Morris Chestnut talks being racial profiled, ‘Boyz N the Hood’ 25 years later

“I’ve always tried to impress upon him just to be aware of everything… the movie Straight Outta Compton… some of the same issues that [N.W.A.] had back then when they were first starting out is still relevant today obviously. I still feel that that is an issue and it’s definitely very concerning to me raising my son and hopefully having a grandson as well.”
“I always just try to make him aware of who he is and where he is,” Chestnut said. “We live in the suburbs and he has a lot of friends… black friends and white friends. I always say ‘listen, when you are somewhere with your friends who aren’t black… I always make sure he conducts himself in a very well-behaved manor. I try to make sure he’s very well-behaved and he’s respectful to authorities. I told him ‘whenever you’re stopped by the police you say ‘yes sir, no sir;’ make sure that’s first and foremost.’ I feel like that’s the first layer of defense.”