WEBVTT - The Covenant with Black America

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<v Speaker 1>My League.

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<v Speaker 2>Buds has how to knowledge you want?

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<v Speaker 1>My league? But has he the knowledge you need? My league?

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<v Speaker 1>But chat they have all the books that the whole

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<v Speaker 1>wild world one up read.

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<v Speaker 2>My League, Buds.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to Malak's Bookshelf, bringing a world together

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<v Speaker 1>with books, culture and community.

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<v Speaker 2>What a dude? What a do? Everyone? This is Malie,

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<v Speaker 2>the host of Malik's Bookshelf.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you're having a wonderful week and I hope

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<v Speaker 1>that you're doing very well well to This episode is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be about information, book reviews, and our upcoming

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<v Speaker 1>event with Jay Ellis in conversation with Easter Ray With

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<v Speaker 1>This has taking place August thirteenth, twenty twenty four at

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<v Speaker 1>the Miracle Theater in Inglewood.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, this is going to be a performance by Jay Ellis.

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<v Speaker 1>And a book discussion centered around his new book that

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<v Speaker 1>just came out, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend or

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<v Speaker 1>Just Me?

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<v Speaker 2>An Adventure in Boyhood.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay's new book is a life affirming, hilarious, and vulnerable

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<v Speaker 1>exploration of coming of age in the nineteen nineties with

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<v Speaker 1>an imaginary side kick.

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<v Speaker 2>Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend or Just Me?

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<v Speaker 1>Is not only an AFFIRMI but also transporting a true

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<v Speaker 1>beacon for both our younger and older selves who were

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<v Speaker 1>once lonely and perhaps all still lonely at times, but

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<v Speaker 1>have also been capable of wielding our immense imaginations. Whoa wait,

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<v Speaker 1>This book is pot with humor and it's a fun read.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a book that j Ellis trucks, an unforgettable

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<v Speaker 1>story of looking inward to solve some life biggest and

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<v Speaker 1>smallest challenges as he opens up his world and his

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<v Speaker 1>mind in a way to bring joy, guidance, and fun

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<v Speaker 1>to the readers at large. Now, August thirteenth, at the

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<v Speaker 1>Miracle Theater in Inglewood at seven pm, Jay Ellis is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be in conversation with Issa Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>This is gonna be an electric day.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, what Jay is going to do is a performance first,

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<v Speaker 1>which is gonna give a very telling, artistic and theatric

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<v Speaker 1>portrayal of his new book.

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<v Speaker 2>And after j Ellis's performance.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna go right into the historic conversation with Ray.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's gonna moderate the conversation with Jay Ellis?

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<v Speaker 2>Is this gonna be electric day?

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<v Speaker 1>And that's not all because right after the conclusion of

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<v Speaker 1>the discussion, the performance and the book signing, because Jay

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be signing.

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<v Speaker 2>His new book, Did Everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Have an Imaginary Friend or Just Me An Adventures in Boyhood.

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<v Speaker 1>After the conclusion of that part of the event, we're

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<v Speaker 1>moving on to the Box Stage after party, which is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna take place at the Miracle Theater at the conclusion

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<v Speaker 1>of the first part of the event, and we're gonna eat,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna party, live band, and we're gonna talk,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna network, and we're gonna play games, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of that takes place all on the same evening

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<v Speaker 1>from six o'clock where the doors open till midnight. Is

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<v Speaker 1>all going down at the Miracle Theater hosted by Milik Books.

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<v Speaker 1>Register for this upcoming event go to milikbooks dot com

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<v Speaker 1>now stay tuned for the rest of this episode on

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<v Speaker 1>Malik's Bookshelf Bringing a world together with books, culture, and conity. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Malik's Bookshelf is all about community. But what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on in the community, what's happening.

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<v Speaker 2>In your neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that in Los Angeles we try to do

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous amount of events to bring consciousness and culture

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<v Speaker 1>to literacy because books are important. I read something the

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<v Speaker 1>other day that sixty one percent of low income homes

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<v Speaker 1>don't have books inside their homes.

