It’s been just about a week since South Carolina made the decision to remove the confederate flag from their statehouse grounds. The decision came after a racially charged shooting took place at a Charleston, SC church, and nine people were left dead.
Since the decision artists and celebrities have been voicing their opinions about the decision to remove the confederate flag and all the social issues surrounding it. Rapper Common recently did an interview to share his views.
Hit the jump for more.
Common, who starred in the movie Selma said in regards to removing the flag, “I think it’s definitely something that’s symbolic for us. That flag was representing a lot of things so to see that go away is definitely a gesture to say, ‘Man, we want to change the way people think about black people and change the way we’re conducting ourselves towards black people.’”
He added, speaking on other recent events in the news, “Along with taking down the flag we got to make sure the young people aren’t being killed out there for no reason just for being black, just for dressing a certain way. That’s the next step for us, figuring out those things.”
Check out the full interview below.
Source AllHipHop
