Will Smith recalls being racially abused by police while growing up in Philadelphia

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Amid the Black Lives Matter protests, Will Smith is also opening up about his own experience growing up as a black man. That being said, the famous actor revealed that when he was only a boy living in West Philadelphia, life was rather scary for him.

Fans know exactly where Will Smith came from thanks to the intro lyrics to his song “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” While he was “West Philadelphia, born and raised,” he said he felt “occupied” by the city’s police officers, who called him the “N” word on numerous occasions. The 51-year-old appeared on the On One with Angela Rye podcast on July 7 and told his political commentator pal about how police “moved with impunity” through the neighborhoods during his youth.

Will Smith is opening up about his experience as a Black man in America.

Will Smith revealed he has been called the N-word by police officers on “more than 10 occasions” as he reflected on the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday.The 51-year-old actor spoke to political commentator and activist Angela Rye on her podcast, On One With Angela Rye, about his own experiences with racism throughout his life.Smith grew up in Philadelphia, and was just four years old when the notoriously racist Frank Rizzo went from chief of police to becoming the mayor of the city, and

Will Smith is addressing the Black Lives Matter movement and getting candid about his own experiences facing prejudice and racism. The movie star sat down for a conversation about the current culture revolution and explained how despite his fame and wealth, he has never been insulated from systemic hate.