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Tia Mowry Bandwagon
April V. Taylor
Unlike many celebrities, John Legend spoke out within days of Michael Brown being gunned down in Ferguson, Missouri this past summer. At a concert less than a week after Brown’s death, he stated, “Black and brown people are just treated differently in this country. One of our original sins in this country has been racism and slavery. And we still haven’t figured out how to solve that problem.”
During his recent Oscar acceptance speech, Legend again spoke out about racism, speaking specifically to the issue of mass incarceration by highlighting the fact that more Black men are under the control of the criminal justice system than what were enslaved in 1850. In doing so, he solidified the connection between mass incarceration and the Civil Rights Movement in a single sentence.
Common, who won an Oscar along with Legend for their song “Glory,” recently spoke out about racism, taking a much more passive tone in his statement on an episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” The rapper says that Black people should “forget about the past” regarding racism and extend their hand in love to white people. Many people, including rapper Charles Blow, were perplexed about why Common would choose to gloss over the issue of racism and insinuate Black people just needed to love white people more when Black people lose their life, health and freedom because of racism.
Legend addressed the comment in a recent Associated Press interview in which he says that he identifies with Common’s statement to the extent that ending racism is about people being able to see “each other’s humanity and learning to love each other.” However, Legend takes a firmer stance stating, “I think it’s not enough for us to extend the hand of love. It’s important also that we look at policies we need to change as well.”
http://yourblackworld.net/2015/03/27/john-legend-doesnt-co-sign-on-commons-statement-about-racism/
Unlike many celebrities, John Legend spoke out within days of Michael Brown being gunned down in Ferguson, Missouri this past summer. At a concert less than a week after Brown’s death, he stated, “Black and brown people are just treated differently in this country. One of our original sins in this country has been racism and slavery. And we still haven’t figured out how to solve that problem.”
During his recent Oscar acceptance speech, Legend again spoke out about racism, speaking specifically to the issue of mass incarceration by highlighting the fact that more Black men are under the control of the criminal justice system than what were enslaved in 1850. In doing so, he solidified the connection between mass incarceration and the Civil Rights Movement in a single sentence.
Common, who won an Oscar along with Legend for their song “Glory,” recently spoke out about racism, taking a much more passive tone in his statement on an episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” The rapper says that Black people should “forget about the past” regarding racism and extend their hand in love to white people. Many people, including rapper Charles Blow, were perplexed about why Common would choose to gloss over the issue of racism and insinuate Black people just needed to love white people more when Black people lose their life, health and freedom because of racism.
Legend addressed the comment in a recent Associated Press interview in which he says that he identifies with Common’s statement to the extent that ending racism is about people being able to see “each other’s humanity and learning to love each other.” However, Legend takes a firmer stance stating, “I think it’s not enough for us to extend the hand of love. It’s important also that we look at policies we need to change as well.”
http://yourblackworld.net/2015/03/27/john-legend-doesnt-co-sign-on-commons-statement-about-racism/
a big celebrity who is black is not going to drop the truth on white supremacy, most of them only care about themselves...
rapper charles blow? never heard in my life
