Singer/actor Danielle Brooks says ‘gratitude should always lead the way’

Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars If I Go Will They Miss Me?

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TERRY GROSS, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. When Danielle Brooks started appearing in the Netflix series “Orange Is The New Black” as the character Taystee, she was astonished to find she was recognized wherever she went. “Orange” was