1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Native Land Pod is a production of iHeartRadio in partnership 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: with Reason Choice Media. 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 2: Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome home, everybody. 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: This is Angela Rai, one of your hosts of Native Lamppod, 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: thrilled to be with you today. As our producer Nick 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: goes on mute since I can hear his television, and 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: we are so excited that you all have joined us today. 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: We have so much to get into. 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: This is going to be one of my favorite solo 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: pods because we are going to hear live from some 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: folks just like you. As you know, we say welcome home, 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: and that means that our Native Lamppod community has the 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: opportunity to weigh in some with questions today. Before we 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: get started, I want you all to know within about 15 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: the next hour, the House Republicans will be bringing up 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: a vote. We have somebody Okay, I was going to 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: say we have somebody else who just joined us, when 18 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: you's them to go backstage. 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: The House Republicans will be voting on. 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: What they call a stopgap measure or a continuing resolution 21 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: to determine whether or not the government will continue to operate. 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna argue with you all right here, and just 23 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 1: let you know that the government has been shut down 24 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: since Donald J. Trump was sworn into office on Martin 25 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: Luther King Day this year. The government has been shut 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: down since Elon Musk went into the Department of Treasury 27 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: with doze and got access to our most secure information. 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: The government shut down the day that they decided that 29 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: USAID workers all over the world should no longer receive 30 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: funding and should be fired. The government was shut down 31 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: the day they began to fire inspectors general throughout the government. 32 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: The government was shut down the day ethics no longer mattered, 33 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: the day that the felon got into the White House 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: and decided that there would be crime running rampant, except 35 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: for for those of us who commit no crimes. So, y'all, 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: the government has been shut down, and what the Republicans 37 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: are going to vote on within the next hour will 38 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: merely give Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk a rubber 39 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: stamp to continue and engaging in waste, fraud, and abuse. 40 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: And it gives them a rubber stamp to continue to 41 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: shut down services most needed for the American people. This 42 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: bill will decrease non defense spending by thirteen billion dollars. 43 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: This bill will cut SNAP benefits, which again we talked 44 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: about before. Our food stamps provide food benefits to the 45 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: most vulnerable Americans among us. Two hundred and thirty billion 46 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: dollars in cuts to SNAP. The cuts to Medicate are 47 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: over eight hundred billion dollars. That provides healthcare to people 48 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: all over the country and is named different things. In 49 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: your state, it's something different. In Washington State, it's Apple. 50 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: There are tax cuts for people with incomes in the 51 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: top one percent in the country one point one trillion dollars, 52 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: so they can afford to give tax cuts to wealthy 53 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: billionaires but starve out and cause harm to healthcare for 54 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: the most vulnerable among us. That is what we are 55 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: up against. UH. And I want to just call out 56 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: the fact that there are House Republicans who are vulnerable. 57 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: They live in districts, some of them with large black populations. 58 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: I want to name some of those folks, and then 59 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: we are going to get into the conversation, UH with 60 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: with people in the community who have questions. But I 61 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: just want to take a moment, UH, to name some 62 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: of those folks. Hold on, I'm trying to find the 63 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: post where we lifted up all the names of these workers. 64 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: Hold on one moment, I just oh, here it is. 65 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: So this is These are the Republicans who you need 66 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: to be paying attention to because they may vote against 67 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: your interests and you still have called time to call 68 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: them at two zero two two two four. 69 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 2: Three one two one. 70 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: These are Republicans who were elected in districts that have 71 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: large Democratic populations and large populations of people of color. 72 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: That is Nick Beggach in Alaska. That is David Sweikert 73 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: in Arizona. That is Eli Crane in Arizona. That's Juan 74 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: Ciscomanni in Arizona. It's a lot of Arizona. 75 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: Huh. 76 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:20,119 Speaker 1: Kevin Kylie in California, David Valadeo in California, Young Kim. 77 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: Are we sure it's not Kim Young? I just want 78 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: to make sure we checked that Young Kim in California. 79 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: Kevin Calvert in California, Jeff Heard of Colorado, Gabe Evans 80 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: of Colorado, Anna Paulina Luna in Florida. Representative Marinette Marionette 81 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: Miller Meeks. Marionette Miller Meeks in Iowa, Zach Nunn in Iowa, 82 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: Bill Huayzenga Jesus help. I don't know if his last 83 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: name is h u I z e n g A, Michigan. 84 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Tom Barrett in Michigan, John y'all. John James got the 85 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: nerve to be a black man in Michigan, voting against 86 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: snapped in medicaid in Michigan, John James, somebody run against 87 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: his brother. 