Morgan Freeman on Black History Month and racism

I happened upon this video a moment ago (ignore the stupidly hyperbolic title), and am signal-boosting it less because I have a solid position on the subject at hand than because I think Freeman articulates a thought-provoking position well:

I worry that "stop talking about it" belies the complexities of the intersection of race, history and society. It seems kind of like saying that we could solve "the theft problem" if everyone would just quit stealing one another's stuff. Yeah, that's true, but...

Regardless, never let it be said that Morgan Freeman doesn't know how to make a point.