Following backlash over the matter, Eboni elaborated on her stance.
She shared that, instead of putting down bus drivers, she’s “actually speaking and pouring into the ascension of Black men.”
“I am actually speaking and pouring into the ascension of Black men when I said what I said. But no, some of y’all were too busy naming and shaming me personally, and Black women in general, as undesirable golddiggers.”
Williams then said that she suspects the people angry at her were likely “coddled” as children after exhibiting “mediocrity.”
However, when it comes to her, Eboni says she “love[s] and believe[s] in the excellence of Black men.” As a result, she won’t allow those she loves to “fall comfortably into the bigotry of low expectations.”
Eboni also shared that her mother used to be a bus driver herself.
“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with driving a bus. My mother, Gloria, drove one for years. But could it be that Black America has been sold a narrative of average, regular, and typical being good enough for us?”
She then linked the conversation to “white supremacy,” noting that “it takes the form of conditioning Black Americans to happily accept being a permanent American underclass.”
Eboni’s message wrapped with her proclaiming, “Average is not and will never be good enough for me. And the gag is, I don’t think it’s good enough for you, either.”
However, this statement did little to quell online backlash, and some said she made it “even worse.”
