Regina King Talks "American Crime" and "The Leftovers"2 of 9
IMDb: What attracted you to the role of Aliyah Shadeed on “American Crime?”
King: You don't get to see a character like that on primetime TV for one, two that ABC had the guts enough to do a show like that, not to mention [playing] a character that was a Muslim convert. Even when we are looking at Muslims on television, we don't see Black Muslims, so that was unique to me.
King: You don't get to see a character like that on primetime TV for one, two that ABC had the guts enough to do a show like that, not to mention [playing] a character that was a Muslim convert. Even when we are looking at Muslims on television, we don't see Black Muslims, so that was unique to me.
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