88 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 2: Now, I'm sorry, you gyall should run against these white 89 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: folks too. 90 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: But I'm just saying, this is a black man voting 91 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: against snap and medicaid, Okay, John James. Ron zinc in 92 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: Montana might be zinkey. I'm not sure. We've got to 93 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: get pronunciations of these I'm not gonna mess these up. 94 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep naming these folks. So let's make sure 95 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: we get this done. Little lot, help me out. Don 96 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: Bacon and Nebraska, Tom Keen Junior, New Jersey, Nick Lalatta. 97 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 2: In New York. Mike Lawler, New York. 98 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: Ryan McKenzie Pennsylvania, Rob bress Child, Rob Brestman in Pennsylvania, 99 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: Scott Perry, Pennsylvania, Monica Dela Cruz in Texas. Bob Whitman, Virginia. 100 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: Jump I'm sorry, Jen Keegan's Virginia. Brian Steell Wisconsin. Derreck 101 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: van Orden, Wisconsin. Y'all called them today at two zero 102 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: two two two four three one two one while you're 103 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: watching me, pick up the phone, record a video of 104 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: your call to their office and let them know they 105 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 1: better not vote against this continuing Resolution that is merely 106 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: a perpetuation of a government shutdown that has been happening 107 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: since Donald Trump got in office. Call them and let 108 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: them know that you don't want to be a rubber 109 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: stant for Donald Trump. Call them and let them know 110 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: that you want to fund snap benefits, and you want 111 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: to fund Medicaid, and you want to fund Medicare, and 112 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: you want to fund Social Security. Let them know they 113 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: plan with the wrong ones. Okay, let them know two 114 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: zero two two two four three one two one. You 115 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: can find this post about the Republican members who are 116 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: in vulnerable districts and who are likely to vote to 117 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: support this continuing resolution. Tell them to vote no because 118 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: our lives depend on it. Okay, So now we're going 119 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: to get into these questions. I just wanted to make 120 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: sure we do that because we have about an hour 121 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: before they vote, maybe a little less before they vote 122 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: on this continue Resolution on the House floor, and then 123 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: y'all call these Senate Democrats that think they going that 124 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: they have an obligation to support this No, they do 125 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: not tell them what they have an obligation to support, 126 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: and that is making sure that the American people can 127 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: live and thrive under this administration. 128 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 2: That means you got to vote to tell a fascist, No, 129 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: what are we talking about. This is not up for grabs. 130 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 2: It's not up for discussion. 131 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: We have to make sure that our voices are heard 132 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: and we tell these folks what we really need to 133 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: see done. That's our obligation. Where the taxpayers you know 134 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: what that means. We pay their salaries. You know what 135 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: that means they work for us. All right, we're gonna 136 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: open up for questions. I think Brittany is up first. 137 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: I can't hear you, Brittany. I'm so sorry. I don't 138 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: know if it's on mute, but I can't hear you 139 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: right now. 140 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 3: Can you hear me now? 141 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: I can, Hi, Brittany, how are you tell us your name? 142 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: Your full name, and where you're from. 143 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 4: My name is Brittany Scott and I'm from Durham, North Carolina. 144 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 2: All right, tell me your question. 145 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 4: Okay, So my question is as we most recent so 146 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 4: there were ten Democrats that voted to censor Al Green. 147 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 2: They are the opposition. 148 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 4: I want to know in times like this, what do 149 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 4: we do to appeal to the opposition? Can we appeal 150 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 4: to them? And if we can't, does that mean that 151 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 4: black people now need to do basically fubu for us 152 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 4: by us? 153 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: Yes, I love this question, Brittany. First of all, let's 154 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: shout out Congressman Al Green. For those of us who 155 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: were watching the State of the Union, what we know 156 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: is that there was one sole member who stood up 157 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: and challenged Donald Trump face to face. Congressman Green pointed 158 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: that cane to Donald Trump and said, you do not have. 159 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: A mandate to cut Medicaid. He stood up boldly. 160 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: He said he didn't intend to protest verbally, he just 161 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: intended to walk out. Several other members walked out of 162 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:56,680 Speaker 1: the chamber after Al Green, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, Ayana Presley, 163 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: Sydney Komliger, Dove Maxwell Frost. There were so many members 164 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: who walked out after Congressman Green, but with Al Green 165 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: standing up in the way that he did and specifically 166 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: naming what they call an entitlement program medicate he was saying, 167 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: I'm going to stand up for the most vulnerable in 168 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: my district. Well, I want to name the ten because 169 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: they stood on the wrong side of history by voting 170 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: with the Republicans to censure Congressman Green. Some of you 171 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: may be saying, what does it mean to censure a 172 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: member of Congress. It is a formal reprimand where they 173 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: go into the well of the House. That's when, if 174 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: you're ever watching the house floor on C Span or 175 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: somewhere else where the members go down to speak and 176 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: they're facing outward, that's called the well. So he had 177 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: to stand in the well and essentially receive a reprimand 178 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: when they voted to censure him and he stood in 179 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: the well of the House, many members came and stood 180 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,319 Speaker 1: with them, and they began to saying, we shall overcome. 