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When you take the big view
of our country's history,
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America has gotten
certain things right.
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♪ How can it be? And one of the things
we got the most right
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is the First Amendment.
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It's got freedom of religion,
freedom of speech,
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the right to assemble.
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It's America's greatest hits
written on cool paper.
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It's these freedoms that ensure our voices are heard.
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From the women's
suffrage movement
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that won women the right
to vote in elections
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to fighting Jim Crow laws
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during the Civil Rights
movement
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to the anti-war demonstrations
of the '70s,
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Americans have a rich history
of speaking truth to power.
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And we all know real activism
when we see it.
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Dre, look. Junior thinks
he's a modern-day Malcolm X.
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If you're paying attention,
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then you probably feel
the same way I do.
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It was true in the '80s,
and it's still true now.
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the police.
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And this ain't it.
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Ford,
Built Ford Proud
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You know,Pops is gonna be pissed
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that Junior's wearing
his T-shirt.
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He's allergic
to baby powder.
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I-I'm sorry,
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but that's the only problem
you have with that, Dre?
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Look, Junior is a promising
executive in the making
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at a prestigious firm.
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He can't go promoting messages
like that
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without considering
the effect
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that it's gonna have
on the workplace.
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[ Scoffs ]This workplace?Yes.
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Okay. The place where womenaren't allowed to say "cramps"?
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It is icky.
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Okay, look,
I don't care
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about what Junior has to sayon the Internet.
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Nobody does.
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Over more than half
his followers
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are sitting in this roomright now.
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He is no Huey P. Newton.
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Wait, but you're not proud
of his activism?
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So all anybody has to dois go on an IG rant
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wearing a T-shirt they can'twear in front of their mother
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and they're consideredan activist?
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That's a good point.When I was Junior's age,
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activism was taken seriously,
alright.
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We couldn't phone in our beefwith the establishment.
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Right. You probably had to
fax in your beefs, right?
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No. We had to be calculatedand intentional.
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You know,that's one of the reasons
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I went to a Black college.
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Because I wanted to bearound like-minded people
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who were down to do whateverit took to make change.
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My college
was the opposite.
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It was full
of like-minded people
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who wanted nothing
to change.
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See, that's what
I'm up against.
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Whenever Imade a statement,
I didn't get likes,
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I got smacked
upside the head.
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My ass was on the line.
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Call me crazy,
but it seems to me
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like Junior is doing
exactly what I imagine
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you and your friends did
at Black college.
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Junior is just stuntingfor the 'gram.
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Nothing more,
nothing less.
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And it's aBlack college.Not Black college, okay.
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I've told you that
a million times.
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If that's the case, Dre, why
don't they play in bowl games?
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Ohhhh, burn.
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I know the difference between
activism and in-activism,
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and I knew which one I was
gonna find when I got home.
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We have to defund
the police.
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Then you can releasethe pressure from my neck
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and put some respecton my name.
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Give us, us free,justice and liberty.
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Junior,
that was amazing.
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Thanks, babe.
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What the hell was that?
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Oh, hey, Dad, you wantto check out the video
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that we madeabout defunding the police?
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Okay, listen,
Junior Van Peebles, alright.
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Do you know how dumb you sound
saying "defund the police"
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in your mom's beret?
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Okay, there is nothing stupidabout getting the word out.
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I'm doing the same thingas a lot of other activists.
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Mr. Johnson, this is what
getting involved looks like.
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It is not just
African medallions
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and high top fades
anymore.
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And what are your goals?
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And how much can you
really trust social media?
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Instagram is for White women
posting their booty gains,
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not for starting
a revolution.
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The revolution
has to start somewhere.
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A revolution can't start unless
you have people on your side.
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"Fight the power"
was a clear message.
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"Defund the police,"
what does that even mean?
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It means redirecting
the huge police budget
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to fund school lunches,
affordable housing,
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unemployment assistance.
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Okay, okay.
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I'll ride
with all of that,
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but you have to sell it
to the people
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in a way
that doesn't scare them.
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Like when fast-food restaurants
introduces salads,
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they don't say they're
"defunding the hamburger."
