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Wish I could cover them all, 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: but we just can't cover it all. So we try 31 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: to pick and choose a couple of ones that we 32 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: think you will find helpful. And we're going to get 33 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: started right away. I know Michelle wants to talk to 34 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: us quickly about some union bussing in Alabama, So walk 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: us through that, Michelle. 36 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: Yeah. Over the last week, a vote was held with 37 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: union or with autoworkers in Alabama at Mercedes Plans at 38 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: Alabama to vote whether or not to join the United 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: Auto Workers union and unionize, which comes on the heels 40 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: of a recent vote with auto workers and the Tennessee 41 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: who voted to indeed join the at An autoworkers union, 42 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: but in Alabama, unfortunately, the vote that was held between 43 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: May thirteenth to seventeenth was essentially found that the members 44 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: of the Autoworkers voted against joining Autoworkers Union. The vote 45 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: was held with two thousand and forty five voting in 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: favor of forming the union in two thousand, six hundred 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: forty two voting against a significant amount of resources is, 48 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: according to report, suspense by entities, encouraging, persuading, pushing, however 49 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: you want to put that auto workers to vote against 50 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: joining the union, including very public statements by political and 51 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: government officials. Mayor Kivy in Alabama, for instance, was on 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: Twitter and other social platforms verbally going against the desire 53 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: to join the union, encouraging workers to not vote to 54 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: join the union, stating that it would create job loss 55 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: another six different things. Governors and surrounding states also publicly 56 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: came out against autoworkers joining the Autoworkers Union the United 57 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: Autoworkers Union. And this is important because the workforce in 58 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: Alabama and the autoworkers of the predominantly black workforce. Traditionally, historically, 59 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: the unions have been the pathway to creating the black 60 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: middle class, and in this situation in Alabama is different, 61 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: in particular because autoworkers in Alabama are paid significantly less 62 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: than auto workers in other parts of the United States 63 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: because they are located in the South. A number of 64 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: international and national corporations have moved their plants to the 65 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: South because of the lower cost of wages and lower 66 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: costs of living, they're able to get away with paying 67 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: lower costs to their workers, thus saving corporations money and 68 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: increasing their revenues. This ends up hurting black people who 69 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: work for these different corporations because as they're not able 70 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: to come together and organize for the wages that are 71 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: do them, but also impacting their ability to build generational 72 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: wealth or create a thriving middle class. And examples of 73 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: this the history have been essentially Detroit. We think about 74 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: the black middle class in Detroit and the black method 75 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: that is Detroit. You know, Detroit has a black population 76 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: of I think now eighty eight percent black peoples, one 77 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: of the largest, if not the largest metropolitan areas for 78 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 1: black people. A lot of the jobs in that area 79 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: were autowork of jobs. When you think about the black 80 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: middle class that was built in Wichita, Kansas, that was 81 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: built on the backs of jobs with airline crews and 82 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: airline craft builders. Again union working, union jobs that led 83 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: to the creation of a black middle class, and so 84 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: the opportunity for black workers in Alabama to unionize, demand 85 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: the wages that they deserve and build a middle class 86 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: in Alabama has essentially and stripped, not only because of 87 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: the vote, but because of pressure from politicians and the 88 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: Mercedes plant pressuring workers to vote against the union, so 89 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: much so that workers complained that they were told to 90 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: come to meetings in which there was no information about 91 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: what the meeting was about, but the meetings were mandatory, 92 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: and that they had to sit through an entire meeting 93 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: only to find out the meeting was information about why 94 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: they shouldn't unionize in the harms that come along with 95 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: being unionized. And so there's an investigation of complaints given 96 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: to the National Labor Relations Board that they're investigating about 97 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: what went on with the anti union tactics and union 98 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: campaign busting that happened in Alabama, something that also didn't 99 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: happen in Tennessee. But they're investigating those allegations as well 100 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: as investigations in Germany, where Mercedes is headquartered and located, 101 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: to see what happened. It should be noted that this 102 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: is a plant that makes parts for Mercedes for the maybox, 103 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: the line of mayback cars that are you know, six 104 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: figure vehicles where workers are being paid anywhere between ten 105 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: to fifteen percent less than their coount parts across the 106 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: US to make cars that bring in revenue you know 107 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: of billions of dollars, and so I thought it was 108 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 1: just important to bring this up. As you know, I'm 109 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: a former union carpenter, and I know firsthand the importance 110 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: of being able to organize and the tract to generational wealth, 111 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: or even just being able to create a living for 112 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: yourself that doesn't require college degree and a time where 113 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: college degrees are six figures are substantive loanless to be 114 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: able to pay for it. Non traditional jobs and une 115 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: jobs in particular warehouse jobs, trade jobs provide an opportunity 116 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: to create you know, black wealth and middle class that 117 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 1: may not be readily available in the