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Pastor calls for state violence against Black Americans

6/13/2026

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Pastor Joel Webbon urged state violence against Black Americans, citing Jim Crow segregation and Franco as models.
Webbon referenced the Texas trial of Black student Karmelo Anthony, charged with stabbing white student Austin Metcalf in 2025.
Webbon called Black people a national “problem” “baked into the pie,” demanding decisive action.
Webbon urged “another Franco” and violent “egg-cracking” against supporters he said were hurling racial insults.

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Pastor Joel Webbon urged state violence against Black Americans, citing Jim Crow segregation and Franco as models.
Webbon referenced the Texas trial of Black student Karmelo Anthony, charged with stabbing white student Austin Metcalf in 2025.
Webbon called Black people a national “problem” “baked into the pie,” demanding decisive action.
Webbon urged “another Franco” and violent “egg-cracking” against supporters he said were hurling racial insults.