181 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,239 Speaker 1: The purpose for that is we know that the punishment 182 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: did not meet the crime. There's no reason, there's no 183 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: rhyme or reason why Congressman Green should have been censured 184 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: when all he did was stand up for the vulnerable 185 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: amongst us. He wanted to ensure that they had a voice, 186 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: and they knew that there was someone who would speak 187 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: up on their behalf and protect something as critical to 188 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: our survival as medicaid. Well, there are members of Congress 189 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: who have historically said they support medicaid, but they voted 190 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: to Center al Green despite him sure violating the rules 191 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: of decorn. But when somebody's lying to your face before 192 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: the American people, somebody got to call him out on it. 193 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: So these are the members that voted to Center al Green. 194 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: And I think it's important because we're living in times 195 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: where there should be no agreement with Republicans on a 196 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: disciplinary procedure for someone who's challenging someone who's lying to us. 197 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: When you stand up for truth, you should not be 198 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: reprimanded for standing up for facts. So ed Case voted 199 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: to cinchor al Green, Chrissy Hulahan, James Hines or Jim 200 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: Hins as we know him, Mary, I'm sorry. Marie Glusen, 201 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: caamp Perez Beara, Jared Moskowitz, Jim Costa, Laura Gillen, Thomas Suosi, 202 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 1: Marcy Captor are the members who voted to censure Congressman Green. 203 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: And I think that it needs to be called out 204 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: because even someone like Ami Bea said that he supports 205 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: civil disobedience, and to me, that's saying that what mister 206 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 1: Green did was not civil. Well, if you can remember 207 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: that all of these folks have a significant population in 208 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: their district who are on Medicaid. He told the President 209 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: you do not have a mandate to cut medicaid. They 210 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: should at least be able to align on that point, 211 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: even if you disagree with how. 212 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 2: He did it. At least someone set up to the president. 213 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: And the last time that I checked, Nipsey Hustle, they 214 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: were all elected to make sure that Donald Trump is 215 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: accountable to their constituents, to the American people. 216 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 2: He's not following. 217 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: Nobody voted for Donald Trump to cut Medicaid except for 218 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: maybe the richest among us. And I think that is 219 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: what is remarkably dangerous. So we have to remember that 220 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: these folks are to be accountable to the collective. They 221 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: should be voting in alignment with what Congressman Jeffries, who 222 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: is the Democratic leader we've been calling him the opposition leader, says, 223 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: and that means not voting to harm black or brown people, 224 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: but also not poor white folks, some of whom live 225 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: in their districts. So I think that is what we 226 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: need to remember in this moment. Call them and let 227 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: them know they better not fall out of line anymore. 228 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: Because they did that. There was a whole robust conversation 229 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: about whether or not the Democrats who stood or all 230 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: the members who stood with Congressman Green in the well 231 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: of the House while he was reprimanded post censure, whether 232 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: they should be stripped of their committees. We can't afford 233 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: to lose their voices on key committees. They are the 234 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: folks who are challenging Trump appointees and others on facts. 235 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: If we lose their voices in those committee, we're really 236 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: in trouble. And that is how fascism continues to grow. 237 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: So they at least should be voting against fascism. When 238 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: you look historically in the House, there's a history point, 239 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: a site on the House that talks about how many 240 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: members of Congress have been centered in history. 241 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 2: We're talking about twenty seven. 242 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: Congressman Green became the twenty eighth, and when you look 243 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: at the reasons why most of them, until Republicans got 244 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: in charge a couple of years ago, we're censure because 245 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: they broke the law. Please tell me what law Congressman 246 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: Green broke. And that's the point. So Brittany I Thank 247 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,959 Speaker 1: you so much for your question. I will see you soon. 248 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 2: All right, thank you, welcome home. All right? Hello, Please 249 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 2: say your name and where you're from. 250 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 3: Hey, Angela. My name is Tanya Lobo and I'm from Taunton, Massachusetts. 251 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 3: Are you today? 252 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: I am great. Thank you so much for joining us. 253 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: Tell me your question. 254 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 3: Thank you for having me. So my question is how 255 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 3: do we so obviously we know, when you've said it 256 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 3: so many times, we're fighting for our lives right now, 257 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 3: right but on the local level, we're wanting to run 258 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: for elections, make sure that we're involved effect change in 259 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 3: our own little area of the world. How do we 260 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 3: motivate those who are saying I'm not worried about all that, right, 261 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 3: I'm just here to survive. I'm trying to figure this 262 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 3: all out. What is our message when we're knocking on doors, 263 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 3: you know, how do we get our national and state 264 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 3: leaders to help community activists, you know, local organizations to 265 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 3: actually be able to do this. We're not thinking about 266 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 3: at least right now here. This is our year for 267 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 3: local election. We're not thinking about twenty twenty six. We're 268 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 3: thinking about what are we going to do right now 269 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 3: to make sure that the fifteen to twenty percent that 270 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 3: come out, like we can have more percentage come out 271 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 3: and vote. Then you know, the low numbers that we 272 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 3: normally get during a local election. That really is a 273 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 3: concern as we're sitting here trying to figure out what 274 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: our message is because when we when we look nationally, 275 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 3: we don't even know what our messages in the Democratic 276 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 3: Party at the moment, which you are you say it 277 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 3: all the time, so that that's really just my question, 278 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 3: what do we do locally? 