Williams is the youngest member of the board of directors at The Advancement Project , a civil rights think tank and advocacy group . He is also the executive producer of Question Bridge : Black Males , a multifaceted media project , art exhibition , student and teacher curriculum and website , focused on the black male identity and the diversity within the demographic . He has written articles for CNN and '' The Huffington Post '' , and has been a guest on Wolf Blitzer 's '' The Situation Room . '' In June 2016 , Williams won the humanitarian award at the 2016 BET Awards , delivering a speech highlighting racial injustice , police brutality , and the invention of whiteness . As a result of his speech , dueling petitions were circulated : one to have Williams fired from '' Grey 's Anatomy '' and one to keep him on the series
2016 BET Awards
BET Awards 2016
Jesse Williams (actor)