In an interview with Fox News, Hawk Newsome, the head of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, claimed Jesus was “the most famous black radical revolutionary in history.”
On Wednesday evening, Fox News Host Martha MacCallum had Newsome on her show The Story to discuss his thoughts on violence and the Black Lives Matter Movement
MacCallum started out the interview by noting that Newsome has previously made comments about the necessity of violence in certain situations. MacCallum then asked the activist, “What exactly is it that you hope to achieve through violence?”
Newsome retorted by citing how America “is built upon violence,” adding, “for any American to accuse us of being violent, it’s extremely hypocritical.”
Newsome also noted that the BLM movement is about “saving lives”, not “abusing police officers.”
“We are talking about protecting lives and there is nothing more American than that,” he asserted.
Newsome also cited the Second Amendment and how it was hypocritical for Americans to look at Black people as violent when they talk about “arming themselves and defending themselves.”
“But when White people grab assault rifles and go to our nation/state capitals, it’s all good,” Newsome added.
MacCallum went on to address remarks Newsome made in a different interview about wanting to “burn down the…
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