279 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 2: Well, let me turn this back on you. 280 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: You said a key thing you said when we knock 281 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: on doors, So I take it and means Sonanya, that 282 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: you're knocking doors about the election? 283 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 2: Is that true? 284 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, go ahead. 285 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 2: What organization are you a part of or did you start? 286 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 3: So? I'm the founder and executive director of the True 287 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 3: Collective and it's a local organization and we've been doing 288 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 3: the thing we are currently, you know, opening our own 289 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 3: community center. We've gotten lots of grants whatever. But I 290 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 3: guess it's the frustration on my end is I'm only 291 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 3: one person. I don't have the army, the backup, I 292 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 3: don't have the national accolades, you know, but I'm doing 293 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 3: the work, and I have grassroots individuals who are like, 294 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 3: we want to do what we want to do it right, 295 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 3: But there's usually like five to twenty of us at 296 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 3: the most, you know, at these protests are different things 297 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 3: going on, but that's not what's that's not what's working. Right, 298 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 3: Going going in the streets and holding up a sign 299 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 3: isn't what's working. We need to knock on doors. We 300 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 3: need to start talking to people. I have a State 301 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 3: of the Community coming up. I've invited all our federal, state, local, 302 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 3: you know, elected officials to come and talk to us. 303 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 3: We need to talk to you. They keep having these 304 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 3: town halls, but I don't know something is off because 305 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 3: we aren't there, and I don't think they really understand 306 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 3: what's going on. So I'm in Massachusetts and obviously not 307 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 3: really in re Presley's district. But who we have here 308 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 3: they don't have. They don't understand what and I always 309 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 3: say our community within the larger community because they don't 310 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 3: understand what's really going on. So how do we talk 311 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 3: to us right? Because we're the ones who sat back, 312 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 3: We're the ones who said we weren't voting for Kamala. 313 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 3: We were the ones who said that we weren't. We 314 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:13,160 Speaker 3: We've been disenfranchised for so long and you know they 315 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 3: don't do anything for us. But in actuality, politics is 316 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: paying attention to you, even though you're not paying attention 317 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 3: to politics. What are we doing to make sure that 318 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 3: they know we care? And we need to figure out 319 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 3: what to do together, because like you always say, we 320 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 3: all we. 321 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: Got so when you say we are the ones who 322 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: didn't vote for Kamala Harris, you're saying your organization or 323 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: were there other folks in the community who didn't. 324 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 3: Other folks in the community. It was so many arguments 325 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 3: that we've had and I don't want to say arguments, 326 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 3: but back and forth with do you mean you're not 327 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 3: coming out to vote? You know, as we're knocking on doors, 328 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 3: as we're just having conversation. It was very shocking to 329 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,959 Speaker 3: me to see how many of us and I mean 330 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 3: black people who were just like completely disengaged and saying 331 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 3: they're going to do what they want anyway. And now 332 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 3: we're here and now you want to do something. But 333 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 3: where were you when we were saying, just, you know, 334 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 3: take a couple of minutes to go and vote. 335 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, I will tell you this. 336 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: One of the things that I'm trying to do in 337 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: the shift. In my own posture is what asking myself? 338 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: What good does it do to tell someone I told 339 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: you so? At this point, like I told you so, 340 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: as not a motivator to get someone out of the 341 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: house to help you knocked doors to help you organize. 342 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: So really, the unifying factor has to be what is 343 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: necessary for our survival. Even if congress Woman Pressley is 344 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: not your Remember, I'm confident that she would love to 345 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: know about the work you're doing if she doesn't already, 346 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: and I'm sure she would want you engaged in the 347 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: stuff they're doing. Who is your member of Congress based 348 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: on where your organs position in Massachusetts? 349 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 3: Jake Falking Class, I don't. 350 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 2: Even know who that is, but call call Jake. Now. 351 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 3: I've spoken to Jake. I've invited him. You know, his 352 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 3: scheduler is working to see if he can come out. 353 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 3: But it's always that, right, you get the go between 354 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 3: and let's see if we can fit it in the schedule. 355 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 3: But you know, we're not a major whatever, So will 356 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 3: they come out. We're waiting to see. We're still you know, 357 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 3: they're they're very active in our community. 