CNN's Don Lemon Says White People Should Read His Book So They Can Learn About 'Accountability And Grace'

CNN host Don Lemon spoke out on Wednesday to recommend that white people read his new book “This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism” so that they can learn about “accountability and grace” after Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd the day before.

Lemon said this while he responded to Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis having an image saying “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21” tweeted out from the team’s official account. The tweet was in reference to Chauvin’s guilty verdict, and though it received some backlash online for being offensive, Lemon said it did not offend him.

“I think we need to give each other a little room to breathe and to be able to have these conversations. And so, if you have an issue with the owner saying that, take it up with the owner. Let the owner talk about it. Help him to understand that it may be offensive to some people,” Lemon said, defending Davis. “But I don’t want to castigate someone for at least trying to do the right thing, even if it may be done... (Read more)

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