Morgan Freeman has thoughts. When it comes to The Shawshank Redemption actor’s thoughts on Black History Month, you may remember an old interview with Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes where he called it “ridiculous.” At the time, he firmly stated “Black history is American history,” pointing out that there’s no “White History Month,” and claiming that in order to “get rid of racism,” we need to “Stop talking about it.” See the clip for yourself (below): Now, he’s doubling down. Related: Princess Catherine Told Meghan Markle To ‘Sit At The Back’ If She Attended Coronation?? In an interview with The Times UK over the weekend, the 85-year-old revisited his famous stance, saying: But this time it wasn’t just Black History Month that the Driving Miss Daisy star had in his sights!
This time he added: Wow! He explained: Huh. Really something to think about. The longtime civil rights activist then quoted fellow actor Denzel Washington, who said: The Seven star added: He then reflected on what it was like to grow up Black in America, pointing out: However, having been in Hollywood a long time now, he does feel that the industry has come a long way: What do YOU think of Morgan’s stance on Black History Month and the African American “title,” Perezcious readers?
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