358 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: But I would ask Ayana to apply pressure to him. 359 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 3: I would ask I did hear what? I think her 360 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 3: name is miss Edie or something. But we emailed, and 361 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 3: we've emailed everyone, everyone who represents federal and state, Warren Markey, 362 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 3: all of them. We've emailed everybody. 363 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: But I think what I'm trying to suggest, Tanya is 364 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: it might be a different approach than an email. 365 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 2: It may be a call. 366 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: It may be an email's open copying some people that 367 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: you know may be helpful. 368 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 2: It may be. 369 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: I'm glad that we had a conversation because if there's 370 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: something that you can give to Lolo that I can 371 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: put on Ayana's radar, I will. One of the things 372 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: that we've seen in the last few weeks is that 373 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: coalition matters. We're not trying to go alone anymore. So 374 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: who is the NAACP president or the state the NAACP 375 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: chair in your area that can help? Can you guys 376 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: have a collaborative convening with a multi racial coalition of 377 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: folks who are engaged in this process right now? Can 378 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: you all have a candidates form where people are hearing 379 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: from their candidates. You know, when you're knocking on doors, 380 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: are you listening or are you just talking at people. 381 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: That also makes a really big difference, because, yeah, we 382 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: can get mad that they didn't participate, but the reason 383 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: people didn't participate is because they didn't see themselves in 384 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: the process. And the reason why they don't see themselves 385 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: in the process is because they didn't go vote. So 386 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: who's going to break the cycle? Like That's a conversation 387 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: that needs. 388 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 2: To be had. 389 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: The other thing that we have been doing is deepening 390 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 1: into listening a lot more. The tactics that we tried 391 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: for the last several decades did not yield the results 392 00:20:58,680 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: we desperately need. 393 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 2: That means a. 394 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: Paradigm shift has to happen, you know, And so I 395 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: think that's another piece of it as well. Again, even 396 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: when we just plan the State of the People twenty 397 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: four hour marathon, if you go back and look at it, 398 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: you will see people from a bunch of different organizations, 399 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: a bunch of different voices, some who don't even like 400 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: each other, but know that it's more important. 401 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 2: If we agree seventy five eighty eighty five ninety. 402 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: Percent of the time, then that is a majority, and 403 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: that is enough to hold hands, lock arm in arm, 404 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: and go forward together. That is our only mission right now. 405 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: If members of Congress aren't being responsive to you, let 406 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: us know they work for you. But also if we 407 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: can get to them early, sooner and easier, we will. 408 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 2: Help to do that. 409 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: I know firsthand Ayana shows up for the people, and 410 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: I'm saying Ayana is my friend, But congress Woman Presley 411 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: shows up for the people massively and across the country 412 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: and across the globe, so I know she would do 413 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: it in Massachusetts. My experience with Senator Warren's folks is 414 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: not much different. I wish that she would be more 415 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: vocal and more out in the front than what I've 416 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: seen her lately, because she was such a powerful voice 417 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: in the twenty twenty election, and I just wish that 418 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,959 Speaker 1: we were seeing more of her because she always speaks 419 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: truth to power. The main thing is I love that 420 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: you guys are door knocking. I don't know how long 421 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: we're going to have access to these social media platforms, 422 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: and we need to be mindful and aware of that. 423 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 2: I am very concerned about that. 424 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: So the fact that y'all are still engaging in old 425 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: school tactics and building up your database and figuring out 426 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: how you're going to keep talking to people is really 427 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: really smart, Tanya. I will just say this last thing 428 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: because I know you didn't ask me for tactics specifically, 429 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: but for you, when you're giving all that you have 430 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:54,959 Speaker 1: to your organization, it needs to feel rejuvenating. And if 431 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: it's feeling like it is draining you more than it 432 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: is pouring back in you, it's a sign from the 433 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: most high that something has to shift. And I'm telling 434 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: you this firsthand because I just went through this. There 435 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: were a lot of things I was doing, a lot 436 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: of battles I was fighting that were not mine. And 437 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: I went to my friend's Bible study on the phone 438 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,239 Speaker 1: and I heard it two months in a row, like 439 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: I'm fighting some extra because I'll fight anybody and anything. 440 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 2: Ain't my call no more. 441 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: Like now, my call is to be strategically focused on 442 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: the battle that is mine. 443 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: The rest of it is the Lord's. 444 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: A Jolanda Adam said, you gotta stay focused on the 445 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: gifts that you have, the gifts that aren't yours. You 446 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: got to delegate those out. And it might mean trusting 447 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: and delegating again to somebody who let you down and. 448 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 2: Drop the ball before. 