Leslie Odom Jr. On Protest, Tearing Down Statues And De-Centering White Men | MSNBC

“Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. discusses the power of reinterpreting history in “Hamilton,” finding new historical statues and why he's optimistic about America's new protest movement. See the exclusive interview in the latest episode of “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” sponsored by Cadillac. Aired on 08/03/2020.
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Leslie Odom Jr. On Protest, Tearing Down Statues And De-Centering White Men | MSNBC

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  1. I have never seen a statute or documentary about Past President James T. Buchanan. He was accused of
    dithering when he didn’t start the Civil War. Past President Buchanan was a Scottish Reverend, and there
    was never any form of slavery in Scotland. By the way, university is free for Scottish citizens. It could be here.

    1. You discount “white slavery” but even then, the “Kirk” (Great Britain) perpetuates the false notion of _”Peccatum Originale” (Original Sin); an idea formed no earlier than the [16th Century CE] with the Augsburg Diet/Confession of “faith” that absolutely drips in the perversion of “pledge/blood oath/voluntary servitude (slavery)” and’s also craftily installed into the US’ fake CONSTITUTION…

    1. Chili Lucas what? He banned flights from China that Biden called Xenophobic.
      He left the lockdowns up to the states.
      He didn’t help with his we need to reopen talks so. But let’s be real. If trump had ordered a lockdown how many people would have honestly followed the order?
      People would have called him a Fascist and dictator
      Bash trump all you want but the fact remains. This virus was not created by trump and the rest of the world is also suffering from its spread.
      Also the democrats in February were more concerned with impeachment trials and campaigning for president than the virus.
      How many times did covid come up in the Democratic debates in February? Zero.

    1. Decentralizing White Men means Finally after thousands of years of ignoring Women and People of Color we are giving them a chance to take precedence and tell their stories as well as re-imagine previous one’s allowing for their voices to finally be heard saying that is reverse racism is being ignorant and directly highlighting the problems in society especially American society today.

    2. Red Von before you repeat that comment again look in the history books and just examine how many black stories written by black people for black people have been High jacked by those White Men.

  2. Arron Burr, Sir…
    Love u man….
    Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
    Thank you for your service.

    1. @Chili Lucas u dont know what ar u talking about
      Go back to school and some history classes.
      Ooohhhh wait, Schumer and Pelosi didn’t open schools yet. Good luck with chilli cilantro tacos classes.

  3. This is exactly where The Truth will always be undeserved on a “platform” such as this… In this world it’s all about likes and dislikes… not bout Truth and truths shared.. and so it will only and ever serve as a pale reflection…

  4. 8/3/2020. President Donald Trump said Monday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are blocking the fourth proposed round of aid to Americans suffering the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
    Trump said he is personally involved in negotiations with Congress, but he dismissed the idea that he should be meeting personally with “Crazy Nancy” Pelosi to break the logjam.
    “What the Democrats want, they’re slow-rolling it and all they’re really interested in is bailout money to bail out radical left governors and radical left mayors,” Trump said.
    Trump cited Chicago, Portland, and New York City as examples of poorly run cities that do not deserve a bailout.
    “We’re really not interested in that,” Trump said.
    He added that Democrats failed to act to help Americans still suffering from the effects of the virus and the economic shutdowns.
    “They’re not interested in the people. They’re not interested in unemployment. They’re not interested in evictions,” Trump said.
    White House chief of staff Mark Meadows publicly criticized congressional Democrats on Friday for refusing to work with Republicans to negotiate a deal, stating they had made “zero offers.”
    “The Democrats believe they have all the cards on their side, and they’re willing to play their cards at the expense of those that are hurting,” he said.

  5. He’s not insulting white men — he’s affirming the value of everyone else. History has generally pushed those stories aside but they’re equally worth telling.

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