
Give her a chance to be everything that she is, and YOU take a chance to remember – you’ve made missteps too.


So WAKE UP THEN! Agree or disagree with Chrisette, she is A HUMAN BEING – nuanced and multi dimensional. To ME, Woke, means conscious – making conscious decisions about how you navigate life.Ī basic spiritual philosophy is that, The highest consciousness understanding is that we are one interconnected humanity. The culture is talking about being “WOKE” …. SO, why do it to each other on an interpersonal level? THIS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE FACING AMERICA AT THIS TIME. Social media is a powerful tool, that becomes a weapon, when people start treating each other as little more, than the little blue screen in front of them.īasic truth: When we see people as less than human, it gives us permission to treat each other as less than human. I write this because, I LOVE HUMANITY and I KNOW WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS. I LOVE Chrisette I’ve known her since she was singing at open mic’s at village underground, I’ve watched her journey and I haven’t agreed with it all, and still I love her, but that’s not why I write this open letter. I pick up the phone and the first thing he says was, I STAND WITH CHRISETTE MICHELLE I got a call this morning from Anthony David – he’s so brilliant. You can read Arie’s message in its entirety below: Still, according to Arie anyway, everyone is entitled to walk their own path and no one should be judging Michele.


That controversial performance was called into question due to Trump’s racist views, attacks on the Black community and concentrated efforts to delegitimize former President Barack Obama. Arie penned a lengthy letter defending Michele for performing at President Trump’s inauguration. Chrisette Michele may have been disowned by her friends, family and the entire Black community, but at least India Arie is still a fan.
