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You wouldn't know it from looking at me,
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but I rose from very humble beginnings.
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After years of hard work and sacrifice,
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there's no question that this
kid from Compton has made it.
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And now, as my beautiful wife and I
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roll with the crustiest
of the upper crust,
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it's clear we belong.
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And we definitely take advantage
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of the privileges we've earned.
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- 'Sup, admissions lady?
- Hi!
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We just want to let you know
that we're gonna be dropping off
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another one of our kids
on you... my cousin Kyra.
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Yeah, she's transferring
from a high school in Compton,
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and science is her thing, just like me.
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- Yes!
- All right.
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We'll be dropping her off tomorrow,
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so tell your teachers.
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- Yeah.
- Okay, well, you know what?
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She's still going to have to
apply and interview.
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Uh, Barbara...
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it's us!
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Yeah, the Black people
you put in that brochure.
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Yes, I'm sorry, but...
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I...
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Oh.
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- Okay.
- Okay.
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Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx
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- I cannot believe this damn school.
- Right?
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We sent a gang of kids there.
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We should be able
to slip Kyra in sight unseen.
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Valley Glen would be lucky to have her.
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She is a science whiz.
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She's light-years ahead
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of all those dumbass kids of actors.
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Like Ray Donovan's kid is great at math.
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- You know what, babe?
- Mnh-mnh.
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I'm worried about this interview.
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Why?
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Kyra is not like our kids.
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You can say it... she's ghetto!
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Ruby!
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Look, I'm just saying.
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We all know she's played
in an open fire hydrant
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and called it swimming.
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She's right, Bow.
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You know, those stuffy, rich
folks on the admissions board
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will think that Kyra
does not belong at that school.
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Guys, Kyra is smart, and she's sweet.
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They are gonna be able to see that.
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What it do, guardians?
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Hey, the vending machine
at my school had Tahitian Treat,
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so I cleaned them out!
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That's what an "aha" moment feels like.
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Kyra just hasn't been
exposed to White people.
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Now, I had to teach Dre to play the game
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when I was trying to get him
in private school.
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Now, don't be nervous, okay?
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You go in there and let those folks know
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you're a straight-A student
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who deserves a spot in that school
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and the academic scholarship
that goes with it!
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Now let's see your handshake.
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What up? I'm Dre.
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Unh-unh!
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You're not meeting Ed Lover!
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Shake like you belong.
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Firm. That's it!
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That's right, Mama.
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I got to do what you did for me.
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I'm gonna teach Kyra how to kill it
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in a world outside of Compton.
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- There you go.
- Where's my...
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Ah!
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I still have my book.
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- What?
- "Stuff That White People Like."
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Oh, my God.
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Yo, Jackie, guess
who's about to get a job!
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Oh. Diane. Uh...
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Jack, I'll, uh, elltay ouyay
outabay the objay...
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You know I don't speak Spanish.
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Just save it, Junior.
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Jack already told me about
your secret plan to skip college
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so you can get a job
as a so-called "ad man."
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You told her?
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Look, we were stuck
in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
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I mean, I just needed to fill the air.
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Anyway, I don't know
if I'm gonna skip college yet,
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but an assistant job opened up today.
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Josh!
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You can't fire me with a text!
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Look at me!
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Let's sit down and talk about this!
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You've met my parents!
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We bought these shirts together!
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I'm gonna ask for the job.
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It'll be the perfect way to figure out
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what I really want to do with my life.
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What kind of cologne
are you gonna hit him with?
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Oh, I think I'm gonna mix
Dad's Cool Water
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with Grandma's White Diamonds
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to make a new cologne
called Cool Diamonds.
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He's gonna smell like
an old couple hugging.
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So, like my mama did for me,
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I gave Kyra a crash course
in playing the game
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and hoped for the best.
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Why is this interview taking so long?
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I don't know. Maybe
they have her doing puzzles.
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- What?
- You know White people love puzzles.
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I'm sorry?
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Solving problems
that they don't need to have.
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Okay.
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Oh! Oh. Hey, hey.
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Hello, Mr. and Dr. Johnson.
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It's actually Dr. Johnson.
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Yeah, I-I said "Dr."
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Oh, sorry. It's a reflex. Sorry.
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Okay, well, she got in.
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- What?
- Oh, my goodness!
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Yeah, we were very, very impressed.
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Kyra's so far ahead in math and science,
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and she's perfect for our STEM program.
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Do you hear that? I'm perfect.
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Yes, you are, sweetheart.
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And we're gonna give her a scholarship.
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That's fantastic!