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Okay, did you just compare
police violence to hamburgers?
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They both
kill Black people!
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Dad, you are getting
too hung up on the words.
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We are trying
to change things
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so that people don't get shot
for running stop signs.
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Yes.And freeing up some
of the police budget
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would mean that some
of the potholes
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you always complain about
would get filled.
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So you think your
silly little rhymes
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are gonna fix
the streets?
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Hmm?
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What are you gonna fill
those potholes with?
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Retweets?
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Son, if you want
to fight the power,
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you gotta get
your hands dirty.
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Look, Dad, we get it.
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Back in your day, you watched
a lot of Spike Lee movies
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and everybody was sweaty.
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You had your ways,
and we have ours.
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Okay.
C'mon, Liv.
Let's go re-do it.
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My face looked a little weird
in that last one.
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Let's do it
in front of that bush
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that looks like the background
of the Obama portrait.
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Yeah.
Right.
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Just as Junior and his beret
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threatened the very sanctity
of activism,
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others in the Johnson gang
seemed to have the right idea.
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Alright, I think this
gets my point across.
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Yours looks way better
than mine.
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Um...almost all the wordsare spelled right.
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Thanks.
I really tried.
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Mm-hmm.
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Hey, a bunch of us are about to
go up by the school
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and post some flyers
about the upcoming march.
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Wanna roll with us?
Yes!
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Or...yeah, I think
I could swing it.
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Alright, let's roll.
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I only have four spots
in my car.
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Oh, cool. I mean, one, two,
three, four, so...
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Actually,
one, two, three, four.
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Oh. Uh...
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Well, we were just gonna put up
signs in the neighborhood,
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so, uh, maybe you guys
can do that.
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Bye.
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Next protest,
we're going to need
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to make having a third row of
seating mandatory.
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Hmph.
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Listen to me.
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That boy could be
driving a motorhome,
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there still wouldn't be enough
room for two 15-year-old boys.
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But we're small.
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I'm fine
sitting on a lap.
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Okay.
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Freshmen girls are playing
a different game than boys.
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See, Diane's a flower,
m'kay,
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and right now she's in season,
she's blossoming.
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You're just a sapling
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that hopefully one day
becomes a tree.
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But no one wants to hang around
with freshman boys.
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But Diane and I
are twins.
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You are.
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But Diane's on
a different path now, baby.
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Okay, Grandma.
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But so you know,
we were triplets,
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and she chose
to absorb the otherone.
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So, I think we're good.
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Yeah. A'ight.
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Hmph.
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Hi, babe.
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Hey, baby.
Now, look.
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Can you believe your son?Huh?
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Alright, he's trying to change
the police and Medicare
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and potholes
with social media posts.
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Of course he is, Dre.
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Online activism works.
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It has brought attention
to police brutality
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in a way that we've
never seen before.
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It's toppled dictators.
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Ended Roseanne's career.
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You should be proud
of your son.
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He's getting in
"good trouble."
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"Good trouble"?
Yeah.
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Bow.
Huh?
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I occupied the A building
at Howard.
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Junior is occupying
my couch.
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Dre, you sound so old right now,
and you rarely sound young.
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This makes your "Drake sings
too much to be a rapper" take
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look cutting-edge.
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Dre, Junior has as much fire
as you had at his age.
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He's just using his voice
differently.
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Bow, protest without some sort
of sacrifice is just words.
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Ali, he lost the prime
of his career.
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King lost his life.
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A-And what did the black squares
that everyone was posting do?
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Nothing. Huh?
Nothing.
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You want to know why,
Bow?
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Because it was
just a gesture.
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And that's exactly what
our son is -- a black square.
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You're proud of that,
aren't you?
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Eh, a little bit.
Yeah.
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Yeah, just wish
he was here for it.
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Mm-hmm, of course.
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I realized that Junior
wasn't going to learn
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how to really make a difference scrolling through his phone.
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He needed me
to set the example.
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Hey, son, I want you
to look at something.
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Alright.
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What you're about to see
is what happens
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when you actually
get your hands dirty.
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This is clear, concise,
and effective.
