"O.J Simpson Represented Something for The Black Community Because ‘2 White People Were Killed"

“[OJ] represented something for the black community in that moment, in that trial, particularly because there were two white people who had been k*lled.”

ASHLEY ALLISON: "But it was so racially charged because of what had happened just before with Rodney King, but also just how black Americans feel about policing."

“He wasn't a social justice leader, but he represented something for the black community in that moment, in that trial, particularly because there were two white people who had been k*lled. And the history around how black people have been persecuted during slavery."

"Until this country is ready to actually have an honest conversation about the racial dynamics from our origin story until today, we will always have moments like O.J. Simpson that manifests and our country will always be divided if we don't actually deal with the issue of race."