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Founder of BLM SC defends controversial comments made by Nick Cannon
by Rob Dew
July 15, 2020

The face of the local Black Lives Matter group has drawn criticism for supporting and reiterating comments made by Nick Cannon, now former host of the Masked Singer and America’s Got Talent who was fired Tuesday from CBS/Viacom. On his podcast last month Nick Cannon made anti-Semitic remarks and re-enforced stereotypes about Jewish people [including comments that] Black people are the true Hebrews and that Jews have usurped their identity….Those without dark skin have a “deficiency” that historically forced them to act out of fear and commit acts of violence to survive, he said…Wednesday morning, founder of Black Lives Matter SC, Lawrence Nathaniel defended Cannon saying he agrees with the controversial comments. READ MORE