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We at Stevens & Lido
support Black business
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and economic empowerment for
the Black community at large.
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Together, we can be the change
we want to see in the world.
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I've got Stevens & Lido
to announce a plan
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to provide pro bono ad services
for Black-owned businesses.
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Bam!
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That's it?
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What do you mean,
"That's it?"
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Alright, we're -- we're gonna
teach them to create websites,
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organize media buys,
build e-commerce capabilities.
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Do you know how much
that's gonna help us
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keep Black dollars
in Black pockets?
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I think you're confusing Black
capitalism with Black activism.
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Ah.
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I get why you can't understand
what I'm saying.
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It's because I didn't say it
in 150 characters or less, huh?
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No, I get
what you're doing.
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I just feel like
a lot of other companies
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have made statements
or donations.
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It's not about
what other companies did.
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It's about me
using my capital
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to accomplish
something concrete.
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Son, I put my ass on the line
at work.
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This is how it gets done.
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Or it's how you preserve
the status quo.
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Me, personally, I am more into
burning it all down
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and starting all over,
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but, hey, you know, I get
why you are not interested
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in changing things
that much.
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What do you mean?
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Come on, face it, Dad.
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You've become "The Man."
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What?
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Nice try, though.
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I am not "The Man."
253
00:10:06,214 --> 00:10:08,433
I am not "The Man"!
254
00:10:08,477 --> 00:10:09,696
You...
255
00:10:09,739 --> 00:10:13,308
You are a Black Square!
256
00:10:13,351 --> 00:10:15,440
Damn it, that did not have
the sting I thought it would.
257
00:10:18,705 --> 00:10:21,403
Okay.
Alright, I think I got it.
258
00:10:21,446 --> 00:10:22,447
Hey, babe.
Hey.
259
00:10:22,491 --> 00:10:23,927
Oh.
Mm-hmm?
260
00:10:23,971 --> 00:10:24,928
You missed
a place setting.
261
00:10:24,972 --> 00:10:26,190
No, I didn't.
Yeah, you did.
262
00:10:26,234 --> 00:10:27,365
Unh-unh.
263
00:10:27,409 --> 00:10:29,716
Revolutionaries,
they sit at the counter.
264
00:10:29,759 --> 00:10:33,458
Huh?Alright, can you believe
Junior called me "The Man"?
265
00:10:33,502 --> 00:10:35,112
I registered voters
in Compton,
266
00:10:35,156 --> 00:10:37,767
I protested the LAPD
after Rodney King,
267
00:10:37,811 --> 00:10:40,465
and I went to
the Million Man March.
268
00:10:40,509 --> 00:10:42,250
You didn't go
to the Million Man March.
269
00:10:42,293 --> 00:10:44,382
I-I would've went
had I not sprained my ankle.
270
00:10:44,426 --> 00:10:47,298
Aha.
Alright, but I watched
every minute of it on C-SPAN.
271
00:10:47,342 --> 00:10:49,257
And this one thinks
I'm not radical enough.
272
00:10:51,389 --> 00:10:53,914
I distinctly remember having
a similar conversation
273
00:10:53,957 --> 00:10:55,742
with a certain
young man who,
274
00:10:55,785 --> 00:10:59,267
upon his return from
his freshman year at Howard,
275
00:10:59,310 --> 00:11:02,923
thought that he knew
every damn thing.
276
00:11:02,966 --> 00:11:03,967
And still do.
277
00:11:04,011 --> 00:11:05,403
You and your
radical friends
278
00:11:05,447 --> 00:11:07,318
thought you knew just how
to fix this country
279
00:11:07,362 --> 00:11:10,017
and that people like me, who
went to the March on Washington,
280
00:11:10,060 --> 00:11:11,192
weren't being
progressive enough.
281
00:11:11,235 --> 00:11:13,020
You didn't go to
the March on Washington!
282
00:11:13,063 --> 00:11:15,413
I had a bus ticket
but caught a cold.
283
00:11:15,457 --> 00:11:19,243
Face it, Junior's generation
has taken the baton.
284
00:11:19,287 --> 00:11:21,376
It's their time to be
on the front lines, Dre.
