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David Alan Grier Calls Boston Patriot Front March Participants “The New Klan”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty Patriot Front, a white nationalist group born in the ashes of the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, gathered in Boston over the weekend for a public demonstration event. Comedian and actor David Alan Grier shared an image via social media referring to the group as “the new Klan.” Seemingly emboldened by the likes of former President Donald Trump and the larger so-called “alt-right movement,” the Patriot Front took to the streets of Boston on Saturday (July 2) armed with police shields, masks, and United States flags bearing just 13 stars to represent the original colonies. CNN reports that the marchers took to the streets in the early afternoon hours, dressed in khaki pants, dark shirts,...
David Alan Grier Cracks Up Tony Awards Crowd With Audra McDonald Shoutout
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty On a night where Broadway celebrated its return with the 74th annual Tony Awards ceremony, David Alan Grier started the night off with some genuine humor towards host Audra McDonald as he accepted his first-ever award. The veteran TV and film actor began the evening’s festivities when he won the Tony for Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Sergeant Waters in A Soldier’s Play, the captivating tale about Black soldiers on a military base during World War II which won a Pulitzer Prize before being converted into a play. Grier took the stage decked out in a black tuxedo jacket and vibrant plaid pants and began his acceptance speech with a playful jab at McDonald: “Audra, I finally won one of these, too!” Mc...
