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Black people can be racist, after all. (Antisemitic, too.)

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Kanye West’s bigoted comments about Jews cost him his branding deal with Adidas. Kyrie Irving was suspended from the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets for promoting antisemitic conspiracies. No one should be surprised that Black celebrities are susceptible to spouting stupid, racist stuff, says Wilfred Reilly, author of the race-myth-busting book Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About. Reilly, a political science professor at Kentucky State University, joins guest host Jamil Jivani this week to discuss the bigotry that still thrives in parts of the Black community, why we avoid talking about it, and the effort to cover it up with inane claims that Black people can’t be racist. (Recorded November 9, 2022) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Black people can be racist, after all. (Antisemitic, too.)

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