US EditionJamal Roberts speaks out after threats over 'Key to the City' plan in Laurel
LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, JUL 6 – Jamal Roberts received online threats after news of a key to the city presentation sparked hostile reactions, but he plans to perform as scheduled on August 2, officials said.
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'Sad World We Live In': American Idol Winner Jamal Roberts Declines Mississippi City Key After Receiving Threats Following Carrie Underwood Controversy
What should have been a moment of joy for American Idol winner Jamal Roberts instead became a painful lesson in how celebration can quickly turn into hostility when racial bias and resentment rear their heads in the Deep South. Fresh off his history-making season 23 victory, where he pulled in 26 million votes — more than any other finalist in the show’s long run — the Mississippi native found himself under fire. Not for something he did wrong, …
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