When I Actually Got to Hang out with Assata Shakur

Some folks actually follow celebrities from city to city with the objective of taking pictures with these well known actors, musicians, athletes, etc. You’ll never catch me doing anything like that. I’ve actually had opportunities to meet many people in those fields whose work I admire such as George Clinton, Chris Webber, Forest Whitaker, and Derek Jeter. But I passed on walking up to them because although I respect their craft, I just don’t see what they do as something deserving of that level of adulation. At least not from me. What I mean is, it’s not like Jeter, Michael Jordan, or Prince— as talented as they are, have made significant contributions towards eliminating oppression or racism with their basketball, acting, or performance skills. Besides, those people, as a result of the favorable position they occupy within the capitalist system as people whose skills are utilized to promote profit over people, are consistently approached by multitudes of people. So, as a rule, I’d never walk up to celebrities under any type of circumstances.

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