Lil Wayne, Emmett Till and a coward’s response to controversy
Lil Wayne’s degrading Emmett Till analogy is regrettable and outrageous. His response to Till’s family is even worse.
February 14, 2013
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Lil Wayne’s degrading Emmett Till analogy is regrettable and outrageous. His response to Till’s family is even worse.
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