NAACP Image Awards Drawing Criticism & Boycotts Over Decisions To Give Kid Rock An Award & Have Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West & Diddy As Nominees

The NAACP Image Awards are drawing criticism on the day it is going to air.

Kid Rock is set to receive the Detroit branch of the NAACP's Greater Expectations Award, but it's his use of the confederate flag that has people up in arms.

Political consultant Adolph Mongo is planning a boycott of the Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner May 1, where Kid Rock is set to get the award.

"It's a slap in the face for anyone who fought for civil rights in this country," Mongo told the Detroit News. "It's a symbol of hatred and bigotry."

Rock has said in the past that the flag stands for rock and roll.

The NAACP is also being criticized for some of the names of the awards list didn't sit well., Names like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Diddy-Dirty Money.

Reverend Delman Coates, senior pastor of the Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, Maryland is vocally lashing out at the choices.

"It is unconscionable that the NAACP would sully its brand, squander its legacy, and take such a stand contrary to the aspirations and dreams of the mainstream of the African-American community," said Coates. "While artists are free to produce their own art, it is not acceptable for public corporations and established civil right organizations to sanction the kinds of lyrics promoted by some of these artists," he continued. "These are the wrong images for a civil rights organization to nominate and endorse."

 

The show airs tonight on Fox at 8pm eastern.


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Comment by Darrell Robertson on March 6, 2011 at 11:52pm
@Nardi F*ck you, and Shut the f*uck up
Comment by Nardi Mula on March 6, 2011 at 9:01pm
At all of you guys b******* at me for my comments. I apologize i guess i took it a little too far. But the truth is black peoples #1 excuse in this world when it comes to everything is " racism " please just shut the f*** up. You all say white people are racist but so are blacks! Everyone is.

I come to this forum because i am a huge fan of 50 and the things he does. The point that hes black does not bother me, i come here to enjoy good music and see what's going on in the hip hop community.

But in all honesty all black people received your civil rights hundreds of years ago and your still blaming things on racism....how long can that damn excuse go on for.

Here is a fact by me - Black people cannot make it in this world without white people.

Sorry if i hurt anyone's feelings but i wanted to speak my mind, if you disagree with me that is completely acceptable.
Comment by juan dieguez on March 6, 2011 at 4:07pm
people are stupid this is all a white and black dont hate lol if kid rock got it dont hate lol bunch of hatters and losers
Comment by X-pert Pupil on March 6, 2011 at 1:48pm
@ Nardi Mula - This is why i say People like you should be Killed off, because your on a HIPHOP site started by a black person, while listening 2 music started by black people, and you ARE RACIST TOWARDS BLACK PEOPLE. By the way the CHECK THE F. B. I DATABASE white people do MORE CRIMES THEN BLACKS, BLACKS HAVE A HIGHER CONVECTION RATE, AND THATS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS RACIST CLOWN. So take your a** to CMY OR MTV SITE AND TALK YOUR S*** .
Comment by X-pert Pupil on March 6, 2011 at 1:31pm
What so cause a white man has a mixed son means he's not racist-WHAT COUNTRY DO YOU FOOLS LIVE IN. TRENT LOTT had mixed kids and he fought 2 keep the races apart he was a part of the goverment. No wonder black DO NOT GET ANY RESPECT, BECAUSE BETWEEN WHAT WE DO 2 EACH OTHER AND WHAT WE ALLOW OTHERS 2 DO 2 US MAKES US JOKES. God bless my family being from TRinidad and Tobago, because they think and feel about things diffrent then the I WANT 2 SELL DRUGS, AND NOT GO 2 SCHOOL, AND GANGBANG A** CLOWNS WHO MLK DIED 4. Everyday us see the dumb s*** that you losers do 2 each-other on the internet. Black people pleasE #1 Stay in School, #2 Open your OWN BUSINESS, 3# Save your money, #4 STOP calling each other the WORD N****, 5# Don't worry about any other race, but your OWN. If we do those 5 things we will be Great.
Comment by X-pert Pupil on March 6, 2011 at 1:18pm
the point is not about kid rock being a racist-idiots are missing the point. Any person with the rebel flag in a video SHOULDN'T WIN ANY THING FROM THE NAACP. If you don't get that FOOL EITHER YOUR NOT BLACK OR YOUR A UNCLE -TOM PERIOD. The KKK aren't giving awards to Mike EPPS are they NO. Your can respect what Kid Rock has done for the city of Detroit, but an NAACP award IS NOT IN ORDER. By the way for the NAACP to give him or any rapper a award HAS MEAN THAT THEY HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH THE TIMES. Cops, Fireman, teachers should be winning that award, not an Rebel flag waving fool ok.
Comment by lady on March 6, 2011 at 9:37am
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Comment by STOP SNITCHIN on March 6, 2011 at 12:48am
funny how everyone still blames the white man..... kid rock is not racist. it's 2011, grow up guys.
Comment by michael rafael on March 5, 2011 at 9:19pm
@nardi mula...idk what country u came from, but people like u r the reason why i'm for immigration reform...u haters could stay in your own country...and good, law abiding, honest imigrants could continue to come here legally, like millions continue to do everday...nardi, hatred is like holding on to a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else...you are the one who gets burned.
Comment by jbone on March 5, 2011 at 8:31pm
and p.s kid rock has a son who iz mixed dumb fuckz,,,,, just goz to show who's the real rasest ppl

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