same look. 118 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 2: So so a lot is all the workers. You know, 119 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 2: we covered a lot of those stories last year, Jade, 120 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 2: any of those strikes last year, I wonder if they 121 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: played a role with any of it. 122 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know. 123 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 3: This is a lot of information, Thank you for that. 124 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 4: I'm not really It is really interesting to see how 125 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 4: unions are supported in the North for the you know, overwhelmingly, 126 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 4: and not in the South so much. I pretty much, 127 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 4: you know, growing up especially, my father was a union guy. 128 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 4: He was always a shop store in his craft as 129 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 4: a gourmet chef, and before he passed away, he was 130 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 4: working full time as a business agent and organizer for 131 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 4: the hotel and restaurant union here in DC. 132 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 3: And I grew up in a union household. My brothers 133 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 3: are both blue. 134 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 4: Collar workers and also union men, and I just sort 135 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 4: of thought that unions were just sort of universal and 136 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 4: just universally supported. So I've been learning a lot, you know, 137 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 4: in terms of union politics and how that's not you know, 138 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 4: that's really not the case, especially in states like Alabama. 139 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 4: But yeah, there are a lot of you know, auto 140 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 4: companies in different you know industries that are trying to 141 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 4: unionize and they're having a hard time. But I've also found, though, y'all, 142 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 4: is that some nonprofits that are progressive in liberal uh, 143 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 4: they have they have they they have workers that are 144 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 4: also trying to unionize. And while these people these organizations 145 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 4: are out there fighting for capitalists and they're fighting in 146 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 4: the name of equity and DEI all these other things, 147 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 4: they are against them. 148 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it hit yeah, it hit different when it 149 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: hit home. Remember Michelle, when Bernie Sanders employees wanted to 150 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 2: unionize and they were like, oh wait a minute. 151 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 3: Hold them. 152 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I remember very clearly then. 153 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: You know, I thought you was big on Yeah, I 154 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 2: thought you was big on unions, Bernard. What happened? 155 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, that was something bad for them over there 156 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 4: though not so this side that crazy, that's crazy. So 157 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 4: of course, so y'all are saying like there was wish 158 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 4: back to see. I didn't know that, And that's really 159 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 4: surprised me because he goes like on this whole platform 160 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 4: that's sort of like pro union. 161 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 3: So you said, y'all saying, it hits different when it 162 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 3: hits home. 163 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 2: Different when it off just like it hit different when 164 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: everybody say everybody should make fifteen dollars an hour. Twenty 165 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 2: dollars an hour sounds good to you got to pay 166 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 2: somebody fifteen twenty dollars an hour. So you know, again, 167 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: I'm pro union, but I also understand like other aspects 168 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 2: of it as well, like the business side, because I 169 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 2: have signed the front of a paycheck for three hundred 170 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 2: plus people, so I do know the difference of when 171 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 2: you're telling just using Bernie Bernie Samder's campaign. You know, 172 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: for example, we're running a campaign, we have very little 173 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 2: resources in a very short amount of time to get 174 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,599 Speaker 2: shit done, and it's just not set up in this 175 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 2: This is where that progressive that comes bite you in 176 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 2: you ass you know this work life balance, this only 177 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 2: work forty hours and be off by five and I 178 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: need nap time, sleep time, mental health time. Plus I 179 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 2: want to be paid twenty dollars an hour and all that. 180 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: That's pretty much a rest to lose the campaign bottom line, 181 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 2: because it's just not set up that way. It's just 182 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: not And because campaigns truly operate in a very capitalism mindset, 183 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 2: meaning competitive, very competitive. In order to be at the front, 184 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 2: in order to win, you gotta do what everybody else 185 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,959 Speaker 2: is not willing to do. And so it's been very 186 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 2: in and Michelle and I've talked about this over the years. 187 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 2: The side no, for those who do know, Michelle and 188 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 2: I worked on the Bernie Sanders campaign again in twenty fifteen. 189 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 2: So I've watched how these very progressive ideas sound good 190 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 2: until it's time for you to adopt it at home. 191 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: And so yeah, that's where the business size of caside comes. 192 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 2: We can't afford to pay canvassors fifteen dollars an hour. 193 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 2: You just literally just can't afford it. And so when 194 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 2: they did that, now you got less canvassers, less getting 195 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: out the boat meaning get out the boat means less 196 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 2: brochures on people's front door, less door knocks less this Oh, 197 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. Everybody got to be off at forty hours 198 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 2: becase Michelle needs an app every Saturday and needs her 199 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 2: work life bounds. Okay, well that's twenty thousand doors that 200 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 2: didn't get knocked on because we got fifty Michell's that 201 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 2: all need they work like balance, and if not, they're 202 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 2: going to be reporting to the you know. So this 203 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 2: is the reality. This is the reality. Well, that's why 204 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 2: there's a lot of people who just don't support a 205 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 2: lot of these progressive policies, and that might be a 206 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: whole show, you know, we can do about that, to 207 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: talk about the pros and cons, because there are some cons. 208 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 2: To unionize it it is, there's a lot of pros 209 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 2: to it as well, but there's some cons also from 210 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 2: the business standpoint, and I would like and those are. 211 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: Some of the cons that that these organizations would bring 212 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: up I don't particularly you know, take naps, So just 213 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: to clarify that show, but just to clarify that, but 214 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: I think some of the differences that we see between 215 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: what you've just named on the campaign side and perhaps 216 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: where workers. 