I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in blaxploitation movies. There was a much greater preponderance of work then than there is now.
We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change.
I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.
I've never been a part of a film before that offers such a platform into real issues, that raises social awareness and has the potential to change things.
So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.
But I think it's intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.
