Talib Kweli Addresses On-Air Argument With CNN's Don Lemon

TALIB KWELI: DON LEMON DIDN’T KNOW WHO I WAS WHICH IS WHY HE WALKED OVER MY PERSPECTIVE

(AllHipHop News) The heated exchange on CNN between Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli and news anchor Don Lemon set the internet a blaze yesterday.

Kweli took issue with the fact Lemon interrupted him as he was criticizing CNN’s coverage of the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. He also chastised the reporter for not greeting him before the interview began.

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Kweli further explained why he became so upset with Lemon in a series of posts on Twitter. He also reiterated the point he was trying to make on the air that some of the police tactics against the people protesting Michael Brown’s killing were excessive.

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Read Kweli’s tweets below.