Wendy Williams went fully “Wendy” during her Wednesday show. And this time she may have stepped on the wrong toes.
Today Williams learned that you don’t dare say anything bad about Jesse Williams, HBCUs or the NAACP. I mean, seriously? How could you say something negative about Williams or an HBCU? Now, the NAACP … well … that’s a little bit touchy for some folks.
Apparently Williams is cut from the same cheap cloth Stacey Dash is cut from. Just like Dash, Williams wants to know why there
FILE- In this July 8, 2007, file photo shows NAACP Chairman Julian Bond addresses the civil rights organization’s annual convention in Detroit. Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75.
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Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75.
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I hate whining.
Ironically, when I was asked to write about the Oscar “whiteout,” I was in a planning meeting for the NAACP Image Awards. For those who don’t know, the NAACP created the Image Awards almost 50 years ago in response to the lack of recognition of black talent in front of and behind the camera in mainstream (white) awards shows. You’d think this show wouldn’t be needed by now, but that’s clearly not the case.
Was there Oscar-worthy work in Selm
