'When They See Us' wins 3 NAACP Image Awards

The 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards showed the love to Ava DuVernay's When They See Us by awarding the drama three NAACP Image Awards.

The limited series won the following catergories:

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Jharrel Jerome.

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Niecy Nash.

Via Twitter Ava DuVernay responded to the wins:

Congratulations to these two supernovas on their NAACP Image Awards wins tonight! Much love the whole WHEN THEY SEE US family! pic.twitter.com/TlyyBZEKIn

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 22, 2020

On behalf of all involved in this series, we thank the NAACP Image Awards for this honor. https://t.co/g9KRNgXSYp

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 22, 2020

Rep. Maxine Waters: LA gangs have 'more integrity' than Donald Trump

During an appearance on a Showtime's Desus & Mero, Rep. Maxine Waters (CA 43rd District) compared President Donald Trump to Los Angeles gang members, saying the Crips and Bloods have "more integrity" than he does.

Watch the interview below:

B. Smith famous model and TV personality dead at 70

Barbara Smith, the model and TV personality known as B. Smith who went public with her Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2014, has died at age 70, her husband announced Sunday.

Dan Gasby said in a Facebook post that Smith died Saturday night of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in their home in Long Island, New York.

Smith broke out as a model in the 1970s and hosted the syndicated cooking and home decor series “B. Smith With Style” in the early 2000s. She launched her own home collection at Bed Bath and Beyond in 2001 and wrote three home entertaining books.

[CST]

Dr. Jason Johnson apologizes for “misfit black girls” comment

Dr. Jason Johnson has released the following statement via Twitter apologizing for referring to Black women who support Bernie Sanders as “misfit Black girls”:

Earlier this week in a conversation about the Sanders campaign and the behavior of his staff and supporters I referred to his campaign spokesperson as coming from the Island of Misfit Black Girls. It was a harmful and unnecessary comment and I apologize.

Jason Johnson was wrong to say that Black woman who support Sanders are "from the island of misfit Black girls”

George L. Cook III AfricanAmericanReports.Com

Update 02/23/2020: Dr. Jason Johnson releases apology via Twitter.

During an appearance on Karen Hunter Show (SiriusXM) MSNBC's Dr. Jason Johnson who is always provocative took it too far and said something that was uncalled for. He referred to Black woman who support Bernie Sanders as being 'from the island of misfit Black girls'.

Before I continue I would like to let Dr. Johnson know that my daughter would be one of those misfit Black girls. My first instinct was to lash out but what would that accomplish?

Now I will be the first to admit that Nia Turner annoys the hell out of me at times (still got love for her though) and I don't get the support for Sanders, but there was no reason to try to paint our fellow African Americans as misfits.

In my humble opinion Johnson was dead wrong and Black men should never publicly demean Black women (and vice versa) no matter what issue is being discussed. We are better than that and I would like to believe that Jason Johnson is better than that. It's my hope that Johnson apologizes for his statement and clarifies what it is he meant to say.

Everyone has the right to their own opinion and not to be ridiculed for that opinion. We as Black people are not monolithic and should not only listen to different opinions but be open to hearing what people have to say.

When this election season is over we won't be living with or dealing with the presidential candidates that we so enthusiastically support on a daily basis, we will be living with and dealing with each other. There is no reason to let political nonsense further separate us because at the end of the day no matter who is POTUS all we have is each other.

George L. Cook III AfricanAmericanReports.Com