WEBVTT - A State of Great Transition

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wok F Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>me your girl, Daniel Moody, recording from the Home Bunker. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>as we head into this holiday season, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>give deep thanks and gratitude to every single one of

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<v Speaker 1>you that has supported me and independent media and this

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<v Speaker 1>show over the last several years. It has been at

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<v Speaker 1>times an uphill battle to stay on top of all

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<v Speaker 1>of the horrendous news, and at other times, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a majority of the time extraordinarily rewarding speaking to so

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<v Speaker 1>many thoughtful people who, in their different modes and industries,

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to advance democracy, are trying to offer critical

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<v Speaker 1>analysis and paths of hope and faith for the listeners

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<v Speaker 1>to walk. It is going to be a really difficult

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<v Speaker 1>time ahead, and you know that I don't ever sugarcoat

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<v Speaker 1>things or try and pretend that they're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>be as bad as they are. And the fact is,

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea, none of us really know. We

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<v Speaker 1>have history as our guide, but we don't really know

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<v Speaker 1>truly what we're in for. But we do know that fundamentally,

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<v Speaker 1>the America that we have known will not exist anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>And for the last ten plus years, our country, our

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<v Speaker 1>democracy has been creeping towards authoritarianism. Donald Trump proved that

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't even need to be in the White House

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<v Speaker 1>for that to continue to creep forward, with the attacks

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<v Speaker 1>on media, with the attacks on political opponents, with the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he was the first former president to actually

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<v Speaker 1>never go away from the spotlight, to never leave the stage,

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<v Speaker 1>and to continue to see discourse and distrust, and it

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<v Speaker 1>has overwhelmed us to the point where millions of people

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<v Speaker 1>decided not to vote, or handful of people peeled off

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<v Speaker 1>and decided that Donald Trump's vision of America and his

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<v Speaker 1>narrative that he had created was what they believed in.

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<v Speaker 1>And this show started in twenty seventeen as a response

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<v Speaker 1>and reaction to Donald Trump's administration because I honestly, I

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<v Speaker 1>was genuinely, like all of you, gobsmacked that someone like

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<v Speaker 1>him would be following the historic presidency of Barack Obama.

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<v Speaker 1>But then, if you are a student of history and

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<v Speaker 1>understand whitelash and what happens every time there is significant

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<v Speaker 1>progress in this country for black people, particularly, there is

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<v Speaker 1>always always resounding backlash to those advancements, so steep in

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<v Speaker 1>fact that this Civil War and reconstruction ushered in one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred years of Jim Crow. We have only truly had

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<v Speaker 1>a democracy in this country for the last sixty years,

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<v Speaker 1>where those who weren't expressly written into the Constitution were provided,

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<v Speaker 1>after blood, sweat and tears, the opportunity to be full

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<v Speaker 1>fledged citizens of this country. And now here we are

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<v Speaker 1>where once again progress is being stopped dead in its tracks,

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<v Speaker 1>and what comes next may indeed last a century or more.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, our friend Jonathan Mepzil, you know, says, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes he feels like the guy in the midst of

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<v Speaker 1>the one hundred Year War three years in saying, oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, when is this going to end? And that

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<v Speaker 1>is kind of how I feel as well. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't express the deep disappointment, devastation and grief that

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<v Speaker 1>I am. I'm still processing from the last three weeks

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<v Speaker 1>of where this election landed us, but also the last

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<v Speaker 1>several years of turning on a microphone every single day

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<v Speaker 1>to try and offer truth and critical thinking and a

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<v Speaker 1>deeper analysis of where we want this country to go.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm proud. I'm proud of the work that I've done.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm proud of the conversations that we have had. That

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<v Speaker 1>being said at the end of this year, wokaf will end.

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<v Speaker 1>And as you know, I host, as people say, fifty

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<v Speaker 1>eleven podcasts and shows, but wokapp has been my flagship show.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been an idea that I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>turn into a really incredible project over the last several years.

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<v Speaker 1>And when faced with whether to continue this show or

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<v Speaker 1>end it, I made the really hard decision that it

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<v Speaker 1>was time for a new chapter. Don't be confused by

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<v Speaker 1>me leaving WOKF that I'm leaving the airwaves. That is

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely not happening until somebody pulls the microphone from me.

