Topic: Open Letter

Comedian and actress Monique published an open letter criticizing Oprah Winfrey for attacking powerful black men while remaining silent on Harvey Weinstein. Monique, who has a long-standing feud with Winfrey dating back to the movie "Precious," questioned why Winfrey looks for "silver linings" for white predators but assumes the guilt of black men. The discussion highlights a shift in power where the "old guard" of media is being publicly challenged.

In September 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed in the chest with a seven-inch letter opener by Izola Ware Curry during a book signing in Harlem. Curry, described as a demented woman, believed King was a communist spy. Doctors stated King was a "sneeze away from death" because the blade was positioned dangerously close to his aorta.