Chrisley’s prison confession: A White man finally says what Black America’s know – Florida Courier

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Updated: June 8, 2025 @ 11:49 pm
Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley are pictured in an episode from “Chrisley Knows Best.”

Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley are pictured in an episode from “Chrisley Knows Best.”
Just days after being pardoned by Donald Trump, reality TV star Todd Chrisley used his platform to call out the racism he witnessed firsthand in federal prison—shining a rare spotlight from within the system on the unequal treatment of Black inmates.
At a Nashville press conference, Chrisley described how young Black men were routinely denied access to programs and opportunities that he, a wealthy white man, easily received. “I was not denied that,” he admitted. “But we know why I wasn’t.” While some dismissed his remarks as too little too late, others acknowledged that his privilege could force long-over-due conversations about how the prison system devalues and dehumanizes Black lives.
Chrisley’s words matter—not because they’re new, but because they come from someone many in main-stream America might finally listen to. His experience adds a surprising voice to the chorus of Black activists who’ve spent decades calling out discrimination in prisons.
“The disparities I know all too well,” Yusef Salaam, a member of the Central Park Five –now, Exonerated Five, and a New York City Councilman, told Black Press USA. “I welcome the support and advocacy of anyone joining the fight to right these wrongs. We need all hands-on deck.”
Salaam and others said the moment raises key points that cannot be ignored.
10 reasons why Chrisley’s remarks matter for Black Americans
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