1 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: I don't want to ask your question real good. 2 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 2: Let's just keep it real straight shot with no chase, 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: I'm gonna get a little bit rougher. I'm here for 4 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: those who really believe in the American process, all of us. 5 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 3: Straight shot, no chase. 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: What's your girl? 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: Tesling figure Out on the Black Effect Podcast Network Network. Hello, everybody, 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: this is Teslam figure Out, straight Shot no Chaser podcast 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 2: on iHeart the Black Effect Podcast Network Today. 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 3: I am very very excited. 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 2: You know, I don't do interviews often, but when I do, 12 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 2: it is for a reason. It is because it is 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: something that we feel our listeners would certainly enjoy hearing, 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: taking interest in, and something I think the folks just need. 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 3: To know about. 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: So today we have Travis Williams here joining us with 17 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: the hb see you all Star game, and let me 18 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 2: just go ahead and save miss william I'm excited. My 19 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 2: daughter is seventeen years old. She just got accepted to 20 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: Prairie View. Yeah, so I'm very excited about big HBCU supporter. 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: But there's something to be said about supporting HBCUs and 22 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 2: actually writing a check to an HBCU, actually investing in 23 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: the HBCU, sending your children to HBCU. So I am 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: excited to be a PV parent for the very first 25 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: time next year twenty five. So I am excited about 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 2: what you have and we just want to talk to 27 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: the people about it. Tell us a little bit about 28 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: the HBCU All Star Game in itself and its mission 29 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: and why you started it and why it's so important. 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: Well first and foremost steps, and I thank you for 31 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: taking time out your business schedule to give us this platform. 32 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: And so in October twenty nineteen, after seven successful year 33 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: as a coach, and God placed the vision in my 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: spirit to change objective our historical Black college and university. 35 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: And so we found that HBCU All Stars, a black 36 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: owned sports market in this company located here in Atlanta, Georgia. 37 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: We believe in aeron oor exposure, access, recognition, opportunity, resource 38 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: and results for our prid and prestigious and tradition rich HBCUs, 39 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: hard working talent, ambitions and very deserving students and student 40 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: athletes and some of our most brilliants of brilliant coaches 41 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: across the country and globally around the world. We will 42 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: to show the world and we'll continue to show the 43 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: world that HBCUs matter, and we think that is really important. 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: It's been too long gone, We've been too long gone unnoticed, 45 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: and I think it's important for us to continue to 46 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: sign this national and global spotlight on our HBCUs. And 47 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: it's very important that we continue to move with our 48 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: HBCU All Stars and movement in a space that hasn't. 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 2: Been Now, this is the You've done this a couple 50 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: of times, so this will be your third or your 51 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 2: fourth time? 52 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 3: Correct? 53 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're hosting the fourth annual HBCU All Star Games. 54 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: So let me put it in perspective for you. Think 55 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: about the ANC marsh Man that's been around forty plus 56 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: US years. 57 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 3: Wow. 58 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: So in April twenty twenty two, we hosted the first 59 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: of an HBCU All Star Game in New Orleans and 60 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: you couldn't get a better audience. During that final four weekend. 61 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: You had Duke, North Carolina, Villanova campas they called them, 62 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: the blue bloods of college basketball. And then we had 63 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: to top twenty four of our HBCUs represented in New 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: Orleans and so we and we're not second classes over 65 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: blue blood and it's allowed in club message. What HBCUs matter, 66 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: what means to our culture in our community. April twenty 67 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: twenty three, Texas Southern University in Houston, we hosted the 68 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: second annual HBCU All Star Game on an HBCU campus, 69 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: sold out arena, Texas Southern University H and P Arena 70 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four in Phoenix, Arizona. And as you and 71 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: I know this, this was the last state to recognize 72 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 1: Doctor King's legacy and holiday, and there are no HBCUs 73 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: in that part of the country. The vallet, the sound 74 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: what they call it. We took the entire HBCU All 75 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: Star experience to Phoenix and solot Grand Canyon Universe Global 76 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: Credit Union Arena, standing room only seventy two hundred with 77 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: the overflow watching it in our Coard area. So what 78 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: amazing moment. And now, as you mentioned, we're going to 79 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: host of fourth annual HBCU All Star Game in San 80 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: Antonio during Final Four weekend. You see the movement, so 81 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: wherever the Final Four is our HBCU All Stars, which 82 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: we never had a presence during the forty plus year 83 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: history of NCAT March Madness Final Four Tournament Championship. And 84 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: then the big news we just announced a three weeks 85 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:48,559 Speaker 1: ago the first ever women HBCU All Star Game. Wow, 86 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: first time ever showing this national, global platform for our 87 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: women that you and I knowing this. 88 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: That people that people are having with women basketball. We 89 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: saw with all of you know, the hype around is 90 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: their room? 91 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: You know? 92 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 2: Is there space in the WNBA? So is that what 93 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 2: kind of led to you know, let's try the women 94 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 2: out or has that been something you guys have been 95 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: working on prior to. 96 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: Well put it in put in respect like that, There's 97 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: zero HBCUs represented on the men's side. Four hundred and 98 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: fifty NBA players, thirty NBA teams, we have no representation. 99 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: Robert Covinger, who played for me at Tennessee State, was 100 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: the loan representative up until this year. He's not on 101 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: the active roster. There's zero HBCUs represented in w WNBA. 102 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: You look at that reaction, you just said, wow, anytime 103 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: those stats are mentioning that we're not getting exposed. So 104 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: that's why God placed this vision in my spirit to 105 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: keep amplifying this, to keep pushing it, to make sure 106 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: we have just as many talented young men and young women. 107 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: We just needed opportunity. So what we do through my 108 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: sports marketing events and media company. We're able to showcase 109 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: in these high level, like you said, HBCU All Stars events, 110 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: the basketball of what brings them test and Let'm gonna 111 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: be honest with you, but it's bigger than basketball. The 112 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: ancillary events and things that are surrounding our games. It 113 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: really put our HBCUs on the forefront. We do a 114 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: college admissions fair during our HBCU All Star Game when 115 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: by all one hundred plus of our hbc US because 116 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: we want exposed those hosting cities to the great work 117 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: and the prestigious work that we're doing in our community. 118 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: Through our HBCUs. We do community outreach engagement. Each one 119 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: of our events, we average between one hundred to one 120 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty interns. Why is that important Because we 121 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: have young men and young women that want to be 122 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: a part of the sports marketing, events and media space. 123 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: So we're able to come be interns while our sponsors 124 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: whatever that interests them, we're able to provide that through 125 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: our events things of that nature. So it touches everybody. 