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Well, thank you, admissions lady.
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Oh, y... "Barbara."
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- Thank you, Barbara.
- Thank you, Barbara.
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- Thank you, Barbara.
- The admissions lady.
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Barbara, yes, thank you so much.
Oh, sweetheart.
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Hey. Josh.
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Um, I know you don't have an assistant,
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so I took the liberty
of getting your coffee
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just the way you like it...
milk and seven sugars.
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Thank you so much.
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A-And I made a list
of all of the female clients
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who might look pregnant
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so you don't ask when they're due again.
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Wow.
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Great. Thanks, man.
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I also wanted to apply
to be your assistant.
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Oof. Full discloszh.
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I got what they call a "hot desk."
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This position's really lighting up
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the Harvard alumni Facebook page.
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I went to Harvard, by the way.
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Cool. So, you want my résumé, or...
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Oh! Good to meet you, Kirby!
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Class of 2016?
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♪ 10,000 men of Harvard ♪
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Huzzah!
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- Hey, buddy, how you doing?
- I'm great. How are you?
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- It's nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, as well.
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- Now, where did you grow up?
- Connecticut.
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Of course, but where'd you summer?
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- Maine.
- Ah!
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Guilty.
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- How about you?
- Uh, Cape Cod, myself.
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Oh. Beautiful.
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Oh, ho, ho! Perfect timing.
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- Hey, Dre.
- Oh, hey.
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Okay, so...
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because Kyra had such a great first day
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at Valley Glen Prep, I made...
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a prep-peroni pizza!
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Get it?
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- "Prep" instead of "pep," and anyways...
- Yeah, I got it.
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...it's a pepperoni pizza.
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Okay, did you get fired and not tell us?
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- What?
- 'Cause it seems like
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you got a lot of time on your hands.
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Look, they wrote an article about Kyra
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in the school newsletter.
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Pretty cool, right?
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"From Compton To The Quad."
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- Hm.
- Allow me.
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"Welcome, Kyra Winston,
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a brave teen who's flourished,
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despite an absent father
and a mother in prison."
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- What?
- What?
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"Kyra attends Valley Glen
with a need-based scholarship
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and lives in Sherman Oaks
with her cousin Andre Johnson,
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who is also from Compton
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and himself received aid
to attend private school."
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- Why are they mentioning that?
- I don't know.
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"Sources close to the family say
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Mr. Johnson takes
his wife and kids for granted."
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- What?!
- What?
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It doesn't say that.
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Yeah, I added that.
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He needs to know we know.
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- Diane.
- Guys.
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Give us a minute.
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- Can you believe this article?
- Right?
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They didn't even mention
her academic achievements and...
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Oh, my God. Look at that.
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It's only my elbow in that picture.
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Both of these things
are very disturbing.
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All right, Bow, they put my
business in the street.
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- I... Yeah.
- They made it sound as if I was
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a charity case from Compton
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who needed a handout.
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Dre, if Kyra's not bothered by it,
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you shouldn't be, either.
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To understand why I'm so bothered,
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you need to know my origin story.
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My superhero journey began
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when I completed the curriculum
of my public school
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in a single bound.
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That's right... my mighty mind
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earned me an academic scholarship
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to an elite private school.
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All my life,
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I deflected the assumptions
that I had been given handouts,
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and I exceeded all expectations.
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I went from being the Compton Kid
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to the self-made superhero
you all know and love.
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Where's my movie?
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Anyway, I'm a little sensitive
to how I'm portrayed.
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They're acting as if
we both needed handouts.
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I got an academic scholarship.
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Okay, nobody's thinking
about the Valley Glen newspaper.
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Look at this.
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"Swim Team Gets New Trunks."
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Yes, they did.
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Quit looking at White boys.
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Whoa. Now, what was I talking about?
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A misdemeanor, at the very least.
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I can't compete with a Harvard guy.
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I was counting on this.
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I'm sure you guys didn't notice,
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but I was kind of floundering
during my gap year.
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- Oh, we noticed.
- Yeah.
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Just because you don't go outside
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doesn't mean you don't
have to wash your clothes.
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Just when I'm getting some traction,
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I don't even get a chance
to take the next step.
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Dude, you can't just give up now.
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When Luke Skywalker
got his hand cut off,
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did he just give up and say,
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"I'll learn to wipe with my left"?
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No.
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He got himself a dope metal hand
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and became a Jedi master.
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Oh, actually, it's hotly debated
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when exactly he became a Jedi master.
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- See, there's intertwined timelines, and...
- Junior.
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I'm-a keep it real with you.
