1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: Saint Louis rapper. Sexy Read shared on social media an 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: AI generated picture of herself doctor Martin Luther King Junior, 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: face to face and holding hands at a club. Of course, 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: she received backlash from her post. Doctor King's daughter, Bernice 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: King responded and said it was intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: and disrespectful to her family and asked her to take 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: it down. Sexy Read apologized to miss Bernice King and said, 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: in part, you ain't wrong, never meant to disrespect your family. 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: My apologies, just reposted something I saw that I thought 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: was innocent. Bernice King responded and said she accepted sexy 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: Read's apology and said, I hope you understand my concerns 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: about the image. I know that my father has become 13 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: a bit of a caricature to the world, and that 14 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: his image is used with no regard to his family, 15 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: his sacrificial work, or the unjust way in which he 16 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: died in a in a state sanctioned assassination. She went 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: on to say, all the best to you, young lady. Wow, 18 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: that's really nice. Yeah, that was really nice. 19 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: Fell I mean, Bernice's top class, right, but it was 20 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 2: really smarter sexy red to take it down and apologize 21 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: and apologizes. I mean you, hats off to that young 22 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: lady for doing that, because most of these young people, 23 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: now I do what I want to do, it might 24 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 2: mean No, she got it and apologized, and then Bernice's 25 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: response was even more you know, yeah, and and and 26 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: and that's good man. So that's good. 27 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 3: Mm hmmm. 28 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: Because another when you. 29 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: Do, my daddy, that that ain't the conversation you canna get. 30 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: So okay, No, hats off to Bernice for handling the 31 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: class because I'm going to straight ass woodn't route. You 32 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: know what, all right, you can take it down or 33 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: I'll get put down Instagram. 34 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: We're moving on here. In case you haven't noticed, many 35 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: Instagram and Facebook users have complained this week that Meta 36 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: has forced them to follow President Trump and Vice President 37 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: Van's accounts without their consent. According to a spokesperson for Meta, 38 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: people were not made to automatically follow any of the 39 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: official Facebook or Instagram accounts for the President, vice President, 40 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: or First Lady. Those accounts are managed by the White House, 41 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: so with a new administration of content on those pages changes. However, 42 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: there is political chatter about Metta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who 43 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: donated one million dollars to Trump's inauguration and attended the 44 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: event in Washington, d C, even co hosting a celebratory reception. 45 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: He also announced policy changes for Meta, including eliminating third 46 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: party fact checking and ending the company's diversity, equity and 47 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: Inclusion program. 48 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 3: Wow wow, yeah your boy. 49 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 1: Yep, just slashing d I programs like they never existed. 50 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,799 Speaker 2: The affects black people and people of color. It also 51 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: affects women women. 52 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 3: Mm hmm. Man, did you check your phone and see 53 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: if you're following them on your social media accounts? 54 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: If you haven't, check it and unfollow if. 55 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: You choose to, I'm not following. No, you're not gonna 56 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: do it, JR. Now, Mark safe over here. 57 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: No are you going to follow the president and the 58 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 3: vice No? No no no, no no no no no 59 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 3: need to no. 60 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 4: All right? 61 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: Carla, Finally, Carla is here Today's music news. 62 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 4: What you got for us? 63 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 3: Carla, Well, Shirley. The nominations are in for this year's 64 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 3: iHeartRadio Music Award. Kendrick Lamar has eight iHeartRadio Music Award 65 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 3: nominations across seven categories. Kindred Yes, Mariah Carey will also 66 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: be honored this year when she picks up the iHeartRadio 67 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: Icon Award and that she is an icon. And you 68 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 3: can check out a full list of the nominees over 69 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: at iHeart dot com and then you can vote as listeners. 70 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 3: You can vote in multiple categories from now through March 71 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 3: tenth by visiting iHeartRadio dot com slash Awards. So now, 72 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 3: this year's iHeartRadio Music Awards will pay tribute to the 73 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 3: rebuilding of Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires affecting the 74 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 3: entire community and will drive donations to Fire Aid LA 75 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 3: dot org. So this is good news. So twelve Daniel 76 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 3: iHeart Radio Music Awards take place on March seventeenth. Tune 77 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 3: into Fox or your local iHeart Radio station or you know, 78 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: you can get it free on the iHeart Radio app. 79 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 2: So there you have it. 80 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: That's music news, all right, Charlo, All right. 81 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 3: Hendrick Lamar watch yes, m lamartime super Bowl for the 82 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 3: iHeart Awards. 83 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, to Super Bowl since it's in the water. 84 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: You know, I want to go, you know, my husband 85 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 3: and all we want to go. 86 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 4: Oh, y'all supposed to go to that that's home that baby. Yeah, No, 87 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 4: I don't I know we stand outside together, though y'all 88 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 4: want to do that? 89 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 3: Stand outside the Super doll. 90 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 4: You call we can tailgate? Now, I do that, but 91 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 4: I'm not Would you say, Steve, can. 92 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: You tailgate at the Super Bowl? Or do they reserve 93 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 2: the parking spaces for people with tickets? 94 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 4: I don't know. 95 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 3: I guess I don't know if you could tell as 96 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 3: much money as those tickets calls me can't tell me 97 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 3: where to staying. 98 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 2: By my car. You know they had no pregame concerts. 99 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 4: You know, they got the pre game concerts. They'd be 100 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 4: happening around the stadium and stuff like that. 101 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 2: But I don't know if they tailgate. 102 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 3: What can I do? 103 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: Let's fix it. 104 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 4: See, let's let's just all go. Don't just give us 105 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 4: some tickets? How many of us. 106 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: Know what it is? 107 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 4: All right? 108 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: Coming up in twenty minutes after the hour, Cee Wonders says, 109 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: politics is b s and we'll give you some suggestions 110 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: on how to manage stress during political uncertainty. Right after this, 111 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: you're listening Steve Harvey Morning Show