Washington, D.C.-based radio host Thom Hartmann expressed disbelief about remarks made by Texas radio host Michael Berry, who recently claimed that “black people don't know how to exist without white people to blame their problems on.” Hartmann, who is listed as 2015's ninth "most important" talk radio host in the country by Talkers magazine, said Berry's remarks demonstrated that the host was “mind-bogglingly unaware of what white privilege is.”

Hartmann was responding to comments Berry made during his annual recognition of "White History Month," an invented commemoration that Berry encouraged minorities to celebrate by expressing their gratitude to white people. On that same broadcast, Berry also said, “Most white people would like to get as far from black people as they possible could and never have to see another black person.” Berry's radio show relies heavily on racially-charged topics and often aims disparaging comments at black activists. He also features a weekly segment on violence in Chicago in which he often mocks minority victims of gun violence.