126 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: You know, scholarship, if there's a high school student interested 127 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: in attendant HBCU or a curried student HBCU student and 128 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: need a financial insistence. Were able to provide that through 129 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: our HBCU All Stars Scholarship mine. So that is important 130 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: to be able to We've touched close to six thousand 131 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: and sixty five hundred students, high school students, expose them 132 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:31,239 Speaker 1: to all our HBCUs, you know. Yeah, So it's important. 133 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: It's important for us, and not only that. When we 134 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: go to each one of these communities we call it 135 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: by Black Business Vendors and Expos New Orleans, we partner 136 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: with all our local black and brown businesses in New Orleans, 137 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: all our local black and brown businesses in Houston, all 138 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: our local Black and brown businesses in Phoenix, and we'll 139 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: do the same insa because we want to be able 140 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: to bring them in this space and to be associated 141 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: with the brand of HBCU All Stars movement. But all 142 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: of us can continue to celebrate Black history, Black cultural 143 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: experience and what it's about to celebrate us in this 144 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: space when it's too long bending north. 145 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, and so what do you mean by partner So 146 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: you're saying when you have these events is vendor opportunities 147 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 2: as well? 148 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so during our game let me take the 149 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: picture for it. So just imagine during our game on Sunday, 150 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: April six, twenty twenty five in San Antonio. So we 151 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: call it the pregame fan Fest. So if the games 152 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: at eleven will open it up at nine o'clock, this 153 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: is to put it like it. So there would be 154 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: a double header on Sunday, April six, twenty twenty five 155 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: in San Antonio. Our women will play before the men, 156 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: and so we create this big old we call it 157 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: the Homecoming. Your daughter will get to be able to 158 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: see it when they go to when she goes to 159 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: pray review, just the whole ambiance of it. We're going 160 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: to create that in our pregame FanFest with our black 161 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: and brin buniness that will be able to set up 162 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: prior to the game. Come sell your goods and services 163 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: and products. We don't tax you, don't think we asked 164 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: you to do with the countess of your heart. Make 165 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: a small donation to support our HBCU Scholarship fund, and 166 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: we're exposing that at least ten to fifteen thousand people 167 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: that'll be there at that Freeman College Seum Soul loud, 168 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: you know, So we create this big homecome, infesting live 169 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: music DJ, the HBCU Van, the Divine nine the Greeks. 170 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: It's a big party, celebration pre game, and then when 171 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: it gets in the game test. I'm telling you it 172 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: is the hottest ticket in town. So that's why we 173 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: encourage it. It's gonna be the hottest ticket in town. 174 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: It's gonna be the livest game. And all this happens 175 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: during Final four weekends. You know, the historic significance of 176 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: it is that this game has been played one day 177 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: before the men's national Championship. So Saturday is the NCAA 178 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: Final Four Games, Sunday is our HBCU All Star Game, 179 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: and then the NCAA Men's are playing the championship game 180 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: on Monday, So all plays in the part what we're 181 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: doing that we have a big space there and I 182 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: mean it touches everything through our answer living. We even 183 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: do social justice and civil rights panel discussion and luncheon 184 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: tends on why do we do that. We want to 185 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: make sure our guys understand that they have a voice 186 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: in this movie. And if you know what we've just 187 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: experienced a few weeks ago, so you catch my drift, 188 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: But we have being Kromp who's been a supporter, We've 189 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: recognized him and Jesse Jackson as our social justice giants, 190 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: and so we do a social justice civil rights panel 191 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: discussion and luncheon in all of these hosts in cities. 192 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: It's important to really make sure our voice is understood 193 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: and how important the HBCU All Stars are in this 194 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: space during Final four weekend, and so that's important. And 195 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: so it is truly a God driven vision. And so 196 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: you asked me the question. It's such a God driven 197 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: vision that I'm being obedient in this. I love coaching, 198 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: but after seventeen successful years of coaching, God placed his 199 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: vision in my spirit to do this, and so we've 200 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:06,239 Speaker 1: been able to make three do to host three historical 201 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: HBCU All Star Game in those hosting cities. But we're 202 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: truly excited for this first of a women's HBCU All 203 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: Star Game. You've been one of the most powerful women 204 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: and allow me in this platform with you that speaks 205 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: in volume, and I think that is important. 206 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, let me ask you this because you know this 207 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 2: is straight shot, no chases, So I love to ask 208 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 2: a direct question. And I am just floored. It got 209 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 2: to be God driven because for you to be able 210 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 2: to let's just be real, it's a lot of money 211 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 2: with the All Star Wars, you know, the cause it's 212 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 2: a lot of money involved, and so for them to 213 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 2: create space. You know, what were the challenges if you 214 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 2: had to? Because I would assume they just didn't say, oh, yeah, 215 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 2: come on in and partake in all of you know, 216 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 2: I would assume, but I could be wrong. What were 217 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 2: some of the challenges of having of you know, did 218 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 2: you have to force them? 219 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: Was it easier than what you thought? 220 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: Uh? 221 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 3: Did you have to kind of you know, do some 222 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 3: archer like what what was the channel with? 223 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: Yeah? And I'm glad you asked that this is not 224 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: a n c A sanctioning event and so it has 225 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: no bearing with the NCAA, This HBCU All Stars event, 226 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: just like with any other events that would be there. 227 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: That's why so historic that we able to do event 228 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: of this matter. We have relationships with the nca Our 229 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: HBCUs are members of the NCAA government body, and so 230 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: ince we've taken them to the NCAA Final Four Games, 231 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: they've done some cross promotions with us and things of 232 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: that nature. So it has been been up and so 233 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: we're just coming out of three year partnership, a great 234 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: partnership with CBS Sports that we just finished our deal. 235 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: We're in the process of looking at new broadcasting partners. 236 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: So we had three store years with CBS Sports, which 237 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: is a partner of the NCAA. So we've been at 238 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 1: great relationship. So that's how we've been able to But 239 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: we're still continue looking at new broadcast partners. But we're 240 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: quote unquote is not official part of the nca got you, Yeah, 241 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: the historic significant us is that we're there during that 242 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: final four week eight participate and amplifying what we do 243 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: in the HBCU space because it's never existed during the 244 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: forty plus years until HBCU All Stars Will found it 245 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: over twenty nineteen. 