WEBVTT - 081024 Staying Motivated in Your Activism (Part 2)

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<v Speaker 1>Keep on riding with us as we continue to broadcast

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<v Speaker 1>the balance and defend the discourse from the Hip Hop

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<v Speaker 1>Weekly Studios. Welcome back to Civic Cipher. I'm your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Ramses joh.

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<v Speaker 2>Rams' job is a superhero. I just need to say

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<v Speaker 2>that outloud. My name is Quentin Ward, but my friends

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<v Speaker 2>called me Q and you guys are still I hope

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<v Speaker 2>tuned in to Civic e Cipher and.

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<v Speaker 1>If not, then welcome, Welcome, Welcome to the show. We

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot to talk about, including how to get recharged.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, that's necessary.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, man, you need some flowers, You need some community,

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<v Speaker 1>you need some fellowship, you need some joy for those

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<v Speaker 1>of you who want the world to be a better place.

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<v Speaker 1>For those of you have hearts that beat the way

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<v Speaker 1>that ours beat, that feel like we can be better

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<v Speaker 1>as a people, as a country. Community is necessary, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to share an example of us coming back

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<v Speaker 1>from the National Urban League National Conference where we were

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<v Speaker 1>energized by community, and we hope that our shy our

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<v Speaker 1>story will inspire you but also encourage you to seek

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<v Speaker 1>out community. Ird Before we get there, it's time to

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<v Speaker 1>Today's BABA comes from the Black Information Network. Black and

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<v Speaker 1>other minority farmers are receiving two billion dollars in direct

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<v Speaker 1>payments from the federal government after facing years of discrimination.

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<v Speaker 1>The Associated Press reports, man, if I could pick a

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<v Speaker 1>life that was full of discrimination and hardship and then

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<v Speaker 1>you get paid a little bit of money at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of it all, I wouldn't pick it right, But

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<v Speaker 1>this is my life. I'm happy, I'm proud. But man,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody would choose this. I don't want to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>discrimination all day. But this is a story and you

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<v Speaker 1>need to know about it. We appreciate your allyship I'll continue.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the USD, over twenty three thousand farmers were

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<v Speaker 1>approved to receive payments ranging from ten thousand to five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand. Five hundred thousand dollars sorry. Another twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>people who plan to start a farm but were denied

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<v Speaker 1>a USD alone receive payments between thirty five hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>six thousand. The payments come after a long history of

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<v Speaker 1>the USDA refusing to process loans for black farmers, approving

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<v Speaker 1>smaller loans compared to white farmers, and putting foreclosures on

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<v Speaker 1>black farmers quicker than their counterparts. In a statement, USDA

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary Tom Vilsack said the payment quote is not compensation

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<v Speaker 1>for anyone's loss or the pain endured, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>an acknowledgment by the department.

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<v Speaker 3>Quote.

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<v Speaker 1>National Black Farmers Association founder and president John Boyd Junior

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<v Speaker 1>said the aid is helpful, but only serves as a

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<v Speaker 1>band aid to a bigger problem.

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<v Speaker 3>Quote.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like putting a bandage on somebody that needs open

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<v Speaker 1>heart surgery.

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<v Speaker 3>Boyd said.

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<v Speaker 1>We want our land, and I want to be very

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<v Speaker 1>very clear about that. Boyd is still active in a

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<v Speaker 1>federal lawsuit over the one hundred and twenty percent debt

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<v Speaker 1>relief that was approved by Congress for black farmers in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one. Five billion dollars was allocated for the

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<v Speaker 1>program in the one point nine trillion dollar COVID nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>stimulus package. However, black farmers never received the money, as

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<v Speaker 1>white farmers filed several lawsuits claiming their constitutional rights were

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<v Speaker 1>being violated because they were excluded from receiving that aid.

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<v Speaker 1>I doesn't feel like Babo does it, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>kind of is. It's not nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>When we were going over the story, I wrote in

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<v Speaker 2>my notes two billion is not enough. But we have

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<v Speaker 2>to acknowledge that two billion is something. And to continue

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<v Speaker 2>to do nothing because it's not enough, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>would be the right step to take either. So one

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<v Speaker 2>step forward, hopefully followed by a.

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<v Speaker 3>Bunch of their steps.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I think that's a good segue, because you

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<v Speaker 1>take your wins where you can get them. We in

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<v Speaker 1>this country, black people in particular, but all marginalized communities

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<v Speaker 1>are fighting a hard, uphill battle that we don't get

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<v Speaker 1>to win in our lifetimes. You know, Doctor Martin Luther

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<v Speaker 1>King said it best. You know, I've seen the promised land.

