When Sorry Isn’t Simple ( Is The NAACP Accepting of Kanye Apology)
The Breakfast Club
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 14.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
This episode of The Latest with Loren LoRosa steps right into one of the most layered conversations in pop culture right now. Loren is joined by NAACP President Derrick Johnson to talk about Kanye West’s public apology and what accountability actually looks like when harm has already been done. From who the apology was really for, to why where you apologize matters just as much as how, this is a real talk breakdown of platform, responsibility, and repair.
But the conversation goes deeper than headlines. They unpack mental health, public grace, community boundaries, and whether changed behavior means silence, service, or something more. And just when you think it’s only about celebrity culture, the discussion shifts to urgent civil rights issues happening right now in Minneapolis — reminding us that while pop culture grabs attention, real lives are on the line.
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| 0:12.2 | Lauren came in hot. |
| 0:14.2 | Hey y'all, what's up? |
| 0:15.3 | It's Lauren LaRosa, and this is the latest with Lauren LaRosa. |
| 0:19.4 | This is your daily dig on all things, pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the |
| 0:23.4 | conversations that shake the room. |
| 0:26.0 | So we have been bringing you guys right in, like literally right into all of the |
| 0:31.2 | conversations that Kanye West, yay, formerly known as Kanye West, music, icon, celebrity superstar, all the things, right, that he's been having as he apologizes to the black and the Jewish community for some of the harmful things that he's done in the past. |
| 0:47.1 | Now, joining me today here on the show, we have a very important fella. |
| 0:53.6 | This is Derek Johnson from the NAACP on the line. |
| 0:58.3 | Just to have a conversation, I was reporting this earlier today on the Breakfast Club, Mr. Johnson, |
| 1:03.6 | and we talked about the ADL and their statement, you know, in response to Kanye West's apology. |
| 1:12.6 | And it made me think, like, you know, I wanted to know what the NACP felt about the |
| 1:18.2 | apology as well, because that's been the dialogue these last couple days. |
| 1:21.6 | I mean, there's so much going on in the world right now. |
| 1:23.4 | You're in Minneapolis right now. |
| 1:26.0 | So other definitely more important things to focus on, but this is important as well, too. |
| 1:29.7 | Hate speech and actions are important. |
| 1:31.3 | So let's get right on into it. |
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