Talking off-the-cuff, with out prepared remarks at Wednesday’s March on Washington 50th anniversary event, actor Jamie Foxx referred to as on his friends in the entertainment business to pick up where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and different civil rights leaders left off. Foxx mentioned it was as much as him, “Will Smith, Jay Z, Kanye, Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington” and others to continue the combat for equality.”

“I will let you know at the moment that everyone my age and all of the entertainers, it’s time for us to face up and renew this dream,” Foxx started. He stated he as “affected” and impressed to action via the Trayvon Martin case and the Newtown shooting and entreated others to enroll in him in speaking out.

Foxx informed a story a couple of dinner he had with the legendary Harry Belafonte–complete with an knowledgeable impact of the singer’s voice–and his 19-12 months-old daughter. When Belafonte reflected on marching with “Al, Jesse and Martin” he and his daughter didn’t to start with comprehend he was relating to Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King.

“What we need to do now could be the young folks pick it up now,” Foxx told the crowd, “in order that once we’re 87 years previous, speaking to the young other people, we can say it was once me, Will Smith, Jay Z, Kanye, Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington, the record goes on and on.”

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