The images that people see in the media of black people - whether journalistic or narrative - remain horrible. And those images, combined with the la….

Racism is a common thread among people of color, even though each experience with it is different..

I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which is slavery..

I'm one of those persons who think that watching black people suffer is not an idea of entertainment. I know a lot about African American history, wh….

There may have been great scripts, and perfect actors to fill the roles, but those pilot projects could be stopped at an earlier point. Now, damn nea….

Julie Taymor. She is my gold standard of stage directors. I think she has a comprehensive knowledge of theatrical form, since she lived in Indonesia,….

The United States Justice Department, in my opinion, hasn't done a damn thing to alleviate this horrible manifestation of racism, bigotry and hate ag….

My view is that "A Small Oak Tree Runs Red" is about putting people 'on the record,' who otherwise would have been forgotten, as a result of their br….

The concept of 'purgatory' is in Catholic Church dogma, and most black people are not Catholic - mostly their Christian realities focus on heaven or ….

I think that Hollywood is content with condescending to Black people, patronizing them, feeling sorry for us, and I think we're happy to take the pat….

I play piano, so when I'm learning a new or difficult piece, at some point I have to enjoy the music of the piece itself, and have confidence that my….

The Black church is extremely important in Black America. I think most Americans themselves believe in a divine power, in a god, and I'm sure that th….

The most important thing in my life is that trying to ameliorate, redeem, the image in particular of African American men, or Black men - I don't rea….

There was a lynching case as late as 2011, so it's not as far away as we think. I think persecution by powerful structures, on a people who are margi….

Hollywood loves to pat itself on the back and espouse their rhetorically liberal points of view while they continue to be the 1 percent and point the….

More than a non-acting director, I think I notice when an actor is not believing in themselves. Chicago actors in particular, they work very hard and….

I hope that people will come and experience our play 'A Small Oak Tree Runs Red' . I don't want anybody to suffer, but I source the 18th Century phil….

The beauty of doing a series is that, over the course of time, it's like peeling an onion. You're able to reveal these layers, more and more. You jus….

People learn who they are by the images of themselves, the representations that they seek..

I think that in some ways there is no more important thing in my life outside of family and God..

If hell comes as a result of my speaking the truth, then let it come..