Killer Mike gave a powerful speech at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina yesterday (February 27).
Throughout his speech, the Atlanta rapper heavily criticized fellow Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton for her record on race, particularly referencing the way in which a young #BlackLivesMatter activist was treated after confronting Clinton at a private fundraiser in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday, footage of which can be viewed below.
Killer Mike subsequently compared Clinton’s reaction to that of Sanders, who, back in August, was interrupted by a #BlackLivesMatter rally in Seattle. Unlike Clinton, who quickly quelled the small protest, Sanders moved to one side and allowed the activists to speak and voice their opinion.
“When you have an opportunity to tell two Black girls to ‘shut up and get off stage’ and you don’t, and you shake their hand and smile and you step to the side and you listen, that is a firm difference from turning around and staring at a little Black girl and saying, ‘Shut up. I’ll talk to you later. You’re being rude.’ Or allowing people to say that to her,” Killer Mike said.
“I’m gonna tell you, the proof is in the pudding every time,” Killer Mike continued. “If I could find a picture of you from 51 years ago chained to a Black woman, protesting segregation, and I know 51 years later you’re willing to fold your arms, hold your head, and listen to two Black girls yell and scream, rightfully so, as opposed to someone who will tell you to ‘shut up’ after they read your own words, as opposed to someone who will tell you ‘later’ when it comes to your children dying in the streets, I know that the only person that I have the conscience to vote for is Bernard Sanders. I know that the only person that my logical beautiful Black mind will allow me to vote for is Senator Bernie Sanders. And I want to tell the other side, I know from going around and shaking hands and hugging these beautiful Black faces of South Carolina, that goddamn firewall got a crack in it.”
Killer’s Mike’s powerful speech in South Carolina, whereby he slams Hillary Clinton’s record on race, can be viewed below:
For additional Killer Mike and Bernie Sanders coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
He’s not clown. He’s actually a very intelligent man. Do some research before you start name calling.
Who the F is killer mike and who gives a rat’s ads about his opinion?
This is hiphopdx and you don’t know who Killer Mike is? FOH
You need to use yo Google Dumb Ass Nigga..
Not to Blake but tha Dumb ass nigga that don’t know Who Killer Mike is… I repeat… “You need to use yo Google you Dumb ass Nigga..”
I DO NOT know who this killer mike is either. Did he kill people? Was he sent to jail and got out somehow ? And what self-respecting grown ass man would refer to himself as killer anything? And I don’t want to her that asinine dumb crap about how he kills the rhymes , so he’s called killer mike! He’s too old for this buffoonery!
Ignorant dumb ass … Engage your brain .Why should he change his rap name ? Because slow minded idiots like you lack the mental dexterity to see past the obvious. I will simplify his rap name for you … Killer= Mike …..I.E he will kill you lyrically when on the microphone …I.E rap was originally known to be a competitive art form . Do you also get upset with the names wrestlers use e.g The Undertaker isn’t really an Undertaker . lmao you really are a dumbass . P.S I’m white by the way
Why would I want to research this clown?
Black People are doing it all wrong with this Black Lives Matter promo. This is about Police(both BLACK and WHITE) brutality. About Police killing innocent children and people, mostly blacks. Black Lives Matter also needs to talk about how blacks make up 13% of the population but commit 40% of all the crime instead of blaming whitey for everything. Black Crimes Matter, you know? As do White Ones, of course, but 40% when ya’ll only 13%…. thats messed up! Ya’ll need to check each other, but ya’ll dont do that.
AMEN! Thank you for speaking the truth. They ALWAYS want to blame white people for crap. But black people are the main people killing other black people! Do they think that people are not aware of this? We see you! And it’s heartbreaking!!!!!
You guys are idiots and bigots and the problem with white people. There’s a reason why black communities have more crime and guess who’s decision that was? It was never black peoples. It was whites. White institutions that gave the slums to black people. The level of crime in our country is not a natural, organic occurrence. It was consciously orchestrated to keep minorities down and out. I’m white.
OH give me a break from that BS! You’re responsible for yourself! STOP blaming others for the dumb ass decisions that you make. No one told the black community to participate in crime, drugs and murder! Take responsibility for your own actions and decisions. There are NO victims here!
you sound like a paid for and bought shill by the powers that be. there is no doubt that we live in a society that has historically done all it can and still does to oppress blacks; that is not to say black’s are the only ones oppressed but we have always received the shortest end of the stick which is unsurprising in the anglo-saxon dominated dog eat dog capitalist playground that is the US of A.
“take responsibility for your own actions and decisions” – that can be said to anyone regardless of color, class, creed but that doesn’t change the above^ fact of institutionalized oppression against blacks.
How can you talk about crime and not mention segregation, poverty, disenfranchisement, gentrification, far worse access to quality education other groups enjoy, institutionalized racism etc.? How can you talk about drugs and not mention the role the CIA and the State Department play along with the cartels to bring that shit in the country targeting black neighborhoods and how drugs are a huge factor in the mass incarceration of blacks? Murder? – when you look at the state of black neighborhoods across the country are the numbers that surprising? The Prison Industrial Complex relies on incarcerating as many blacks as it can as they are the most susceptible to swell their prisons.