449 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: That's so hard, I know, I know, but they will 450 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: show up this time. The season has changed, so you 451 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: got to shift with it, be still and listen to 452 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: the work that is yours to do. Because I'm clear 453 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: just from talking to you, Oh you got it. You're 454 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: supposed to be doing something right now. But I can 455 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 1: also see the exasperation on your face. 456 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 2: Yes, I can see. 457 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: I can see. I can see your drained. I can 458 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: see that you're tired. I can see the frustration. But 459 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: part of that means, Tanya, there's some people who are 460 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: trying to communicate something to you that you're not hearing. 461 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: And what we normally do is like, no, I gotta 462 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: figure it out. I know we're supposed to go down 463 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: this blah blah blah. But I'm telling you, even from 464 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: the twenty four hour marathon, I learned from Lolo and 465 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: from Holly and from Mark and from Ashley and all 466 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: these people. 467 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 2: I didn't have everything that I was supposed to have 468 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 2: to do this. 469 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 3: You don't know me, but I'm a crime baby. So 470 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 3: we're not going to make. 471 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: Say you say, but I'm just saying I literally God 472 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: gave me a part of a vision, and the part 473 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: of the vision he gave me was the part that 474 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: was mine to do and the rest of it. I 475 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: had to just surrender because it was everybody else and 476 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: their gifts and their talents and their time to do. 477 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 1: And it was hard for me because guess what, Tanya, 478 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 1: I can tell this about you too. I don't like 479 00:24:56,240 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: to ask for help, don't I don't like to ask 480 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 1: as for help because for the most part is this 481 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: It is not even me being like prophetic. For the 482 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: most part, the people who get into this are those 483 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: who will be like, I'll carry the whole community and culture. 484 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 2: On my back if I have to, yep. 485 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: But that's not your work right now. Your work right 486 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: now is to find coalition. It is to identify the talents. 487 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: It is to call forth the gifts and to build together. 488 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 2: Do not stop. 489 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: We need you, We got you. You are going to 490 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: be able to push this forward, and we're gonna we're 491 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: gonna do a tour so hopefully we can come do 492 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: this with you. And if people need to see names, fine, 493 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: let them see names. We'll make sure that you're surrounded 494 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: and covered. 495 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 2: But just start. Whoever, whoever there's a grudge. 496 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: Release it and call that person today wherever somebody you know, 497 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: somebody let you down and they didn't come through. Call 498 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: them today, be like, nothing else matters right now but 499 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: Black survival and liberation. Nothing else matters. But making sure 500 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: that somebody who deserves to be here don't get deported. 501 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: Nothing else matters, or making sure people who are sit 502 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,159 Speaker 1: god healthcare. Nothing else matters, but making sure we preserve 503 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: cancer funding research. Nothing else matters, but making sure that 504 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: folks who need snap benefits have it. So everything else 505 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: we're carrying, let it go. 506 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 3: You're not prophetic, but I have been struggling with that, 507 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 3: and the Lord has been talking to me. So you 508 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 3: said a word, and I know that it means that 509 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 3: that's what I'm supposed to do. So I appreciate it. 510 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 3: Thank you very much for having me. 511 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 2: I'm so glad you caught in. 512 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: I was like, I can see I was like, I 513 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: know exactly what you're dealing with. 514 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 2: I can see that in your faith. 515 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: But yes, you got this, and don't give up, and 516 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: please make sure you stay in contact with us through Lolo. 517 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 2: Probably already got a whole bunch of no treat right now. 518 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 2: I'm I already knew I know her, I know her. 519 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, we don't want you to give up, and 520 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: I know that we need you in this fight too, 521 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: so maybe just even you coming to be a part 522 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: of this with us. There's some you know, mutual sharing 523 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: that we can engage with, or we can give you 524 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: what you need you feel poured into so you can 525 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: go give the community what you need, thank you, or 526 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,959 Speaker 1: what they need. Yeah both, reciple absolutely, Yeah, all right, 527 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: Kanya you too. Well you guys, I know we're a 528 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: little bit over, but we have. 529 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 2: A few more guests. 530 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: I have to be obedient to my spirit, so that's 531 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: what I was doing. I do not apologize for that 532 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: when you're a little over, So stick with us, and 533 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: we have another question coming up. Hi yam, all right, 534 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: how are you doing? Please tell us your name and 535 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: where you're from. 536 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 5: I'm doing great. My name is Jaya Davon. I am 537 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 5: in New York. I'm so honored to be here. I'm 538 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 5: honored to be here. 539 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 2: Are you in the city? 540 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 5: I am, I am, I am here. I'm honored to 541 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 5: be speaking to you. I'm so grateful for the work 542 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 5: that you do that Native Lamb pod does. You are 543 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 5: on my vision board in college, so to be holding 544 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 5: space with you right now is insane. So thank you 545 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 5: for that. My question is in this time of deep division, 546 00:27:53,680 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 5: with so many conflicting messages, voices, platforms. Everybody got a podcast, 547 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 5: as everybody has an opinion, everybody is on social media. 