217 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: Are wait, man, let's pause it. Let's not just kip 218 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 2: hover it because I don't want to. 219 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: Be but you but you do. 220 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 2: You doro a certain amount of time on Saturday to 221 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 2: so my apologies, Michelle needs a certain dedicated time to 222 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 2: wash your hair, but continue, A'm. 223 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: Natural, it takes work. However, however, we are talking about 224 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: the black autoworkers in Alabama who are not being paid 225 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: enough to take care of basic needs. When you look 226 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: at the fact that you know, inflation has led to 227 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: groceries increasing, basic groceries increasing by twenty five percent, or 228 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: the fact that childcare monthly now exceeds the costs of 229 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: mortgages and rent, and you've got this international company that's 230 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: making you know, six figure vehicles and not paying their 231 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: workers are living wage and not giving them the opportunity 232 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: to organize for that, I think we're talking about something 233 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: that is slightly different. And what we have seen is 234 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: that when workers are allowed to unionize. It benefits black 235 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: people in black workers in particular because the workforce that 236 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: is made up of tradesmen, UPS workers and the life 237 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: are predominantly black. 238 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 2: So besides that, though we don't have a voice in anything, 239 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 2: so using complain about it, it ain't even about a photomy black. 240 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 2: It benefits us because union gives you voice, so you 241 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 2: going into your supervisors office and saying, hey, y I 242 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 2: don't like something and such, off real, get your insanity 243 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 2: and pack your shit and never come back. So the 244 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 2: likelihood of us being able to speak up if anything, 245 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 2: the union does that because it allows you to anonymously 246 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,239 Speaker 2: make suggestions, It allows a representative to speak on the collective. 247 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 2: You know it just besides it just being majority. I 248 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 2: don't want to take away from your point, but I 249 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 2: also want to add to it that it's because it 250 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: gives you somewhat of a protection allegedly you know, being 251 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: able to have a voice at all. But there's still 252 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 2: cons to it as well. But yes, and also because 253 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: in real. 254 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: Life, yes, right, your voice and the razors that the 255 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: UPS workers recently got to thirty dollars an hour, that 256 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: was because of organizing and speaking up and So the 257 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: razors and the benefits that they were able to advocate 258 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: for in Tennessee was because of union workers. And let's 259 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: be clear, there are a number cons As a former 260 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: union worker, I know all too well what it means 261 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: to be a black person, a young black person, a 262 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: young black woman in the unions. It ain't all peachy king. 263 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: It ain't all green on you know, the grass and 264 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: greener on the other side. But the ability to organize 265 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: and have a voice that advocate for, you know, whether 266 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: it be wages, benefits and all the other things that 267 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: are needed, especially nowadays again when childcare costs are more 268 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: expensive than your mortgage. 269 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean it's always needed. It's always been 270 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 2: needed way back in the day before, not nowadays. We 271 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 2: actually have more options now than we did back Remember 272 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 2: when they were organizing unions, they were meeting like in secret, 273 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: you know, just to have a right to work, you 274 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: know what I mean. So unions have always been important, 275 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 2: is what I'm saying. I do feel I'm not taking 276 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 2: away from that. But when black people couldn't even sit 277 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 2: at the lunch cat like we this's always been important 278 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: for us because we've just never had voice. Nowadays, old days, 279 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 2: New Days in the future days, we've always not had voys. 280 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 2: So union I think has been really important with that. 281 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: It has been, and so you know, hopefully we'll see 282 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: the un w continue to organize in the South and 283 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: start to see a cultural shift away from right to 284 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: work legislation and policies, but to allow people to organize 285 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: so that they can advocate, you know, for the benefits 286 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: and wages that they need. 287 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 2: I'm always the way, even if it's some cause, it's 288 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 2: always good to be able to speak up and have 289 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 2: a voice, So I'm always with that. 290 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I hope we do visit this at length later 291 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 4: so I can talk about some of these teachers unions 292 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 4: and a lot of. 293 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 2: That's another way they discouraged them from being a part 294 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 2: of it. 295 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, but a lot of teachers and school leaders who 296 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 4: are part of unions. It's really it has been hard 297 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 4: for me and my work as an anti racism trainer 298 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 4: and consultant to hold a lot of people accountable for 299 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 4: doing races and equitable things against our children and them 300 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 4: not like really getting immediate consequences or being fired, et cetera, 301 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 4: because there was a level of union protection. 