Coalition of Community Leaders and Activists Protest
KFI 640 AM's Continued Racism Towards Blacks With "Kill Tookie Hour"
Please join a coalition of community leaders and activists as we protest Clear Channel station KFI 640 AM for its continued blatant racism and bigotry and announce a formal complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
KFI 640 AM hosts John and Ken of the John and Ken Show have designated the hour of 5 p.m. as the Tookie Must Die/Kill Tookie hour on KFI 640 AM everday Monday through Friday until and if Williams is executed by the State of California on December 13, 2005.
"The core and the manner of the on-air remarks, which were extremely distasteful towards Williams and his plight, were extraordinarily disturbing and offensive," commented Jasmyne Cannick of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable. "I urge the Federal Communications Commission to examine this incident - particularly in light of other recent, similarly offensive attempts at "entertainment" by KFI 640 AM host John Zeigler, who tried to find humor in the death of attorney Johnny Cochran claiming he was going straight to hell for defending a killer (O.J. Simpson). - and to take any and all actions consistent with applicable FCC rules and regulations."
"If any other radio station set aside an hour as President Bush Must Die and set forth in that hour to incite a riot among people and to call for the death of the President, that station would be in a lot of trouble. There is no difference with the Tookie Must Die/Kill Tookie hour on KFI 640 AM. We must draw that line at some point."
Los Angeles is a sensitive city. Race relations continue to be a major issue in our city. It does the City of Los Angeles a disservice to have white on-air personalities like John and Ken ridicule an obviously sensitive situation for many Blacks that feel that Williams was the victim of a racist jury composed mainly of whites. I do not need to remind you of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots that were the result of four Los Angeles police officers being acquitted in the beating of Rodney King.
It is clear that John and Ken are trying to play on the emotions of Blacks in Los Angeles as it relates to the Williams execution and pit whites, who are perceived as being against clemency for Williams, against Blacks who are perceived as supporting clemency for Williams.
Radio in the past has proven to be a successful weapon to promote bigotry, hatred and violence. We urge the Federal Communications Commission to take the steps necessary to prevent this from happening again.
Please forward this announcement to your contacts and join us:
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 23 at 11 A.M.
WHERE:
Lucy Florence Coffee House
3351 West 43rd Street, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA 90008
KFI 640 AM's Continued Racism Towards Blacks With "Kill Tookie Hour"
Please join a coalition of community leaders and activists as we protest Clear Channel station KFI 640 AM for its continued blatant racism and bigotry and announce a formal complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
KFI 640 AM hosts John and Ken of the John and Ken Show have designated the hour of 5 p.m. as the Tookie Must Die/Kill Tookie hour on KFI 640 AM everday Monday through Friday until and if Williams is executed by the State of California on December 13, 2005.
"The core and the manner of the on-air remarks, which were extremely distasteful towards Williams and his plight, were extraordinarily disturbing and offensive," commented Jasmyne Cannick of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable. "I urge the Federal Communications Commission to examine this incident - particularly in light of other recent, similarly offensive attempts at "entertainment" by KFI 640 AM host John Zeigler, who tried to find humor in the death of attorney Johnny Cochran claiming he was going straight to hell for defending a killer (O.J. Simpson). - and to take any and all actions consistent with applicable FCC rules and regulations."
"If any other radio station set aside an hour as President Bush Must Die and set forth in that hour to incite a riot among people and to call for the death of the President, that station would be in a lot of trouble. There is no difference with the Tookie Must Die/Kill Tookie hour on KFI 640 AM. We must draw that line at some point."
Los Angeles is a sensitive city. Race relations continue to be a major issue in our city. It does the City of Los Angeles a disservice to have white on-air personalities like John and Ken ridicule an obviously sensitive situation for many Blacks that feel that Williams was the victim of a racist jury composed mainly of whites. I do not need to remind you of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots that were the result of four Los Angeles police officers being acquitted in the beating of Rodney King.
It is clear that John and Ken are trying to play on the emotions of Blacks in Los Angeles as it relates to the Williams execution and pit whites, who are perceived as being against clemency for Williams, against Blacks who are perceived as supporting clemency for Williams.
Radio in the past has proven to be a successful weapon to promote bigotry, hatred and violence. We urge the Federal Communications Commission to take the steps necessary to prevent this from happening again.
Please forward this announcement to your contacts and join us:
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 23 at 11 A.M.
WHERE:
Lucy Florence Coffee House
3351 West 43rd Street, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA 90008
The Devil's out to play, and havin' his way...Shouldn't Bush and all his croanies be sent to death row and be executed?! I mean, they've managed to set up a "gang" of a couple hundred thousand of our folks, and send them to another country to invade and pillage...Bush ain't no damn body, he's just another man...@#%$, why ain't nobody tried to assasinate him?! I'm sayin'...if the world is as ill as it is, and probably always will be, and they can continue to invest billions into invading the Middle East, and can't feed the homeless from Maine to Oakland, what can you say?! They don't like the fact that Tookie turned around and got nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize- hell, ain't even no damn rappers getting nominated for that, and that's a damn shame because they've got ALL the power of voice these days. Just think what 50 Cent could do if he was able to escape his inner demons and label gimmicks...motivated brothas like that these days are doing it all wrong,projecting their energy in the wrong direction...Right on to Davey for the coverage, and to homeboy with the HIp Hop University show. We need more of that.Right On
