Veteran actor Morgan Freeman has reignited the conversation surrounding Black History Month. In a recent interview with Variety, the 87-year-old expressed his strong disapproval of the concept.
Morgan Freeman does not like celebrating Black History Month and once again he has shared why so. After previously calling this celebration an “insult” and something that “relegates” the history to only a month, Freeman in his recent interview with Variety dismissed the idea of Black History Month. In his decades-long career, Freeman earned five Academy Award nominations and one win for the film Million Dollar Baby. He also earned a Kennedy Center Honor in 2008 and the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Golden Globe’s lifetime achievement award, in 2012.
Morgan Freeman speaks out against Black History Month
Renowned actor Morgan Freeman recently expressed his disapproval of Black History Month.
“I detest it,” the 87-year-old actor told Variety on Saturday. “The mere idea of it. You are going to give me the shortest month in a year? And you are going to celebrate ‘my’ history?! This whole idea makes my teeth itch. It’s not right.”
Freeman emphasized, “My history is American history. It’s the one thing in this world I am interested in, beyond making money, having a good time and getting enough sleep.”
The importance of understanding American history was stressed by Freeman. He connected this to his upcoming project, “The Gray House,” which tells the true story of three women who served as Union spies during the Civil War. Freeman is the executive producer of this film.
“If you don’t know your past, if you don’t remember it, you are bound to repeat it,” he said.
