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On this edition of Essence News, we sat down with Naturi Naughton who plays Tasha St. Patrick on Starz Power. She spoke with us about how it feels for her character to represent for black women,
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00:00The heartbreak that he, you know, put me and my kids through, if it were me, I would have kicked his, out a long time ago.
00:11Fill in the blank.
00:12Yes.
00:13Black women root for Tasha, and a lot of us feel like she's expected to be the head of the household, to be strong, but then not be vulnerable.
00:24How do you feel about that?
00:25I think Tasha does represent many black women because she is the quintessential woman who has so many layers.
00:34She's complex.
00:35You love her, and then sometimes you're mad at her, like, girl, you slept with a lawyer.
00:38What you doing?
00:38And then sometimes you're like, yes, she is the mama of the year.
00:41She fights for her son.
00:43She's a ride or die for her husband, even if he doesn't deserve it.
00:47She's fierce.
00:47Look at her wardrobe.
00:48She walks like a queen.
00:50And that's what I think we admire about her.
00:52I love playing this character.
00:55I love playing this character.
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