302 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's a certain to revisit that, because that's 303 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 2: that's a perry like you mean, he's not a pro 304 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 2: union person. I mean there are some other size of 305 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 2: that is what when it comes to teachers, and there's 306 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 2: a lot of teachers that don't like their money getting 307 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 2: taken out their check for something they don't have representation 308 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 2: on it all too. So we can, you know, we 309 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: can come back and unpack unions, but good and bad, 310 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: you know, because again there are a lot of especially 311 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 2: teachers not having voice, but a lot of them say 312 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 2: that's a scam too. So you know, let's let's let's 313 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 2: circle back in and dig in and dig into that. 314 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:37,239 Speaker 2: To that, let's walk through speaking of teaching and students, 315 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 2: walkers through Jay, what happened in Morehouse. You know, I 316 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: was attending the funeral for Erwin Fordson in Atlanta, uh 317 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 2: this past weekend. I'll talk about that in a second, 318 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: but I was talking to turning out Lee Jackson. We 319 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 2: were just talking about this is before the Moorhouse happened, 320 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 2: and just you know, kind of wondering what they were 321 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 2: going to do. You know, there's been a lot of conversation. 322 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: You've seen a lot of the White Institute US. You know, 323 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 2: protests about what's going on, you know with the Palestinians 324 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 2: and be very vocal, and so we were all talking 325 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 2: about what we thought they were going to do and 326 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:14,719 Speaker 2: not do what happened on the reality though, Jaye absolutely so. 327 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 4: More House students turned their backs and some of them 328 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 4: even walked out of graduation as Joe Biden gave the 329 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 4: keynote speech and graduation and Morehouse over the weekend and 330 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 4: also he was given an honorary degree. 331 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 3: So YEP. 332 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 4: President Biden in Atlanta delivered the commitment addressed at Morehouse 333 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 4: on the nineteenth and during the event, several students they 334 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 4: actually staged this pro Palestinian protest, but it was really 335 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 4: a silent protest. There were actual students, right, students, actual 336 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 4: students that turned their backs, and some of them actually 337 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 4: walked out. And the protesting students cited Biden's out ongoing 338 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 4: policy decisions in Israel's war on Gaza as their reasons 339 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 4: were the demonstration and before Biden's addressed the Moorhouse Valedictorian 340 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 4: this year, DiAngelo Fletcher gave a speech calling for an 341 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 4: immediate and permanent cease fire in the Godza strips. 342 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 3: Fletcher's speech received applause. 343 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 4: From the crowd and even from Joe Biden himself or 344 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 4: President Biden himself, who shook the valedictorian Fletcher's hand. Fletcher 345 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 4: valedictorian highlighted the loss of civilian life in Godsden and 346 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 4: called for the release of all hostages. President Joe Biden 347 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 4: then told students in his speech quote, I support peaceful, 348 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 4: nonviolent protests. Your voices should be heard, and I promise 349 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 4: I hear them. 350 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was peaceful. It will yeah, will getting ready 351 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 2: be like it was like it? That's what the conversation 352 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 2: saying on I said, I don't think they're gonna do 353 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 2: like you've been seeing at Columbia and you know all 354 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 2: of that. I think a statement was made. I don't 355 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 2: know how many students, if it was, if it was 356 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 2: a lot or not. I haven't seen any of the photos. 357 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: Have you. 358 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 2: Was it a lot I saw? 359 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 4: There weren't not as many of his others. Nobody ripped 360 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 4: up the diploma that I saw like at some other schools. 361 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 4: But I would say like a handful of students either 362 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 4: had their back turn, but even few are actually walked 363 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 4: out of the ceremony. And just so we're clear, President 364 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 4: Joe Biden did tell the students aside from a supporting 365 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 4: peaceful protest, he said that he is working around the 366 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:28,719 Speaker 4: clock for an immediate ceasefire. After more House announced that 367 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 4: they were going to have President Biden as the commencement 368 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 4: speaker and a recipient of an honorary degree, a lot 369 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 4: of backlash arose from current students and some alumni, and 370 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 4: one alum, doctor Marlon Milner, who was class of nineteen 371 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 4: ninety five, representing the Atlanta University Center Students for Justice 372 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 4: in Palestine, penned an open letter to more House faculty 373 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 4: urging him, urging them not to allow President Biden to come, 374 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 4: given the degree of Biden's participation in the war in Gaza, 375 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 4: and said that he was morally complicit. So either way, 376 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 4: more House is like, you know what, We're still going 377 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 4: to have him. They still gave him an honorary degree. 378 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 4: Not everyone was pleased, but it was peaceful. They did 379 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 4: not turn up, as we've seen write students do across 380 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 4: the country. 381 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I didn't think that was going to turn up. 382 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm being honest with you, I'm surprised. You know, again, 383 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 2: this conversation on what's happening with Gaza. I just I'm 384 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 2: just being honest. I've seen a lot of white students involved. 385 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 2: I haven't really seen a lot of this at our HBCUs. 386 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 2: So this shows that, you know, there is some conversation 387 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 2: or momentum you know about it at least you know 388 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 2: at Morehouse, even though you know it was just a handful. 389 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 2: But like you said, Jay, they proceeded on anyway, We're 390 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: giving him the the degree. 