285
00:11:21,419 --> 00:11:24,031
Okay, well, I'm not
a back-of-the-line guy, alright,
286
00:11:24,074 --> 00:11:26,642
and these aren't
back-of-the-line times.
287
00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,122
Well, then,
you know what, Dre?
288
00:11:28,165 --> 00:11:30,559
You need to get out there
and do something.
289
00:11:30,602 --> 00:11:32,039
Yeah, you got a point.Mm-hmm.
290
00:11:32,082 --> 00:11:34,650
I need to find a way to get
on the front lines, too.
291
00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:36,130
Yes.
And whatever you do,
292
00:11:36,173 --> 00:11:39,437
you just make sure that you
wrap up that bad ankle.
293
00:11:39,481 --> 00:11:40,961
W--
294
00:11:41,004 --> 00:11:42,527
You know what,
young lady?!
295
00:11:42,571 --> 00:11:44,965
You've just earned
yourself a spot
296
00:11:45,008 --> 00:11:48,098
next to
Junior Luther King Jr.
297
00:11:48,142 --> 00:11:51,275
I can't believe so many people
support Black Lives Matter now.
298
00:11:51,319 --> 00:11:54,931
Yeah. It's like I can feel this
country getting less racist.
299
00:11:54,975 --> 00:11:57,412
I mean, there was the one guy
who called us "Rush Hour Jr.,"
300
00:11:57,455 --> 00:12:00,807
but I'd take that any day
over a fire hose.
301
00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:03,070
How did we
beat Diane back?
302
00:12:03,113 --> 00:12:04,245
They were in a car.
303
00:12:04,288 --> 00:12:06,464
She stopped for food.
It's on her IG.
304
00:12:06,508 --> 00:12:08,553
What?
I gotta give her a call.
305
00:12:11,078 --> 00:12:12,557
This is Diane.
You know what to do.
306
00:12:12,601 --> 00:12:13,994
She's ignoring you.
307
00:12:14,037 --> 00:12:15,647
Oh, that's okay.
She does that.
308
00:12:15,691 --> 00:12:17,214
That's why we have
the double call.
309
00:12:17,258 --> 00:12:20,000
If I call her two times
in a row, she knows to pick up
310
00:12:20,043 --> 00:12:22,654
just in case I've locked myself
in the trunk or something.
311
00:12:22,698 --> 00:12:24,439
So...
312
00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:25,788
This is Diane.
You know what to do.
313
00:12:25,832 --> 00:12:28,356
Yeah, she's not
ignoring you.
314
00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:30,793
She's ignoring you hard.
315
00:12:32,316 --> 00:12:33,535
Look, Junior,
your tweet
316
00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:35,580
about indigenous victims
of police brutality
317
00:12:35,624 --> 00:12:37,669
has been retweeted
thousands of times.
318
00:12:37,713 --> 00:12:39,367
People are engaged.
319
00:12:39,410 --> 00:12:41,195
We're engaging people.
320
00:12:41,238 --> 00:12:44,241
That's because you're
just so charismatic.
321
00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:45,155
You are.
322
00:12:47,636 --> 00:12:49,551
Put your hashtags up
and listen up.
323
00:12:49,594 --> 00:12:53,773
Alright, there is a protest
downtown, and we're going.
324
00:12:53,816 --> 00:12:56,776
You can't just post
on social media
325
00:12:56,819 --> 00:12:59,213
or expect companies
to be responsible.
326
00:12:59,256 --> 00:13:01,215
We got to show up.
327
00:13:01,258 --> 00:13:02,564
So...
328
00:13:02,607 --> 00:13:04,261
Let's go,
"Black Lives Matter."
329
00:13:04,305 --> 00:13:05,828
C'mon, "Say her name."
330
00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:08,788
We are taking this
back to 1993.
331
00:13:08,831 --> 00:13:11,529
Let's do this like Brutus
'cause we ain't new to this.
332
00:13:12,922 --> 00:13:15,707
Come on! Let's go!
Fight the power, boy!