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<v Speaker 1>I may not get there with you, and I feel

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<v Speaker 1>that way too. I feel like I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>live in a world where I don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 1>about my sons. That won't be what happens with my life.

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<v Speaker 1>I will never be free of this burden, this worry,

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<v Speaker 1>but I will do my job, and hopefully my sons

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<v Speaker 1>will do their job, and their sons will do their job,

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<v Speaker 1>and one day we will all be able to live

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<v Speaker 1>in an environment, in a country, in cities, in a

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<v Speaker 1>world that doesn't need to have conversations about reparations, because

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<v Speaker 1>those conversations will be in hindsight, and the reparations will

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<v Speaker 1>be effective, and they will create economic empowerment for marginalized

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<v Speaker 1>communities and create access. And then the systems that we

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<v Speaker 1>discuss on the show that artificially repress and suppress the

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<v Speaker 1>initiatives and the aspirations of marginalized peoples in this country

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<v Speaker 1>will have been eliminated and everyone will have a more

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<v Speaker 1>equitable go at. Let's call it the American dream or

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<v Speaker 1>having a human experience.

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<v Speaker 3>Period. But now.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a fight on our hands, and it is

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<v Speaker 1>easy to become discouraged. Even with two billion dollars in

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<v Speaker 1>rewards for the farmers, we had to talk about six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred billion dollars that was stolen from us through unfair

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<v Speaker 1>taxes and people stealing land. And then you and I

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<v Speaker 1>were born in the eighties into a world and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm from Compton, you're from Detroit, but we're born in

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<v Speaker 1>environments where we look around and we're like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems normal when you're a kid. When you get

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<v Speaker 1>a little older, you're like, not everybody lives like this.

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<v Speaker 1>Why was I born like this? And why are the

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<v Speaker 1>back the black people the ones that are like this?

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<v Speaker 1>And why did I have to be born like that?

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, these people seem happy and these people

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<v Speaker 1>are shooting and starving and standing in welfare lines, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and it's just your story, and you what

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<v Speaker 1>do you do? You can't change it. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that understanding that you have to have your fight, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to go, you have to play your part, which

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<v Speaker 1>is something that both of us do.

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<v Speaker 3>It. That fight is.

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<v Speaker 1>An easier fight when you feel like there's progress being made,

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<v Speaker 1>even if it's little incremental progress, and it's energizing while

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<v Speaker 1>you're fighting to know that you're not fighting alone. You

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<v Speaker 1>and I we sit in this studio every week and

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<v Speaker 1>we discuss heavy topics and I cry all the time,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thank you for for allowing that, because I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to cry.

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<v Speaker 3>Who wants to cry? But this stuff is heavy.

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<v Speaker 1>But every so often we get outside and we get

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<v Speaker 1>around other people, and it breathed life into our campaign here,

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<v Speaker 1>and I want you to discuss something that you shared

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<v Speaker 1>with me when we were at the National Urban League

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<v Speaker 1>conference about It was about Captain America. So I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to say that because it was so perfect, So

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<v Speaker 1>share that with our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>Kid, Well, I have to start where you left off. Okay, please,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in this studio as you guys, hear our voices,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is a comprehensive endeavor for the two of us,

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<v Speaker 2>quite literally everything about this show, from the production to

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<v Speaker 2>the imaging, to the writing, to the camera work to

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<v Speaker 2>the research. We are the show talent. We are the

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<v Speaker 2>show producers. We are the show engineers, we are the

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<v Speaker 2>show mixers, we are the show.

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<v Speaker 3>We're the show.

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<v Speaker 2>And we understand that we're not the only people that

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<v Speaker 2>care about the things that we're talking about because we

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<v Speaker 2>have a show, so there has to be an audience

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<v Speaker 2>for that. And a lot of you reach out to

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<v Speaker 2>us via social media, via email and we appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>But when the only people that you see in the

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<v Speaker 2>fight with the frequency that we see each other is

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<v Speaker 2>each other, Ramses has heard me say on these microphones,

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<v Speaker 2>and when these microphones are off, what are we doing.

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<v Speaker 2>There's the work that we do matter, Are we having

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<v Speaker 2>any impact? Are we actually making any progress? It can

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<v Speaker 2>get very discouraging. And then there's the comment section on

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere you can find Ramses and Q and civic cipher

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<v Speaker 2>flooded with people who do not think and feel the

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<v Speaker 2>way that we do. And that part always confuses me.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's why I get in such a negative

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<v Speaker 2>emotional space is because I can't compute.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. Speaking of compute, a lot of them are bots.