246 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 2: Well, thank you for asking that, because I want to 247 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 2: double down on that on how important the independence is 248 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 2: because I was curious. It's like, okay, this official NDSK 249 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: and I'm glad you named that because for those who 250 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 2: are listening, it is critically important that they understand that 251 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: this is independent, that this is not And I'm glad 252 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 2: to know they haven't been giving you any problems, you know, 253 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 2: with having the end because you know they can do 254 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 2: that too, they can give you problem. But this is 255 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 2: why HBCUs we were started, you know, to be able 256 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 2: to have our own independent programs, our own independence academics, 257 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: our own independent voices. And so that's wonderful that they 258 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 2: have been good. I guess allies if you will, But 259 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 2: they're not in control of saying whether this happens or 260 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: does not happen. That is what you know what I 261 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 2: was curious on like, okay, wow, that seems very generous 262 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 2: of them to open up. 263 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 1: No, this is this And I put it like, this 264 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: is a black man in this space doing it for 265 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: our culture, doing it for us. I think this is 266 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: why they're giving me an opportunity to really share the 267 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: magnitude why this and having this conversation with you, you 268 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: being able to tell it. Think about it. This was 269 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: founded in October twenty nineteen, so you're really looking at 270 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: five years ago. Like I said, I just mentioned we 271 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: had a great partnership with CBS Sports, but we haven't 272 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: scratched the surface of what we can do in this space, 273 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: what it could be, of what we be able to 274 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: support us. So when we do get our broad new 275 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: broadcasts and partner the eyeballs, So if we had some 276 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: very good numbers coming out the gate and now we 277 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: got a women's HBCU all stars in an epic doubleheader, 278 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: our women and then our men, and it's such a 279 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: it's so amazing God place in this vision. And I 280 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: want to make surey'all say this. I would not be 281 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: sitting here without my wife, as Kaya Williams, as the 282 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: co founder chief financial office, because she had to support 283 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: the vision when I came to her after God placed 284 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: the vision saying you gotta hold this down personally, professionally 285 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: and financially and as woman in this space, supporting her husband. 286 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: And so for us to grind and get it to 287 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: this point truly a major through a God driven vision, 288 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: and so I wanted to say that so folks understand 289 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: it's a big year for our women in sports. Of 290 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: the big year. My staff, I have a surrounded by 291 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: some amazing women, and so it's just amazing to be 292 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: able to do this. Also again because in the back 293 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: of my mind we knew we were gonna do it, 294 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: but as a black man in this space, we had 295 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: to make sure that it was right. It's the right moment, 296 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: this is the right time, and so that's why we're 297 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: truly excited. It's a you know, with women in sports, 298 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: it's amazing we released that, we did a press conference 299 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: live from San Antonio City Hall with Mayor ron Nierenberg 300 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: and an announced the fourth thingiel Men HBCU All Star Game, 301 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: and then announced the first ever women HBCU All Star Game, 302 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: and then last week we announced the top Let me 303 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: explain the process so you get a better understand how 304 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: it works. And so to participate in the HBCU All 305 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: Star Game, it's all graduating seniors with no eligibility. That's 306 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: the rule, you know, because our goal is a ultimate 307 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: helping them transition from that collegiate center to their professional setting, 308 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: whether it's the NBA at w NBA as we just 309 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: talked about earlier, you know, So that's our ultimate goal. 310 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: So we currently have one hundred women on our watch 311 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: list represent forty eight HBCUs, the MEIAC, the Swag, the CI, 312 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: Double A and SIEC and our non HBCU schools Tennessee State, 313 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: how Tennessee State, Hampton and North Carolina and t because 314 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: they play and non HBCU conferences, so both men and women. 315 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: So forty eight HBCUs represented close to one hundred women 316 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 1: on our watch list and close to one hundred men 317 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 1: on our watch list. We actually have an HBCU All 318 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: Stars National Scouting staff that consists of former HBCU coaches, 319 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: social head coaches, and the head coach. Why do we 320 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: have this. I think it's important for some of these 321 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: coaches that might have got fired trying to get back 322 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: into business. Our HBCU All Stars National Scouting staff as 323 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: program is national recognized, and these coaches watch these student 324 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: athletes throughout the twenty four to twenty five season. And 325 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: so we'll go from one hundred from November when the 326 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: tip off of the basketball season, all the way to 327 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: March after the NCAA selects their top sixty eight teams. 328 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: On that selection Sunday live Monday from San Antonio, we 329 00:17:55,800 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: will announce our top twenty four HBCU Women All Stars 330 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 1: and our top twenty four HBCU Men All Stars. And 331 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:10,120 Speaker 1: so we would have forty eight of the best players 332 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: representing our men's and women's basketball in San Antonio for 333 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: the historic epic doubleheader which has never been done during 334 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: Final Four weekend, which you and I know as college 335 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: basketball biggest weekend. That's truly a God driven vision. 336 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 2: Let me ask you, because this is I'm curious about this. 337 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: So you said no, representation in basketball. How does that 338 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 2: compare it? 339 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 3: I don't know. 340 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 2: I'm assuming you know this answer compared to football, because 341 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 2: you know, obviously, when you know coach Prime went to Jackson, 342 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: the conversation was, you know, it's important that he's there 343 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 2: because it's bringing new eyeballs and now it's going to 344 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 2: be covered on you know, cable and people can actually 345 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 2: see these student I'm curious, and it may not be 346 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: a fair comparison, but I'm just curious because I never 347 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 2: heard that there was zero representation on the basketball end. 348 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 3: How does that compare to the NFL? 349 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: If you know, I'm not too sure of those numbers, 350 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: because you know, with the NFL, they have one hundred players, right, 351 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: you know, fifty two one hundred players. Here in the NBA, 352 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: it's really thirteen players w WNB. I think they are 353 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: carrying like fifteen players. So it's different than numbers, you know, 354 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: So I can't I don't know all the details. I 355 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: just know for US four hundred and fifty NBA players 356 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: thirty NBA teams, you know, I mean, that's that's a 357 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: hard pill to swallow because when you naturally look out there, 358 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: it's ninety five percent of African American kids. You automatically 359 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: assume that some are from HBC USED, but that's not 360 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: the case. So tell them when I tell everybody that 361 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: they're totally shocked. 