Terry Crews Defends His Statement of Uniting With Good People, Black or White

Actor and TV host Terry Crews once again defended his claim that one particular race of people should not be above another just because of the color of their skin. Crews, who is Black, tweeted Saturday that there are both good and bad people among Blacks and whites.

Here's what Crews wrote:

"Are all white people bad?

No.

Are all black people good?

No.

Knowing this reality- I stand on my decision to unite with good people, no matter the race, creed or ideology. ... Given the number of threats against this decision-

I also decide to die on this hill."

Crews has been attacked for nearly a week on social media after he tweeted Tuesday that he hopes the Black Lives Matter movement does not turn into "Black Lives Are Better" campaign.

"If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology," he wrote. "We must ensure #blacklivesmatter doesn't morph into #blacklivesbetter"

Crews has received comments of both backlash and support.

Twitter follower Benjamin Franks wrote, "Do you believe blacks are equal to whites when it comes to Justice and equality?"

Twitter user Graham Hackney wrote: "True.

Also...

Good black people have a far higher chance of being...

- overlooked for a job

- stopped (killed?!) by the police

- profiled in public

- legislated against

- and more

...than bad white people.

More than one thing can be true, Terry."

Former NFL player Burgess Owens, who won a Congressional primary in Utah, and who has more than 142,000 Twitter followers, agreed with Crews, saying: "Thank you Terry. It's absurd we live in a day where this even needs to be said."

Another wrote, "How can someone who speaks so much truth and live for all of us, be treated so badly? I stand with you, Terry."

Recent deaths of Black people—Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Elijah McClain—with police encounters sparked protests against police brutality to Blacks all over the country, and eventually around the world.

Black Lives Matter became one of the most prominent voices in the movement, and in the marches across the country. Peaceful protests have led to violent riots and clashes with police in some cities.

The recent protests over the last six weeks began after the May 25 death of Floyd, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police. A video shows former Minneapolis Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck. It shows Floyd gasping for air, and the last words heard from him were, "I can't breathe."

As the protests gained full steam around the country, Crews sent a tweet on June 7 that said "Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together."

Of course, Crews felt the Twitter critics on that statement as well.

Crews, 51, is an actor for Brooklyn Nine-Nine and a host of America's Got Talent.