Jada Pinkett Smith sits down with Nipsey Hussle’s partner Lauren London to talk about gun violence and trauma for the latest Red Table Talk
Jada Pinkett Smith is addressing the effect of gun violence on women the latest episode of her Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk.
In a special moment, Smith sits down with late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s longtime partner Lauren London during the show to talk about grief and loss.
‘Trauma feels so lonely,’ London, 35, tells the 48-year-old actress in a teaser for the Wednesday episode.
It has to stop: Jada Pinkett Smith is addressing the effect of gun violence on women the latest episode of her Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk
The clip starts by referring to the case of Breonna Taylor, a black EMT who was shot eight times by police officers while in her own home in Louisville, Kentucky back in March.
The topic of the show, ‘How gun violence affects women’, appeared in banner across the screen.
It then pivots to an intimate conversation between Smith and London.
She’s joined by daughter Willow and mom Adrienne Banfield Norris at the table, where they’re met by another guest who explains: ‘I’ve seen mothers just stop living.’
Grieving: In a special moment, Smith sits down with late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s longtime partner Lauren London during the show to talk about grief and loss
Tragic: The clip starts by referring to the case of Breonna Taylor, a black EMT who was shot eight times by police officers while in her own home in Louisville, Kentucky back in March
Harrowing: She’s joined by daughter Willow and mom Adrienne Banfield Norris at the table, where they’re met by another guest who explains: ‘I’ve seen mothers just stop living’
Scars: Then the clip shows an unnamed victim of gun violence showing off a collection of scars on her torso. ‘No one should have to experience this. This needs to change,’ she says off-screen
Then the clip shows an unnamed victim of gun violence showing off a collection of scars on her torso.
‘No one should have to experience this. This needs to change,’ she says off-screen.
Jada’s episode comes at a particularly poignant time.
Demonstrations have swept across America, protesting racism and police violence after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a cop last Monday.
Jada took to social media to show her and Red Table Talk’s support for the cause on Monday, writing: ‘Red Table Talk will always be a protected space to have difficult yet necessary conversations.
No justice, no peace: Demonstrations have swept across America, protesting racism and police violence after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a cop last Monday. Above is a protest in LA
Stand up: Jada took to social media to show her and Red Table Talk’s support for the cause on Monday, writing: ‘Red Table Talk will always be a protected space to have difficult yet necessary conversations
‘To our brothers and sisters, we stand here with you to navigate through these trying times. We share in the pain, we share in the loss, we value the voices of frustration, we value the voices of change, and we are here are we rise together.
‘The red table is a place for healing conversations and we renews out commitment to amplify black voices and are committed to help bring about systematic reform and end racial injustice.’
It finished saying: ‘Let us feel, let us hope, let us dream, let us live!’
Red Table Talk airs Wednesdays on Facebook Watch at 9am PT and 12pm. ET.
Stream: Red Table Talk airs Wednesdays on Facebook Watch at 9am PT and 12pm. ET