Why Erykah Badu Shouldn't Be Vilified For Hitler Comments

Erykah Badu recently did an interview, in which she explained her tendency to see something good in everybody. As an example, she cited Hitler and Bill Cosby, pinpointed some things she identified as positive characteristics of them. People ran with what she said about Hitler, but they largely took it out of context. Click on the audio player to hear more in the Front Page news on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.”

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