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<v Speaker 1>But I've been grappling for a long time with what

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<v Speaker 1>it actually means in this day and age where people

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<v Speaker 1>made the decision that they didn't want to be folk,

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<v Speaker 1>that they made the decision that they would rather be

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<v Speaker 1>led and led by a liar, that they would rather

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<v Speaker 1>bury their heads in the sand. This elect kind of

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<v Speaker 1>broke my heart, and I think that that is fair

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<v Speaker 1>to say that I am heartbroken, and I need to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out for myself what my resistance is going to

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<v Speaker 1>look like moving forward. And for many of you, you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen that I have launched a new show, a video

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<v Speaker 1>streaming show, a live show where I can better engage

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<v Speaker 1>with the audience in real time and have real time conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>host town halls on Tuesdays of The Danielle Moody Show,

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<v Speaker 1>provide call to actions on Thursday, and give people an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity in real time to be able to create and

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<v Speaker 1>build community, even if that is just you know, thirty

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<v Speaker 1>to forty five minutes a day. But there has been

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<v Speaker 1>something about podcasting and speaking out into a void that

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't continued to provide me with the kind of sustenance

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<v Speaker 1>that I need in this moment, and that I think

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<v Speaker 1>that audiences need in this moment. As people turn away

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<v Speaker 1>from cable news, as folks turn away from legacy news,

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<v Speaker 1>what I hear is that people are so thirsty for

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<v Speaker 1>connection with one another. And that is why I launched

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<v Speaker 1>my YouTube channel. It was because one I needed to

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<v Speaker 1>actually be engaging with people, engaging with all of you

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<v Speaker 1>in a different way. I needed to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of flex creative muscles and learn how to produce

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<v Speaker 1>my own content and control all levers of my shows

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<v Speaker 1>in the way that I haven't had the ability to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I make this announcement today that you know

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year. December thirty first will be

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<v Speaker 1>the last Woke af show, and I'm just filled with

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<v Speaker 1>a mix of emotions around that. Like I said, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>filled with deep gratitude for having hosted this show, created

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<v Speaker 1>this show for years. It started out as, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a gig that I was doing on Sundays on Serious

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<v Speaker 1>XM for three hours live taking calls and just being

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<v Speaker 1>in conversation with people. And I miss that. I miss

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<v Speaker 1>that daily interaction and hearing from real people. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I went to YouTube, because I was like, put

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<v Speaker 1>a question in the chat, comment on something. It just

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<v Speaker 1>it feels livelier. I say that to say that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so appreciative of all of the support. You have no

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<v Speaker 1>idea how many times I have felt defeated in this

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<v Speaker 1>work and just wanted to, you know, give up and

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<v Speaker 1>let other people do it and do it better. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think that we are in a state of great

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<v Speaker 1>transition in this country and in our own lives. Right

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<v Speaker 1>If you're a person that you know believes in astrology

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<v Speaker 1>and the way that I do, it's one of the

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<v Speaker 1>oldest technologies on the planet. You know, We're ending one

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<v Speaker 1>cycle of Pluto leaving Capricorn and moving into Aquarius for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time. I think this was the last time

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<v Speaker 1>that it'll be in Capricorn in our lifetime. And we're

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<v Speaker 1>ending a fifteen year cycle, going back to two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and eight until now. And when I think about the

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<v Speaker 1>last fifteen years, which is an incredibly long stretch of time,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think about what two thousand and eight symbolized

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<v Speaker 1>in our politics, of the election of the first black president,

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<v Speaker 1>and now the probably our last election and the election

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<v Speaker 1>of a known white supremacist and an Autocrat. We've been

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<v Speaker 1>on a wild journey, you know. I started two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and eight young and fresh eyed, and so committed to

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<v Speaker 1>American politics and so excited about the future of this country,

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<v Speaker 1>and now fifteen years later find myself in deep grief

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<v Speaker 1>over who I thought America was, who I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>we had the possibility to be. And I say, and

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<v Speaker 1>I've been saying as I try and reframe my thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>around this election, that maybe Donald Trump is actually needed.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe the destruction of systems and of a country that

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<v Speaker 1>never wanted to reckon with white supremacy, never wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>reckon with white violence, domestic violence, and terrorism. Maybe people

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<v Speaker 1>need to see it up close and personal, because we've

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<v Speaker 1>sanitized all of our history so much so that in

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<v Speaker 1>Red States you think that the Transatlantic slave trade was

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<v Speaker 1>some type of internship. And according to Ron DeSantis, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>slaves learn skills as opposed to you captured skillful, creative,

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<v Speaker 1>innovative people, and then they built this country that you

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<v Speaker 1>were too lazy your ancestors to do themselves. The reality

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<v Speaker 1>is that sometimes destruction is necessary. Sometimes people have to

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<v Speaker 1>lose things to recognize how very important things like freedom, bodily, autonomy, creativity,

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<v Speaker 1>and innovation were and are. And I think that in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ways America has taken for granted the

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<v Speaker 1>things that were fought for tooth and nail, that people

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<v Speaker 1>lost their lives for, shed blood for, shed tears for

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<v Speaker 1>for generations. And you know, I have said this so

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<v Speaker 1>many times on the Danielle Moody Show as of late,

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<v Speaker 1>that all of us are not making it to the

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<v Speaker 1>New World. We're not and we have to understand that

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<v Speaker 1>that millions of lives are going to be lost in

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<v Speaker 1>this deep, dark transitional state that this country and the

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<v Speaker 1>world are going to go through. And what comes next,

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<v Speaker 1>God willing, will be a rebuild that is more inclusive

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<v Speaker 1>that is in recognition of never allowing an autocrat a

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<v Speaker 1>dictator to ever take power again. But there is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be years and years and years of hardship in

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<v Speaker 1>order to get to the other side. Now, while I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't need to be a part of the find out

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<v Speaker 1>of the fuck around, as I continue to say, none

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<v Speaker 1>of us did, because we've been doing the right things.