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No one in this family believes in you.
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No one.
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If you don't prove us wrong now,
when will you?
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Despite my mama's reassurance,
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that newspaper article had me spun out.
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- Guys, come on.
- I needed to make sure
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that the folks at Valley Glen
knew we belong.
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All right, put on these Versaces.
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- Dope!
- Over my glasses?
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Uh, Miss Biggs is not gonna
let us wear these in class.
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Your mother is a doctor.
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Take this note.
261
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Now go floss on 'em.
262
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- All right.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
263
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Aww! Dre!
264
00:09:29,277 --> 00:09:31,177
I had no idea you were from...
265
00:09:31,246 --> 00:09:32,478
Compton.
266
00:09:32,547 --> 00:09:34,046
I'm just so glad that the school
267
00:09:34,115 --> 00:09:36,149
has the resources to help your family.
268
00:09:36,217 --> 00:09:38,251
And there it was.
269
00:09:38,353 --> 00:09:39,886
Now, no matter what I did,
270
00:09:39,988 --> 00:09:43,055
I would just be seen
as a kid from Compton.
271
00:09:43,158 --> 00:09:46,459
My basketball team
can't afford uniforms.
272
00:09:46,528 --> 00:09:49,695
Please help me out by buying
one of my off-brand candy bars.
273
00:09:49,797 --> 00:09:52,698
I have Kat-Kats and Smickers.
274
00:09:54,736 --> 00:09:57,803
I don't need handouts!
275
00:09:57,906 --> 00:10:00,072
These are Versace!
276
00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:03,176
Versace, Versace, Versace,
277
00:10:03,244 --> 00:10:05,511
Versace, Versace, Versace!
278
00:10:07,849 --> 00:10:09,081
I can't believe it.
279
00:10:09,150 --> 00:10:10,550
All those years of showing
280
00:10:10,618 --> 00:10:12,351
how much we belong at Valley Glen
281
00:10:12,420 --> 00:10:13,619
ripped away from me.
282
00:10:13,688 --> 00:10:17,456
Now they see me
as just a kid from Compton.
283
00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:18,891
Come on, Dre.
284
00:10:18,993 --> 00:10:20,793
You say that you're just
a kid from Compton all the time.
285
00:10:20,862 --> 00:10:23,203
Yeah, you use that exact hashtag
in all your posts.
286
00:10:23,250 --> 00:10:24,211
Damn straight.
287
00:10:29,804 --> 00:10:31,737
So, it's okay for you to say it
288
00:10:31,839 --> 00:10:33,309
but nobody else can?
289
00:10:33,384 --> 00:10:34,884
Damn straight!
290
00:10:34,957 --> 00:10:37,476
Well, that's just great.
Another one of those.
291
00:10:37,579 --> 00:10:40,414
I'll tell ya, it is
a dangerous time to be White.
292
00:10:40,472 --> 00:10:41,738
Okay, look, when I say it,
293
00:10:41,816 --> 00:10:44,297
it's to own the adversity I overcame
294
00:10:44,383 --> 00:10:46,615
and to inspire other people in the hood.
295
00:10:46,686 --> 00:10:49,555
When they say it,
they only see the adversity.
296
00:10:49,624 --> 00:10:51,951
Like the days we spent
with the oven door open
297
00:10:52,014 --> 00:10:53,359
to keep the house warm
298
00:10:53,461 --> 00:10:56,562
or the nights gunshots
made me sleep in the bathtub.
299
00:10:56,664 --> 00:10:58,097
Wow.
300
00:10:58,199 --> 00:10:59,765
Dre, I-I had no idea.
301
00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:00,900
That is terrible.
302
00:11:01,002 --> 00:11:01,934
You know what?
303
00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:03,035
I want to give you this.
304
00:11:03,104 --> 00:11:04,870
It's $100. Just keep it.
305
00:11:04,939 --> 00:11:06,038
Don't say "Thank you."
306
00:11:06,140 --> 00:11:07,373
See?
307
00:11:07,475 --> 00:11:09,842
Everybody always goes for the handout.
308
00:11:09,944 --> 00:11:11,677
And it is so shameful.
309
00:11:13,014 --> 00:11:14,580
Preach on, brother.
310
00:11:14,682 --> 00:11:16,582
See, this is why it's so important
311
00:11:16,684 --> 00:11:18,851
for people to see me as a successful man
312
00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,053
who made his own way.
313
00:11:21,122 --> 00:11:23,155
Yeah, because for a second
there, you sounded like someone
314
00:11:23,257 --> 00:11:24,557
who was invited to the "Today" show
315
00:11:24,659 --> 00:11:26,392
but then they're not allowed
to sit on the couch.
