I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan.'

My family and our neighbors and friends thought of Africa and its Africans as extensions of the stereotyped characters that we saw in movies and on television in films such as 'Tarzan' and in programs such as 'Ramar of the Jungle' and 'Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.'

If Martin Luther King came back, he'd say we need another civil rights movement built on class not race.

Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.

For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from tan and sepia to jet and ebony.

I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan.'

Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or sympathize with.