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Will Smith was called the n-word ‘more than 10 times’ by police in Philadelphia

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racism while talking about the widespread Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd, who died when a white police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes during an arrest.

And the Aladdin actor shared that he was ‘frequently’ stopped by police as he grew up in West Philadelphia in the 1970s. Speaking to political commentator and activist Angela Rye on her podcast On One With Angela Rye, Smith said: ‘I grew up under Mayor Rizzo.

He went from the chief of police to becoming the mayor, and he had an iron hand.’Rizzo, who became mayor of Philadelphia in 1972, four years after Will was born, was a staunch opponent of desegregation in schools, and during his time as police commissioner and mayor, there was a marked.

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