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Bill Cosby Releases Statement About George Floyd Protests–Says The “Establishment” Must “Acknowledge They Are The Architects Of This Prison Of Racism”

<div>&NewLine;<div>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;protests">protests<&sol;a> inspired by George Floyd take place all over the world&comma; countless celebrities are speaking out against racism and police brutality&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;bill&plus;cosby">Bill Cosby<&sol;a>&comma; who is serving time in prison on a sexual assault charge&comma; is one of them&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>In his statement&comma;Cosby talks about racism and how the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;establishment” is responsible for what’s happening in America today&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These murders of innocent Black people will never end until the &&num;8220&semi;establishment&&num;8221&semi; acknowledges that they are the architects of this Prison of Racism In America&period;” He continues&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They continue to teach racial hatred around their dinner tables&semi; they continue to fuel racial hatred by portraying Black people negatively on television and movies&semi; and they continue to enhance racial hatred by placing their knee on the necks of Black people&comma; no matter their education&comma; success or fame&period;”<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>He also mentions his son&comma; Ennis Cosby&comma; who was believed to be fatally shot by a man who was a product of racism Mikhail Markhasev&comma; in 1997&comma; during a fatal robbery attempt&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Cosby stated&comma;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When I think about George Floyd&comma; Breonna Taylor&comma; Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people murdered by Racial Hatred&comma; I could not help but think about my son&comma; Ennis&comma; who was also brutally murdered&comma;” he expressed&period;  &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Before Racial Hatred shot our beloved Ennis in the head and abruptly ended his life&comma; this raging inferno of Racial Hatred stated&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Die N-r” before he pulled the trigger&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>As countless mothers and fathers have to bury their children because of racism in this country&comma; the former actor expressed that he understood their pain&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I understand the pain&semi; I understand the helplessness&semi; and I&comma; too&comma; understand that NO parent has willingly filled out an application to become a member of the &OpenCurlyQuote;My Child Was Murdered by Racial Hatred’ club&comma;” he shared&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>In his closing&comma; he acknowledged that peaceful protests are meaningful&comma; but mayors and governors &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;can’t send police officers in tactical gear&comma; ready and willing to inflict bodily harm&comma; while it doesn&&num;8217&semi;t reflect peace nor the expectation of a peaceful protest&period;”<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>As he called on the officers to &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;remove” their tactical gear and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;put on the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Full Armor of God&comma;” he expresses that he will continue to pray that God provide the families of George Floyd&comma; Breonna Taylor&comma; Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people murdered by Racial of George Floyd&comma; Breonna Taylor&comma; Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people murdered by Racial Hatred with wisdom&comma; understanding and peace during these difficult times&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;url&quest;q&equals;https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom&amp&semi;source&equals;gmail&amp&semi;ust&equals;1591293167845000&amp&semi;usg&equals;AFQjCNHXs3sx2a5WYdUc7BurT&lowbar;8PB378Nw">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; 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