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<v Speaker 1>I found that out recently, so just take that with you.

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<v Speaker 2>But but for those that aren't, I could understand why

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<v Speaker 2>our former present that would be a fan of himself.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. All the things that he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>do benefit him directly, so I think he's despicable. And

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<v Speaker 2>of course I don't agree with anything that he ever says. Ever,

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<v Speaker 2>I get it though, everything that he wants to do

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<v Speaker 2>will make his life good.

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<v Speaker 3>If everyone negatively.

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<v Speaker 2>Impacted by his messaging, I would say by his policy,

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<v Speaker 2>but he doesn't really have any policy. It's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I hate all these groups of people, do you.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys hate him too? Awesome, Let's run for president.

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<v Speaker 2>However, once in office, you have to do something, So

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<v Speaker 2>he just does things that lean into that hate, that

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<v Speaker 2>desire for divisiveness, and the results impact so many people

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<v Speaker 2>in a negative way that if all of those people

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<v Speaker 2>against him, you wouldn't even have to tally the votes.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be a landslide victory that wasn't even close

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<v Speaker 2>enough for you to have to at the last minute

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<v Speaker 2>still be trying to do to count those last few

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<v Speaker 2>million votes.

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<v Speaker 3>Nope.

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<v Speaker 2>So sometimes I feel like we're the ones who are

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<v Speaker 2>like crazy because we're saying things out loud to each

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<v Speaker 2>other that we think are like obvious truths and make sense,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we get weird pushback from people online, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, rams.

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<v Speaker 1>Are.

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<v Speaker 3>Are we okay? Like? Are we? Are we the ones

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<v Speaker 3>that are tripping?

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<v Speaker 1>Like let me, let me, let me add something right here.

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<v Speaker 1>Some people have a predisposition toward community helping everyone. Some

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<v Speaker 1>people have a predisposition toward helping themselves. It's a scarcity mindset,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And I'm not saying that there's no only

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<v Speaker 1>two groups and people are permanently relegated to that, but

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<v Speaker 1>go with me. It came across a meme recently, and

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<v Speaker 1>the meme said, if you could bring one of these

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<v Speaker 1>things back, which would it be? And one of them

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<v Speaker 1>was two bedroom apartments for five hundred dollars. One of

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<v Speaker 1>them was eighty nine cent gas, one of them was

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<v Speaker 1>you can afford to use car for like a thousand bucks,

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<v Speaker 1>and the other one was like grocery store prices were

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<v Speaker 1>super cheap. And you could see how all of those

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<v Speaker 1>could help everyone in society. But what I noticed is

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<v Speaker 1>that people's impulse was to go gas prices or grocery

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<v Speaker 1>store or whatever. But the thing that helps the most

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<v Speaker 1>people was the rent. And it's almost like people were

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<v Speaker 1>blind to that that if I chose rent, even if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a renter, Ramses doesn't rent, I own. I

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<v Speaker 1>own all the properties that I have, So for me,

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<v Speaker 1>rent is that's not a thing. But I do realize

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<v Speaker 1>how much it helps society because when you can't afford

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<v Speaker 1>your rent, the next thing that happens is either a shelter,

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<v Speaker 1>which is technically homeless, or on the streets, which is

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<v Speaker 1>also homeless. And then the problems start. If you have kids,

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<v Speaker 1>you need daycare, If you need trying to get a job,

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<v Speaker 1>where's your address, like it's a nightmare. If you have

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<v Speaker 1>any other condition, health issues, you need medicines, you need

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<v Speaker 1>deliver whatever it starts there, so you see how housing

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<v Speaker 1>holds up.

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<v Speaker 3>The rest of society. Well, a lot of people they can't.

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<v Speaker 1>Gas prices, which is great, so it's groceries.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not mad at anybody says that, but you got

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<v Speaker 1>to understand that some people they can only see their

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<v Speaker 1>immediate reality and things that can benefit them. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think that people like you and me and people that

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<v Speaker 1>listen to the show are people that can think beyond themselves. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and put ourselves second because we'll benefit ultimately as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I think everyone has a hint of self first. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's a natural inclination. That's, however, not what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. I'm talking about people who are going out

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<v Speaker 2>of their way to make life hard.

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<v Speaker 3>Those are the extreme.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's different than just making it better for yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>because I think most people, hey, let me feed my

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<v Speaker 2>kids and then I'll donate to that charity that helps

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<v Speaker 2>everybody else.

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<v Speaker 3>That's normal. But let me get rid of that charity

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<v Speaker 3>because that food ain't for my kids.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a whole different. Not let me not donate, No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to stop that. Those are the type of

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<v Speaker 2>people that were dealing I'm thinking of the Fearless Fund

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<v Speaker 2>exactly right.