391 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, does that make him a morehouse man? Now? 392 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: Is more a morehouse man? 393 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 4: And you know what, it was ridiculous because has so 394 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 4: many honorary degrees, Like what does he need a you know, 395 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 4: an underground with honor a degree from Morehouse for you know, 396 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 4: he's not a black man. 397 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 3: But you know what, whatever, I don't. 398 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 2: They just passed him out now at this point. 399 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, they do. 400 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: They go to all the speakers. And you know the 401 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: fact that he stated that he supports you know, not 402 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: violent peaceful protests. 403 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 3: People. 404 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: Peaceful protest is an oxymoron in itself. You know, what 405 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: does it mean to have a peaceful protest? Protest? And 406 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: you know, in this very definition then civil disobedience and disruption. 407 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 2: But the whole graduation. 408 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: Oh no, no, wait, because the president made it clear 409 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: that he's faced with the choice of disruptive graduates and 410 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: shut down the graduation. He said basically, yeah, I'm gonna graduate. 411 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna shut the sold this whole thing down so the. 412 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 4: People would have happened there after he penned the crime 413 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 4: vill right after. He was anti bussing, he was anti 414 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 4: integrating schools. He claimed that he didn't want his daughters 415 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 4: or his children going. 416 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 2: Oh, you know, because I mean, this is more the kids. 417 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 2: The students ain't making a decision. This is so this 418 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 2: is about you know, again, they support Kamala Harris and 419 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 2: Joe Biden and Democrat leadership. That's that. They're not talking 420 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 2: about what happened in nineteen ninety four. That's just five 421 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 2: of us talking about that. They're done talking about that. Jay, 422 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 2: they done moved on. 423 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: They didn't talk about the crime Dell that. 424 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:18,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, they I'm talking about. 425 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: We're not talking about that. 426 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 2: They ain't talk about none of that. Like you said, 427 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 2: their answer is it was the Republicans. So that's that. 428 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 2: And again it was in a lot of ways, but girl, 429 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 2: they passed that. We just had a place now where 430 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 2: it just is what it is, y'all. Just keep me posted. 431 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 2: I hate to be so cynical, but that's just where 432 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 2: it is. Like, that's just where we shot. Yeah, the 433 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 2: straight shot. Yeah, that's just where it is. They're not 434 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 2: talking about that like that that's over with. They talking 435 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 2: about like they said, they wouln't visit missed their whole 436 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 2: graduation up on what's going on with Gaza. They stood 437 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 2: up so they could say they stood up, and they 438 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 2: set their ass right back down. You know what I'm saying, Like, 439 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 2: that's just the reality. 440 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: Sounds like the plan moving on. 441 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 2: Moving I stood up for three minutes and that okay, 442 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 2: y'all feel good, Okay, then now set your ass back 443 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 2: down so we can go on to the hemmler uh 444 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 2: passed us on so reading that and they went on, 445 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 2: I mean, that's just what it is. I think when 446 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 2: you said, what's the point of it, I mean it's 447 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 2: I guess it's better than nothing, you know. But the 448 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 2: end of the day, they weren't is a tear up. No, uh, 449 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 2: one's a burn themselves outside of the things the fire 450 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 2: Homer shutting down the whole graduation where I finally get 451 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 2: to walk across the stage my family get to see 452 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 2: me maybe the first generation you know, college graduate walk 453 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 2: across the. 454 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: Stage because you know, Big Mama wouldn't having it if you, 455 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 1: like I said, I'm. 456 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,640 Speaker 2: Being honest, and it's not. I don't think black people. 457 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 2: I know black people are empathetic on what's going on overseas, 458 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 2: no question about it. We're the most empathetic, sympathetic you 459 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 2: name it, we give a damn about it. But at 460 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 2: the end of the day, i'm black people. I'm sorry, 461 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 2: they're just not taught. A lot of the black celebrities 462 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 2: are talking about gods in Palestine Palestine twenty four seven, 463 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 2: but I just don't see the students and I just 464 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 2: don't see black people talking about this on a daily basis. 465 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 2: If I sat down at your kid, at your table 466 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 2: and said, what are the five things that concern you 467 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 2: about your future right now? Asking a black person right now, 468 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 2: if you just said the top three things, I'm sorry, 469 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 2: foreign affairs in anyway, ten, top ten would not be 470 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 2: on the list. My thing is, I got a dollar 471 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 2: to graduate next year. What's my number one concern? 472 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: Michelle making sure she can pay You can pay for 473 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 1: her to go to college? 474 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 2: Correct, So you know that so you know that. So 475 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 2: if I asked you that, if I was able to 476 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 2: ask you that, and they'll tell you, I must talk 477 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 2: about it enough for you to know that. That's my 478 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 2: Jada graduation next year? What am I constantly talking about? 479 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 2: How am I gonna make sure she can afford to 480 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 2: go to college? How I'm gonna make sure she can 481 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 2: pay out of state fees, How I'm gonna make sure 482 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 2: she's gonna be able to try auvertuere lead? Second thing, 483 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 2: how am I gonna make sure that I have income 484 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 2: so next year she can have a great senior year. 485 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 2: I got Texas right now, people trying to figure out 486 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 2: how they're gonna pay for prom dress and prim feeds 487 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 2: and prom thiss and and senior feeds and this and that. 488 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 2: That's the reality. What's up with my unemployment? I mean, 489 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 2: what's up with my retirement? As being self employed? Am 490 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 2: I gonna even have a retirement when it's trying to retire? 