Shaboozey’s Grammys Speech Erases Black Labor From America’s Story. Backlash Ensues.

Shaboozey’s Grammys Speech Erases Black Labor From America’s Story. Backlash Ensues. At the Grammys, Shaboozey said, “Immigrants built this country literally” — and left out the unpaid Black labor of slavery that built it, too. In his Grammys acceptance moment, Shaboozey credited immigrants for building America, telling the crowd, “Immigrants built this country literally,” and dedicating the win to “all children of immigrants.” The backlash wasn’t about celebrating immigrants — it was about what was missing: the free Black labor extracted through slavery that built America’s wealth and infrastructure. The segment frames it as a familiar pattern of American praise that skips the people who paid the original cost, turning “America” into a clean story while Black history gets erased. We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.