316
00:11:26,461 --> 00:11:29,061
I'm not allowed within 500 feet
of the "Today" show
317
00:11:29,130 --> 00:11:32,064
because Al Roker's ass set me up.
318
00:11:32,166 --> 00:11:34,333
Don't give me the signal
to put 'em on the glass
319
00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:37,103
and then deny it
when all the kids start crying.
320
00:11:37,205 --> 00:11:39,572
Oh, the games you play, Al Roker.
321
00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,307
Tsss, kshh, hmm.
322
00:11:41,376 --> 00:11:44,076
You know, if you care
so much about your narrative,
323
00:11:44,178 --> 00:11:46,545
do something big to change it, Dre.
324
00:11:46,614 --> 00:11:49,081
Maybe you're right.
325
00:11:49,183 --> 00:11:51,117
So I went back to Valley Glen Prep
326
00:11:51,219 --> 00:11:53,619
to take back control of my narrative.
327
00:11:53,721 --> 00:11:55,788
- Ah, Mr. Johnson.
- Oh.
328
00:11:55,890 --> 00:11:58,391
I could hear you shouting
"admissions lady"
329
00:11:58,493 --> 00:11:59,425
from the foyer.
330
00:11:59,527 --> 00:12:00,726
I've got an announcement.
331
00:12:00,795 --> 00:12:04,296
Kyra Winston will be declining
your financial aid.
332
00:12:04,365 --> 00:12:05,664
I'm sorry, Mr. Johnson...
333
00:12:05,733 --> 00:12:07,566
a-are you refusing a full scholarship?
334
00:12:07,635 --> 00:12:09,235
You heard me.
335
00:12:09,337 --> 00:12:11,303
- Run it.
- Oh, are you sure?
336
00:12:11,406 --> 00:12:13,005
We want to help Kyra.
337
00:12:13,107 --> 00:12:15,225
You know, actually,
I-I have been to Compton...
338
00:12:15,311 --> 00:12:16,409
through the magic of film...
339
00:12:16,477 --> 00:12:19,278
and I... I know how hard it is
to get straight out of there.
340
00:12:19,380 --> 00:12:21,180
I don't give a damn. All right?
341
00:12:21,282 --> 00:12:24,750
Andre Johnson is paying full tuition
342
00:12:24,852 --> 00:12:27,153
because he does not need handouts!
343
00:12:27,221 --> 00:12:28,954
- All right, you see this sweater?
- Fine.
344
00:12:29,056 --> 00:12:30,990
These are designer holes.
345
00:12:31,092 --> 00:12:33,692
Italian designer holes. Okay?
346
00:12:33,761 --> 00:12:34,894
Now run it!
347
00:12:34,962 --> 00:12:36,362
Oh, hold on. Which one did I give you?
348
00:12:36,431 --> 00:12:37,530
The... The silver one.
349
00:12:37,598 --> 00:12:38,631
Oh, I gave you that one. Okay.
350
00:12:38,733 --> 00:12:41,333
You know what? Here. Um, can we, um...
351
00:12:41,402 --> 00:12:44,236
can we split it between the two?
352
00:12:44,338 --> 00:12:46,138
I-I just put a gang of Versace
on that one.
353
00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,274
So, while I was doing my thing,
354
00:12:48,342 --> 00:12:51,110
Bow was on the other side
of campus, doing hers.
355
00:12:51,212 --> 00:12:52,178
Excuse me.
356
00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:53,612
Excuse me!
357
00:12:53,681 --> 00:12:55,781
- You're Eric Hinkle, right?
- Mm-hmm.
358
00:12:55,883 --> 00:12:57,883
You wrote that little article
about Kyra Winston?
359
00:12:57,985 --> 00:12:59,952
The Compton girl?
360
00:13:00,021 --> 00:13:01,720
I wanted to add a picture
of her neighborhood,
361
00:13:01,789 --> 00:13:02,955
but my mom said we don't have
362
00:13:03,057 --> 00:13:04,557
the kind of car
you can drive down there.
363
00:13:04,582 --> 00:13:05,558
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
364
00:13:05,583 --> 00:13:06,592
No.
365
00:13:06,694 --> 00:13:08,627
You listen to me, Hinkle.
366
00:13:08,729 --> 00:13:12,565
The achievements of Black women
are consistently undercut,
367
00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:14,200
and that is exactly what you did
368
00:13:14,302 --> 00:13:15,935
in your little article about Kyra.
