Jesse Williams isn’t just another good looking face on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and doesn’t just play a civil rights activist in the movies. He is a voice for the disenfranchised black community, using his moments in the spotlight to talk about the issues that African-Americans continue to face today. During his acceptance speech for the humanitarian award at the 2016 BET Awards, he took his time to bring awareness to the incredible injustice and police brutality which plagues our country, making him a modern abolitionist with a platform that reaches millions on social media and beyond.