Wendy Williams made some comments on Jesse Williams BET Awards acceptance speech on her show Wednesday, and landed herself in a whole bunch of hot water as a result. “I must say to you, he was on BET. His speech was very poignant,” she began. “On the other hand, I would be really offended if there was a […]
Jesse Williams has become one of the most important celebrity voices in the Black Lives Matter movement. Following news of Alton Sterling‘s death at the hands of police in Baton Rouge, the actor and activist took to Twitter to put those justifying the actions of the cops in their place as only he can: https://twitter.com/iJesseWilliams/status/750705238521188352 https://twitter.com/iJesseWilliams/status/750706994735034369 https://twitter.com/iJesseWilliams/status/750707815686168576 If […]
Grey’s Anatomy producer Shonda Rhimes had a few words to say about that anti-Jesse Williams petition. https://twitter.com/BlackGirlNerds/status/750123358147190784 “Um, people? Boo don’t need a petition,” Rhimes tweeted Monday (July 4). The comment comes after a petition created by a woman named Erin Smith went live this weekend. Smith wanted to gather support to have Williams removed […]
Yet another nonsensical reaction to Jesse Williams after his acceptance speech for his Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards. Now, some fans of his show Grey’s Anatomy are claiming that his “racist” speech was in bad taste, and ant-white, with some even threatening to boycott the long-running show as a result. There is a Change.org petition circulating that has 462 […]
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Twitter is still feeling so inspired about his speech that users are calling for June 27 to become Jesse Williams Appreciation Day.
We knew this was coming. After Jesse Williams raised the roof on the BET Awards with a stirring speech about civil justice, Black pride and appropriation, Stacey Dash felt the need to flex her pen to retaliate against it, even going so far as to call him a “plantation slave” for his words. And that’s […]
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Jesse Williams is most known as his role Dr. Jackson Avery on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, but he’s more than just a devilishly handsome face. The Temple…
