Read the Full Transcript of Jesse Williams Powerful Speech on Race at the BET Awards
Grey's Anatomy actor Jesse Williams was awarded BET's Humanitarian Award on Sunday night. The outspoken human rights activistwho executive produced the recent documentary, Stay Woke The Black Lives Matter Movement delivered a powerful and political speech about the cause he's worked so hard on. Referencing recent victims of police brutality, Williams discussed the violence against black people and the struggles they've faced throughout history "There has been no war that we have not fought and died on the front lines of. There has been no job we haven't done. There is no tax they haven't leveed against us," he said. The speech received a standing ovation by the audience, who went on to praise Williams on Twitter. A transcript of it has been published in multiple places, including The Washington Post and Bustle. Below, Geniuss account of the speech