Actor/comedian Chris Rock speaks with NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and actress Rosie Perez during a press briefing on COVID-19 at Madison Boys and Girls Club in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on May 28, 2020. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Phot Famed comedian Chris Rock said that President Obama’s tenure was “progress for White people,” but not Black people.“Obama becoming the president, it’s progress for White people.
It’s not progress for Black people,” Rock told The New York Times during a wide-ranging interview to promote his upcoming FX series “Fargo” that was published Wednesday.“It’s the Jackie Robinson thing.