1 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: I don't want to ask your question real good. Let's 2 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,159 Speaker 1: just keep it real straight shot with no chasing. I'm 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: gonna get a little bit ruptured. I'm here for those 4 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: who really believed in the American process, all of us. 5 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: Straight shot, no chase with your girl tess On figure 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: Out on the Black Effect Podcast Network network. Who's having 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: everybody Verse's Tilton figure O on the Black fa Podcast Network. 8 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: Straight shot, no chaser. I am here again with my 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: beloved to Christine Williams, who I am constantly talking about 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: her all the time and will until they lay my 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: body down, because she's just that spectacular, amazing, awesome woman 12 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: that is doing so much to help our community. And 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: I always, you know, want to make space for her 14 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: and I always want people to know the awesome thing 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: she is doing. I have had probably a couple of 16 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: shows with Christy by now on her bl Black History Saturdays, 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: Black History Saturdays. As she started in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 18 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: response to books being banned. She did not wait around 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: for a politician or organization or anybody else to do 20 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: what needs to be done. She did it herself. Took 21 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: those books and said, you know what I'm going to 22 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: I Vury of band Books and then I'm going to 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: further go further with it and actually teach people. And 24 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: so that program now has hundreds of people that come 25 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: through throughout the year. National Geographic has partnered with her 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: as well. After watching her do the work, I do 27 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: want to encourage you to go back and listen to 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: that podcast to go more into detail about that. Also, 29 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: I believe I have it on YouTube and I'm constantly 30 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: promoting her program every Saturday on my Instagram so that 31 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: she can follow her as well. So have Christie back. 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: Because as I rolled out this no season on Street 33 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: Shot No Chaser, just to give you guys an update, 34 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: and I've mentioned it in my last couple of episodes, 35 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: but I'll just mentioned it again for good measure. Every 36 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: episode will be a how Tom turning this completely into 37 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: a training mechanism, which I always you can pretty much 38 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: say every episode, I'm always trying to teach something, train something, 39 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: but moving forward, everyone will be every episode will be 40 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: a how to do this, how to do that. I 41 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: am just over you know, there's so many people are 42 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: having the same conversations about everything you know, over and 43 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: over and over in the podcast space, and it is 44 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: just heavy upon me to really focus on the training. 45 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: You know, we talk a lot about the problems, but 46 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: we got to get solutions. And so I just want 47 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: to do my part to make sure every platform that 48 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: I use, whether it's here at Black Effect, whether it's 49 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: Revolt NOS, if it's my Push the Line training, everything 50 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: is focused on solutions. So with that said, Christy also 51 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: was a part of my Push the Line training which 52 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: is politics until something Happens, which is it teaches you 53 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: to utilize your local resources to get things done, to 54 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: not wait on everybody, you know, to actually get things done. 55 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: And that's what this program is all about. Out that 56 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: Christy has done. And not only she've been to the 57 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: training herself, but she's also one of my trainers that 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: I call upon to teach people how to organize. So 59 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: we have Christy here today because as I mentioned, the 60 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: Black History program Black History Saturday is the bandbook program 61 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: that she has started or library. She actually has this 62 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: information available on her Patreon. So so many people have 63 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: reached out to her to say, hey, I want to 64 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: start it in my own town. How can I start it? 65 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: What can I do? You know, how can I get 66 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: that done? So she has released that content made it available. Yes, 67 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: it is ain't feed because again, these programs, guys, it costs, 68 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, to operate these programs. Everybody attends her program, 69 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: by the way, attends it for free in person. She's 70 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: speeding them twice a day, even though I believe it's 71 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: only with the four or vibe hour word. You know, 72 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: class and you breakfast and they get lunch. So you know, 73 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: folks are working and getting this stuff done. So this 74 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: is a program. This is a way that you can 75 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: support the program so that it can continue to stay 76 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: you know, alive and well, and also can teach you 77 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: how to do this with your community and raise funds 78 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: as well. So the same way we support everything else, 79 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, people's comedy and you know business, this is 80 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: also a business as well. So I wanted to bring 81 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: her on to talk about the program, how you can 82 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: start yours, and to encourage you to go download her 83 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: information is available on Patreon. So I set all of 84 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: that to set it up to breathe in Christy William Selo, 85 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: Christy Pats, that's always that, always good to see you 86 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: have so many wonderful things you're doing. You sit on 87 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: about fifty five different committees, you know, right there in 88 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: almost the Black Wall Street, the Hall of Black Wall Street. 