By April V. Taylor
...Common, (click here) who won an Oscar along with Legend for their song “Glory,” recently spoke out about racism, taking a much more passive tone in his statement on an episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” The rapper says that Black people should “forget about the past” regarding racism and extend their hand in love to white people. Many people, including rapper Charles Blow, were perplexed about why Common would choose to gloss over the issue of racism and insinuate Black people just needed to love white people more when Black people lose their life, health and freedom because of racism.
Legend addressed the comment in a recent Associated Press interview in which he says that he identifies with Common’s statement to the extent that ending racism is about people being able to see “each other’s humanity and learning to love each other.” However, Legend takes a firmer stance stating, “I think it’s not enough for us to extend the hand of love. It’s important also that we look at policies we need to change as well.”
...Common, (click here) who won an Oscar along with Legend for their song “Glory,” recently spoke out about racism, taking a much more passive tone in his statement on an episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” The rapper says that Black people should “forget about the past” regarding racism and extend their hand in love to white people. Many people, including rapper Charles Blow, were perplexed about why Common would choose to gloss over the issue of racism and insinuate Black people just needed to love white people more when Black people lose their life, health and freedom because of racism.
Legend addressed the comment in a recent Associated Press interview in which he says that he identifies with Common’s statement to the extent that ending racism is about people being able to see “each other’s humanity and learning to love each other.” However, Legend takes a firmer stance stating, “I think it’s not enough for us to extend the hand of love. It’s important also that we look at policies we need to change as well.”
