Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage.

The black power movement was not a separation from the civil rights movement, but a continuation of this whole process of democratization.

What he [Barack Obama] does to change the world - that's what's important.

We're trying to tell stories. We're a company that's concerned with global change and the effect of global cinema. We're not simply tied to the very limiting framework of U.S. film-making.

It's important for people of color to link up with issues around globalization, food security, health, the environment.

President [Barack] Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement.

If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children's mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives.