Black leaders incensed over Don Lemon’s divisive rhetoric call on CNN chief to ‘put his house in order’

BPR  "A professional black leadership group called out the controversial comments by Don Lemon in a statement to CNN’s president.
"The black leadership network, Project 21, declared that Lemon’s racist comments in a segment calling “white men” the “biggest terror threat” facing the U.S. “cannot stand."

“Within a space of five seconds, CNN’s Don Lemon went from saying we shouldn’t demonize people to broadly labeling white men as our nation’s ‘biggest terror threat.’ That’s not responsible journalism,” Project 21 co-chairs Stacy Washington, Horace Cooper, and Bishop Council Nedd II wrote in their statement to the network president.

“This cannot stand,” they continued, calling on CNN President Jeff Zucker to “put his own house in order” instead of just blasting President Donald Trump for his words.

“ 'CNN President Jeff Zucker recently called out the White House for its criticism of the media, saying President Trump doesn’t comprehend the importance of the words he uses” the co-chairs wrote.  “It’s time for Zucker to put his own house in order – starting with explaining how Don Lemon’s outrageous statement can stand in light of Zucker’s call for civility.' ” . . .