Oprah Winfrey Sets Two-Night Town Hall on Systematic Racism in America

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Oprah Winfrey is hosting a two-night town hall on systematic racism in America, talking to Stacey Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and David Oyelowo among others

“As a network dedicated to supporting and uplifting Black lives, OWN is committed to providing our community with important dialogue and helpful resources in this challenging time as we mourn the murder of George Floyd and ask ourselves how can we come together to create meaningful change,” said Tina Perry, President, OWN. “I am proud that our Discovery family has joined us to amplify this message in solidarity.

Part 1 of the special will air on June 9, and part 2 on June 10. It will be produced by OWN, with Winfrey and Tara Montgomery on board as executive producers. “There is no one like Oprah to bring us all together at this critical moment in our history to offer insights, perspective and action,” said David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery, Inc. “We are honored to partner with OWN and use our global reach to amplify this important discussion about the global issues of economic and social justice and equality to a potential audience of one billion people across more than 200 markets in a way that only Discovery can.

 

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Hey Oprah! Get off my non political channels that we pay for to get away from Lamestream media & Hollywood unmoral programming. I watched you religiously for years & voted for Obama twice so don’t tell me I’m racist cause one white person did something bad.

There will surely be some diverse points of view here.

RickeySmiley Why. We ask for her ear years ago. Wasn't important them.

Oprah does not represent black people. Black people do not support her. She’s a black face of white supremacy. The guest list is weak at best.

Nobody wants this.

She sells out her own culture.

MpondoPrincesss She supported CR17

Systematic racism bullshit! Barack Obama, Ben Carson Jerome Adams Collin Powell Condoleezza Rice Neil deGrasse Tyson Michael Jackson Mohamed Ali Denzel Washington Martin Luther King George Washington Carver Mae C. Jemison Robert L. Johnson Oprah These people are from Mars!

TWO NIGHTS?😳 WE DON’T WANT ONE ‼️

RickeySmiley When is she going to have a town hall meeting to address her degrading of Black men and why she has never called out her rich white male friends for their sexual misconduct. Figuratively she is putting her knee on the necks of Black men. As a Black woman, she can't speak for me.

no thanks. fk oprah

Oprah is the Biggest racist out there LMFAO.. Always attacking the black folks while protecting the whites..... She nasty and Evil ! ‼️🧐💯

Oprah and Ava who knew the 'stories' about Weinstein but let him get on with that shit while they were promoting a fraudulent film against a dead black man.

Of course she does. More exposure for her. The hypocrisy of this woman.

Oprah the witch?

Oprah aren't you tired if your hypocrisy self? you are literally part of the problem, you yourself tried to take down a black man's name and legacy not too long ago... you can't be talking about racism, when you are part of the problem...

Wish the audience would start singing -- Man In The Mirror to this hypocrite.

Oprah I’d have a few questions for ye if I was in the audience... Oprah PartOfTheProblem

Always number one, right? So here's hypocrite number one without morals or decency. How shameful and disrespectful you can be... .....

tss, she's always been targeting black folks just so she can impress her corrupt, super-rich, nasty, white pals and gain more power herself... me as a white person should NEVER ask a black person to be quiet on this subject, but my dear god, i think she is such a hypocrite!!

Oprah is a servant to white pedowood.

Coprah is a huge part of the problem. She's throwing black men under the bus if it fills her pockets. No thanks

No thanks. After you exploited Michael Jackson's feelings for your ratings and then after he died, you backstab him by spreading the lies of his allegations for even more clout. I lost faith in you, Oprah. I thought you were good. Not to mention your friendship with Weinstein.

Oprah only tryna get ratings .. 🤮🤮🤮

Oprah and Ava?

No, thanks. Apologize to the jacksons, Oprah

Fuck Oprah Winfrey !

🐍🐍🐍

Nah, thanks🤢

Pass Oprah Ava divernay you both went after a innocent dead black man last year hypocrites

She is major part of the problem. She is happy to lynch black men for her white following. But is quiet on her white predator pals.

Fck NO-Prah and FALE. Period.

Check your syllables- Systematic is not the same as Systemic

Screw that. She has no problem attacking black men and saying nothing about white men

Sorry, but Oprah is part of the problem. She is simply the opposite version of Trump. First, she had a near single handed, systematic impact on the devolving of critical thinking in America with her promotions. Giving platforms to charlatans 1/

I can't think of a person LESS suited to do this. The AUDACITY.

Yuk!

What a phony hypocrite. Nobody watch! Her PR people r desperately trying 2 erase what we all know-she a phony greedy person.

Interesting she wants to talk about racism NOW a year after she publicly called to cancel the INNOCENT DEAD BLACK Michael Jackson but NEVER said 1 word for Weinstein's documentary neither his conviction. This woman is the epitome of a vulture and sellout MuteOprah CancelOprah

What about the show with the hundreds of Harvey Weinstein's victims she purposely ignored in stead she gave a platform to 2 WHITE MEN PROVEN LIAERS to slander the INNOCENT DEAD BLACK Michael Jackson. The hypocrisy in this woman knows no bounds smh

Modern-Day Lyncher Oprah? No, Thank You!!!

