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'I have no business with genocidaires': Actor & poet Saul Williams speaks out on Gaza, Hollywood, & the US empire | Real Talk
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“I have no business with genocidaires.”
That’s how artist, poet and activist Saul Williams describes his refusal to stay silent on Israel’s war on Gaza.
In this Real Talk interview, Williams opens up about witnessing apartheid in Israel-Palestine, losing friends and work for speaking out, and the responsibility artists have in the face of propaganda and empire.
We also explore his critique of US politics as a ‘duopoly’ invested in war, his challenge to mainstream liberalism, and how hip hop has moved from resistance to commercialisation.
Williams also reflects on his powerful role in ‘Sinners’, the blockbuster film directed by Ryan Coogler.
Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview series hosted by Mohamed Hashem.
Catch all our Real Talk episodes on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1yRh7NMaNqOTpWkGSJPC8kIm
26 episodes
Manage episode 487817289 series 3601474
“I have no business with genocidaires.”
That’s how artist, poet and activist Saul Williams describes his refusal to stay silent on Israel’s war on Gaza.
In this Real Talk interview, Williams opens up about witnessing apartheid in Israel-Palestine, losing friends and work for speaking out, and the responsibility artists have in the face of propaganda and empire.
We also explore his critique of US politics as a ‘duopoly’ invested in war, his challenge to mainstream liberalism, and how hip hop has moved from resistance to commercialisation.
Williams also reflects on his powerful role in ‘Sinners’, the blockbuster film directed by Ryan Coogler.
Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview series hosted by Mohamed Hashem.
Catch all our Real Talk episodes on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1yRh7NMaNqOTpWkGSJPC8kIm
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