362 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would talk about it. 363 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: And that's why God plays this vision to really continue 364 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: to amplify and provide these type of national and global 365 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: platforms for our HBC USED to get more exposure and 366 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: access that our colleagues and the PWIS and some of 367 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: these other programs that are doing from the national TV 368 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: broadcast and things of that nature. And we as I 369 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: mentioned it, we have some of the most talented student athletes, 370 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: some of the most brilliant coaching talent coaches, but they're 371 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: not getting that national and global platform. And so that's 372 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: why I'm out here fighting for them through what I 373 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: do in this space. And so I and I speak 374 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: on a person and a professional level because I'm a 375 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: former HBCU coach that toog So I understand the grind, 376 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: I understand the trench. I know what it's like to 377 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: recruit a young man or young woman to come to 378 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: your institution. I know the difference between the have and 379 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: have nots. I know what it means to you might 380 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: look at my record say wow, I'm get the games 381 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: on the five hundred, But you don't know all the 382 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: the the difficulties that I face when building a program 383 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 1: at some of our institutions and things like that. That that, 384 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: but my ultimate goaling is to make sure that we 385 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: continue to provide exposure and access at the highest level 386 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: for our HBCUs, put them front and center, and I 387 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: always go to show the world at HBCUs matter in July, 388 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: It's never been done. I took ten of our seventy 389 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 1: two HBCU All Stars to Paris prior to the Olympics. Wow, 390 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: prior to the Olympics. Never been done. God plus division 391 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: of my spirit s eight. You need to take a 392 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: global We don't want our HBCU have to sit back 393 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: and wonder who's gonna come. Now, we're global to take us. 394 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: So that's the type of national and global platforms. We 395 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: currently have seventy percent of our guys that are playing 396 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: professionally internationally with currently on the Harlem Globe Drive. We 397 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: have four or five our guys in the G League, 398 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: and so we're pushing it. We just need to make 399 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: sure that our folks that are watching this or listening 400 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: to it. Support, support, support, So when you see something 401 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: with the HBCU All Stars movement, share it. Let's make 402 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: sure we get the word on how impactful this is 403 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: to our community, this is to our culture, this is 404 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: to HBCUs. HBC you mentioned earlier, was found that when 405 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: we had no other options, right, and we have some 406 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: of the most talented, some of the most amazing HBC 407 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 1: some the most amazing university and athletic leaders across the country, 408 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: and so we have to continue to push it. We 409 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: have to continue to fight, and we understand we were 410 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: re zeeing in this space. And so uh, I'm out 411 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: here fighting a good fight for us and being able 412 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: to and instuard a god driven in vision. 413 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think now you know right now where 414 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 2: we are in the political environment. You know, I did 415 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 2: a post and I don't you know, want to make 416 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 2: it too political, uh disentery too political. But you know 417 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 2: they're talking about, you know, diversity in the colleges and 418 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 2: you know how all those things get removed and somebody asks, 419 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 2: you know, well, what does that mean for HBCUs. 420 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 3: Is that gonna hurt agency? 421 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 2: I said, it's actually the opposite effect of Now you know, 422 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 2: there's opportunity to strengthen our HBCUs like never before. You know, 423 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: we've been asking year over year over year, support, support, support, 424 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 2: But now, you know, maybe this season of people really 425 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 2: wanting to embrace and double down and understand that, you know, 426 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 2: we really have to do this ourselves, and that it 427 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 2: may not necessarily come from support or outside support, if 428 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 2: you will, a government and things like that. You know, 429 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 2: of course they'll do what they'll do, but this is 430 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 2: really a time to embrace, you know, our institutions, our 431 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 2: ability to wrap our arms around our students, our ability 432 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: to let them know that they can choose to go 433 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 2: to an HBCU and still have an opportunity to play professionally, 434 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 2: you know, if they have those dreams instead of necessarily 435 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 2: going to you know, a white and university. These are 436 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 2: the type of programs that give them, you know, those 437 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 2: opportunities to say that they do exist. So this is 438 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 2: absolutely amazing. 439 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: Thank you. I appreciate it. You hit it on the head. 440 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 1: I think that's important. You know, like I said, you know, 441 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: sports tend to bring all us together. You know, sports 442 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: is as I'm an opportunity really rallying what we do 443 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: in space, you know, that's why we take the entire 444 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 1: HBCU experience to where we where we go, you know, 445 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,199 Speaker 1: whether it's to community outreach engagement, whether it's through social 446 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: justice and civil rights, whether it's through our internship, whether 447 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: it's through our college admission and scholarship fair, whether it's 448 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: being able to support our black and brown business in 449 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: in in the space. And so I tell the folks 450 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: that are watching this, I am out here fighting and 451 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: I think you you you you mentioned to just with 452 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: the election. I'll try to get into that, but we 453 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: support That's why there's social justice and civil rights a 454 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: big part, because we believe in getting to the polls 455 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: and vote. And our all stars are using their voices, 456 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: their ambassadors, their influencers to make sure that our voices 457 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 1: are heard in the space and we were pushed forward. 458 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: You know, I think that that's that's that's really important 459 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: in what we do. And so we make it inclusive 460 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: of everyone in the space, because if you don't know 461 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: about HBCU, we're gonna make sure we educate you in 462 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: the HBCU and what's important and why this is important. 463 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: So in all of our hosting cities, we've been able 464 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: to make an inclusive everything. We've had back to back sellouts, 465 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: think about back to back sellout in Houston, back sellout 466 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: in Phoenix, and I can tell you in San Antonio, 467 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: they are truly excited, ready to go, embracing it from 468 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: all the way from the Mayor's office to the government 469 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: leaders there in the community, the boots on the ground, 470 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: the Divine Nine, the Greeks, so everybody is ready and 471 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: we're ready to expose our young folks there in San 472 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: Antonio to the great work out HBC's are doing, and 473 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: we're ready to show the basketball world we have some 474 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: of the most talent and amazing men and women's students 475 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: and student athletes, and so we've had some amazing corporate partners, 476 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: local partners. The NBA has been good. We do a 477 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: pro day combine. Actually prior to the HBCU All Star Game, 478 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: we've had the most ripid presentation of the NBA. We 479 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: had fifteen other thirty NBA teams in attendance. We continue 480 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: to do that. We actually hire BAM Testing Company, which 481 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: is the same company in the NBA used for that 482 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: Chicago pre draft combines. We thought that we are never 483 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: second change, you know, everything that we're gonna do with 484 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: our All Stars. We want to be on the first 485 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: class level, just like what they're doing for everybody else, 486 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: and so we think that's important. We'll ride around and 487 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: a customize HBCU All Stars bus in those that's right. Yeah, 488 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: the HBCU All Stars are here, you know, and live 489 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: We'll do a live press comference from the Mayor's office city. 490 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: All this is important to us, And yes, that's ambassadors 491 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 1: are All Stars. We having a lot of goals, dreams 492 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: and aspirations come true. 493 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is amazing. 494 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 2: This is an amazing and I'm gonna be honest, I 495 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 2: hadn't heard of this, and I work with A Turning 496 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 2: Crump pretty closely, so I know that there's a need 497 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 2: for He's involved in a lot of things, so we 498 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 2: don't talk about every single thing needs involved with, but 499 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 2: there's a need, you know, for more people to know 500 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 2: about this. Like you said, it's so much it's doing 501 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 2: well and it's selling out, but there's so many other 502 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 2: ways that people can get involved. If they're not in 503 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 2: that city, tell us how can they get involved? Like 504 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 2: what literally can people do to get involved with this program? 