Today' censored Janelle Monáe's Black Lives Matter solidarity speech

? We've seen Black Lives Matter protestors bumrush the show. But the tables got turned somewhat on Friday morning during the live airing of Janelle Monáe's "Today" show performance. While Monáe pronounced her solidarity with those who've lost their lives to police brutality, a "Today" show anchor cut her off mid-sentence.
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? “Yes, Lord,” the Atlanta-based artist said. “God bless America. God bless all who’ve lost lives to police brutality. We want white America to know that we stand tall today. We want black America to know that we stand tall today. We will not be silenced—”
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? Then came the silencing as an anchor butted in to say, “We’ll have much more from Janelle Monáe … coming up.”
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? Just in case there was any question regarding the show's intention — like, maybe they were squeezed for time with it being live TV and all — the "Today" show website pretty much confirms censorship was the intent. Neither Monáe's short speech nor the new protest song "Hell You Talmbout," which she performed prior to her speech in collaboration with her Wondaland labelmates, made it to the site. Her other two live performances of the songs "Tightrope" and "Yoga," however, are both posted on Today's website.
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? Monáe and Wondaland debuted "Hell You Talmbout" live after leading a Black Lives Matter solidarity march last week in Philadelphia. An impassioned call-and-response tribute to the lives lost to police brutality, the song calls out the names of such victims as Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, John Crawford, MIchael Brown, and many more over the course of nearly seven minutes, while alternately pleading "Say his name!" and "Say her name!" The song is available on Soundcloud:
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?The compilation EP Wondaland Presents: The Eephus, featuring new music from Janelle Monáe, and Wondaland artists Jidenna, Deep Cotton, St. Beauty, and Roman GianArthur, also debuted Friday.