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<v Speaker 3>Point.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't don't remember the amount, but it was less

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<v Speaker 2>than a tenth of a percent of funding for new

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<v Speaker 2>business founders and new entrepreneurs that are women minority. It's

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<v Speaker 2>less than a tenth of one percent that went to

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<v Speaker 2>black women. And someone said, no, that's not allowed. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm talking about. Everyone has some sense of let

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<v Speaker 2>me take care of mine and let me put my

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<v Speaker 2>mask on first. I get it, even people who are

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<v Speaker 2>grossly selfish, sure, but those who go out of their

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<v Speaker 2>way to make life worse or more difficult for other people,

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<v Speaker 2>that's almost said a bad word.

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<v Speaker 3>That's different.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So let me I don't understand, So let me

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<v Speaker 1>stop you right here now. With the weight of this

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<v Speaker 1>that we carry with us into all the conversations and

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<v Speaker 1>with these that's one fight that we have to fight,

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<v Speaker 1>just one.

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<v Speaker 3>We got a ton of them we have to have.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to be versed on every type of conversation politically, police,

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<v Speaker 1>societal systemic injustices, economic dismpower disenfranchisement, uh, critical race there

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<v Speaker 1>like you name it, environmental racism, all kinds of stuff. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>it can become overwhelming. But what happens in this Marvel

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<v Speaker 1>movie with Captain America.

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<v Speaker 3>So that anyone has seen.

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<v Speaker 2>Avengers Endgame and the color that I just provided was

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<v Speaker 2>very necessary because I want you guys to understand why

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<v Speaker 2>Rams and I feel like this scene from this movie.

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<v Speaker 2>At the climax of the movie, Captain America, Thor and

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<v Speaker 2>Iron Man finally encounter Thanos again that was just the

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<v Speaker 2>bad guy for those after the events of Infinity War,

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<v Speaker 2>and even after some events that happened earlier in this

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<v Speaker 2>movie where they encounter him and get rid of him

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<v Speaker 2>for lack of a better term, they finally encounter him

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<v Speaker 2>in a meaningful way that will have a tremendous impact

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<v Speaker 2>on the entire universe. And once again is very important

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<v Speaker 2>to point out Danos did away with them in Infinity

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<v Speaker 2>War and End Game. He's doing it again. And we

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<v Speaker 2>are used to this arc and storytelling where the good

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<v Speaker 2>guy comes out on top. Not in this case. Dano's

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<v Speaker 2>whooped him into the last movie. He whipping him again

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<v Speaker 2>in this movie, which is synonymous with what our experience

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<v Speaker 2>has been like in this country. We remain under the boot.

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<v Speaker 2>We are not even allowed self determination because we have

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<v Speaker 2>not aggressively sought out our reparations we have not aggressively

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<v Speaker 2>sought out to be paid back. We just want to exist.

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<v Speaker 2>The forty acres and a mule that we never got

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<v Speaker 2>we got and was taken back. Then can we just

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<v Speaker 2>have what we have and be happy. Nope, can't do

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<v Speaker 2>that either. We will seek you out any happiness, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>any happiness, an the ownership in the autonomy, anywhere where

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<v Speaker 2>you're thriving, we will seek it out and put it away.

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<v Speaker 2>We will get rid of it. You're not even allowed

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<v Speaker 2>to exist in the way that all these documents that

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<v Speaker 2>were written in the seventeen hundred said you could.

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<v Speaker 3>And as Thanos is.

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<v Speaker 2>Doing his thing again, there is a moment where the

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<v Speaker 2>only person standing is Captain America. He is the only

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<v Speaker 2>person on camera, and bloody and broken, his indestructible shield broken,

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<v Speaker 2>his limbs broken, his face bloody. He stands up, tightens

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<v Speaker 2>the strap on his shield, and is ready to get

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<v Speaker 2>after it. Let's get busy. But what he's facing is

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<v Speaker 2>not just Thanos, but the entirety of his army that

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<v Speaker 2>he's gathered throughout different galaxies, in different universes. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>imagine millions of soldiers and ships and giants and Thanos

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<v Speaker 2>and Captain America like, let's get it me against the

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<v Speaker 2>entirety of you, and audibly you hear a callback from

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<v Speaker 2>I think the movie was Civil War of Sam saying

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<v Speaker 2>on your left, and in the theater you could hear

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<v Speaker 2>everyone kind of like, did I just hear what I

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<v Speaker 2>think I just heard? And as you're figuring that out,

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<v Speaker 2>these sling portals start to open, and Doctor Strange and

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<v Speaker 2>Pepper Potts and Black Panther and all of the Wakandans

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<v Speaker 2>and the Sorcerers Supreme and all of his Sorcerers and

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<v Speaker 2>soldiers and other Avengers start to arrive through these portals.

