Nets Hail Actor’s Racial Tirade at BET Awards as ‘Powerful,’ ‘Impassioned Call to Action’

Kyle Drennen | June 27, 2016
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On Monday, all three network morning shows gushed over the left-wing activism on display during Sunday night’s BET Awards. In particular, the hosts and correspondents on NBC, ABC, and CBS were enthralled by Grey’s Anatomy actor Jesse Williams launching into a racially-charged screed against “this invention called whiteness [that] uses and abuses” African Americans.

On NBC’s Today, correspondent Shienelle Jones proclaimed: “There were many memorable moments at the BET Awards last night. The one that got everyone on their feet was...Jesse Williams’s acceptance speech for humanitarian of the year....he held nothing back in the politically-charged speech, touching on police brutality, conditional freedoms, and the exploitation of black culture.”

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