It's been a rough 24 hours for Shameik Moore. The Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse star, like millions of others, has shared his opinion about the protests that have erupted following the police-involved murder of George Floyd. Shameik Moore took to Twitter to share a few thoughts about how the black community should respond to police officers and racism. His words weren't received well, and Moore has continued to become the target of critics.
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"See I have a very strong opinion that the black community hates to hear.. but needs to hear... we need to learn how to deal with police...and or racism...because THIS is the part of the scenario we have failed to fix," Shameik Moore tweeted. "We have to work on our community before blaming everything on 'racist' and police. 1... there is STILL black on black violence that needs to be addressed...and 2.. if we KNOW that the wrong white person could change our whole life with a false accusation... WHY DO WE GIVE THEM THE ENERGY THEY WANT? Give them an inch they WILL take a mile..... We literally know this already. At what point do we look at ourselves and make adjustments?"
Later, Moore apologized for the abrasiveness of his remarks, and he hopped don Instagram Live to discuss further. There, he spoke about Rosa Parks sitting at the front of the bus instead of the back, adding there were plenty of black owned bus and cab companies that could have been utilized. Check it all out below along with a few reactions.
RZA’s Post-Katrina Drama "Cut Throat City" Set For SXSW Premiere
The film stars T.I., Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Kat Graham, and Shameik Moore.
Wu-Tang Clan icon RZA is returning to the director’s chair for a new film that will premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival. Back in 2018, we shared the trailer for Cut Throat City, and while there was talk back then of an official release date slated for 2019, the year came and went without any updates. Fortunately, Cut Throat City will debut at SXSW this March, and specific dates will be shared later this month.
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The press release describes the project as an “explosive film” that stars Shameik Moore (who portrays Raekwon in Wu-Tang: An American Saga), T.I., Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Ethan Hawke, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham, Rob Morgan, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, Sam Daly, Isaiah Washington, and Eiza Gonzalez.
The synopsis of Cut Throat City reads: “A story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around – by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city. When the job goes bad, the friends find themselves on the run, hunted by two relentless detectives and a neighborhood warlord who thinks they stole the heist money.” Check out the trailer below.