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<v Speaker 2>That's mind boggling. That blew me away.

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<v Speaker 1>Also read with fifty percent of homes don't do any

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<v Speaker 1>reading inside their homes. And also one out of four

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<v Speaker 1>children grow up without learning how to read.

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<v Speaker 3>That there's over forty five million functionally illiterates in America,

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<v Speaker 3>the most advanced and superioration on the planet.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a.

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<v Speaker 1>Direct relationship between reading and juvenile offenders because eighty five

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<v Speaker 1>percent of juveniles that are offenders have difficulty reading. So

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<v Speaker 1>there is a relationship between crime and illiteracy.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, we got to do better in this country.

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<v Speaker 1>And we got to increase and promote reading because it

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<v Speaker 1>is a direct result of your achievements and advancements. And

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<v Speaker 1>so Malik Books is doing we can, but we need

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more people to be involved and engaged in

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<v Speaker 1>finding ways to help our young and our youth in

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<v Speaker 1>America to read in order to achieve It's a direct relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we need to do better. This country is

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<v Speaker 1>being most advanced nation on the planet and our test

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<v Speaker 1>scores are low.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a statistic that was done this show just

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<v Speaker 2>reading twenty minutes a.

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<v Speaker 1>Day helps children score in the seventy five percentile on

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<v Speaker 1>the standardized tests that they give.

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<v Speaker 2>Every year to students in school.

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<v Speaker 1>And they say if you read five minutes a day,

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<v Speaker 1>it increases to fifty percent on the standardized tests that

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<v Speaker 1>they give students all over the country.

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<v Speaker 2>So reading has a direct relationship to.

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<v Speaker 1>Your grades, achievements, your ambitions, and just overall how you

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<v Speaker 1>see the world and everything in it. I can go

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<v Speaker 1>on and on and on the power and the effect

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<v Speaker 1>of reading.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't you know.

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<v Speaker 1>We specialize in African American and diversity books, but our

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<v Speaker 1>recommendation is you to find books that can.

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<v Speaker 2>Excite you to want to read. Because we get people.

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<v Speaker 1>In the store all the time and say, hey, my child,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't read a lie.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you recommend?

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<v Speaker 1>My first question is what does he like to read?

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<v Speaker 1>Because we want to give a kid a book. If

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<v Speaker 1>it's a comic book, hey you're still reading. If it's

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<v Speaker 1>a graphic novel, if it's a book about mystery, if

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<v Speaker 1>it's a book about humor, if it's a book about

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Only thing about Malique books is that we

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<v Speaker 1>specialize in black and diversity books, so we try to

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<v Speaker 1>find a subject matter that they like, but the author

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<v Speaker 1>is typically black, because most of our books in our store,

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<v Speaker 1>not all, but most of them are written by black authors.

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<v Speaker 1>But we try to find a book so that they

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<v Speaker 1>could if they like a venture, if they like fantasy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I go to Kobe Bryann's books, which you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he has a series he created and God rest his soul,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's no longer amongst us, but he was

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<v Speaker 1>creating these series of books about the superpower within you

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<v Speaker 1>and the work ethic and your ability to drawing from

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<v Speaker 1>your inner strength by working hard, due diligence, stick to

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<v Speaker 1>the determination, and harnessing your inner talents by through hard work.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was creating this whole series of books, the

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<v Speaker 1>Wizard series and the et Parking and the series of

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<v Speaker 1>books that're all sitting around sports, but they're all center

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<v Speaker 1>around work ethic. And he wanted to courage the next

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<v Speaker 1>generation to see themselves as superhuman and if they apply themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>if they worked hard and if they stuck to something,

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<v Speaker 1>that they could become a master and therefore elevate. And

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<v Speaker 1>so that whole series I always share that with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people that comes to Maligue books, the Kobe

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<v Speaker 1>Brown series that he created. He's no longer amongst us,

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<v Speaker 1>but the series is still around, it's still evolving, it's

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<v Speaker 1>still books are still coming out. So I definitely encourage

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<v Speaker 1>that series because it teaches, you know, our young and

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<v Speaker 1>our youth the importance of working hard and believing in themselves.

