by Dr. Boyce Watkins & Yvette Carnell
Here is a preview to the original article that I agree with 100% NO FILTER!!
LINK TO ORIGINAL POST::
http://www.yourblackworld.net/2013/11/black-news/dr-boyce-yvette-8-reasons-don-lemon-needs-to-be-fired-from-cnn-right-now/
Here’s the deal: We have a serious problem with Don Lemon. Not that he was ever all that likeable in the past, but to us, he was just fine as another talking head on TV. But when he somehow decided to provide impromptu black social commentary, we became saddened and disgusted by the way he used his platform to spread half-truths about the black community. Don might be more equipped to criticize the gay or journalistic communities, but going after black people has become a fashion statement.
First, he started off with his politics of negro respectability, where he seemed to feel that if black people simply learned to behave, we would not be subjected to white racism. Then,his support for Bill O’Reilly’s argument that black people are primarily the ones responsible for racial disparities sent him further down the rabbit hole of confused and ignorant thinking. Finally, Don’s defense of the Stop & Frisk program, which has violated the civil rights of thousands of New Yorkers, was the straw that broke the Lemon’s back.
So, let’s be clear –Don Lemon needs to be fired from CNN. There have been a long line of highly-qualified black journalists removed from the network in recent months, including Soledad O’Brien, Tony Harris, Roland Martin and TJ Holmes, yet the only black person that is regularly featured on the network is the guy who enjoys chopping off the heads of black people with a smile on his face. Sorry, but we just won’t stand for it. In fact, we keep wondering why the guy responsible for providing the news is giving his personal opinions on such a regular basis.