89 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: So you truly, truly are not just talk about it, 90 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: you are absolutely be about it. So tell us first 91 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: what two available programs or curriculum as you will call it, 92 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: are available on your Patreon. Let's just get that out 93 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: the way first and where they can find that page 94 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: trying it, and then we'll get into would it include yes. 95 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: So on my Patreon there is four tiers, and I 96 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: wanted to make something affordable right for people to actually get. 97 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: Whether you're a family, you're a teacher, you're an organization, 98 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,559 Speaker 1: there's something to fit your needs. And so the first 99 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: tier is just ten dollars a month, and I call 100 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: that the san kofa supporter, you know, that's just what 101 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: We'll have a monthly banned book quote black History Starter 102 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: activity that's for pre k to adults, and a shout 103 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: out in our monthly newsletter letter and then behind the 104 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: scene updates from Black History Saturdays and the team. And 105 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: then we have Tier two, which is our Legacy Learner. 106 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: And this is just to expand your knowledge with monthly 107 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: content that brings black history to life, as I say, 108 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: and this is for your home or your classroom, so 109 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: you'll get a downloadable lesson per month and again that's 110 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: an and this one is pre K through eighth grade 111 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: and monthly discussion questions for families and classrooms and then 112 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: also a monthly video message from me and our educators 113 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: that will get you know, family, some inspiration and also 114 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: for our teachers. And then we have an educator circle, 115 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,119 Speaker 1: which what I really love. And this is for those 116 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: teachers who are in the classrooms who still want to 117 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: figure out ways to teach black history where they won't 118 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: get in trouble. So it's really kind of pushing them 119 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: on the line a little bit, but how to make 120 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: Black history like I say, a trojan horse, So they 121 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: don't know that's really what they're getting, but that's what 122 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: they're getting. And this is great for those public schools 123 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: who are facing laws like we are in Oklahoma that 124 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: I'd love to work with the educators because there's so 125 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: many educators who want to figure out how do we 126 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: push back through this, and so this is where we 127 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: are intends. I know you've probably heard last week the 128 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: Oklahoma past where the teachers, if teachers are coming to 129 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: Oklahoma to teach, they have to pass the America's First test, 130 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: and which is something that our Superintendent Ry Walters wanted 131 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: to identify who is the so called woke teachers coming 132 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: from these liberal states. Intends they really have to dumb 133 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: themselves down because they have to also acknowledging this test 134 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: that we weren't just enslaved Africans. We were workers who 135 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: wanted to work on plantations to make America great. M hm. Okay, 136 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: So when you're doing this program resivating on Patreon, go 137 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: ahead and say where they can buy your patrion and 138 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: want to put that at the top when you go 139 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: to our patreonists typing in Black History Saturdays. That's the 140 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: name of our page. Okay, black chess is said, so 141 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: it'll come right up. And then also your website is 142 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: Black Saturdays with an s dot com. Let's talk about 143 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: what you have to offer in guys. This is a 144 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: how to start your own Black History Saturdays. And as 145 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: I just mentioned, Christy is the only one in the 146 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: country that is a quit capabooks ready to go. In 147 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: order to get you guys started now again, you can 148 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: find an information on Black History Saturdays dot com which 149 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: will lead you to her Patreon in order to purchase 150 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: this package. But let's talk about what exactly do they 151 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: get in the package, and Christy please explain it to 152 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: us like a sixth grader, go step by step. Yes, 153 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: So this package is for queen organizations or community groups 154 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: that want to teach black history and have their own program. 155 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: And so you'll get me for a full day workstop 156 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 1: where I plaim you and your team how to teach 157 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: black history with confidence and even and restrict of the state. 158 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: And so I will do a live demonstration, help you 159 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: conneke sure that you're having the white educators because that 160 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: is tricky sometimes. And then also how to customize blessings 161 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: based on your local history and give you some curriculum 162 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: who start you off with. And then also how to 163 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: create your own band book library, which is super important 164 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: right now. And then you also will get two private 165 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: one hour coaching calls with me and twenty about twenty 166 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: lesson plans into last fit months. Well, this is this 167 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: is a really good package to get you going, and 168 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: I won't leave you by yourself. You'll still have me 169 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 1: there for support because that's so important as you go 170 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: through implementing this in your community. Okay, and then what 171 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: else the Workshop. Yes, that's so, that's the workshop of workshop. 