I Was Able To Do The Saint

I Was Involved With The Anti-apartheid Movement Through My Work As An Artist And Also Through My Political Commitment.

One Of The Main Purveyors Of Violence In This World Has Been This Country America.

The Civil Rights Movement Didn't Deal With The Issue Of Political Disenfranchisement In The Northern Cities. It Didn't Deal With The Issues That Were Happening In Places Like Detroit, Where There Was A Deep Process Of Deindustrialization Going On.

Hollywood Is Designed To Check The Box Office On Monday Morning And See: "how'd We Do? How Much?" It's Another Facet Of This Whole Culture Of Accumulation And Consumption. Black People Are Caught Up In It, White People Are Caught Up In It, White Actors, Black Actors, Female Actresses - Everybody's Caught Up In It.

President Obama Is A Man Who Had Certain Advantages Because Of The Civil Rights Movement. He Had The Opportunity To Go To Some Of The Best Schools In This Country - Schools That Train You How To Run The Political Paradigm, Not Challenge It. The Leaders Of The Black Power Movement Were Challenging That Paradigm.