But...doesn't she tear black men down for a living?

Now take a look at the zip codes she pulled her audience from, for tickets, for her talk show , in Chicago... Or do , just mostly well heeled white women , live in that city.. Best buddies with Weinstein and Geffen .. People have finally woke up, to who she is

She's part of the problem.

Oprah and Gayle love to smear dead black icons, because the dead can’t due..and the ratings are good I would HARDLY give2 hoots , about her take on any race matters , imo, she isn’t on the same team.. Talk is cheap

Oprah was finally called out for smearing dead Michael Jackson, with lies , so transparent, she has 1st hand knowledge, she distanced herself but NEVER acknowledged or apologize to the Jackson family.

Oprah went along with lynching a dead black icon, exonerated in life and now in death , propping up w white liars She KNEW they were lying, did it anyway, And AVA was one of her wing men

Oprah gave. A platform to ,EASILY PROVABLE lies made against a DEAD BLACK icon, by 2 broke middle aged white men, looking to loot his estate .even stuffing an audience with actual CSA victims ,for support SHE had 1st hand Knowledge, they were lying . Now that is WHITE PRIVILEGE

Oprah? And Ava LMAO, no thank you. Such Hypocrites and sellouts.

I'm tired of Oprah quite frankly. Can't she just go away?

Oprah Winfrey can go to hell.

No thanks!! I’ll pass. Oprah is a fraud.

Hope she does another face plant!

She can keep that shit, we know she don’t care.

HYPOCRISY AT ITS HIGHEST!!

Go away Oprah!

Oprah? Oh she of the “let’s cancel the exonerated deceased black guy on behalf of this white guy who said his hair felt like a Brillo pad” Nah

Noy thank you. April to the jacksons, Oprah

Let me think about that for a second🤔🤢🤮

kittybookate Not watching 🤷🏽‍♀️

Who cares. Not qaulified.

I’ll pass.

She's only interested in the opinions of the few 'elite' folks!

Oprah is white though. She's also a hypocrite.

Oprah, no thanks. 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

OMG, please make this self-serving, narcissistic hypocritcal phony GO AWAY!!!

Menuda hipócrita, si es la mayor racista del planeta

thing now want to defend throwing a dead man for 11 years under a bus, is that okay? this woman has no dignity

Weinstein's, geffen's and John of God's buddy? I'll pass. Oprah is everything that is wrong in Hollywood.

Oprah? Nah we good.

She is into population control, but her time is running out. She’s old too.

🐍's -oprah and ava?

Oprah ‘I tear down black men’s legacies Winfrey? That Oprah

😱

Literally no one asked for this

Oprah is a sellout. Posthumously trashed the most influential black man on the planet who did more good globally out of purity. This woman only acts on good ratings

Ava blocked me for dissing 'Wrinkle in Time' and Oprah ... Ms. DuVernay SHOULD read my twitter now. Due to choice of host - I won't be watching.

I’m not interested if Oprah is involved.

I do not want to hear a damn thing from Oprah after what she and Gayle have done to slander the Black man. BrownLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter Protests2020

RickeySmiley I do not think her nor Gayle king deserve this kind of interview because of past Interviews and their thoughts are very Dangerous. Ms. Abrams should rethink again.

RickeySmiley I’m good but thanks anyway

Do any of these folks have differing opinions or solutions. ? To Oprah

This is tone deaf. She needs to talk to the organizers who are on the streets. BLM & other activists on the frontline putting their bodies on the line. Pass.

Oprah why not interview SRhyheim and other BLM activists? Your town hall surely will be tone deaf and designed to make the elite feel better behind their gated. Young people who have started this movement is who we want to hear from. Not you, Gayle and your other rich friends.

Blah

Because no one knows more about persecution than the very wealthy!

Oprah the Queen of Coons? No 🙄

RickeySmiley I like Oprah, I think that she's and Gail is doing an amazing job.

Pass.

Make sure Oprah talks about black racism and her opinion about this racist black peace of shite.

akstanwyck Yeah... more celebrities. Just what the world needs... more celebrities.

What channel? Don’t say the o network no one gets it or watches it. Don’t say fox. Don’t say cnn.

Hahahahaha

“Live from the ivory tower! It’s Oprah” 🥖 🍞 🥖 🥖🍞🥖🍞🍞🥖🍞

RickeySmiley Where’s Amanda

Boo Wendy!

RickeySmiley Naw, I still haven't forgotten about Kobe.

THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE WORLD-those in charge of humans, politics, justice, economics, population studies, history, knowledge, beliefs, philosophy, god, healthcare, science, wars, aid, peace, technology, animals, rights & speech, to date-HAVE DONE A VERY HORRIBLE JOB

RickeySmiley Who?

RickeySmiley Oprah sure is vocal now, trying to piggyback off other black peoples hard work.All these supposed pro blacks in that discussion are laughable ' Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' lol sure, so tired of these fake discussions for the media.

Hope she doesn’t break a nail...

pass

call up AmyCooper i hear she isn't doing anything

boy that sounds like an open minded discussion.

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