172 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: I'm going to teach you how to do this, God 173 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: will organize it, how to get your militaria. I want 174 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: to help you get the materials you need to get started, 175 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: and particularly with the banned book library. I'm gonna give 176 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: you in books to start you off with curricum that 177 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: goes to those books that I curiated myself, and so 178 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: that's going to be really important and textlan. Some of 179 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: those books will be The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison, 180 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: the Narrative of Frederick Douglas. But I will give you 181 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: those fIF ten to start out with. And then again, 182 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: like I said, I want to also give you two 183 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: hours of that coaching, so you'll have me and even 184 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: beyond that you'll have access to me. And then those 185 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: twenty lensings which will last you six months. Those nothing 186 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: will be from Athlatu, King Donk, the history of Black 187 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: Wall Street, the treatment of the Five, to the life Tribes, 188 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: things that you normally don't see in textbook. You'll get 189 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: all of that in this package. Okay, thank you for 190 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: going into more details, because we can say all the 191 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: materials you need, but people don't know like what that 192 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: material is, you know, and why it's so important, particularly 193 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: the bad book, and so that consulting advice that you're 194 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: giving them that worshop Not only and I'm just recapping it. 195 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: Not only are you training you know, the the sound 196 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: you know, on how to teach, but you're also giving 197 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: them ideas, and I would assume and clarify this, you're 198 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: giving them ideas on how to actually run the program. 199 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: So for example, your program was able to be funded 200 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: by National Geographic, you've been able to bring in other 201 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: partners of their educators. Tell us a little bit about 202 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: that so they can know like what the strength and 203 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: value in your consulting, because just saying they get a 204 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: word shop, I want to make sure they know like 205 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,719 Speaker 1: what that really means. Besides just teaching, there's some organization, 206 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: organizational structure that you've been able to do that has 207 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: allowed you to be highest successful. So what are the 208 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: type of things you know, without giving it away, what 209 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: are the type of things that they can look forward 210 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: to on actually organizing it and doing it so that 211 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: it can be a print pro program, you know, for 212 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: their community as well. Yes, if I'm going to teach 213 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 1: you how to structure your your entire time and you're 214 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: going to be teaching black history and like Forton, Wow, 215 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: Well when I started Black History Saturday. I have all 216 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: these ideas that I'm going through together and my educational coach, 217 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: Sat Christy. You have the belittle you know, our kids 218 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: pre carry the fifth grade, they need recess. You didn't 219 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: incorporate that. So those are some things that I'm going 220 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: to help people kids will work through, and then also 221 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: helping them divine because everybody don't you know, they don't 222 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: want to go as grand as I did it right, 223 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: So I want to make I will customize you to 224 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 1: exactly what you'll want me to help you pick out 225 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: the target audience that you want. Assessment assessments is critical. 226 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: I'm going to teach you about how even have those 227 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: assessments because you measure the growth impact that you have. 228 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: If you're wanting to be able to apply for grants 229 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: and things like that, you have to show the impact 230 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: and measure that. And so I'm going to walk you 231 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:55,599 Speaker 1: through that and give you assessment that you can use it. 232 00:12:56,080 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: Why did he start m H and that's important and 233 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: so you've had people already, you know, invest in this 234 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: program because PEP are very excited about it. I know 235 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: we talked about it in the previous episodes on why 236 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: this was so important, on why black history is so important, 237 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: but let's just recap that in case they did not 238 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: hear it, just quickly on you know why you started this? 239 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: For we know black history is important? But what motivated 240 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: you to start this program in Oklahoma? Instead of just 241 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: sitting back saying, oh my god, they took away black history? 