(Video) Pharrell Gave A Powerful Speech on Social Injustice at VH1 ‘Hip Hop Honors’
After being announced by Regina Hall, Pharrell Williams came out and delivered a powerful speech about racism, social injustice and where society stands today.
“Everybody at home right now watching this, and acting like ya’ll don’t see what’s going on out there,” Pharrell said. “Ya’ll got to open your eyes. Open your eyes. You keep saying you don’t see what’s going on on television, what’s happening to us. Open your eyes. And if you look like I look, then you know how we got here. But we’re here, and we’re not leaving. So what are we going to do?”
But Pharrell’s speech wasn’t only for Blacks in America. The musician also warned other races that they could be next.
“For everybody else in this country, the human condition is important, “he said. “Don’t think because they’re coming at the African-Americans and the Jewish community and the Hispanics that it can’t be you too just because you look like them.”
He added, “You should understand ’they’ can change their minds and it might not be about Black, white, big, skinny or small. It could be about facial features. It might be about hair color. Don’t act like they didn’t do that before.”