505 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 2: If somebody's sitting there and saying man, I love to 506 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 2: be a part of it. Maybe I'm not gonna be 507 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 2: in San Antonio during that day, but how can I 508 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 2: support this and what does that support look like? 509 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: That's the most important question you asked. I appreciate you 510 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 1: being very transparent, transparent and honest withness, and that's why 511 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: I want to thank you. But it's platform It starts 512 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: with platforms like this. Like I said, those locals hosting cities, 513 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: it's been great. We've sold a lot. I mean it's 514 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: in every barbershop, every corner and all that stuff. But nationally, 515 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: it's like a person of your statue should know about this, 516 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: and that's the buzz we need to create. Whenever they 517 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 1: mentioned HBCU All Stares, they know it's a celebration of 518 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: black excellence on and off the basketball court, in the 519 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: community and things of that nature. So you ask the question, 520 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: how do we need help make sure everyone that's watching 521 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: us go follow us at h on all our platforms, 522 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: HBCU All Star Game, HBCU All Stars. We need that support. 523 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 1: Just don't go in there and like us follow us. 524 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: I think that's really really important. Follow us. Go to 525 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: HBCU Allstar Game dot Com, our website, there's a sign 526 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: up subscription there. Sign your name, you can get on 527 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,199 Speaker 1: all our site. We can put you on all our 528 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: database so when any information goes out do vey you 529 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: could first hand get that. Yeah, we getting ready to 530 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: release our ticket release next week. Well matter of fact, 531 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna release. We're gonna do it announcement Wednesday and 532 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: the tickets officially go and sale on Friday. That's the goal. 533 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: So if you can't be the game, purchase a ticket 534 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: for you non profit. If you can't, we're gonna challenge 535 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: you to support by purchase a ticket for a nonprofit 536 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: youth group, a young person that can't afford to go 537 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: to the game that want to come to game. We're 538 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: gonna set aside tickets for in groups like that. 539 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 2: That's what I'm gonna ask someone to go to the 540 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 2: website to say, I want to purchase a sponsors audio. 541 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm absolutely so we have all that by. 542 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: The end of this week. Everything will be with our 543 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: tickets and how you support and everything like that. And 544 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: I think what about through the year. This is a 545 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: non profit so exactly, so we do have we're finalizing 546 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: our HBCU All Starts Scholarship nonprofit arm up, but HBCU 547 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: All Starts UH is a for profit, but we do 548 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: have the scholarship, which in turns so anything that we do, 549 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: I don't care if it's a ticket an ancillary event, 550 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: We in turn support our scholarship initive, you know, because 551 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: we do a welcome reception and with the hosting city, 552 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: we do awards ceremony for the All Star that we 553 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: have selected. Because this is such a prestigious position, we 554 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: make sure we recognize and then we also recognize some 555 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: of our local leaders that will be there in San 556 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: Antonio that really helped us get to this finish line 557 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: during that time and a you know, so that's important. 558 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: So the website HBCU All Star Game dot com. You know, 559 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: when we released our ticket list, if you can't be there, 560 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: we want you to purchase a ticket and donate it 561 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: to a youth and nonprofit. We would have that set 562 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: up as well. We also want to make sure when 563 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: we finalize our TV broadcast partner, we need you locked 564 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: in and watching it for ratings to make sure. And 565 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: that's another thing we emphasize. We have this amazing platform, 566 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: but we need to make sure we're supporting us. So 567 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: in the years past, we have been going against you know, 568 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: don daily Caton Claw aged reach, but that narrative has 569 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: change this year, so we make sure we're not in 570 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: that conflict time slot with some of those other things. 571 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: So that'll make a big difference with eyeballs and folks 572 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 1: watching our hbc you all struck and just anytime you 573 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: get information about it, share it, word them out, get 574 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: it out. I think that's important. Get let's get it trending, 575 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: because it's too important to be not trending. One of 576 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: the hottest topics talking about us. We don't get an 577 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to celebrate HBCUs in this space during Final four weekend, 578 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 1: and now we have this amazing platform to celebrate us 579 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: own and off the basketball court through our College Admissions Fair, 580 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: through our college College Admission and Scholarship Fair, through our 581 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 1: Legacy Court dedication, through our community outreach engagement, through our 582 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: social justice and Civil Rights panel discussion, and launch it 583 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 1: through our internship where we were able to touch young 584 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: folks in exposure and then a game in itself. You know, 585 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: that's what's amazing. The atmosphere, the HBCU bands, the dance 586 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: team Divine nine, the Greek Unity stuff, I pregame fan Fest. 587 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: All of this is showing black excellence at the highest 588 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: level during college basketball biggest weekend, but more poiland, it's 589 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: celebrating us in a space that has too long been ignored. 590 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 3: I love this. 591 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 2: I'm well, I'm definitely committing to getting a few tickets 592 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 2: for students in case I can't make not make it 593 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 2: or not. I love that you got something set up 594 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 2: to say if I can't be there, how can I 595 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 2: make somebody else us there? And then one of my 596 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 2: largest clients, I'm not gonna put his name out, Well, 597 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 2: let me go and put his name at there so 598 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 2: I can put him on blasts and tell him that 599 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 2: I told. 600 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 3: Everybody that I was gonna get. His baby is Lod Mooney. 601 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 3: He owns career enterprises, you know Simoney. Uh insane? 602 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, one of the largest black owned UH. Former veteran 603 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 2: a staffing firm there in San Antonio. So I'm going 604 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 2: to see I want to get people exactly. This is 605 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 2: how you get you You commit to what you can do, 606 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 2: and then you also bring in somebody else and ask 607 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 2: them to commit miss the money. I need you to 608 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 2: get ten tickets uh for some students. UH to make 609 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 2: sure they have an opportunity as well. And he is 610 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 2: a very kind hearted man and I'm sure he'll be 611 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 2: happy to do so. 612 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 3: But I'm doing that. 613 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 2: I want people to know, you know, one of the 614 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 2: things that I do and push the line politics until 615 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 2: something happens. 616 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: Uh. 617 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 2: My nonpartisan training that teaches people how to either run 618 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 2: for office, bill organizer, or be an operative to work 619 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 2: on a campaign. And the first module is it's not 620 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 2: about we, It's about me. And a lot of times 621 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 2: we wait on everybody else to do something else. You know, 622 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 2: we need to do this, and we need to do that, 623 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 2: And a lot of times that's just a scapegoat to 624 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 2: wait on somebody else to do, you know something instead 625 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 2: of just saying what can I do? As one person? 