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UPDATE:

After an epic dragging by Black Twitter, Wendy now says her comments about HBCU’s were misinterpreted.

On Thursday, Williams attempted to clarify her original comments, saying she has family members who are HBCU grads, then, doubling down on her insinuation that a historically Black college is as racist as the idea of a “historically white college.”

“On yesterday’s show a lot of you all misinterpreted some of the things I was saying regarding Black schools being Black,” she said. “I will clarify again…be very clear, I find nothing wrong with historically Black colleges.

“My father graduated from Lincoln, which is a Black college. My brother graduated from Virginia State. But my thought in my mind and what I said to you is how would I feel if I were applying to colleges that were historically white and that was part of the marquee of selling me to apply to the school.

“I understand historically Black organizations, universities have been around because we as Black people were not allowed to go to your schools, drink out of your fountains, ride in front of the bus, sit at your countertops. But in 2016, racism is alive and well, very much so. I’ve got a son. But I am a ‘we are the world’ we are the people kind of person,” she said. “In light of the two police shootings in Baton Rouge and Minnesota, this stuff is still going on in 2016. I don’t know when it’ll stop.”

Williams capped it off with: “For the record, no I am not a Stacey Dash. And for the record, I am a mighty proud black woman.”

ORIGINAL STORY:

Wendy Williams isn’t one to hold back but we’re thinking she may be regretting her most recent controversial comments.

The talkative TV host decided to give her two cents on Jesse Williams’ 2016 Humanitarian Award acceptance speech that set the internet ablaze. But while doing so, she took a dig at the NAACP and HBCUs. She explained her stance to the audience:

“I must say to you, he was on BET. His speech was very poignant…On the other hand, I would be really offended if there was a school that was known as a historically white college. We have historically Black colleges. What if there was the National Organization for White People, only? There’s the NAACP.”

Adding, “Look, everybody’s quiet. You’re leaving me out here to dry by myself? One wrong word. I’m choosing my words carefully, but what I am saying is racism s**ks and we can all do better in our household, educating ourselves and teaching our children to make it better.”

Of course it took no time for Black Twitter to respond to her comments. See some reactions below.

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