CNN "cancels" Ice Cube

Apparently CNN decided the "optics" of Cube even communicating with the party currently in power was reason to disassociate themselves with him. I guess they'd prefer he just whine, complain and protest rather than take action that might actually move the needle on the issue. More evidence that the media doesn't care about solutions unless they come from the "left." From the LA Times: Ice Cube is under fire after a senior advisor to Donald Trump revealed this week that the rapper has been collaborating with the president on his "promise to Black America." Now, as backlash brews, he says CNN has canceled his upcoming appearance on "Cuomo Prime Time." But Ice Cube insists his loyalty is solely to the Black community. In July, he released his Contract With Black America to advocate for police reform, affirmative action in the education system, abolition of private prisons, decriminalization of marijuana and elimination of mandatory minimum sentences, among other proposals. On Wednesday and Thursday, the N.W.A. star — who has long been a vocal critic of Trump — defended his decision to work with the White House, arguing that "Black progress is a bipartisan issue" and "talking truth to power is part of the process." Several accused the rapper of crossing over to "the dark side" by associating with Trump, who has made a slew of racist comments throughout and leading up to his presidency — and infamously refused to condemn white supremacists at September's presidential debate with former Vice President Joe Biden. "Every side is the Darkside for us here in America," Ice Cube wrote Wednesday in a followup tweet. "They’re all the same until something changes for us. They all lie and they all cheat but we can’t afford not to negotiate with whoever is in power or our condition in this country will never change. Our justice is bipartisan." "I will advise anybody on the planet who has the power to help Black Americans close the enormous wealth gap," he added Thursday. [view link]