333
00:13:15,751 --> 00:13:18,493
Would "The Man"
take time from work
334
00:13:18,536 --> 00:13:21,975
and head downtown to march
for the rights of others?
335
00:13:22,018 --> 00:13:23,933
I don't think so.
336
00:13:23,977 --> 00:13:27,719
Dre Johnson has always been
down for the cause.
337
00:13:27,763 --> 00:13:29,330
Oh, hey, Pops.
Whoo!
338
00:13:29,373 --> 00:13:32,072
Bow, babe, I can't begin
to tell you
339
00:13:32,115 --> 00:13:33,725
how great it felt
to be out there today.
340
00:13:33,769 --> 00:13:35,510
[ Chuckling ]Look, it was like
the old days.
341
00:13:35,553 --> 00:13:37,468
You know, I think
I might perm my hair
342
00:13:37,512 --> 00:13:39,427
so I can be the next
Al Sharpton.
343
00:13:39,470 --> 00:13:42,517
No, or do you think I should get
a press and curl like DJ Quik?
344
00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:44,040
Ah, mm, mm, mm,
don't worry about it.
345
00:13:44,084 --> 00:13:45,476
I'll figure it out
on the day.
346
00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,870
Well, I'm really glad that
you found your passion, Dre.
347
00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:49,437
Obviously your place
is in the streets.
348
00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:50,568
Maybe, but hey.
Hmm?
349
00:13:50,612 --> 00:13:52,222
I got to
tell you something.
350
00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:54,050
The streets done changed.
You know what?
351
00:13:54,094 --> 00:13:55,486
Everything was going fine
352
00:13:55,530 --> 00:13:58,315
until these barista-looking
White dudes showed up.
353
00:13:58,359 --> 00:14:00,970
And that's when the police
in riot gear
354
00:14:01,014 --> 00:14:02,232
stepped to the front...What?
355
00:14:02,276 --> 00:14:04,147
...while the cops with guns
surrounded us.
356
00:14:04,191 --> 00:14:05,932
Mm-hmm.
357
00:14:05,975 --> 00:14:09,805
A-And then this cold-brew,
oat-milk-ass-looking White dude
358
00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:11,938
threw his mountain bike
through the window!
359
00:14:11,981 --> 00:14:14,331
Oh, my God.
Yes, babe!
360
00:14:14,375 --> 00:14:17,291
It was like the last scenes
of the "Joker," alright.
361
00:14:17,334 --> 00:14:19,728
And I saw this -- this dude
approaching a cop car
362
00:14:19,771 --> 00:14:21,164
with a lit newspaper.
363
00:14:21,208 --> 00:14:22,513
That's when I got the hell
up out of there.
364
00:14:22,557 --> 00:14:25,255
That sounds crazy.Yes, it was, babe.
365
00:14:25,299 --> 00:14:28,606
And that's when I realized
I'm a daytime protestor.
366
00:14:28,650 --> 00:14:29,912
Oh, my God.
367
00:14:29,956 --> 00:14:31,914
Well, I'm glad
you got home safely, Dre.
368
00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:34,177
Mm-hmm.
W-Where are Junior
and Olivia?
369
00:14:34,221 --> 00:14:37,311
Huh?
370
00:14:37,354 --> 00:14:39,052
Where's our son?
371
00:14:39,095 --> 00:14:39,879
Hmm.
372
00:14:41,315 --> 00:14:43,404
Okay, wait a minute.
Hold on, gimme a second.
373
00:14:43,447 --> 00:14:44,927
He was standing
to my left
374
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,102
when the bike went
through the window.Oh, my God.
375
00:14:46,146 --> 00:14:47,930
Did you -- Dre!
376
00:14:47,974 --> 00:14:50,977
Did you leave our son out there
in a riot?!
377
00:14:51,020 --> 00:14:53,805
Oh, yeah, um,
I-I-I believe, uh,
378
00:14:53,849 --> 00:14:56,634
the preferred term
is "uprising."
379
00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,857
You left our baby
out there?
380
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:02,814
I'm your baby, too, Bow,
and I have diabetes!