242 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: Run us through that how we started this and why 243 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: and would it was a result of so our governor 244 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: he signed how with the strict black history being taught 245 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: in public school and the banning of over one hundred 246 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: books and for me being a defendant of a nineteen 247 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: twenty one thirty math because you know, I really got 248 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 1: pissed off because I felt people that all the time. 249 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: I got picked off and it drove me into action 250 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: and I said, you know what, I'm going to fight them. 251 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: And I started fighting. I would go down there to 252 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: the Capitol and I was like, why am I wasting 253 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: my time doing this one? I can just start my 254 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: own in peach our children, ourselfs. And so that's what 255 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: I did, and that's how That's how black history Saturday started, 256 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: and it's so important because still a lot of people 257 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: don't realize our history is being the race and real pride. 258 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: Right now, there's twenty feet states that have adopted legislation 259 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: jump like Oklahoma and across the country. Right now, over 260 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: ten thousand books have been banned, and most of those books, 261 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: like pe O, we look like a authors that I 262 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: see on TV right now, a lot of their books 263 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: are banned. And so now'm dealing not book banning or 264 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: you know, we hear things black history, but this is 265 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: truly an erase here of our history and people don't 266 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: understand that. A lot of people don't and I you know, 267 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: you think they would, but they don't. And so we 268 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: still have to keep hitting on that because we are 269 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: being a rape in real time. It says you've thopped 270 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: about this on your showing, well, I mean we are 271 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: being erased and real time mm and and a lot 272 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: of people have reached out to you Christia to say, 273 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: you know, I want to start this on my own, 274 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: and that's why you came up with this program because 275 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: you were just getting so many requests on how they 276 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: can do it. I have had so many people reach 277 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: out to me, some different states on how can I 278 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: do this in my state? How did you do this? 279 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: But this is why I wanted to offer this, because 280 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: this is how we put the line and people, you know, 281 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: don't realize too. In Oklahoma we had seventy seven counties, 282 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: all of them are red. And I always say, if 283 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: I can do in Oklahoma, you can do it in 284 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: your community as well, if it's going to take all 285 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: of us. But yeah, people reach out to me in 286 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: from Florida, Texas, Archiba, even Chicago or Chicago. It doesn't 287 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: need to have this type of legislation that we have, 288 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: but they're like, how do we get in front of it? 289 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: You know? And so I'm happy to you know them 290 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: as well. And I always tell kids. I'm speaking a 291 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: kid in Denver and I told them, I said, you 292 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: all are a privileged because what I'm teaching you I 293 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: can't teach my kids in Oklahoma at public scheme. I mean, 294 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: I'm in your public school teaching you black history and 295 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: our kids can't even do that here in Oklahoma. And 296 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: so their eyes light up like wow. They was like, well, 297 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: how do we help them? You know? And so now 298 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: I have them spending a meet book for kids here 299 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: and so built those band books and so it's starting 300 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: to call the accent across the country and it is 301 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: so needed. Absolutely well, you have certainly when we do 302 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: call push the line. I said it beginning the show. 303 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: What I'm saying again, you went from being the trainee 304 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: to the trainer of my program. In my program pushed 305 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: the line of politics till something happens. And you are 306 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: the star example on exactly how to push the line 307 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: in your local community. And I love that a part 308 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: of the program also you're teaching them. You take the 309 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: time to teach them how to pull history from their 310 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: own local communities as well, because a lot of people 311 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: don't know that they have rich history there locally. So 312 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: I love that. I love that you give access to 313 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 1: national history a lot of gems that were just not 314 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: aware of. You know, people know the basic stuff, Harriet 315 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,439 Speaker 1: tell me, you know, Martin, Luther K and Malcolm X. 316 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: But you really get it to the we think that 317 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: people just are not familiar about it. And I've learned 318 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: so much and I love how you help people, you know, 319 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: really dig into their local community. More important the organization 320 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: of it all. You know, guys, I understand we have 321 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: the internet we got chat GPT, but there beats nothing 322 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: beats really having access to somebody who has started a program, 323 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: been successful in a program, can show you where to 324 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: get funding and show you how to keep it successful. 325 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: Christy trains hundreds of people on this every year and 326 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: has grown into a six figure program with grant. So 327 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: I cannot encourage you, guys enough. Reach out to her 328 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: if you have any questions. Black History Saturday is Christy Williams. Certainly. 329 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: I promote her constantly on my page at least once 330 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: a week every Saturday. I try to show something that 331 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: she's doing. She shows you tours, she shows you, you know, 332 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: like really what it looks like in real life. So guys, 333 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: follow her and thank you Christy. As always, I always 334 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: wanted you utilize my podcast to be a space for 335 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: you to be able to continue to let your life shine. 