Will Smith is addressing the Black Lives Matter movement and getting candid about his own experiences facing prejudice and racism.
The movie megastar sat down for a conversation about the current culture revolution and explained how, despite his fame and wealth, he has never been insulated from systemic hate. “I grew up in Philadelphia,” Smith recalled while speaking with political commentator and activist Angela Rye as part of her podcast, “On One With Angela Rye”. “I grew up under Mayor Rizzo.
He went from the chief of police to becoming the mayor, and he had an iron hand.” Smith was born in West Philadelphia in 1968, four years before Frank Rizzo became mayor and began to push his anti-desegregation platform.
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