Jesse Williams, 34, was awarded BET’s Humanitarian Award on June 26 When he took the stage, he used the opportunity to raise more awareness for the Black Lives Matter cause However, the actor is now receiving hate from people claiming his speech was “racist,” and he should be punished A Change.org petition currently has 9,737 signatures and demands he be fired from Grey’s Anatomy Jesse also received backlash from Stacey Dash, who slammed him as a “plantation slave” following his speech