548 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 5: How do we begin to unify around a common purpose? 549 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 5: And then also should we even be looking for a 550 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 5: single definitive leader or is that the wrong approach? Like 551 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 5: I'm hearing a lot about who's the leader of the 552 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 5: Democratic Party, who's the leader of this? And it also 553 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 5: sometimes feels as though people are more focused on becoming 554 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 5: high profile activists than actually doing the real work of change. 555 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 5: And Bernice King, she once noted recently, I think it 556 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 5: was for Black History Month, that her father, doctor Martin 557 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 5: Luther King Junior, wasn't considered famous in his time and 558 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 5: in his era. And people of today get that conflicted 559 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 5: because we honor him in such, you know, great fashion, 560 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 5: But he wasn't famous then. So what does that tell 561 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 5: us about leadership today in this mine digital era. 562 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: Yes, I would tell you, Ja, first of all, thank 563 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: you for all that you shared and the compliments. I'm 564 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 1: really grateful to have been on your college vision board. 565 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: I'm tired of you young folks talking about Oh I 566 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: learned about you when I was this school. 567 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 2: I'm like, that is no. 568 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 3: I've been following you that a long time and I've 569 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 3: been out of college. 570 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 2: But that's my point that no, but these I'm telling 571 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 2: you that. 572 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: But that's the point too, Like a long time ago 573 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: when I was a college I'm like, Okay, this is 574 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: so disrespectful, but it's fine. I'm really really grateful for that. 575 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: I will tell you that now. It is imperative that 576 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: we keep the main thing the main thing. And black 577 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: folks everywhere knows what that know what that means. It 578 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: is we cannot be distracted with stuff that doesn't matter. 579 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 2: It don't matter who the leader is. It don't matter 580 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 2: who is. 581 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: Trying to put their ego up top and be the 582 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: biggest boss. It don't matter who think they running for 583 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: president in twenty twenty eight, especially those who don't have 584 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: no chance. That's all I'm gonna say with that, it 585 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. Like that's not our battle right now. Our 586 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: singular mission should be the liberation of black people. Because 587 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: what we know, even from the Civil rights movement, is 588 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: when we went out and protected our rights, our humanity, 589 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: our personhood, that covered everybody. Every time we stand up 590 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: for us, we cover the masses, and we just got 591 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: to remember that right now. And so Ja, I can 592 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 1: tell from talking to you you are thoughtful. I can 593 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: tell from talking to you you are compassionate. I can 594 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: tell from talking to you deeply care about the upward 595 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: mobility of black folks. That's what you fight right now, 596 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: That's what you push right now. You yoke up with 597 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: people who are aligned with that mission and you push 598 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: towards that. There is a lot of space and needs 599 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: for volunteers and what we're trying to build. We would 600 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: love to have you. Everybody's volunteering. 601 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 2: I am too. We would love to have you. 602 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: We want like minded people who love our people enough 603 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: to push us forward. 604 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 2: The leaders will show up, The leaders will rise to 605 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 2: the top. The leaders will bring others along with them. 606 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: We don't have to identify that. That's on God, Like 607 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: we can let that go, you know. And I will 608 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: just say shout out to my brother Hakim Jeffries, who 609 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: is the highest ranking black person in the party, okay 610 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: in the party right now, And I thank God because 611 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: I'm watching an evolution happen with Hai Kim Jeffries where 612 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: he's starting to show up and like, oh, we fighting Okay, 613 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 1: well then let's fight with it, and it is what 614 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: is needed for the moment. People just want to see 615 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: that they're protected. So our obligation is protect one another, 616 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: to love on one another, to tell the truth to 617 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: each other, to make sure that when harm is coming, 618 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: we hunker down and protect against those harms. And that 619 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 1: is leadership. Leadership isn't about being seen or going viral. 620 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: If that happens, more power team if it doesn't, keep 621 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: doing the work, and that's what we have to focus on. 622 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 1: I would just challenge you to not be worried about 623 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 1: the distract and keep the main thing the main thing. 624 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 5: I received that. 625 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 2: Thank you, Angela, Thank you, Jane, I really appreciate you. 626 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 3: Sure, Okay, thank you, welcome hall, thank you. 627 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 2: Okay. 628 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: I think we have a couple of more questions. Let's 629 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: put the next one up. Tell me your name so 630 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: that people know my. 631 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 6: Name is Brandon James Scott. I just the question is like, 632 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 6: what does the resistance look like knowing that this we're 633 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 6: up now against a very huge structure of people that 634 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 6: do not play fair and do not follow the laws themselves. 635 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 1: Yes, Brandon, where are you from? 636 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 6: I'm live I'm in Live in Memphis, Tennessee. But I've 637 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 6: been over twenty years. 638 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: Okay, Okay, but you're from Memphis. 639 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 3: No, I'm from Florida originally. 