GED Section: When ‘Just Jokes’ Become a Weapon Against Black Progress
✕ D.L. Hughley’s Notes from the GED Section, pointed out the argument that comedy has long been weaponized against Black people, and recent jokes about George Floyd are no exception. Hughley connected hip-hop lyrics, the Kevin Hart roast, and a Republican moment of silence for Derek Chauvin into one sharp commentary on race in America. Reacting to the George Floyd Joke Hughley opened by naming Ice Cube as his favorite rapper […]