336 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: Because again, guys, if we are not securing our own organizations, 337 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: you know, everybody's saying holy like the good thing about Trump, 338 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: stop it everything, we get to do it for ourselves. Well, 339 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: now we get to show up to see who really 340 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: gonna do it. Because it's one thing to say it 341 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: and it's another thing to do it. So if you 342 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: don't right right if you don't want to do it, 343 00:18:55,600 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: the support somebody who is and tell about thank you 344 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: so much because you know I always say and I'm 345 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 1: not saying it just because we're on the tow right now, Plsey, 346 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: but you I could not have done this had I 347 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: not been a part of the push the line training 348 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: and watching you what you have been through. You were 349 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 1: alway you still our boots on the ground, but watching 350 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: you in Oklahoma City, the things you have done, the 351 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: training I have went under with you, that prepared me. 352 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: And you're still training me, you know, and so that 353 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: has prepared me to do what I'm doing now. And 354 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: so I am so appreciative of you, and which is 355 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: one of the reasons why I put you in my curriculum. 356 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: So you know, our students said way history Saturdays, even 357 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: the pre k or is my middle Then they know Tessland, 358 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: figure out, they know the line. If you walk into 359 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: that school on a Saturday, they will say that is 360 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: miss Tangling. So they know who you are. And so 361 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,439 Speaker 1: it's important not to just study the history of the past, 362 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: but also the history that is happening now, because Pensy, 363 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: you created history right there in Atlanta. You've created history 364 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma City, You've created history, and you're you're continuing 365 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: to create history in live come and so that's important 366 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: that our kids understand it. They need to know the 367 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: people who are fighting for them right now and just 368 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,439 Speaker 1: as important as those who has thoughtfered us in the past, 369 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: but the people who are fighting right now in real time. Yeah. Absolutely, Well, 370 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: thank you so much. I appreciate that, and we're going 371 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: to continue. And I'll just say this as a you know, 372 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: one of the things we're covering this week is, you know, 373 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: san Dra Macy. A lot of people say, Ossandra Macy, say, 374 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,439 Speaker 1: you know, this is all waste of time. You know, 375 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: protests are a waste of time. What's the point if 376 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: you know nobody's going to jail. And this is just 377 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: a great example on how the governor, Governor Pitsinger did 378 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:54,959 Speaker 1: sign you know, legislation the Illinois governor to you know, 379 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: make sure that that our police officers have full background 380 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: checks and that you know, we are looking more into 381 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: who we're actually hiring, and so those things are made 382 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: through policy. You know, those are the things that people 383 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: forget about, you know, and so I'm just always excited 384 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,479 Speaker 1: when we get the small wins because it is huge, 385 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: and you, me and so many of us really do 386 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: you know, do all we can, and we get criticized 387 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: that it's not enough, but we always got to remember 388 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: that we're putting something on it. And I tell people 389 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: it's not gonna completely perfect on our watch. And if 390 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: that's what you signing up for it, you signed and 391 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: you do signing up with a roun go do something else. 392 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: But if you can say I'm gonna throw something at it, 393 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put a little bit of something on it, 394 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put five on it, like what you're doing 395 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: with your program, then that's doing so much more than 396 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: anybody else ever has. And I believe that God is pleased. 397 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: He's pleased with your work. He's pleased with your adnocacy. 398 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: He's pleased. And when you go stand before him, this 399 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: ain't gonna be no. Well, you know I was waiting 400 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: on tesling to get the programs. Sorry, this is that? No? No, no, Christy, 401 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: what fun? What have you done with the gifts that 402 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: I've given you? And so you have made it? You 403 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: have you are pleasing to our Father and those of 404 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: you at religion, And I guess I talking to you, 405 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: but I know I'm talking to Christian. Well, please, and 406 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: we continue to do what's justin what's right. We are 407 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: not perfect, but we will find our skills on the 408 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: righteous side of things. That's right. That's right. I'm all right, well, 409 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: thank that's right, and we will talk to you next time. 410 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 1: All right, Thank you, beIN. Thank you. If you like 411 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: what you heard on straight Shot No Chaser, please subscribe 412 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: and drop a five star review and tell a friend. 413 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: Straight Shot No Chaser is a production of the Black 414 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: Effect podcast Network in iHeartRadio ANTISLM figure Out, and I 415 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: like to thank our producer editor mixer Dwayne Crawford and 416 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: our executive producer Charlottmagne to God. 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