Ron Stallworth On Being The Real BlacKkKlansman

  • 4 years ago
The new Spike Lee film BlacKkKlansman is based on the real-life events told in Ron Stallworth’s memoir about his experience infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan as a black man with the help of a white partner. Mic correspondent Aaron Morrisondecided to talk to the real black Klansman about how he fooled the KKK into letting him join their ranks. Then, Mic correspondent Kendall Ciesemier travels to Brooklyn, New York City, to learn how the simple act of walking can be #SelfCare for survival. She walks with GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls co-founder Morgan Dixon across the Brooklyn Bridge to learn more about how they're working to empower black women across the country with a surprisingly simple solution.