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Childish Gambino's new video tackles racism, gun violence

Posted May 07, 2018 7:00 am

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Childish Gambino's "This is America" video tackles racism and gun violence, complete with blood splatter.

Gambino is the Grammy-winning alter-ego of Donald Glover. His new video has gotten a lot of attention on social media since its weekend debut. A smiling, shirtless Gambino dances throughout most of the video, but that image is juxtaposed with that of him shooting a hooded black man in the head and gunning down a black choir.

He sings: "Yeah, this is America/ Guns in my area/ I got the strap/ I gotta carry 'em." At other points in the song he addresses a black man's place in the world.

At the video's end, he appears to be chased by a white mob.

Glover's Emmy-winning FX show "Atlanta" has its Season 2 finale Thursday and he plays Lando Calrissian in "Solo: A Star Wars Story," in theaters on May 25.

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