491 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 2: What's gonna happen with health care? Michelle? You just had 492 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 2: health We had health things with pay for that out 493 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 2: of pocket. That's what I'm talking about, y'all. And that 494 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 2: ain't against nothing. Nothing going on in forum fairs. I'm 495 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 2: gonna tell you that's just not the top thing. Top 496 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 2: three things, you know, that's that's going on. And to me, 497 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 2: most Black Americans life, if I already asked Jay, Jay 498 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 2: was going on more than likely. Top three things, You're 499 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 2: gonna say something you gotta do with your mother in 500 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 2: health care and making sure she's straight and making sure 501 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 2: she got what she need. Why Because those are the 502 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 2: things I hear you talk about. 503 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 4: Inflation, groceries because every time you talk to them on 504 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 4: my way back and forth to the store, because I 505 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 4: catch all the selves. 506 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 3: So yes, harmony and inflation very important. 507 00:25:58,720 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. 508 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: So again, rent prices are out of the room again. 509 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: Childcare is a cost of rent. You know, there are 510 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: so many more pressing issues. And it's not like you 511 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: said that these things get ignored and they're not that important. 512 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: There're just issues right here in front of me. And 513 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: if you know we're being straight shot, President Biden's words 514 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: ring empty. He told the students that they would be 515 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: heard that he was supportive of non violent protests, and 516 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: then a couple of days later, when the i CC, 517 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: the International Criminal Court, sought to get warrants to arrest 518 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: that in Yahoo and the leaders of hamas Biden you know, 519 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: said it was outrageous. It was outright against it. So 520 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: we're again more double volunteering. 521 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 2: Man, Biden, if you don't stop lyne in volunteering lot. 522 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 2: That's my word. By the way, I gave it to 523 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 2: Charlotte maabe To used it a lot today on the Rips Club. 524 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 2: You staked about the volunteer line like I couldn't have 525 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 2: the volunteer line. A miracle's gonna ride what it is 526 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 2: with y'all period, whether it's Biden, Trump, whoever. They rhyme 527 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 2: with Israel, fight the fight though, people on fighting and 528 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 2: fighting matters in charge. But he riding with his he 529 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 2: ain't hearing shit them students talking about because if you 530 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:08,360 Speaker 2: heard it, what's up with the college death? So that's right, 531 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 2: like I said, yeah, I'm just calling it is what 532 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 2: it is. So yeah, they stood up. Good for them 533 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: round class. Y'all stood up, and y'all say right back down, 534 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 2: And again nothing wrong with standing up, keep on standing up. 535 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 2: We gotta stand up. I'm never against I'm all about unions, 536 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 2: like we talked about, all about having voice, all about organizing, 537 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 2: all about standing up. I'm all about all of that. 538 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, I'm just speaking 539 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 2: to the reality. This is the reality. And so Jay, 540 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 2: when you say, why would they want them that, because 541 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 2: ain't nobody talking to the crime bill right now? They 542 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 2: talking about Trump versus Biden, period, and they see Trump 543 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 2: as a scarier enemy than Biden, and that's just what 544 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 2: it is. But that is true, by the way, Yeah, yeah, 545 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 2: but Biden is a more house Nando. So yeah, so 546 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 2: now you go around on the gap congratulations as a 547 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 2: morehouse fan. 548 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 3: So that's. 549 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 2: Well, quickly, guys, Before we get out of here, I 550 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 2: do want to share some thoughts on aaronin Fortson since 551 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 2: we are talking about Atlanta. I went to that funeral 552 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 2: on Friday, And again I'm not trying to be cynical, y'all. 553 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 2: Y'all know what I've been going through. I'm just telling 554 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 2: you like it is. I'm exhausted, you know, And I 555 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 2: know I don't have their right to because so many 556 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 2: ancestors and so many people have done so much, guys, 557 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 2: but we just need I don't know what it is, 558 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 2: what's going to happen with needs to have I don't know, 559 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 2: but I just know we're in a time where people 560 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 2: are so numb, you know, to what's happening with us 561 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 2: that I'm just asking God to step in. That's I'm 562 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 2: really truly at a lost words, you know when I 563 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 2: look at Aaron Forcing and the pain that his mother had, 564 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 2: and just to recap guys, that is the twenty threeller 565 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 2: Black Air Force airman who was murdered by the police 566 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 2: who went to his house shot him six times. He 567 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 2: had a gun to a side register by the way, 568 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 2: never raised it up, never did any anything at all, 569 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 2: shot the man six times. When you want to talk 570 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 2: about a pastor that went in and spoke to it 571 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 2: as it was, go back and listen to Pastor Jamal 572 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 2: Bryant's eulogy. He said, we are not going to sit 573 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 2: here and pretend as if he died of cancer or 574 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 2: that he died in an accident, and we're gonna call 575 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 2: it like it is. And he knew that, knowing knowing 576 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,479 Speaker 2: that Fox was streaming in live. Fox knew was streamed 577 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 2: a live. He knew that, knowing that all those white 578 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 2: airmen and those white commanders and lieutenants and everybody that 579 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 2: got up talking about how he served his country so 580 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 2: great and this and that Pastor Brian called it out. 581 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 2: He served, he loved his country more than his country 582 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 2: loved him. I mean girl, he called it out, and 583 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 2: as an Air Force veteran, I was proud when he 584 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 2: went through that constitution. I do solemnly swear to uphold 585 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 2: I mean girl, it just gave me chip. He went 586 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 2: through the whole constitution, our whole thing, and we swear. 