R&B legend Stevie Wonder has long been a champion of civil rights and causes affecting humanity and is not stopping now.
Wonder stood against apartheid when Nelson Mandela was still behind bars in a South African jail. Wonder boycotted the State of Arizona when it refused to join the 49 other American states in honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a national holiday. Now, Wonder is standing up for Trayvon Martin.
During a live concert in Quebec, Canada, Wonder made a surprising announcement: Until Florida demolishes its controversial “Stand Your Ground” law (which a Zimmerman juror admitted played into their decision to acquit him), he will no longer perform in that state. In fact, Wonder made it crystal clear that he will never perform ANYWHERE on the planet that permits such a law.
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Hmm…… Well I've long considered Stevie Wonder as a musical genius and given him all due Respect and major props for his Civil Rights contributions here in America and his humanitarian efforts particularly in South Africa. But on this matter, here's the deal with me…….. I'm done with Black celebrities and Black socio-cultural-political blowhards and their SELECTIVE causes..their SELECTIVE *caring* when it comes to the tragic loss of a (Black) life. I've asked this before and I'll keep right on asking: WHERE pray tell have all these *outraged* Black folks been over the years while THOUSANDS of young Black lives (mostly male) were tragically cut short (mostly) due to BLACK ON BLACK GUN VIOLENCE?! THOUSANDS died BEFORE Trayvon. And certainly hundreds have died SINCE his tragic death….and yet there's been mostly *crickets* from Black-America..!?! When Stevie, Al , Jesse Sr., Melissa, Tavis et al can explain to me WHY? the… Read more »