Actor Morgan Freeman has once again criticized the notion of Black History Month.
“I detest it,” says the 87-year-old actor. He told Variety Saturday“Just the thought of it. You’re going to give me the shortest month of the year? And celebrate MY history?! Just the thought makes my teeth churn. This isn’t right.”
Freeman added, “My history is American history. It’s the only thing in this world that interests me more than making money or having a good time or getting enough sleep.”
Morgan Freeman has admitted that he dislikes the idea of Black History Month and refers to his own history as “American history.” (Michael Kovack/Getty Images for AFI)
Freeman stressed the value of knowing American history and connected it to the upcoming film “Grey House,” for which she is executive producer, which is based on the true story of three women who served as spies for the Union Army during the Civil War.
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“If we don’t know our past, if we don’t remember it, we’re doomed to repeat it,” he said.
The Oscar-winning actor made similar comments about Black History Month, calling it an “insult” in 2023 along with “African-Americans.”
“I don’t agree with that title,” Freeman said.
“Black people have had many names for themselves ever since the N-word and I don’t know why these names have stuck so well, but everyone calls them ‘African-American’. What does that really mean?” he added.
Morgan Freeman has been attacking Black History Month since 2005. (Castle Rock Entertainment/Getty Images)
Most notably, Freeman made national news in 2005 when he called the idea of a Black History Month “ridiculous.”
“I don’t want Black History Month. Black history is American history,” Freeman said.
He added that the best way to eliminate racism is to “stop talking about it.”
“I’m going to stop calling you white, and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me black,” Freeman told the interviewer.
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During his decades-spanning career, Freeman was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one for the film Million Dollar Baby, and was also the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in 2008 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
Morgan Freeman argues that the best way to end racism is to stop talking about it. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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