Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott speaks with writer and activist Ashlee Marie Preston about the reaction to the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. The two discuss some of the deeper issues involved in the altercation and the direction of the social conversation around it. 

Here’s Ashlee's tweet H. Alan mentioned during their conversation: https://twitter.com/AshleeMPreston/status/1508824764512567302

And here are the two people Ashlee mentioned toward’s the end of the chat...

Sonya Renee Taylor: https://instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor

Alok Vaid Menon: https://instagram.com/alokvmenon

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