Amanda Seales says she's been blacklisted from major Black community events like the NAACP Awards and Essence brunch, despite fighting hard for Black people. The speaker argues that personal disagreements shouldn't keep her out of spaces she's helped build.
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Um, Amanda Seales. Amanda Seales feels like she's being blacklisted. She wasn't invited to the NAACP Awards, she wasn't invited to the Essence brunch, and she's feeling slighted. And in all honesty, I know people don't really like Amanda, but Amanda is a huge proponent for Black people, and she specifically tries to bridge a gap between a younger generation who may not care or even understand politics And she tries to bring that to us in a way for us to understand. And I think that's a very important role to play. So I honestly feel like whether people like her or not, she should still be invited to those events. And I do feel that people have done this to her. And I feel like people do kind of just feel like because they don't like her, it's OK to just disregard her as if she isn't making efforts on everyone's behalf. And I don't necessarily agree with that.