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Race Relations

Jesse Williams speaks out against racism, up for Black people at the 2016 BET Awards

The 2016 BET Awards honored Jesse Williams with a Humanitarian Award and his speech showed why he deserved it. Williams is more than just the actor who plays Dr. Jackson Avery on the TV medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. He’s also a very outspoken activist for justice and equality; particularly involving the black community. In a press release about Williams receiving the award BET stated, “Williams uses his celebrity platform to shine a light on the injustices of our society and became an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement.” Williams accepted the award then acknowledged his parents and wife...

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Commentary / Race Relations

Jessie Williams asks “What about black pain is so fun to you?”

The exposure of killings of black people by law enforcement, or wanna be cops, has shown the world a very ugly side of the United States of America. It’s nothing new of course but with a camera in every pocket these incidences see the light of day more often now. Jessie Williams, most known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey’s Anatomy, used his platform on Twitter to speak on these realities. The questions he raises I’ve often asked myself, even more so lately. What is it about blackness that enrages whiteness? Certainly there are some long-standing emotional...

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Commentary / Entertainment / Race Relations

Django Unchained Is Pure Tarantino But Is That Good or Bad?

Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained really has people talking. Even Minister Farrakhan weighs in with his positive dissection of the Django Unchained in this slightly spoiler-giving interview starting at about 19 minutes in until the 33 minute mark. So I had to see what all the buzz was about. This isn’t so much a movie review as it is a commentary on the external talk about the film. If you haven’t seen the film, read on, this writing is spoiler free. So now I’ve seen it and I liked it. First off, Leonardo DiCaprio was acting his ass off. Aside from a few accent...

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Commentary / Lunacy

Let’s Play Find The Racism With Donald Trump and Jon Stewart

He’s back ladies and gentleman. Donald Trump has taken to his YouTube channel to post another message in his From The Desk Of Donald Trump vlog series. This time he takes aim at the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart for his ridicule of Republican Herman Cain’s poorly executed defense of the sexual harassment allegations against him. Trump says that Stewart’s rant was racist and questions how Jon is able to get away with it but others like Imus get pulled off the air. “Nobody else could pull that off,” Trump said. “Where is Rev. Jackson? Where s Rev. Sharpton? Where are all the critics...