381
00:15:02,858 --> 00:15:04,251
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
382
00:15:04,294 --> 00:15:06,209
Do you know how much
blood sugar it takes
383
00:15:06,253 --> 00:15:09,952
to say "No justice, no peace"
for two hours?!
384
00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:11,475
Bow, look at it this way.
385
00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:13,042
He gets to get into
that "good trouble"
386
00:15:13,086 --> 00:15:14,435
that you kept
going on about.
387
00:15:14,478 --> 00:15:16,350
"Good trouble"
can eat it, Dre.
388
00:15:16,393 --> 00:15:17,481
Yeah.
He's my favorite.
389
00:15:17,525 --> 00:15:19,309
Yeah, yeah.
We know.
390
00:15:19,353 --> 00:15:21,442
Dre, look, the cops don't see
that as a group of people
391
00:15:21,485 --> 00:15:23,226
that are fighting for change
and justice.
392
00:15:23,270 --> 00:15:25,054
They see them as a threat!
393
00:15:25,098 --> 00:15:26,926
Oh, my God, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.
394
00:15:26,969 --> 00:15:28,840
Hey, hey, hi, Junior!
395
00:15:28,884 --> 00:15:30,016
Are you okay?
396
00:15:30,059 --> 00:15:31,104
Oh, God, thank God.
397
00:15:31,147 --> 00:15:32,714
Okay, I-I didn't
abandon you, son!
398
00:15:32,757 --> 00:15:34,977
Okay,
just hurry home, okay?
399
00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:36,326
I'll see you
when you get home.
400
00:15:36,370 --> 00:15:37,762
Okay, bye.
401
00:15:39,416 --> 00:15:42,898
You are not off the hook
just because they're okay.
402
00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,856
Don't be too hard on him,
Rainbow.
403
00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:46,989
Dre's been through something.
It's very difficult.
404
00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:49,209
Thank you.And it has shown us
who he truly is.
405
00:15:49,252 --> 00:15:50,253
Yes, thank you.
406
00:15:50,297 --> 00:15:52,255
A coward.
407
00:15:55,476 --> 00:15:58,261
You know what the weirdest part
of it is?
408
00:15:58,305 --> 00:16:01,264
Being out there with those kids
today made me realize
409
00:16:01,308 --> 00:16:04,876
that I don't have that fire
in me that I once had.
410
00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,010
And -- And marching with them,
it didn't feel the same.
411
00:16:08,054 --> 00:16:09,925
Wearing a $5,000 sweater
to the protest
412
00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:11,100
probably didn't help,
either.
413
00:16:11,144 --> 00:16:13,624
Okay,
I'm being serious, Pops.Mm-hmm.
414
00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:16,453
Alright, when I was younger, I
wanted to take down the system.
415
00:16:16,497 --> 00:16:19,195
But look at this, Pops.
Look what we have, huh?
416
00:16:19,239 --> 00:16:22,155
I have so much more
to lose.
417
00:16:22,198 --> 00:16:24,331
Damn it.
418
00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:26,028
Maybe I am "The Man."
419
00:16:26,072 --> 00:16:28,204
Oh, please!
420
00:16:28,248 --> 00:16:30,946
A White man still signs
your paycheck.
421
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,122
You are not "The Man."
422
00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:38,040
Look, y'all.
We all know change comes slowly.
423
00:16:38,084 --> 00:16:39,781
And when you've
been disappointed
424
00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:41,609
over and over again,
425
00:16:41,652 --> 00:16:43,785
it's hard to have faith
to keep fighting.
426
00:16:43,828 --> 00:16:44,786
Yeah.
Yeah.
427
00:16:44,829 --> 00:16:46,353
Maybe you're right.
428
00:16:46,396 --> 00:16:47,789
Junior's generation
just hasn't had the football
429
00:16:47,832 --> 00:16:49,399
yanked out
from under them yet.
430
00:16:49,443 --> 00:16:52,185
Maybe it'll be different
for them.
431
00:16:52,228 --> 00:16:53,447
Who knows?
432
00:16:53,490 --> 00:16:55,710
But you?
433
00:16:55,753 --> 00:16:58,104
You thought you were "The Man"?
