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What Black People Say About O.J. Simpson When White People Aren’t Around

In a viral TikTok video, user @xiandivyne admitted that he only says O.J. Simpson was guilty of the double murder that made him go from famous to infamous around other Black people. W. Kamau Bell On His Favorite ‘What Would You Do?’ Scenario Off English “He’s the only Black man that the justice system has […]

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Why Was The Relationship Between Black Americans and the O.J. Simpson Verdict So Complicated?

In October 1995, the studio audience of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” strained their necks to get a better view of the screen. W. Kamau Bell On His Favorite ‘What Would You Do?’ Scenario Off English In mere moments, jurors would hand down a verdict in the trial of O.J. Simpson, who stood accused of murdering […]

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CNN’s Ashley Allison Said OJ Simpson ‘Represented Something’ for Black People. Does She Have A Point?

Screenshot: CNN Former Biden staffer and current Harvard fellow Ashley Allison found herself in a bit of controversy after recently discussing the impact of the 1995 OJ Simpson trial on CNN. The broadcaster’s political commentator didn’t mince words when she discussed the feelings Simpson’s death brought back up for Black Americans. W. Kamau Bell On […]

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O.J. Simpson’s ‘Trial of the Century’ Put Black People Against White People—And We Won. But at What Cost?

Thirty years ago, before “viral” was a thing and social media gave us countless things on which to focus, we basically all had one device – a television – to keep us hooked to the single most compelling event in the 1990s: The O.J. Simpson Murder Trial. Wendell Pierce Is Hyped About His New Show […]

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