“Rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg took a hard shot at The History Channel’s remake of “Roots” this week, essentially urging black people to boycott the series because he’s ‘sick of’ seeing tales of slavery that show misery and oppression, and urged them to ‘create our own sh*t based on today, how we live and how we inspire people today.'”

Roland Martin Goes All the Way In On Snoop Dogg… by DailyPolitics“Why don’t you stop smoking weed, and actually bother to call Will Packer or Ava DuVernay, or call Spike Lee or the countless African Americans who are out there who are trying to make those films, and are looking for folks like you who are gon’ put their money where their mouth is, as opposed to the money on some good weed. All I’m saying is this: we need all stories being told, and if more Americans can own up to the history of America, 397 years that we’ve been here, and how brutal slavery was, we should see that. Because just like Jews say, never forget. Snoop, we will never forget, so now, the ball is in your court. Let’s see what you gon’ do. Fo shizzle, my nizzle.”

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