of the episode, Theo had ownership of her body and her sexuality then fast forward to her speech where they are sitting at the table at the restaurant, and she says that other shit [that is opposite of how she used to be]. Now she is raising a family and, in her mind, things are different. Her body is different. And this is real. Often women are living that life and also trying to be fulfilled and wanting to be able to be honest in their walk.

KT: Let’s also talk about the intersections between black masculinity, male friendship, and sexual desire. Because let me tell you, when Karl told Danny he’d virtually slept with a polar bear and it wasn’t as good as it was with him, Black Twitter was shook.

NB: Yes! I love how this explores black male masculinity and all of that unsaid things that people whisper about and don’t say out loud because they are afraid. And I don’t even think Charlie Brooker and the other folks behind it were even aware of that particular conversation when casting us.And when I look back at the scene with [Anthony and Yahya] kissing and that was all about these two brothas’ trying to figure it out — and figure it out together. In the end, that’s what everyone is trying to do — black, white, trans, whatever — somehow figure out how we fit into this world being ourselves.

KT: Let’s also talk about that ending! While Danny is getting his yearly dalliance on with Karl, Theo is also getting hers at the bar. I thought it was empowering and even feminist that she isn’t just sitting at home letting him have all the fun.

NB: Honestly, I have mixed feelings about it.

KT: Really? Do tell.

NB: I mean, I think it’s cool that there is some type of balance, but it’s also kind of sad. I don’t know. Why can’t Danny play online with Theo instead? But as an actress, there are times when we play parts we don’t necessarily agree with, but that’s the beauty of this work.

KT: Throughout your career, you have been in so many things, but genre looks really good on you, especially with Sleepy Hollow and now Black Mirror. Why is it so important for more black women to be portrayed in sci-fi and horror?

NB: Whether it's Black Panther or Get Out, I think it important to expand what the world looks like and for us to have the power of letting our minds fly in these different universes. It’s also important for actors to have these breaths of experiences in their craft. Super early on in my career, I had a conversation with someone about my skill level, and they were telling me what I needed to work on in order to be in these types of projects. And my response was that it’s not that I don’t have the ability to do this, I just don’t have the same opportunities to do it. But things are changing, slowly, and it’s an exciting thing to see.

But even in genre, black women can get stuck cast as the strong and long-suffering archetype. I would love to see the neurotic, quirky black woman because to me, genre is about trying new things, not staying in the box and I hope we can keep building that out, because I’m here for it.

KT: Your fans really missed you and Sleepy Hollow’s Abbie Mills, so when the trailer for Black Mirror first came out, people were beyond excited to see you back on television.

NB: Wait, really? Is that true? I took a social media fast from January to March, so I’m so out of the loop.

KT: I swear. I wouldn’t play with your emotions like that. [Laughs] Every three months, folks on Twitter want to know where you’ve been and when you’re coming back.

NB: Wow. That’s so awesome to hear. I mean, I knew I have fans and that I was missed, I guess I just didn’t know it was to this extent. Maybe I’m just too reclusive and shy. It’s funny. There was this Iconoclasts interview between Dr. Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle where he asked her about how she handles criticism and admiration, and she said something to effect of, “I don’t pick it up and I don’t lay it down.” I try to do the same, because I still have work to do and I don’t want that to change. I don’t want me to change, you know? But I am so grateful to be seen and just know that I see y'all who have been there with me and with Abbie. I appreciate you and feel this love. So while I might not be on Twitter all the time, I am reaching out and connecting with you all through the work. We got some metaphysical shit happening between us.

KT: Finally, what’s next for you?

NB: I don’t think I can talk about it yet, but I have some really cool things cooking that I am excited about. Some of it will be familiar, and then there will be things that some people are going to be like, “OMG, Nicole is really going in!” So you will just have to stay tuned. [x]

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