Jay Smooth explains how Don Lemon's 'respectability politics' internalizes shame

Hip hop activist Jay Smooth ripped into CNN's Don Lemon in video released Thursday, mocking his "f*cking terrible" claim black men could alleviate poverty by avoiding saggy pants. Smooth said Lemon's advice wasn't actually intended to seriously help anyone with their problems, instead the advice implicitly blamed black men for their problems and protected society from the shame of failing to help those in need.

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