'Space Jam 2' Star Sonequa Martin-Green

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🗓️ 20 July 2021

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Actress Sonequa Martin-Green has made a career of otherworldly roles. She survived a zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead, she explores space — the final frontier — in Star Trek: Discovery, and she's the wife of NBA star LeBron James in Space Jam: A New Legacy. She talks to guest host Ayesha Rascoe about her career, her hair and identity, and why she felt called to speak up about her internalized racism after the murder of George Floyd.

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0:00.0	You're listening to it's been a minute from NPR.
0:02.7	I'm a Yshera Scout infrasam Sanders.
0:05.6	My guest today actress, Sanniqua Martin Green.
0:09.5	I was 11 when it came out.
0:11.4	It was a really big deal in my home
0:13.9	because we were huge Michael Jordan fans.
0:16.6	And you know, that was like prime time Chicago Bulls, right?
0:20.4	96?
0:21.3	Yes.
0:22.0	Come on.
0:23.8	The dream team and everything.
0:25.7	And now the player coach, Yshera Tunesquad.
0:30.8	The movie Sanniqua is talking about, Space Jam.
0:34.0	His Royal Laird is Michael Jordan.
0:41.3	Space Jam brought together two of the biggest, most legendary,
0:45.1	most out of this world names at the time, Michael Jordan
0:49.1	and Looney Tunes.
0:51.1	You know, I loved Looney Tunes a lot.
0:54.0	I loved Michael Jordan, but I really loved Looney Tunes.
0:56.4	Like, do you have a favorite Looney Tunes?
0:58.4	Like character.
0:59.2	Even back then, my favorite was Tweety Bird.
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