434
00:16:58,147 --> 00:17:00,454
Lord.
435
00:17:00,497 --> 00:17:02,543
You're not even "The Man"
in this house.
436
00:17:07,374 --> 00:17:09,941
Hey, do you have a charger?
I'm running out of juice.
437
00:17:11,378 --> 00:17:12,640
Did you run
your battery down
438
00:17:12,683 --> 00:17:14,207
ignoring my phone calls
and texts
439
00:17:14,250 --> 00:17:15,904
while you were hanging out
with Jeremy?
440
00:17:15,947 --> 00:17:18,211
Man, Jeremy ended up
being so lame.
441
00:17:18,254 --> 00:17:20,169
I eventually had to bully him
into buying me stuff.
442
00:17:20,213 --> 00:17:22,737
Oh, thank God!
443
00:17:22,780 --> 00:17:25,044
I can't believe Jeremy
could be so corny.
444
00:17:25,087 --> 00:17:27,002
What a waste
of such good eyebrows.
445
00:17:27,046 --> 00:17:28,482
I mean,
he let his friend drive
446
00:17:28,525 --> 00:17:30,832
so he can play "Where Is
the Love" by the B.E.P.s
447
00:17:30,875 --> 00:17:33,791
on his guitar while it was
already playing on the radio.
448
00:17:33,835 --> 00:17:35,402
No way.
Yes way.
449
00:17:35,445 --> 00:17:38,144
What's worse is the only reason
there wasn't room in the car
450
00:17:38,187 --> 00:17:40,320
is because he puts a seat belt
on his guitar
451
00:17:40,363 --> 00:17:41,930
in the middle seat.
452
00:17:41,973 --> 00:17:43,932
That guy
is not a tree yet.
453
00:17:43,975 --> 00:17:46,630
He's just a twig
with a driver's license.
454
00:17:46,674 --> 00:17:47,762
Wow.
455
00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:48,763
What?
456
00:17:48,806 --> 00:17:50,286
Oh, nothing, nothing.
457
00:17:50,330 --> 00:17:52,288
Hey, do you want to hang out
and watch "sMothered"?
458
00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:54,638
It's like Mom and Junior
have their own TV show.
459
00:17:54,682 --> 00:17:57,511
Let's do it.
Alright.
460
00:17:58,599 --> 00:18:00,253
Oh, it's Jason,
461
00:18:00,296 --> 00:18:02,951
one of the guys that rode
with us in Jeremy's car.
462
00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:05,736
Hmm.Oh, I can't believe he added me
to the group chat!
463
00:18:05,780 --> 00:18:09,044
Oh, no.
What do I say?
464
00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:11,307
I cannot play myself.
I have to get this right.
465
00:18:11,351 --> 00:18:14,919
The wrong string of emojis
could be death by firing squad.
466
00:18:14,963 --> 00:18:17,096
Ooh, okay, um...
467
00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:19,185
I have to focus.
Uh, rain check?
468
00:18:22,013 --> 00:18:24,146
Oh, don't worry.
469
00:18:24,190 --> 00:18:26,496
Your time will come,
little one.
470
00:18:26,540 --> 00:18:30,718
Once you're a senior
and grow into those feet,
471
00:18:30,761 --> 00:18:33,416
the world
will be your oyster.
472
00:18:33,460 --> 00:18:35,201
Come here.
473
00:18:36,767 --> 00:18:39,901
Oh.
474
00:18:39,944 --> 00:18:43,034
Okay, uh...
475
00:18:43,078 --> 00:18:46,647
You'll get there faster
if you shower more.
476
00:18:46,690 --> 00:18:48,562
Yeah?
477
00:18:48,605 --> 00:18:49,650
Damn.
478
00:18:49,693 --> 00:18:52,000
Dad, you left
way too soon!
479
00:18:52,043 --> 00:18:54,916
No, son,
I left right on time.
480
00:18:54,959 --> 00:18:56,526
Tonight
was something else.
481
00:18:56,570 --> 00:18:58,137
Oh, I know.
