Questlove: Self
Quotes
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Ahmir-Khalib Thompson : You're really naive if you think that Martin Luther King just happened to be at the wrong place, at the wrong time, at the Lorainne Hotel. And this random guy just came and shot and killed him. Uh-uh. Martin Luther King sort of had a change of heart. Martin Luther King was starting to take a more militant, stronger position. And his new battle was; no war. The government said, 'Whoa, whoa. Wait, wait. He's about to come in our territory. Like, it's one thing to let you take a shit in the same toilet that I do. You know, I'll give you that; but you ain't about to stop my money flow. Uh-uh; you gotta go!'
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Ahmir-Khalib Thompson : To me the worst crime that could ever be committed on mankind, is really... ignorance. You know? People that don't do anything... are perceived just as guilty as those who did something. Americans, especially privileged Americans, are really in denial about what has gone on for black people, for underprivileged people, period - but mainly for black people. You know, just because I'm allowed to drink out of the same water fountain or, you know, have a turkey dinner at Woolworth's lunch counter; doesn't necessarily equal progress. It doesn't mean that the wrongs of 400 years... is justified.