587 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 2: And then he went and flipped that and said, well 588 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 2: he gonna swear as a Christian man on that that 589 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 2: what is before us can be again. Oh girl, I'm 590 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 2: telling you Pastor Brown Ruth singing, y'all. He went through 591 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 2: and laid it out, made people very uncomfortable, as he should. 592 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 2: And that's the type of lead. And that's what I 593 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 2: was talking about in the last episode with Bishop Jakes. 594 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 2: If you ain't gonna speak on it for what it is, 595 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 2: then just be quiet, because in this moment we need leadership. 596 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 2: Leadership that's gonna speak up for what it is. There 597 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 2: has to be the shock values gone, y'all. The shock 598 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 2: value is gone. After we have George Floyd and everybody 599 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 2: went through whatever they went through. It's over with. After 600 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 2: we got done with COVID, after everybody Okay, so we 601 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 2: ain't gonna all die. Everything got back cool, It's back cool. 602 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 2: Nobody DEI after program, history books taken out like we 603 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 2: are on such a diet, a spiral down, then I 604 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 2: already get realize what's going on. And this ain't about Biden. 605 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 2: I know Biden's terrible, but Trump is literally telling you 606 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 2: what he's going to do, literally telling you what he's 607 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 2: going to do. And free press is gonna be one 608 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 2: of them that he's coming after. So guys, I just 609 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 2: don't know if it's gonna take Trump being re elected 610 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 2: to shake it up. I don't know if it's gonna 611 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 2: take another Unfortunately, hopefully we don't have another issue like 612 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 2: a George Floyd or like. But you would think that 613 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 2: this arabin forces even the racist wifeles, which of course 614 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 2: we know they're being disingenuous by it, but even they're 615 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 2: saying that this is wrong. And I went live several 616 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 2: times and put that on my thing, and you can 617 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 2: probably look at five or ten comments at best, But 618 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 2: meanwhile you got how many people are chiming in on 619 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 2: puff And again, it's not taken away from what cast 620 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 2: is going through, our domestic violence is going through. It's 621 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 2: not taking away any of that. But I just know 622 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 2: that when things are linked to entertainment and entertainers, it 623 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 2: goes so much more further than the things that we're 624 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 2: talking about today, like what's happening with Alabama and autoworkers, 625 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 2: Like are these more house students gonna be able to 626 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 2: actually pay their bills? What happens when a black man 627 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 2: signs up to Service Country and then gets shot down 628 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 2: by somebody uniform? What happens when all of these things 629 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 2: happen and nobody's talking about it. I don't want to 630 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 2: say nobody, but not enough. And it gets exhausting, guys, 631 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 2: it really does. And I'm not trying to be cynical. 632 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 2: I'm just telling you for what it is. And I 633 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 2: want to encourage you, ladies, And thank you so much 634 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 2: for joining me with this show. That we are doing this, 635 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 2: recording this at night, taking out of our time to 636 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 2: talk about things that people just just kind of brush 637 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 2: on by. But I do believe it's important. I do 638 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 2: believe our work is not in vain. I do believe 639 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 2: that these things have to be talked about, even if 640 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 2: it feels like just us talking. And I hope you 641 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 2: stay encouraged because you do encourage me for sure, because 642 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 2: this is just not easy guys, watching that mother cry 643 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 2: and mourn all over her son. I'm sick of the shit. 644 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 2: I'm sick of seeing us bearing our children. Yes, that 645 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 2: also means crime and inner cities. Just tired of it. 646 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 2: And I just wish the amount of time and resource 647 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 2: and energy that we talk about with everything, all the 648 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 2: other stuff we talk about on the Shade Room and 649 00:32:57,880 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 2: all the other stuff we talk about in Hollywood a lot. 650 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 2: I just wish all of the time could be dedicated 651 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 2: towards this, just a little bit more. That's my plea, 652 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 2: my crime. Any thoughts on that, guys before. 653 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 4: We end, Absolutely no, My heart goes out to the 654 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 4: airman Fortson's family and just all victims of police violence. 655 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 4: And we need to continue pushing the line and organizing 656 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 4: for police accountability for sure, that cannot be lost. 657 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 2: And again, Biden is not our great White hope. But 658 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 2: Trump did tell you that he will be pushing for 659 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 2: immunity for all police officers, regardless of what they do. 660 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 2: And if we ain't paying attention to that, I mean, 661 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 2: I just don't know what it's gonna take. 662 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 3: Oh, I think Biden, excuse me. 663 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:41,959 Speaker 1: I think. 664 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 4: Trump also said that he would like the deafinalty for 665 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 4: anyone who you know, assaults or you know, definitely has 666 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 4: conflict with police officers. I do not I'm not condoning 667 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 4: or you know, anything a violence of any kind against 668 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 4: police officers or anyone. But you know, given police officers 669 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 4: immunity to kill and then giving people the harshest penalties 670 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 4: for their interactions with police officers is just completely unfounded. 