What Is Black? Jesse Williams, Colorism And Who Should Speak For Black People

On this episode of Field Afrikan Radio we will discuss one of the hottest topics in mainstream America and that's Jesse Williams acceptance speech at the BET Awards Show. His mere presence sparked a debate about "What is Black"? Should light-skinned people speak on "the struggle"? Do bi-racial people have the right to speak on "Black" issues and are they really Black? Lastly, it sparked the question of how big of an issue is colorism in the so-called Black community?

The "issue" of who we are and how we define ourselves as a group is always a touchy subject for Black people; we will give our take on what is Black and does a person's skin tone or them having one non-Black parent have anything to do with that person speaking on our issues and "the struggle". Join us.