Ed Gordon on Standing Up to Suge Knight, Relationship With Tupac + Emotional New TV Show
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Not many people are as intelligent and thorough as Ed Gordon. Gaining notoriety on BET Gorden went on to interview not only US Presidents but also sat down with South Africa’s Nelson Mandela on more than one occasion.
With his new show on Bounce TV starting next Tuesday, September 13th he joins Sway in the morning to speak about journalism and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Citing change in the way stories are reported currently Gordon talks about things currently being about the interviewer and not the true story. Talking through controversies like Brian Williams lying about being in action he jokes about throwing in some embellishment but never telling a flat out lie.
Getting into his own show he opens up about who will be joining him for interviews. Sitting down with Eric Garner’s mother and other people affected by violence he says it will be hard to keep emotions in check when tuning in.
Moving forward he touches on the Black Lives Matter movement as well as the violence going on in Chicago. He says it’s hard to swallow that we’re more or less okay with the number of people being killed on the basis of no big movement being started.
Ending the interview with a story he reminisces on being close with 2Pac before his death and also standing up to Suge Knight during an interview when he was late and rude to another guest. Watch the full interview and keep up with Ed on Twitter @EdLGordon.
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