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NAJEE ALI JAMS JESSE: Project Islamic Hope leader demands that Jackson apologize for using the N-word.
WHAT: Civil rights activist Najee Ali, Executive Director of Project Islamic HOPE and a coalition of Black civil rights leaders calls for Rev Jesse Jackson to apologize to Black America for using the N-Word!
Background:
Recently Jesse Jackson created a major firestorm with his stated desire to mutilate parts of Barack Obama's anatomy. Fox News held back other remarks that Jackson made, which have now been reported by TVNewser. Jackson called black people niggers.
The TVNewser reports that they have received a partial transcript of remarks made at the same time as Jesse Jackson made his other disparaging remarks about Barack Obama's anatomy and they say they have received confirmation from Fox News Channel representatives saying the transcript is authentic. The portion shown in the original video was where Jackson had said that Barack Obama was "talking down to black people."
What wasn't shown was the remark made after that. The full remark was, "Barack ... he's talking down to black people ... telling niggers how to behave."
Background Continued:
In 2006 when Michael Richard's, who played Kramer on the popular Seinfeld television comedy show, called members of his audience at a stand up routine, niggers, and Jesse Jackson was very high profile in insisting that the word not be used publicly or privately due to the offensive nature of the word. In fact, Jackson called for a boycott of all entertainment media that used the word. Jesse Jackson used the incident with Richard to call on the entertainment industry to ban the n-word, including rap artists that use it in the lyrics, actors and major television and movie studios. This campaign, led by Jesse Jackson was felt in cities around the country, with s New York city council banning the use of the N-word,
WHY?: Jesse Jackson made the banning of the N-word a high profile campaign in 2006, which brings up the question of hypocrisy. On Nov 26, 2006 at press conference in Los Angeles, Jackson said:
"We will challenge and urge all artists and comics to stop using this (N) word. What other group is subjected to such a degrading terminology?"
"We believe it's very hypocritical for Jackson to have tried to get rappers such as Nas, the entertainment industry and the general public to ban and not use a word that he utilizes himself. Jackson's already apologized to Obama but since he wasn't the target of Jackson's slur, Jackson should immediately apologize to blacks for not only berating them, but also apologize for his hypocrisy," stated Najee Ali of Project Islamic HOPE."
"I stood with Rev Jackson at the Los Angeles Press conference when he denounced Michael Richards for his use of the N-word. We are calling for Rev. Jackson to remember his role in banning the N-word and pledge that he not use the word as well," stated Rev. K.W.Tulloss, Pastor of Weller street Missionary Baptist church.
WHEN: Thursday July 17, 2008
WHERE: Leimert Park 3415 W. 43rd place Los Angeles CA 90008 (Crenshaw &
Vernon Blvd.)
TIME: 10:00 AM
Sponsors: Project Islamic HOPE.
Weller Street Missionary Baptist church. (Rev. K.W.Tulloss Pastor)
Ban the N-word coalition
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source: Project Islamic HOPE - www.projectislamichope.org
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