“The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore’s” namesake host will develop new projects and recruit new talent for the network where he helped develop “Black-ish.”
Wilmore spoke with a number of outlets on “The Nightly Show’s” cancellation, commenting on its legacy and the ways its network could have done more to sustain the program.
The back-to-back killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police this week stirred criticism and mourning from many prominent entertainers and creators.
“I don’t know if we’re ever going to agree on the usage of that word. I do know that word has a lot of history behind it, and if we ignore it, it feels like we’re ignoring the history. And I don’t like to ignore history.”
The host of CNN’s “United Shades of America” also took a swipe at Larry Wilmore’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner remarks when he appeared on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last night.
From the All Lives Matter camp to Fox New’s racial bias to Hillary Clinton, he let everyone have it at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. It’s a must-watch if you care about racial justice.
Wilmore on covering race: “I may as well be the one covering this sort of thing and be honest about it, be direct about it and let the chips fall where they may.”
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