626 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 2: And I think if we know that, if we start 627 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 2: operating in what can I do, you know, instead of 628 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 2: saying we need to that's great. But if one person 629 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 2: can buy one ticket, if one person and I believe 630 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 2: in that, share it, click like you know, go out 631 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 2: your way to go to your page, make sure you're 632 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 2: supporting all of that. Engagement matters. Sponsors look at those things. 633 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,320 Speaker 2: A lot of people say, Teslan, not can I help you? 634 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 2: I'm just one person just supporting the podcast, clicking alike, 635 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:28,320 Speaker 2: clicking a follow, you know, being sharing something. You'll be 636 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 2: surprised as you know how many how the buzz can 637 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:35,840 Speaker 2: spread just by sharing, you know. So I'm excited about this, 638 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 2: I really am. I read all of the information. I 639 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 2: knew about it, but I did not know this much 640 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 2: about it, and I certainly didn't know that we didn't 641 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 2: have any representation in the NBA. So I'm definitely gonna 642 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 2: be talking. They're gonna tire to me. 643 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: Yeah zero zero. Tell you every time test every time 644 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 1: I say that, they're blown away because it's yeah, think 645 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,879 Speaker 1: about it. So Robert Covington, for the past leaven years, 646 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: it has only been a representation. So that lets you know. 647 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: That was from two thousand and thirteen fourteen, and he 648 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,320 Speaker 1: played for move he played for past He's played for 649 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:14,359 Speaker 1: Philadelphia seventy sixes. He was the Clippers his last year. 650 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 1: He was seventy six ers last year and that was it. 651 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: So that's what I'm saying. So we haven't had any 652 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:24,399 Speaker 1: representation for a while with accepted him. And so that's 653 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,840 Speaker 1: why this is even more important in this space and 654 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: what we do because I do event here it's called 655 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta has Something to say, HBCU All Stars Challenge. We 656 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,279 Speaker 1: just finished it. To tip off the twenty four to 657 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:43,959 Speaker 1: twenty five HBCU basketball season. We had Howard played Tennessee State, 658 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: we had Clark Atlanta and Tuskegee versus Fairville State, in 659 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: shaw Ceiba versus SIEC. And it's sort of like our 660 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: tip off here in Atlanta, in the Great City Atlanta, 661 00:35:55,920 --> 00:36:01,439 Speaker 1: then all roads lead to San Antonio. So being able 662 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 1: to provide these platforms for our HBCUs when others are not, 663 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: and it's coming from a genuine, caring place to continue 664 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: to elevate us in this space because you're not gonna 665 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:18,840 Speaker 1: see others doing these type of platforms for our HBCUs 666 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 1: on this level. And then when when it all's said 667 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: and done, all the conference tournaments will be over, The 668 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 1: MIAC Championship will be over in March to see our 669 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: double aser, all these four premier conference championships will be over. 670 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: You know, when the NC select their top sixty eight teams, 671 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 1: you know the men or women our Meact or SWAT 672 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: teams normally get a sixteen seed or playing games. You 673 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: know what happens with that when you get a sixteen 674 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 1: seed or playing game, it normally happens you gonna play 675 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: the number one team in the country. You know, as 676 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: much as we want them to knock off the number 677 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:01,480 Speaker 1: one team in this NCA march madness, has it ever happened? No, 678 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: and the NCA tern has been around a long time. 679 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: So but what we can do regardless of what happens, 680 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: all roads lead to us where we're representing not one 681 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 1: or two, we'll represent all HBCUs, all of whether it's 682 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: NAIA Division one, division two, we'll represent all because it's 683 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: all under the HBCU family through everything we just talked about, 684 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:29,640 Speaker 1: whether it's through the ancillary events because only the four 685 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: premier conferences are represented, and the three independents in HBC 686 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: also game, but everybody's represented through our college admission and 687 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: scholarship fair, through our internship program, through our community outreach engagement, 688 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: through everything else. We put it front and center, and 689 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:53,800 Speaker 1: so it's as an opportunity for all HBC used to 690 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:56,239 Speaker 1: be a part of this and we invite everyone to 691 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 1: come take this. 692 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, so just on a personal so you were coaching, 693 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:12,239 Speaker 2: everything was fine, you were just going around and one 694 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 2: day you just woke up and said I need to 695 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 2: do something to tell me about that. 696 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:16,719 Speaker 1: What made yes so. 697 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:19,400 Speaker 3: Directly? 698 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, oh wow, I'm glad you got let us saying 699 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 2: on the on the call you had what the love 700 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 2: he had to tell me. 701 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: To rect me loving? I'm loving you answering these questions. 702 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: And that's why I said earlier I want to get 703 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 1: my wife a very important shout out, because that's important. 704 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 2: You know. 705 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: So my last year coaching was twenty eighteen nineteen season. 706 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,839 Speaker 1: Ron Haunter, the former coach at Georgia State University, brought 707 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 1: me back home while I played at Georgia State. You know, 708 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:50,759 Speaker 1: so he left to go to Tulane Tulane University in 709 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: New Orleans. So of course we're all going in, you know, 710 00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: Tulane or whatever the case. But my wife was like, listen, 711 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,000 Speaker 1: I'm not moving to New Orleans. Me and my babies. 712 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 1: We're staying here now. My kids at that time were 713 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:04,840 Speaker 1: maybe five and six or something like that, and so 714 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: and so God just said, don't worry about it. This 715 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: is what I'm placing your spirit. Don't worry about coaching. 716 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,439 Speaker 1: After seventeen successful years of coach I'm telling you, after 717 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: seventeen successful years of coaching. God placed this vision in 718 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 1: my spirit and said, don't worry about it. This is 719 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:30,520 Speaker 1: what you're gonna do for us. October twenty nineteen, I 720 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: found that HBCU All Stars and we were scheduled to 721 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:36,800 Speaker 1: host the first of an All Star game here in 722 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 1: March twenty twenty. 723 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,000 Speaker 2: Here, let's go back a little bit, coach, because yeah, 724 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 2: you know, I've had to follow up I people are 725 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,719 Speaker 2: saying we chose politics, No politics chose me. 726 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 3: And there's a significant part in that. 727 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 2: I want you to just dig into a little bit 728 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 2: because we know it's not that simple where you say, 729 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 2: don't worry about it, you're gonna do something else. 730 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 3: Take us through that, because it. 731 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:57,680 Speaker 2: Be a lot of worried about it when you walk 732 00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 2: away from your career, when you decide to take a 733 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 2: leap of faith. What I want to know what made 734 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 2: you say there needs to be an All Star Was 735 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:10,040 Speaker 2: it frustration from you know, the kids not getting exposure? 736 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:11,239 Speaker 1: Is it is? 737 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 3: It was more than just Okay, I don't want to 738 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:14,719 Speaker 3: move and go nowhere. I want to find out. 739 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: I think for me? What was I think for me? Yeah? 740 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:22,080 Speaker 1: I think for me? When God placed the visit two 741 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:26,239 Speaker 1: of my most significant moments as a coach. I was 742 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: hired as a head coach of Fort Valley State University 743 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,920 Speaker 1: at the age of thirty. So it's hard, if you know, 744 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,560 Speaker 1: in this business, hard to become a head coach. I 745 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:39,800 Speaker 1: always hired as the head coach of Tennessee State University 746 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:43,359 Speaker 1: at the age of forty. So two of my most 747 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: significant moments in my career were that Agebcus, you know 748 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:49,960 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. And so and I'm just telling you, 749 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you, like you said, God knew I 750 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:56,520 Speaker 1: didn't want to move to New Orleans. I knew I 751 00:40:56,719 --> 00:41:00,799 Speaker 1: wanted the more stability for me and my family, security 752 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,280 Speaker 1: of me and my family and things of that nature. 