Posted on 05/01/2018 6:04:40 PM PDT by ethom
Rap superstar and culture critic Kanye West accused many in the black community of hypocrisy by focusing more of their outrage on white violence against black people or his decision to wear a Donald Trump campaign hat than the problems in black communities. “Black people have a tendency to focus and march when a white person kills a black person or wears a hat, but when it’s 700 kids being killed in Chicago it’s O.K.,” Kanye West said during a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with TMZ boss Harvey Levin on Tuesday.
The Grammy-winning rapper-producer’s words infuriated Van Lathan, a black reporter at the TMZ office who said Kanye was lying, pointing to people in those communities working to improve them.
“There’s been more focus and more marches about whites killing blacks than kids in Chicago killing each other,” West continued. “Ninety percent of black people being killed are killed by other blacks.”
Indeed, to Kanye’s point, according to the FBI’s latest annual “Crime in the United States” report, 90 percent of black Americans killed in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 were killed by blacks.
Lathan continued shouting at the rapper, some of which was censored, prompting West to walk across the room to give him a hug.
“I love you, bro,” he said. “I am sorry I hurt you with my words.”
“Bro you gotta be responsible, man … your voice is too big,” Lathan replied.
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He’s not backing off.
he just apologized to W!! Kanye West: I Want to Apologize to George W. Bush for 2005 Comment http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/05/01/kanye-west-want-apologize-george-w-bush-2005-comment/
It's bad enough that Kanye West had the nerve to leave the Democrat plantation. Now he's sounding like someone who posts regularly on Free Republic. LMAO.
Wow! I LOVE how he is going right into the center of this truth!!! And so loudly so. It’s a beautiful, powerful moment. If for no other reason in that others will finally read what he is putting out and some will consider it and awake from the drug of lies.
I share your concern about what might happen to him, but that was a bad choice of analogy. Bill Cosby’s wounds are entirely self inflicted.
Now he’s sounding like someone who could be Donald Trump’s running mate in 2020. LMAO.
From the article itself, the facts:
“according to the FBI’s latest annual “Crime in the United States” report, 90 percent of black Americans killed in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 were killed by blacks. “
He might be toast
Oh my dear Lord.
The age of miracles has not passed.
Amen, my FRiend. amen
This sounds like more than just a social and political awakening. It almost sounds like a spiritual conversion.
How about Menendez need - both of my examples would have had no problems and if they had stayed on the other plantation
Dang iPhone autocorrects
What does it take for anyone to plainly see that President Trump is on the right track, and in a sort of “devil may care” campaign to MAGA!
Wow, Kanye has woken up and he doesnt want to go back onto the liberal plantation. They all beg him to come back.
Good for him. Everyone here ought to do the same for the rest of reality and take the red pill.
“He might be toast.”
Spreading FUD, are we?
Is this a lug wrench?
I dunno, maybe.
Fear Uncertainty Doubt
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