In a country dominated by whites, the oppression of blacks is hardly surprising (and the opposite would be true as well) nor is the sort of apathy on black related issues we often see and the dismissive attitude towards them as exemplified by yourself. But please don’t act like these issues don’t exist. Pick up a book and read on the history of oppression that has poisoned all aspects of social, economic and political as far as black folks are concerned. it doesn’t mean that blacks are the only ones but it has always been very serious and taken for granted.
You know what, I can’t read this dribble you posted! All I’m seeing is whine, moan, groan, bitch, and gripe! I just can’t do it. Where do people like you come from????? LIFE is way too beautiful and way too short to live it with this mentality! DAMN! That was depressing as hell! I cannot view my life this way as a black man. I was always taught that life is what you make it.
He’s speaking facts and truth, asshole. You’re either a troll or just deeply ignorant.
Save your oxygen. They’re willfully ignorant.
Before juging someone you should know who he is, what he s been trough or what he is going trough.
You should know some facts before calling someone Names….
I’m a latino from queenz nyc born and raised in the streetz of shit and i just want you to ask yourself one question, when are going to stop blaming others when it’s us black latino whatever minorito u r killing each other i see all day. Stop doing stupid shit to put yourself in position to get f….. With!!!!!
black people think this election is all about them like theres noone else in americ abut black ppl.
Bet u wanna create a dictator
i love killer mike but hes gonna dumb as hell if he think bernie will beat trump. a bernie the nomination will be basically giving trump the presidency
Every single comparative poll shows that Bernie has a MUCH BETTER chance of beating Trump than Hillary does. Google it.
to learn something
He should change a name on Communist Mike because he support a fuc**ng Bennie Sanders a old communist. America vote for Trump those idiots can’t destroy this beautiful country. Fu*k you Mike you are racist. Political correct a fuc*ing Karol Marks bacteria should be destroyed. I’m White and I’m proud of it, and you GTFO
@Tn and @Marie There are actually MORE poor whites compared to poor blacks… about 4-5 million more poor whites than blacks last time i checked. Poor Economic situations dont give you the right to ki=l=l each other and r=a=p=e each other and then Blame Whitey for it. Especially since there are more poor white people than Black People. Now talking about the Institutionalized Racism, yes that does exist and Black People are not the only victims. My European Father works as a Janitor at a School where the Human Resource office is nothing but blacks. For the Last 10 years or so there hasnt been one white Supervisor because the HR black woman ONLY hires black Supervisors. My Father has by far more experience than anybody over there and actually pointed out the Racism to the Principal and Management but THEY dont want to do anything because of the backlash that might occur from these Crazy Black racist. He applied for the position plenty of times but they bring in some black guy all the time. Some Black Folks are as racist or MORE racist than some of these white folks. That’s just Fact. As far as the incarnation… I just gave you the statistics, 13% of the Population commits over 40% of the crime… Do you expect the police to turn a blind eye to Black Criminals? Of course not. As far as the petty crimes and blacks being incarnated more than white people, that’s because black people live in the SAME neighborhoods as some of the more serious crime offenders who happend to be black also.
TR this is what people like you don’t get. It does not matter that that there are more poor white people. You have missed the point entirely. I said that people using so called black on black crime as an excuse for police brutality is ludicrous. First so called black on black crime dies not exist. You first have to accept that fact. It just doesn’t. Crime is crime. Another point people tend to neglect is that by number most crimes are committed by white . It’s just logic based on population breakdown and I am not trying to be racist. And tbh that point is even not relevant to the real line of argument which I mentioned above
TR this is what people like you don’t get. It does not matter that that there are more poor white people. You have missed the point entirely. I said that people using so called black on black crime as an excuse for police brutality is ludicrous. First so called black on black crime dies not exist. You first have to accept that fact. It just doesn’t. Crime is crime. Another point people tend to neglect is that by number most crimes are committed by white . It’s just logic based on population breakdown and I am not trying to be racist. And tbh that point is even not relevant to the real line of argument which I mentioned above
Im not giving these murderer’s any excuses. That is racist to assume.
NO YOU’RE NOT! I can’t see how, when you spend mad hours spamming sites. GET A LIFE AND FUCK OFF!
While I’m supportive of Sanders, watching him get yelled off of his own stage wasn’t a good look for him, and didn’t inspire confidence in the strength of a potential president.
To the guy below who said black people make up 13% of the population but commit 40% of the crimes…. There have been studies, black people and white people are involved/use drugs at the same rate; but blacks are disproportionately arrested/convicted of such crimes. So why is that? White people have better lawyers? More money for lawyers? Just smarter about concealing there illicit activities? Or possibly aren’t policed/suspected at the same rate as blacks?
In response to Tru. I think you are looking at things on a superficial level aand have been misinformed by the media no doubt. The movement is Black Lives Matter yes. They did not say that no other lives matter and its against police brutality regardless of what colour the policeman is. Second, I always seem to hear this lame argument that black people should not be blaming anybody because black people kill black people more. Hello??? Black people don’t kill each other because they are black dummy. These black people in underprivileged surroundings kill each other for economic reasons. It just so happens that the people they live around are the same colour. If there was someone of a different race in the same hood they can be a target too. And people are allowed to point the fingers at the police they are servants of the public. They are supposed to serve them not kill them