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<v Speaker 1>Clearly as a collective, this is something that the universe

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<v Speaker 1>is saying that we need to go through. So as

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<v Speaker 1>we seek out community, as we wake from this haze

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<v Speaker 1>of and try and figure out what each of our

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<v Speaker 1>roles are moving forward, understand that in times of darkness,

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<v Speaker 1>there was still light. During the horrific terrorism and practice

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<v Speaker 1>of slavery and Jim Crow, they were still dancing and

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<v Speaker 1>jazz and delicious food being created and art being made.

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<v Speaker 1>And we need to revel in that. We need to

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<v Speaker 1>find those outlets, create those spaces that make us feel

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<v Speaker 1>our full humanity, that have us really steeped and wrapped

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<v Speaker 1>up in the delicious beauty that humanity does offer, even

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<v Speaker 1>in and especially in times of darkness. I had the

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<v Speaker 1>ability over the weekend to go to the Whitney to

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<v Speaker 1>see the Ali exhibit. This astounding exhibit of the Alvin

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<v Speaker 1>Ailey Dance Company and Alvin Ailey, the founder and creator,

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<v Speaker 1>And it was just if you have the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>come to New York to see it, or if you're

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<v Speaker 1>in New York or close enough, it is worth the

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<v Speaker 1>trip to see the inspiration to understand that. As I

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<v Speaker 1>was looking at the dates of the births and deaths

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<v Speaker 1>of some of these great artists that inspired and were

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<v Speaker 1>friends with Alvin Ailey, you're looking at births in the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen hundred, nineteen twenty four, nineteen thirty nine, and seeing

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<v Speaker 1>how long these incredible Black artists and poits, Lorraine Hansbury,

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<v Speaker 1>Duke Ellington, Jacob Lawrence, how long of a life these

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<v Speaker 1>people had, what they had seen, some of them born

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<v Speaker 1>just at the beginning of what it would mean to

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<v Speaker 1>be free, born, free and black in this country but

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<v Speaker 1>not yet seen as a citizen, and what they created

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<v Speaker 1>during that time. And as I was walking through these

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<v Speaker 1>just huge rooms and taking in the art and the

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<v Speaker 1>dance and the music, and the sculpture and the weaving

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<v Speaker 1>and the quilts, and just it took my breath away

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<v Speaker 1>and or reminded me that our lives are but like

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<v Speaker 1>a blip in this long span and existence of the universe.

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<v Speaker 1>But what we do with our time to make this space,

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<v Speaker 1>this planet better is not about the external world being perfect,

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<v Speaker 1>or being loving, or even being kind. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>about the joy and the community and the connection and

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<v Speaker 1>the beauty that we create in spite of it all

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<v Speaker 1>is the testament of our humanity. And so I am

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for those creatives. I'm grateful for to have been

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<v Speaker 1>just marveling for a few hours in the whitney and

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<v Speaker 1>just taking in my ancestors, these beautiful black legends who

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<v Speaker 1>lived at a time where, on its face was pure despair,

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<v Speaker 1>but what they created was indeed extraordinary, and we were

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<v Speaker 1>all better off for it. So, as we move out

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<v Speaker 1>of this hate into this new world, understanding that it

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be filled with both the darkness and light,

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<v Speaker 1>be the lantern. Figure out what your resistance looks like.

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<v Speaker 1>It could look like gardening. It could look like monthly

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<v Speaker 1>dinner parties and gatherings with friends and family. It could

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<v Speaker 1>look like watercolor or poetry. It could look like rest.

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<v Speaker 1>But now as we enter into this next phase, this

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<v Speaker 1>next chapter, this next book, this next story, our entire

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<v Speaker 1>lives do not have to be about how we react

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<v Speaker 1>to this new regime. It can be about what we

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<v Speaker 1>create in spite of it. So I thank you all

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<v Speaker 1>so very much, and the next couple of weeks we

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<v Speaker 1>will continue to provide analysis and interviews, and I really

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<v Speaker 1>do hope that you all will join me over at

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<v Speaker 1>my YouTube channel to connect with the community that I

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<v Speaker 1>am building over there, And for those that are on

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<v Speaker 1>Patreon and continue to support my work there, you will

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<v Speaker 1>also see your Patreon populated with different work and musings

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<v Speaker 1>and things that I am working on, and you will

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<v Speaker 1>be the first to see. But I appreciate all of you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm grateful for all of you, and I thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for showing up for me all of these years.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish you a holiday season filled with love, joy, gratitude,

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<v Speaker 1>and peace. That is it for me today. Dear friends

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<v Speaker 1>on Woke af as always, power to the people and

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<v Speaker 1>to all the people. Power, get woke and stay Augus

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<v Speaker 1>Fack