671 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 3: In this day and age. We should not have that. 672 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 4: So we have to get really really serious about even 673 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 4: who's coming into office at the local level. 674 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:17,439 Speaker 2: Yep. 675 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, because Trump supporters, especially at the local level, because 676 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 1: a lot of the policies that are being pad that 677 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: impact how your police departments are governed, how the revenue 678 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: that's spent and resource is spent. You know, these cop 679 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:33,360 Speaker 1: cities that are popping up all over the United States, 680 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: those decisions and the funding for those cop cities, those 681 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: decisions are made at the state and local level. And 682 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: so you know, it's Trump is the front facing very 683 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: visible faith of you know, what could be this rollback 684 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: of rights that again hurt black people more than anybody else. 685 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: And so we've got to be although we are exhausted 686 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: and exasperated. We still have to be vigilant and pay 687 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: attention because they're working while were tired. They're working while 688 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 1: we tired. They're coming up with a twenty twenty five 689 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: plan while we tired. We've got you know, sixty cops 690 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: cities planned all across this nation and predominantly black neighborhoods. 691 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: And so whatever we can, whatever we can muster up 692 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:20,280 Speaker 1: and give to be vigilant, pay attention, and advocate for change, 693 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: even if it's in our own backyard, we have to 694 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: make sure we make time for that. 695 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 2: M So what that said, people asking where's Ted, that's 696 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,800 Speaker 2: where Ted has been. I'm as you know, ladies, I 697 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:35,840 Speaker 2: have been really reorganizing my time into what is the 698 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 2: most impactful thing that I can do, because just talking 699 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,960 Speaker 2: about it is not enough for me. So I've been 700 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 2: really really engaged in some local stuff here lately, and 701 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 2: as that continue to develop, all of you know, make 702 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 2: more of that privy to the public. But I got 703 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,320 Speaker 2: to get involved on the local level again. I have 704 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 2: being in national a lot, and moving around a lot, 705 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 2: and being in various states is kind of not allowed 706 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,480 Speaker 2: me to be as involved locally as I want. To 707 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 2: be and I have to have that it order for 708 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 2: me to stay in this game myself. I have to 709 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 2: know I'm making an impact, Like I literally need to 710 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 2: work with miss Johnson, like literally, you know, the constituent 711 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,280 Speaker 2: to know I'm helping her get her grocery with somebody 712 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:16,399 Speaker 2: helping her walking groceres across street. You know what I'm saying, 713 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 2: Like something that simple, because if not, I'm not seeing 714 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,279 Speaker 2: just talking at it from a high level and not 715 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 2: rolling up my sleeves and getting involved it's making an 716 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 2: impact on me, cause I got to know I'm making 717 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 2: a difference. If not, I can't. I just can't continue 718 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 2: to do this. I just can't. I just cannot just 719 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 2: talk about it and not really be involved. So that's 720 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 2: what I've been focusing on. Let it be God's divine 721 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 2: will wherever he has me land. But that's what I've 722 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:43,760 Speaker 2: been really focused on. How can how can we continue 723 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 2: doing we're doing that doesn't stop doing the podcast and 724 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 2: not gonna stop my national interaction. I'm not going to 725 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 2: stop any of the things that I'm doing. But I'm 726 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:54,719 Speaker 2: trying to add to and reorganize my time. Where is 727 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 2: eighty percent of my time being spent. Is it impactful 728 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 2: to literally make a difference somebody's life Working with those 729 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 2: babies last weekend on conflict resolution, I could see the impact, 730 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 2: I could feel it. I know it made a difference. 731 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 2: I have to do more of that with my time. 732 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 2: So although I appreciate everybody tap in with me, whether 733 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:16,399 Speaker 2: it's the Breakfast Club, Revolt, tap in with Tez, Straight Shot, 734 00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:19,600 Speaker 2: No Chaser, Fox News, whatever it is I do, I 735 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 2: will still be connecting to all of those different things. 736 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:25,400 Speaker 2: But right now I'm trying to connect my soul to 737 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 2: making sure that I am doing what God has called 738 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 2: me to do, and that I am spending the majority 739 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 2: of my time doing the will His will, not your will, 740 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,240 Speaker 2: but His will be done. So thank you so much everybody, 741 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 2: and thank you for joining me Michelle and Jade. I 742 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:42,400 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys for rocking with me as I continue 743 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,439 Speaker 2: to try to get get this out. And hey, that's it, guys, 744 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:50,480 Speaker 2: make sure you follow me on social media platforms, but 745 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:54,960 Speaker 2: also subscribe to the podcast. Michelle Wattley, Jade and Rell again. 746 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 2: Have them listen down the description. You want to follow 747 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:00,320 Speaker 2: them on Instagram or Twitter, please do, And we're just 748 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 2: gonna continue to keep pushing out this content. Thank you 749 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 2: so much ladies for joining me, and we'll see y'all 750 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:04,879 Speaker 2: next time. 751 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 3: Peace peace. 752 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 2: If you like what you heard on Straight Shot No Chaser, 753 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 2: please subscribe and drop a five star review and tell 754 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 2: a friend. Straight Shot No Chaser is a production of 755 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 2: the Black Effect podcast Network in iHeartRadio on TIZLM figure out, 756 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 2: and I like to thank our producer editor mixer Dwayne 757 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,800 Speaker 2: Crawford and our executive producer Charlotte Magne to God. For 758 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:27,759 Speaker 2: more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 759 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:29,440 Speaker 2: or wherever you get your podcasts.