Before landing her dream role as the first Black lesbian superhero in The CW’s Black Lightning, Nafessa Williams prayed for the endurance to persevere in Hollywood. In this episode, Ashley and Nafessa discuss taking leaps of faith. In Nafessa’s case, that was trading in the safety of her district-attorney job to pursue acting. Listen to this Trials To Triumphs w/ ABFJ episode NOW on Spotify #podcasts ! 📻 | Super Soul

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