640 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 2: Okay. 641 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: So you're from Florida originally and now you live in Memphis. 642 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 6: Now I'm living in Memphis. I moved to Memphis to 643 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 6: create some change. 644 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 2: Okay. 645 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: So the question for Brandon is what does the resistance 646 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: look like? Let me tell y'all something that you're not 647 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: gonna like. 648 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 2: The resistance is so twenty twenty, honey, it's no. I'm sorry. 649 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: The resistance is so twenty sixteen, honey. There was twenty 650 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: twenty two as well. And I think we are called 651 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: beyond the resistance right now. We are the opposition because 652 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 1: we are embodying our power. I was in Selma this 653 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: past weekend for the commemoration of Bloody Sunday, and even 654 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: as we walked across the Evan Pettis Bridge back into 655 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: time because that's where this fascist regime is trying to 656 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: take us back into time, what I know is. 657 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,959 Speaker 2: That we are still in our power. 658 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: Janey Nelson from NAACPLDF define democracy as the power of 659 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: the people, and so what we are being called to 660 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: do is to sit within, to embody our full power, 661 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 1: to unite, to realize that the power is in numbers. 662 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: We cannot engage in the math of subtraction and division. 663 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 1: We must engage in the math of addition and multiplication. 664 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: It is required of us. When the people unite, they 665 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: will never be defeated. That is the protest line. The 666 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: people I was gonna say, divided Jesus, the people united 667 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: will never be defeated, right, that is the line. So 668 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 1: if we can stand together, if we can get rid 669 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 1: of petty disagreements, if we can get rid of old beef, 670 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: if we can shed who needs to be in charge, 671 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: if we can get rid of ego, the people united 672 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: will never be defeated. And that's what we got to 673 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:40,360 Speaker 1: know right now. The People united are the opposition because 674 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: there's power in numbers. The people united is what democracy 675 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,360 Speaker 1: looks like. Know this alleged democracy and never served you. 676 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: But yes, you can build the democracy we deserve. You 677 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 1: must because the People united will never be defeated, Brandon, 678 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 1: And that's the part. So I will tell you this too. 679 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 1: As you are in Memphis. I want you to know 680 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 1: that Memphis has a very very special place in my heart. 681 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:08,359 Speaker 2: Memphis is a. 682 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 1: Place for black people to go for a spiritual pilgrimage. 683 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:16,399 Speaker 1: That is where they took out doctor King. So if 684 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 1: we can go back to Memphis together as a people, 685 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 1: I don't know when we're going to do this, but 686 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,759 Speaker 1: I feel strongly that we must. That is where the 687 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 1: rebirth is. Doctor King preached a sermon called a Knock 688 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: at Midnight. It was midnight when he was assassinated. For us, 689 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 1: it's time for us to come out of midnight. It's 690 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 1: time for us to come together and turn the page 691 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: of what is very dark in our historical past, that 692 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: darkness they're trying to bring back. It might be midnight 693 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:51,800 Speaker 1: for all of us right now. Midnight is the darkest hour. 694 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: But at some point day has to break and the 695 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: People United will never be defeated as how we see daylight. 696 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,799 Speaker 1: So I want to encourage you with that, Brandon. I 697 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 1: look forward to working with you. I hope that we 698 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:09,839 Speaker 1: don't focus on resisting and we focus on empowering. I 699 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,960 Speaker 1: hope that we focus on opposition, because that's where the 700 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: power that people really is. 701 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 3: Thank you that was very well put. 702 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 6: And pray for Memphis right now because they just sold 703 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 6: a lot of land to Eon Musk, so pray for Memphis. 704 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: Eon is right Ei eio elon. We are not here 705 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,799 Speaker 1: for you. We got to take them on. And I 706 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 1: think that this is the kind of thing where we 707 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: should be starting to go fund me and trying to 708 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:35,320 Speaker 1: reclaim property. But you're absolutely right. They always take advantage 709 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 1: of what who is most vulnerable and the areas that 710 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:41,399 Speaker 1: are most vulnerable among us, the People United is what 711 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,400 Speaker 1: will make us see something different. So thank you so much, Brandon, 712 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 1: Thank you obay? 713 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 2: Okay? Is that all the questions y'all? Did we get 714 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 2: through everybody? All right? 715 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: Well, we so appreciate your time today. Let's keep talking 716 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 1: y'all again. It is the trick of the enemy to 717 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: make us feel like we are by ourselves, like we 718 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 1: are alone, we are in isolation. Keep talking to your neighbors, 719 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,720 Speaker 1: keep talking to your friends, Keep digging in with how 720 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 1: we can fight against this fascist regime called the Trump administration. 721 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 1: Do not let them steal your joy, Do not let 722 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:21,239 Speaker 1: them steal your creative ability to unite, come together and 723 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:26,320 Speaker 1: fight back. The People United will never be defeated. Welcome home, y'all. 724 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,440 Speaker 1: Native Lampard is a production of iHeartRadio in partnership with 725 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: Reason Choice Media. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the 726 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:52,200 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast, or wherever you listen to your 727 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:52,920 Speaker 1: favorite shows.