Gabrielle Union has never been just a pretty face, she’s a woman with insight and opinions. The 42 year old actress who plays a broadcast journalist on Being Mary Jane recently sat down for an interview with Yahoo Style to talk about her life, marriage, her career, and everything else under the sun.
What became an interesting moment in her interview was the comments on race and police brutality shown in the news, particularly the Eric Garner killing and Ferguson.
Union: “The general lack of compassion for your fellow man is really frustrating,” she said. “I think what the protesters are saying, or at least some of them, is it’s not just about police brutality. It’s about a widespread systematic crippling of some people in this country by birthright, and no one’s acknowledging it.”
“There may be a power shakeup if you’re really going to do something about it,” said Union.
Union’s refreshing comments are in agreeance with a large portion of how society feels. The issues of racism are extremely extensive.
One may think its worlds away, but in all actuality, it’s knocking at everyone’s front door.
“A lot of people aren’t interested in that,” Union continued. “They say, “It’s not that bad. We have Barack Obama. We’re good.” Or, “You’re not getting lynched.””
“They’re not acknowledging the institutional racism that impacts daily lives,” she said.