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<v Speaker 2>And when ramses and I walked into the World War

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<v Speaker 2>three after the World War Two I'm sorry two the

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<v Speaker 2>World War Two Museum in New Orleans during the National

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<v Speaker 2>Urban League's National conference, it felt like we stepped through

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<v Speaker 2>one of those portals, or like everyone else to say,

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<v Speaker 2>to the portals into where we were fighting this thing

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<v Speaker 2>by ourselves. And we looked at each other, and we

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<v Speaker 2>looked around and realized, not only are we not by ourselves,

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<v Speaker 2>but we are surrounded by real active champions in this space.

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<v Speaker 2>And ramsays, you can name some of the incredible Avengers

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<v Speaker 2>that lost into this room with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen throughout the whole week that we were there. Just

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<v Speaker 1>to share a few names. Let's go with Justin Pearson.

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<v Speaker 1>See Jasmine Crockett was there, Gary Chambers, Mark Moreal, he was.

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<v Speaker 3>Like the hero of he is the hero who's the irony.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Calls from a Black Information Network was there, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>he was one of the presenters. Ben Crump was there.

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<v Speaker 1>And on top of that, the National Urban League. You

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<v Speaker 1>would think is all black people, right, and make no mistake,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a black event thoroughly, but man, let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you it was some people in there that wasn't black,

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<v Speaker 1>and they was with it. And they they are people

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<v Speaker 1>that were born to love and they're fans of equity

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<v Speaker 1>and they, you know, are just the best kind of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Like if I go to heaven and those white people

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<v Speaker 1>ain't there, I'm in the wrong place because those people

0:20:51.840 --> 0:20:53.600
<v Speaker 1>are going to the right heaven. I just you can

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<v Speaker 1>see it. You could, you could feel their energy. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this show exists too. Again Foster and cultivate allyship.

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<v Speaker 1>We try to give you a lens into a life

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<v Speaker 1>that you might not know about, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>And we try to inform and all that sort of

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<v Speaker 1>thing too. But but you know, we don't always know

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<v Speaker 1>who the message reaches. Well, when we were there, people

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<v Speaker 1>were coming up to us knowing who we were.

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<v Speaker 3>That part would never stop being stressed.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that crazy, you know? And it just was a

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<v Speaker 1>fantastic event. We were able to do our live podcast

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<v Speaker 1>which is up on the Black Information Network Daily Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to check that out, and where we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about, you know, the gen Z effect on you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the vote, the upcoming election. But the point we wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to share with you for today's episode is that that

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<v Speaker 1>sense of community was invigorating and we know that it's

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<v Speaker 1>really easy to falter, you know, slow down with your activism.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you find that that's true for you, I

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<v Speaker 1>promise plugging in with community, we'll get you right back

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<v Speaker 1>on track. So we have to leave that one right there.

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<v Speaker 1>As always, the show is too short and we have

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<v Speaker 1>more content than time, but we do appreciate what we

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<v Speaker 1>are able to share with you. So shout out to

0:22:08.440 --> 0:22:10.160
<v Speaker 1>all the programmers around the country, and of course shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to you for listening to us talk about these

0:22:12.880 --> 0:22:15.679
<v Speaker 1>very important issues each and every week. Once again, I

0:22:15.680 --> 0:22:18.440
<v Speaker 1>have been your host Rams' job. He is ramses Jah

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<v Speaker 1>I am q Ward. We are also going to start

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<v Speaker 1>giving you guys more right there is a show that

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<v Speaker 1>we do for the radio that you guys tune into

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<v Speaker 1>every week. We are going to start.

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<v Speaker 2>Doing more for the socials, more for our YouTubers, more

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<v Speaker 2>for those who don't sit in the car and listen

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<v Speaker 2>to the radio. You know, we have the podcast as well.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to start having some exclusive content that's not

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<v Speaker 2>a part of the show that you guys tune into

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<v Speaker 2>every week.

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<v Speaker 3>Yea.

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<v Speaker 1>And in order to tap into that, you can hit

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<v Speaker 1>us everywhere at civic side for civ C, C I,

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<v Speaker 1>P H E ER. That's on every social media side

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<v Speaker 1>except Twitter. We don't rock with them, So tap in

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<v Speaker 1>with us until next week, y'all.

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<v Speaker 3>Peace,