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<v Speaker 4>But we got to do better and making reading exciting,

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<v Speaker 4>reading important, and reading as a way to be a

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<v Speaker 4>building block for success because we're competing against so many

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<v Speaker 4>other distractions, video games, phones, you know, their cell phones

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<v Speaker 4>are very addictive, and just kids strolling on their social media,

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<v Speaker 4>which can be very time consuming for waste of time,

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't elevate your brain.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's so many influence on there, this misinformed, misguiding people,

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<v Speaker 1>and we just got to do better at making reading

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<v Speaker 1>more fun and entertaining and inspirational. So if you're out

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<v Speaker 1>there listening, do what you can to create the next

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<v Speaker 1>generation of change by using books to make a difference. Yo,

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<v Speaker 1>we got another high event this August fourteenth at six.

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<v Speaker 2>To nine pm to coven it with Black America twenty

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<v Speaker 2>years later.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, twenty years ago that was a bestseller written by

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<v Speaker 1>Tavis Smiley. Well, today, twenty years later, we have the

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<v Speaker 1>book relaunch twenty years later, The Covenant with Black of

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<v Speaker 1>America by Tivis Smiley, the owner of KBLA Talk Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>And we all know how important talk radio is. Where

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<v Speaker 1>Tavis Smiley has a black owned, progressively owned black radio

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<v Speaker 1>station that's progressively black, that talk about black issues all

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<v Speaker 1>day long, twenty four seven, three hundred and sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>days a year, and he's having this explosive event, The

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<v Speaker 1>Covenant with Black America twenty years later. Now check out,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a pre launch pre event where Malik Books

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<v Speaker 1>is the official bookseller.

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<v Speaker 2>At the event.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, this is a community event and it's free. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you go to KBLA Talk Radio you can register.

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<v Speaker 1>That's KBLA fifteen eighty dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>You can register free full event.

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<v Speaker 1>I got the links on Belief Books dot com too,

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<v Speaker 1>make it easy for you.

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<v Speaker 2>But guess who.

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<v Speaker 1>All is in the house besides Tivins Smiley, Who's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be joining him for an evening filled with the inspiration

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<v Speaker 1>a pre publication book party featuring Covenant contributors Cornell West,

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<v Speaker 1>Malia Abdullah, Connie Rice, Mark Ridley, Thomas Tyrone Howard, and

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<v Speaker 1>Lisa A.

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<v Speaker 2>Dona, all contributors.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the relaunch of the Covenant with Black America twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years later. This is gonna be epic, It's gonna be community.

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<v Speaker 1>They're all gonna be.

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<v Speaker 2>In the house talking about the.

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<v Speaker 1>Block agenda, the Covenant with Black America and where do

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<v Speaker 1>we go from here and beyond?

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<v Speaker 2>And this is gonna be stellar. You got to come

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<v Speaker 2>on through. This is gonna be prolific, progressively.

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<v Speaker 1>Black, and it's gonna be one of the events you

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<v Speaker 1>don't wanna miss.

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<v Speaker 2>August fourteenth at six pm.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Now, for those who don't know, doctor Cornell West

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<v Speaker 1>is running for the presidency of the United States and

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<v Speaker 1>his vice president is one of the founders of the

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<v Speaker 1>Black Lives Matter movement, Melina Abdullah. Now both of them

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna be at the event and their contributors to

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<v Speaker 1>the Covenant with Black America twenty years later. They are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be at the event, along with Tyvins, Smiley and

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<v Speaker 1>the other individuals contributors that I mentioned. But Cornell West

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the most intellectuals and speakers.

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<v Speaker 2>In the country. Now he's running for president.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know all his views, but I imagine that

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<v Speaker 1>evening he's gonna talk about his campaign and.

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<v Speaker 2>His policy issues.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's one of the most highly sought out speakers

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<v Speaker 1>in the country for decades. He's one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>highly respected black figures in the black community and America.