482
00:18:58,180 --> 00:19:01,140
Being in a crowd
of thousands of all ages,
483
00:19:01,183 --> 00:19:03,098
of all races
with different backgrounds
484
00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:07,450
with one common goal,
it was so powerful.
485
00:19:07,494 --> 00:19:12,020
Okay, son. You -- You do know
I felt that way before, too.
486
00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:14,849
You know, the --
the truth is,
487
00:19:14,892 --> 00:19:16,764
you guys are moving
a little fast for me.
488
00:19:16,807 --> 00:19:19,158
But just know
the work I've done
489
00:19:19,201 --> 00:19:22,204
is just as important
as the work you'll do.
490
00:19:22,248 --> 00:19:24,293
You know, we'll never
make real progress
491
00:19:24,337 --> 00:19:26,643
unless we work together.
492
00:19:26,687 --> 00:19:28,254
You're right.
493
00:19:28,297 --> 00:19:31,082
You know, Dad,
I've been thinking
494
00:19:31,126 --> 00:19:33,084
about what you want to do
with Black-owned businesses,
495
00:19:33,128 --> 00:19:36,566
and I think
it's a great idea.
496
00:19:36,610 --> 00:19:38,089
Thank you, son.
497
00:19:38,133 --> 00:19:41,223
You know, I can't take
all the credit for it.
498
00:19:41,267 --> 00:19:44,139
You know, as much as I was
trying to make a difference,
499
00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:45,662
I was also trying
to make it easier
500
00:19:45,706 --> 00:19:47,316
to get
that good barbecue.
501
00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:48,839
You know, Dad, not only
502
00:19:48,883 --> 00:19:51,233
did you miss the real turn-up
by leaving,
503
00:19:51,277 --> 00:19:54,758
you also missed some
pretty unbelievable moments.
504
00:19:54,802 --> 00:19:56,325
Wow.
505
00:19:56,369 --> 00:19:58,240
Wow, what you got there?
506
00:19:58,284 --> 00:20:00,242
Progress.
507
00:20:00,286 --> 00:20:04,551
♪ I just wanna live
508
00:20:04,594 --> 00:20:10,252
♪ God protect me
509
00:20:10,296 --> 00:20:16,084
♪ I'm a young Black man
510
00:20:16,127 --> 00:20:19,218
♪ Doing all that I can
511
00:20:19,261 --> 00:20:23,091
♪ I just wanna live
512
00:20:23,134 --> 00:20:27,269
♪ God protect me
513
00:20:27,313 --> 00:20:30,664
♪ Just stay right by my side
514
00:20:30,707 --> 00:20:34,842
♪ I just wanna live
515
00:20:39,847 --> 00:20:42,110
Come on, Dad, your voice
could have a real impact.
516
00:20:42,153 --> 00:20:43,242
I don't --
I don't know if you guys
517
00:20:43,285 --> 00:20:44,591
want to hear from
an old man like me.
518
00:20:44,634 --> 00:20:46,984
Please, Mr. Johnson,
you're our griot.
519
00:20:47,028 --> 00:20:48,464
Share your knowledge.
520
00:20:48,508 --> 00:20:49,639
I don't know about this.
521
00:20:49,683 --> 00:20:52,512
Uh, just try it once
and see how it feels.
522
00:20:52,555 --> 00:20:54,078
[ Cellphone beeps ]Action.
523
00:20:54,122 --> 00:20:56,167
Howard is in D.C.
524
00:20:56,211 --> 00:21:01,042
That helped me see
the government can't see me.
525
00:21:01,085 --> 00:21:04,959
Now I scream about cars
and bars and wars,
526
00:21:05,002 --> 00:21:07,135
standing in my drawers.
527
00:21:07,178 --> 00:21:11,095
Oh, Lord, You delivered us
from the back of the bus --
528
00:21:11,139 --> 00:21:12,880
Sushi's here.Whoo! Did you get
the ponzu sauce?
529
00:21:12,923 --> 00:21:14,055
I think you got it.
530
00:21:16,231 --> 00:21:18,015
I know you're probablynot gonna agree with me,
531
00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:19,365
but that was fire.
532
00:21:21,541 --> 00:21:23,369
Post. Dang.