I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse as other industries.

Racism in America absolutely exists - it is an issue. We need to fix it. We're a great country - probably the greatest country but we could be a hell of a lot greater.

I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film until the summer between my sophomore and junior years at Morris College in Atlanta, Georgia.

I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest.

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.