753 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: And so I think that was the message for me, 754 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 1: is that what could I do to really affect change 755 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: and change the world and do something for us. So 756 00:41:15,719 --> 00:41:20,360 Speaker 1: other word, it started my entrepreneurial spirit, you know what 757 00:41:20,360 --> 00:41:23,440 Speaker 1: I'm saying that. So with that being said, I went 758 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:26,399 Speaker 1: to my wife and so listen here, you gotta hold 759 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:29,919 Speaker 1: it down because as you know, this was the only 760 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 1: thing I was gonna focus on. I mean, laying the groundwork, 761 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:36,799 Speaker 1: land the foundation, making the calls, going through I'm telling 762 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 1: you it was a battle, a fight, A battle I'm 763 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,879 Speaker 1: talking about really nothing. That's the only thing that really 764 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:48,320 Speaker 1: the lay the blueprint and foundation to put it together. 765 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:51,680 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you it was a I'm telling the 766 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,440 Speaker 1: night before it was a God driven visits like what 767 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: am I gonna do? And sometimey you just don't know 768 00:41:57,080 --> 00:42:00,360 Speaker 1: when God places that that vision made you. 769 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 2: Say I need to highlight these twos. I guess what 770 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:04,040 Speaker 2: I'm trying to ask. And I keep pushing for you 771 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:07,120 Speaker 2: because I know that it's something that made like you 772 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:07,720 Speaker 2: could think. 773 00:42:09,239 --> 00:42:12,279 Speaker 1: It's it's that, and I always go back to, is 774 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:19,000 Speaker 1: it's long overdue. It's long overdue for our HBC. I've 775 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 1: seen the have and the have, and I've been on 776 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 1: both sides. You see what I'm saying. And I think 777 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,799 Speaker 1: my wife is an HBC. She's a ben at Bell. 778 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:27,520 Speaker 2: You know. 779 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:33,400 Speaker 1: I just think it is fighting for us in this culture, 780 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,000 Speaker 1: so that I mean, that's what Really, it's just the exposure. 781 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:41,160 Speaker 2: Your frustration is coming from like these kids, because I 782 00:42:41,239 --> 00:42:43,440 Speaker 2: know you needed to do something different. I know the 783 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,480 Speaker 2: tample things and I'm curious on what it wasn't like 784 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 2: throughout my whole career, I got frustrated because they people 785 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:52,759 Speaker 2: didn't have exposure. I got frustrated because they didn't get 786 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,600 Speaker 2: a good shot. I got frustrated. I was just wanted 787 00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:57,200 Speaker 2: at the bottom of that seat, at that seed. Was 788 00:42:57,239 --> 00:42:59,160 Speaker 2: it when you decided to do because you could do 789 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 2: a number of different things, you coulda win and to 790 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:02,399 Speaker 2: a consult team, you go to the number different things. 791 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:05,279 Speaker 2: But what made you say I want people to know 792 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,719 Speaker 2: that they're stars? What made what was the driving I 793 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:11,040 Speaker 2: explained it to you earlier. I remember I said, when 794 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:15,880 Speaker 2: our teams when they do the top sixty eight announcements, 795 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 2: you know our teams and MEAC are the swax. So 796 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:21,400 Speaker 2: remember when our teams play in that first round of 797 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:27,840 Speaker 2: playing game and they lose, you don't hear from HBCUs anymore. 798 00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:31,920 Speaker 2: So that was the first thing, is that we got 799 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 2: to have a platform or window for our for our 800 00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:39,440 Speaker 2: HBCUs during Final four weekend. So that kind of jump started. 801 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:43,720 Speaker 2: We were hosting the twenty twenty Final four in Atlanta, Okay, 802 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:46,440 Speaker 2: being a pandemic hit, so that kind of jump started. 803 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:50,040 Speaker 2: But then all the other things that comes into play. 804 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:55,560 Speaker 2: Knowing our coaches or not getting the same opportunities, knowing 805 00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:58,440 Speaker 2: our coaches have to go out and do these guarantee 806 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,480 Speaker 2: games and you look at their records and their records 807 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 2: are forty and fifty games under five hundred. 808 00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:08,360 Speaker 1: But is that at a true reflection of how talented 809 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:12,160 Speaker 1: our coaches are. No, that's just a reflection our coaches 810 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:15,719 Speaker 1: making sacrifice in their coaching career to make sure our 811 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:19,800 Speaker 1: athletic programs have the resource and things they need for 812 00:44:19,960 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 1: their other sports. And so I went through that as 813 00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:26,520 Speaker 1: a coach as well. So we wanted to be able 814 00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: to make sure that our coaches have the same national 815 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:33,680 Speaker 1: platform and have an individual like a company like HBCU 816 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:37,560 Speaker 1: All Stars fighting for them and bringing it to the 817 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:41,880 Speaker 1: forefront and continue to highlighting how talented they are because 818 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:45,080 Speaker 1: you know, think about I didn't even minx, so think 819 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:49,080 Speaker 1: about we recognize the top of HBC All Stars, but 820 00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:52,000 Speaker 1: the coaches that are coaching is gained. This is a 821 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:55,960 Speaker 1: prestigious honor. We've had some of the top HBCU coaches 822 00:44:56,719 --> 00:45:00,279 Speaker 1: their body will work throughout the season, We warre them 823 00:45:00,719 --> 00:45:03,480 Speaker 1: for coaching in this game, and it's such a prestigious 824 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:06,880 Speaker 1: honor for them. Many of those coaches have coaching this 825 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:11,839 Speaker 1: game have signed contract extensions. The officials that are officiated 826 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:15,320 Speaker 1: in our games, have gotten bumped up from me x 827 00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:19,879 Speaker 1: swat two Power fives programs, have gotten you know, big 828 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:23,480 Speaker 1: time officiating game officials. So that's why I say everybody 829 00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:27,359 Speaker 1: wins in this. My staff, who I can hire as 830 00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:30,960 Speaker 1: consultants and bring them in this space, are part of 831 00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:34,759 Speaker 1: something amazing. The people that we're able to partner with 832 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:38,600 Speaker 1: wherever the party would reveal suits that is a black 833 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:43,640 Speaker 1: owned suit company or Brother out of Dallas. He provides 834 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:47,759 Speaker 1: custom suits to all our HBCU All Stars to help 835 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:53,040 Speaker 1: in career transition. That is important media training. You know, 836 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,799 Speaker 1: each one of the All Stars look here, they get 837 00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:59,839 Speaker 1: a commemorative championship ring because Lord Willie, we want our 838 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:03,440 Speaker 1: hbc uns participating to win a national championship in my 839 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:06,279 Speaker 1: lifetime would have happened, I'm not sure, but they can 840 00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:09,520 Speaker 1: win a championship for the HBCU All Stars movie. So 841 00:46:09,640 --> 00:46:14,279 Speaker 1: they get commemorative championship rings for participating in this. So 842 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,840 Speaker 1: it's such a prestigious honor and they're some of the 843 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:22,360 Speaker 1: best ambassadors. So for you individuals that are watching this, 844 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:25,759 Speaker 1: follow us on our social media place. Go back to 845 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:28,840 Speaker 1: Eightpril twenty seven, scroll all the way back to it, 846 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:33,520 Speaker 1: go into the beginning, it'll tell this story to where 847 00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:35,840 Speaker 1: it's God us now to where we're getting ready to 848 00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:38,279 Speaker 1: host the fourth and your Men and then the first 849 00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:43,279 Speaker 1: ever women. And so we need you sharing, we need 850 00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:47,359 Speaker 1: you supporting, we need you celebrating us when I say 851 00:46:47,360 --> 00:46:51,400 Speaker 1: to us, it's our culture that has too long been 852 00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:54,160 Speaker 1: nowhere and we're going to continue to do our part, 853 00:46:54,239 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: but we need a support. We never want to have 854 00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:59,719 Speaker 1: a platform like this, as you know, to being able 855 00:46:59,719 --> 00:47:03,320 Speaker 1: to this wonderful opportunity for so many people to continue 856 00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:07,720 Speaker 1: to show the world HBCUs matter. But we don't support 857 00:47:07,800 --> 00:47:11,040 Speaker 1: our own. That's what we don't. But we but we 858 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,480 Speaker 1: know we're gonna support our own. 859 00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:14,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know we are, well do I'm gonna do 860 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:18,240 Speaker 2: my part and I want to again, we're we're putting 861 00:47:18,280 --> 00:47:22,000 Speaker 2: this up now. But repetition matters. So when it gets 862 00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:25,279 Speaker 2: closer to the season, you know, to the date, because 863 00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:25,920 Speaker 2: of what date is it? 864 00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:26,120 Speaker 1: Again? 