WORCESTER, Mass. — A new music video put together by a black rapper from Worcester is getting a lot of attention from people across the country as it spurs a conversation about race in America.
The video, “I’m Not Racist,” has been seen by more than 27 million people since it was posted to Facebook Tuesday.
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It’s a music video that features two men sitting across from each other at a table. One man, who is white, is wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and firing off racial slurs and stereotypes.
The man across from him is African American and makes a counter argument to white supremacy.
The video ends with the two men hugging and then a message of unity.
"We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us," a message in the video says.
The man behind the video is a local rapper, Joyner Lucas, from Worcester.
He tweeted “What’s happening right now? I feel like my life is changing before my eyes.”
Critics of the video though claim Lucas is giving a platform to white supremacy, and many others may misinterpret the message of his video and instead like the racist stereotypes they’re hearing.
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