Hollywood Actress, Stacy Dash, spoke last week on Fox News saying that BET and Black history month should be abolished in order to end segregation.
Film maker Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith said they will not be attending the Oscars next month because there was only a white list of nominees announced for the major roles. When they asked Stacey what she thinks about this she said "We have to make up our minds. Either we want to have segregation or integration. And if we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards where you're only awarded if you're black. If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms. It's a double standard."
This became a very controversial topic people felt offended that she would say such non-sense. In my opinion I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion and mine is that she is crazy! I think Black History Month is part of the american culture and very important. Its a time when we recognize and remember important people in our history. For example Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and more. Along with that its an important time because on February third the 15th amendment was passed which granted blacks the right to vote.
I think Black History Month is a reminder for America to recognize what black people have contributed to this country and what they achieved. If we got rid of Black History Month then how will our future youth know about Martin Luther King Jr or Malcolm X?
Now on BET I think its great that they have a show where they award black artists. However not all the time is just black people who get awarded on BET there is also other artists who get awarded like Eminem, Sam Smith and more. I think BET is a great show that shouldn't be taken down.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/21/what-stacey-dash-neglects-when-she-calls-for-ending-bet-and-black-history-month/
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