BET Awards: Clinton Rally, Then a Sermon Against Abusive 'Invention Called Whiteness'
Ellis Ross made her plea for Hillary in personal way. She noted that the single woman demographic (which includes herself) is the largest and most important for a White House win, so “Welcome to the White House, Hillary Clinton.”
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And then BET’s Chairman and CEO, Debra L. Lee, combined gun control and the Black Lives Matter movement by complimenting Rep. John Lewis and the Democrat sit-in in the House of Representatives – “We are tired of the devastating effects gun violence has on our community.” She instructed everyone to “know your politicians’ position on gun control.” She was there to present the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award (sponsored by State Farm) to Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams after praising his history of community organizing and activism, most recently in Ferguson, Mo. and with the Black Lives Matter cause.
Williams, in turn, went on a five-minute screed about injustice in America via a "system built to divide and impoverish and destroy us." He said, "We've been floating this country on credit for centuries, and we're done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us." He did introduce his role models in activism, his parents. I noticed his mom appeared light skinned.
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Isn’t it interesting that these wealthy, privileged black entertainers kept mentioning that things must “be fixed” in an America run by a black president and their choice for change is an old, white lady. By supporting Hillary Clinton, they support Obama’s third term – how does more of the same “fix” anything?
Ellis Ross made her plea for Hillary in personal way. She noted that the single woman demographic (which includes herself) is the largest and most important for a White House win, so “Welcome to the White House, Hillary Clinton.”
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And then BET’s Chairman and CEO, Debra L. Lee, combined gun control and the Black Lives Matter movement by complimenting Rep. John Lewis and the Democrat sit-in in the House of Representatives – “We are tired of the devastating effects gun violence has on our community.” She instructed everyone to “know your politicians’ position on gun control.” She was there to present the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award (sponsored by State Farm) to Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams after praising his history of community organizing and activism, most recently in Ferguson, Mo. and with the Black Lives Matter cause.
Williams, in turn, went on a five-minute screed about injustice in America via a "system built to divide and impoverish and destroy us." He said, "We've been floating this country on credit for centuries, and we're done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us." He did introduce his role models in activism, his parents. I noticed his mom appeared light skinned.
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Isn’t it interesting that these wealthy, privileged black entertainers kept mentioning that things must “be fixed” in an America run by a black president and their choice for change is an old, white lady. By supporting Hillary Clinton, they support Obama’s third term – how does more of the same “fix” anything?