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<v Speaker 2>So this event is going to be history. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to miss this.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Really Thomas, one of the most decorated councilmen in

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles, is in the house as well. Listen, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta come on through and if you want to attend

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<v Speaker 1>this event, you gotta go to KBLA fifteen eighty dot

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<v Speaker 1>com to register for the event and receive the undisclosed

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<v Speaker 1>location after you RSVP.

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<v Speaker 2>So right now, if you want.

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<v Speaker 1>To attend this event, you gotta go to KBLA fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty dot com. That's KBLA fifteen eighty dot com and

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<v Speaker 1>after you register, you'll receive.

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<v Speaker 2>The location of the event.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an event you don't want to miss.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I got a book review.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, this book I came across I carried in the

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<v Speaker 1>store as well. It's called The Seven Habits are Highly

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<v Speaker 1>Effective People, Powerful Lessons and Personal Change by Steven R.

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<v Speaker 2>Covet.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, this book was very interesting and powerful and effective.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the things I learned from reading this book

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<v Speaker 1>was how humans are creatures of habit. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent accurate. We all have these habits, and

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<v Speaker 1>these habits affect our lives, for the good.

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<v Speaker 2>And for the worse. And so you've heard it takes

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight days the breaker habit. Well, it takes twenty

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<v Speaker 2>eight days the former habit.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the other things I thought was powerful about

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<v Speaker 1>the book was how to create lasting change, like act

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<v Speaker 1>not react, predict consequences before pursuing endeavors, listen to others

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<v Speaker 1>before speaking, schedule your priorities, seek the common benefits, keeping

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<v Speaker 1>effective system running, work with others to achieve results. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought that those were very simple and effective things that

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<v Speaker 1>you can do to create lasting change.

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<v Speaker 2>In your life.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, one of the things that emphasized in this

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<v Speaker 1>book that I thought was very striking was that we

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<v Speaker 1>worry about things that we can't change instead of dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with the things that we can't change. So, hey, if

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<v Speaker 1>it's something that you can't do nothing about, that you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have no power to do nothing about, then kind

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<v Speaker 1>of leave those things to the side and let things

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<v Speaker 1>happen as they going to happen. But the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you can make a difference, and the things that you

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<v Speaker 1>can make a change and the things that you can

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<v Speaker 1>be more effective. Do those things, focus on those things,

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<v Speaker 1>organize those things. One of the most effective things that

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<v Speaker 1>you can do for personal development and personal change is

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<v Speaker 1>to focus on yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>That's mind, body, and soul. Working out makes you.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel good doing the things that elevates you and enhances

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<v Speaker 1>who you are. The book really emphasized that personal growth

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<v Speaker 1>and investing in self sharpens you physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally,

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<v Speaker 1>and socially, and it creates.

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<v Speaker 2>Harmony and balance.

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<v Speaker 1>So you must invest in yourself and that's very important

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<v Speaker 1>because that's the only way you're going to unlock the

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<v Speaker 1>potential inside you. And one more things we cannot underestimate

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<v Speaker 1>the development of good relationships with others.

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<v Speaker 2>Connecting emotionally with others.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one of the most important ingredients that effective people

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<v Speaker 1>are so good at, and they create these powerful relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>Because of this effectiveness they have with people, they are

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<v Speaker 1>able to connect and people are able to build a

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<v Speaker 1>relationship and transcend the moment to long lasting friendships, business relations,

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<v Speaker 1>professional relations. These are some of the habits that highly

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<v Speaker 1>affective people are very good at, and these are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that we can learn, learn to implement

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<v Speaker 1>in our lives to make powerful relationships.

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<v Speaker 2>Because when to grow, you need to.

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<v Speaker 1>Have strong habits, effective habits, and these are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the seven habits of highly effective people. Now there's old

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<v Speaker 1>saying we don't have to reinvent the will, but all

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<v Speaker 1>we have to do is study.

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<v Speaker 2>People who are highly effective.

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<v Speaker 1>So this book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,

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<v Speaker 1>Powerful Lessons and Personal Change, by Steven R.

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<v Speaker 2>Covey.

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