I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.

There was a manifesto in the late '60s/early '70s, and it basically laid out what 'black art' was and that it should embrace black history and black culture. There were all these rules - I was shocked, when I found it in a book, that it even existed, that it would demarcate these artists.

Black history is American history.

I do consider myself part of black history.

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.

Jesus' birthday is commercialized, so of course, Black History Month is commercialized.