865 00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:27,440 Speaker 3: You said, what's the actual date? 866 00:47:27,760 --> 00:47:30,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, so it's Sunday, April six, twenty twenty five. 867 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:33,080 Speaker 3: April six twenty five, So well. 868 00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:35,319 Speaker 1: You know what, I'm sorry, So it's all it's a week. 869 00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:37,560 Speaker 1: So what we know them to do. We'll bring the 870 00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:41,680 Speaker 1: all Stars in on Thursday, April third, and we'll keep 871 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,279 Speaker 1: them all the way to Monday, April seven. So all 872 00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:47,759 Speaker 1: the Ancillar events and things of that nature surrounding the 873 00:47:47,840 --> 00:47:51,759 Speaker 1: welcome reception, the college admissions god, so it is a 874 00:47:51,880 --> 00:47:55,600 Speaker 1: big celebration. Well, we're coming through there and we're really 875 00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:59,640 Speaker 1: impacting and giving back to the community in a huge way. 876 00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:03,839 Speaker 2: Well, I'm going to do my part and make sure 877 00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:07,319 Speaker 2: I share or not just with this podcast, but make 878 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:11,279 Speaker 2: sure I share, you know, on my platforms, not just 879 00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:14,200 Speaker 2: once a few times. Again, we need people to do 880 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:15,920 Speaker 2: it more than once. You can't just depend on the 881 00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:18,879 Speaker 2: algorithms to show everybody. We need people, you know, making 882 00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:21,400 Speaker 2: sure they're tapping in, and especially as we get closer 883 00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:24,719 Speaker 2: to the time, I'll make sure that I bump this 884 00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:26,800 Speaker 2: back up and some clips of it, you know, just 885 00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:28,919 Speaker 2: to kind of remind people to do my part, because again, 886 00:48:29,360 --> 00:48:32,840 Speaker 2: it really requires people have to be very intentional about support. 887 00:48:33,120 --> 00:48:35,200 Speaker 2: You know, whether you put it on your calendar once 888 00:48:35,239 --> 00:48:37,279 Speaker 2: a month, hey, let me share it, or let me 889 00:48:37,360 --> 00:48:38,000 Speaker 2: bump it back up. 890 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:38,959 Speaker 3: We have to be very very. 891 00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:42,200 Speaker 2: Intentional, and I'm very intentional when it comes to the 892 00:48:42,280 --> 00:48:44,040 Speaker 2: things that I want to commit to. And I'm very 893 00:48:44,120 --> 00:48:48,799 Speaker 2: intentional about this HVCU process, especially now more than ever. 894 00:48:49,239 --> 00:48:52,000 Speaker 2: And I'm excited to write my check to an HBCU 895 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:53,919 Speaker 2: for my baby. But it is more than just writing 896 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:56,680 Speaker 2: a check. It is also, you know, being a part 897 00:48:56,719 --> 00:48:59,280 Speaker 2: of the process. And I just think now as people 898 00:48:59,360 --> 00:49:01,879 Speaker 2: are not knowing what to do and not knowing where 899 00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:03,560 Speaker 2: to go and what to support, and people want to 900 00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:05,800 Speaker 2: feel good to know that they're that they're moving the 901 00:49:05,840 --> 00:49:07,520 Speaker 2: community forward. And I tell you all time, you may 902 00:49:07,560 --> 00:49:09,720 Speaker 2: not run for office, you may not be an organizer, 903 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,000 Speaker 2: you may not be an may not be a basketball player, 904 00:49:12,040 --> 00:49:16,600 Speaker 2: may not even like basketball, but support another child, you know, 905 00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:19,240 Speaker 2: to have an opportunity. And I think that's an excellent 906 00:49:19,320 --> 00:49:21,520 Speaker 2: way to get people on board so that there's no 907 00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:25,279 Speaker 2: excuse or how we can support sending off the child 908 00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:27,800 Speaker 2: to go. So I'm excited, and I thank you for 909 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:30,920 Speaker 2: being here and shut out and love to your wife. 910 00:49:31,160 --> 00:49:35,440 Speaker 2: And I love it when men show how important partnership 911 00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:39,160 Speaker 2: is and the virtuous woman obviously that you have by 912 00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:41,960 Speaker 2: your side, because they said that the virtuous woman, he 913 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,440 Speaker 2: can go out with his chest fully out and feel 914 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:46,480 Speaker 2: proud to know that she's holding it down. But I 915 00:49:46,480 --> 00:49:48,120 Speaker 2: don't want to start preaching because I'll get the preaching 916 00:49:48,200 --> 00:49:48,440 Speaker 2: up there. 917 00:49:49,960 --> 00:49:51,680 Speaker 1: You saw the first thing I mentioned was that man 918 00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:52,560 Speaker 1: of faith, trust man. 919 00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:55,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, they skip over that part on the virtuous woman. 920 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:58,480 Speaker 2: You know, she she's at home and taking care of 921 00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:01,920 Speaker 2: all managing the house, not just cooking, but managing the 922 00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:04,680 Speaker 2: household so that you can go out and do the 923 00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:06,640 Speaker 2: things that God has called you to do. So I 924 00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,840 Speaker 2: am please to hear that, and I am grateful for 925 00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:12,680 Speaker 2: the honor that you're giving her and makes she be 926 00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:15,719 Speaker 2: blessed tenfold for being that virtuous one. We got to 927 00:50:15,719 --> 00:50:18,160 Speaker 2: make the do because there's wives and then there's virtuous woman. 928 00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:20,400 Speaker 2: Everybody and the woman. But it sounds it sounds like 929 00:50:20,440 --> 00:50:23,080 Speaker 2: you got you one. Uh, But that's that's being confirmed 930 00:50:23,719 --> 00:50:26,239 Speaker 2: that you have you wanted. So that's that's beautiful to hear. 931 00:50:26,320 --> 00:50:28,400 Speaker 2: Black Love is very important to me as well. So 932 00:50:28,920 --> 00:50:32,759 Speaker 2: I'm excited to have you and I definitely cannot wait 933 00:50:33,080 --> 00:50:35,680 Speaker 2: for this to go out to people that listen to 934 00:50:37,239 --> 00:50:39,880 Speaker 2: our Heart Radio and our podcast Straight Shot No Chaser 935 00:50:40,200 --> 00:50:42,200 Speaker 2: on the Black Effect Podcast network. You know, I'll tell 936 00:50:42,239 --> 00:50:44,920 Speaker 2: people all the time that's the endeavor that Charlemagne to 937 00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:48,000 Speaker 2: God put put on his heart to start. Seventy percent 938 00:50:48,160 --> 00:50:51,640 Speaker 2: of podcast listeners are white and so black effect podcast 939 00:50:51,760 --> 00:50:56,120 Speaker 2: network to have to have that car about in iHeart Radio, 940 00:50:56,200 --> 00:50:59,920 Speaker 2: which is the largest audio platform in America. This is 941 00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:02,440 Speaker 2: this is just what the number show. So to be 942 00:51:02,560 --> 00:51:06,320 Speaker 2: able to have a carve out that is dedicated to 943 00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:11,440 Speaker 2: black creators and it's very, very critically important. And as 944 00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:14,560 Speaker 2: people are learning now, the podcast space in the digital 945 00:51:14,600 --> 00:51:16,920 Speaker 2: space is where things are moving to. I do a 946 00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:19,920 Speaker 2: lot of television, but as we see, you know, podcasts 947 00:51:19,960 --> 00:51:23,960 Speaker 2: and audio is huge. So I'm excited to include this 948 00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:27,279 Speaker 2: in the mix. And it really is about repetition. So 949 00:51:27,640 --> 00:51:30,160 Speaker 2: those who are listening and give them where they can 950 00:51:30,280 --> 00:51:33,320 Speaker 2: follow you on social media again and the website that 951 00:51:33,560 --> 00:51:36,320 Speaker 2: you will have up and available soon to purchase tickets. 952 00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:38,879 Speaker 1: Thank you, Tess, And I really want to say this again, 953 00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:43,840 Speaker 1: I really appreciate you. I assise your just genuine kind spirit. 954 00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:48,879 Speaker 1: I really appreciate that. I appreciate the dialogue and allow 955 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:52,360 Speaker 1: on HBCU all starts to share in this space with you. 956 00:51:52,520 --> 00:51:54,920 Speaker 1: And that's genuine, that's from my heart. You know what 957 00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:58,120 Speaker 1: I'm saying. And so for all you listeners and viewers 958 00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:01,440 Speaker 1: that are watching this. You know, this is such a 959 00:52:01,600 --> 00:52:05,279 Speaker 1: God driven vision. As I mentioned, Earl, I'm being very obeeding. 960 00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:08,120 Speaker 1: And when we get a platform an opportunity like this 961 00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:10,600 Speaker 1: to celebrate us in this space that we haven't for 962 00:52:10,840 --> 00:52:14,120 Speaker 1: so so so long, it's important that we continue to 963 00:52:14,200 --> 00:52:16,520 Speaker 1: support each other. And so you can follow. You can 964 00:52:16,560 --> 00:52:20,640 Speaker 1: go to HBCU Allstargame dot com. That's where you can 965 00:52:20,680 --> 00:52:22,600 Speaker 1: sign up. You can get on our mailing list, our 966 00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:26,040 Speaker 1: constant contact list. You can stay in and know well 967 00:52:26,120 --> 00:52:29,640 Speaker 1: what's important. Follow us on all social media platform I 968 00:52:29,719 --> 00:52:32,200 Speaker 1: mentioned earer just don't like it, follow us that is 969 00:52:32,320 --> 00:52:35,880 Speaker 1: important for us. Go back through and understand the journey 970 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:40,200 Speaker 1: where this came from in October twenty nineteen, and five 971 00:52:40,360 --> 00:52:44,520 Speaker 1: years later, we're here to this day elevating black excellence, 972 00:52:44,680 --> 00:52:48,919 Speaker 1: elevating our HBCUs and showing the world that HBCUs matter 973 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:53,320 Speaker 1: in a space that we know deserve it. And so 974 00:52:54,000 --> 00:53:02,080 Speaker 1: you can follow HBCU All Stars on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 975 00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:06,040 Speaker 1: You can follow me at Travis L. Williams twenty four. 976 00:53:06,760 --> 00:53:08,800 Speaker 1: You know when you click on mine, you see that 977 00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:11,640 Speaker 1: I'm straight family man. You know, I'm straight I would 978 00:53:11,719 --> 00:53:16,600 Speaker 1: not be here without lovely support of individuals like you. 979 00:53:17,120 --> 00:53:21,080 Speaker 1: You know, I wouldn't received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement war 980 00:53:21,320 --> 00:53:25,719 Speaker 1: in this space representing HBCUs without you supporting, and so 981 00:53:25,800 --> 00:53:27,840 Speaker 1: I want to make sure I give God all the 982 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:30,560 Speaker 1: unin praise for that moment, and so make sure you 983 00:53:30,719 --> 00:53:33,320 Speaker 1: just support us as we mentioned to your earlier HBCU 984 00:53:33,400 --> 00:53:36,920 Speaker 1: All Star Game, HBCU All Star Game on all social 985 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:41,200 Speaker 1: media platforms, HBCU All Stars on all social media platform 986 00:53:41,719 --> 00:53:44,720 Speaker 1: I thank you, my sister. 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