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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2017 16:47:45 GMT -4
 R&B singer Chrisette Michele is making the most of her time on the world stage.
Th 34-year-old NY native angered her fan base when she accepted an invite to perform at Donald Trump‘s Inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C.
In an Open Letter to her enraged fan base, an unapologetic Chrisette wrote “I am here, representing you”.
“We Can’t Be Present If We’re Silent,” Chrisette wrote. She added that she is “willing to be a bridge” to unify blacks and whites after 8 years of fear and uncertainty under the outgoing administration.
“My heart is broken for our country, for the hopes of our children, for the fights of those who came before us,” she wrote. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, ‘Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about what matters.’ I am here, representing you, because this is what matters.”
According to the NY Daily News, Chrisette agreed to perform as long as she could sing an R&B set rather than traditional songs.
The backlash began soon after Chrisette’s reps announced she was performing for the new president.
Chrisette’s scheduled Jan. 19 concert at New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom was abruptly cancelled.
But Chrisette won’t be strapped for cash. She will reportedly receive $750,000 to perform at the Inauguration.
Adding his voice to the growing chorus of critics, Musician Questlove tweeted, “I’d pay Chrisette to NOT perform”.
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Post by mistaken7 on Jan 22, 2017 21:10:33 GMT -4
I really do not know how to feel about this situation on one hand get your money GURL - and yet on the other hand Trump is a racist 🐷 AND now I question should I even support her future projects ya know? Meh 😑🤔😶
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Post by Admin on Jan 25, 2017 13:35:56 GMT -4
I really do not know how to feel about this situation on one hand get your money GURL - and yet on the other hand Trump is a racist 🐷 AND now I question should I even support her future projects ya know? Meh 😑🤔😶 She has since said that her family has disowned her over her supporting trump and that trump didn't see her show or shake her hand I wonder why. As for myself this is hard but you know some like herself seem to think if I do this I'm making a statement but what kind of statement I mean Steve Harvey went to see trump he had an invite but that didn't mean he had to jump, Martin Luther King Jr the son went to see him and also ex football player Jim Brown now I wonder after a few days of seeing the man rip people apart would they like to back track now just saying. When you see fit to support someone like him and act like you want to give him a chance but the problem is right there in front of your eyes then you have the blind leading the blind and that kind of mix makes for a horrible situation. And Stacey Dash was fired from FOX News well now that Obama isn't in The Oval Office anymore where does that leave her I saw that coming SMH can't talk about him now I guess. I tell you some of us have still along way to go. And I can't support Chrisette she's a woman like I am how can any woman support him after all that messy potty mouth crap came out of him.  |
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Post by mistaken7 on Jan 25, 2017 22:31:54 GMT -4
I agree - and as far as Stacy Dash - she lost my respect a long time ago - she and all dem can kick rocks man 😐
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