Take a really good look. The image of the great entertainer Mr. Stepin Fetchit is allowed to be gouged and remain absolutely filthy while other Walk of Fame (white) stars are constantly cleaned and repaired.
Why?
To begin with the Hollywood Walk of Fame always has been racist.
The Walk has excluded so many black stars, like rock and roll icon Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.
He actually lived only a few blocks from The Hollywood Walk of “Shame.”
Hispanic and Asian stars have not fared any better.
The Walk largely is lily white!
This outrage is so symbolic of the prejudiced treatment of African-Americans in Los Angeles since Mayor Tom Bradley left office more than 20 years ago.
Do mainstream media and the blogosphere cover news of anti-black discrimination only when thousands of supposedly threatening black faces march militantly through the shabby streets of Los Angeles and its dysfunctional freeways in order to protest vehemently over the latest outrageous LAPD street killing of an un-armed African-American?
Unfortunately outside of crime news, African-Americans in Los Angeles are invisible to the MSM.
Our website demands an immediate restoration and re-polishing of Mr. Stepin Fetchit’s shamefully neglected Walk of Infamy star.
Mr. Walsh may be contacted at jwalshconfidential.wordpress.com and hollywoodhighlands.org. Tweeting @Hollywooddems