369
00:13:16,037 --> 00:13:19,409
She has a brilliant scientific mind.
370
00:13:19,456 --> 00:13:20,840
If you say so.
371
00:13:20,908 --> 00:13:23,576
So you're gonna print
a correction, little man.
372
00:13:23,678 --> 00:13:25,678
Which I happen to have right here.
373
00:13:25,780 --> 00:13:27,413
Yeah. Should've read like this.
374
00:13:27,515 --> 00:13:31,350
"Meet Kyra Winston,
a National Merit Scholar
375
00:13:31,419 --> 00:13:35,254
who plans to follow
in the footsteps of trailblazers
376
00:13:35,323 --> 00:13:38,457
like, uh, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison
377
00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:43,429
or the brilliant, celebrated,
and beautiful anesthesiologist
378
00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:45,297
Dr. Rainbow Johnson."
379
00:13:45,366 --> 00:13:46,432
Huh? What?
380
00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:48,167
Oh. Should I have put
"Dr. Bow Johnson" first?
381
00:13:48,269 --> 00:13:49,635
I... Do you have a pen?
382
00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,173
Hey.
383
00:13:54,275 --> 00:13:56,876
Look, I know you are interviewing
384
00:13:56,978 --> 00:13:58,377
a lot of people for this,
385
00:13:58,479 --> 00:14:00,045
but I want to plead my case.
386
00:14:00,147 --> 00:14:02,047
I know all of your accounts, all right?
387
00:14:02,116 --> 00:14:05,284
I've got my finger on the pulse
of what Gen Y-ers like,
388
00:14:05,386 --> 00:14:06,719
which has helped a ton...
389
00:14:06,821 --> 00:14:08,287
It's too late. I hired Kirby.
390
00:14:08,389 --> 00:14:09,321
What?
391
00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:10,623
Sorry, Junior.
392
00:14:10,725 --> 00:14:12,358
Kirby and I just had
an instant connection.
393
00:14:12,460 --> 00:14:14,793
I mean, he rowed crew
on the Charles River.
394
00:14:14,862 --> 00:14:16,762
I was thrown into the Charles River.
395
00:14:16,831 --> 00:14:17,897
Come on.
396
00:14:17,999 --> 00:14:20,132
This is the problem
with corporate America.
397
00:14:20,201 --> 00:14:21,734
You hire all of your buddies
398
00:14:21,802 --> 00:14:24,103
because you look at them
and you see yourself,
399
00:14:24,171 --> 00:14:25,905
while good candidates like myself
400
00:14:26,007 --> 00:14:27,172
don't even get a chance.
401
00:14:27,275 --> 00:14:28,374
That's not fair.
402
00:14:28,476 --> 00:14:29,608
You think you're like him?
403
00:14:29,677 --> 00:14:32,278
You're a talented, misunderstood nerd
404
00:14:32,380 --> 00:14:34,246
who lives with his mother
405
00:14:34,315 --> 00:14:36,549
and lost his virginity last year.
406
00:14:36,617 --> 00:14:38,417
Just like me.
407
00:14:38,519 --> 00:14:41,020
That's a connection.
408
00:14:41,122 --> 00:14:43,822
And this is the last time
I tell you this...
409
00:14:43,891 --> 00:14:45,691
you got a little something on your face.
410
00:14:47,061 --> 00:14:48,827
Thank you.
411
00:14:48,930 --> 00:14:50,329
Oh, thanks.
412
00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,231
It's the Roker signal.
413
00:14:52,333 --> 00:14:53,332
What?
414
00:14:53,434 --> 00:14:54,567
Oh!
415
00:14:58,973 --> 00:15:01,106
Look at that. Look. I'm making it walk.
416
00:15:01,208 --> 00:15:04,151
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
417
00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:07,112
- Hey, babe!
- Ah.
418
00:15:07,214 --> 00:15:09,915
Um, check out what I did!
419
00:15:09,984 --> 00:15:11,750
What'd you do, baby? What'd you do?
420
00:15:11,852 --> 00:15:15,354
"Kyra Winston: Unhidden Figure."
421
00:15:15,456 --> 00:15:16,422
Ah!
422
00:15:16,490 --> 00:15:18,123
Unh! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
423
00:15:18,225 --> 00:15:19,491
That's my woman!
424
00:15:19,594 --> 00:15:21,451
You changed the hell
out of that narrative.
425
00:15:21,505 --> 00:15:23,429
- Yeah, I did.
- And so did I.
426
00:15:23,531 --> 00:15:25,497
What did my man do?
427
00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,201
I paid full tuition for Kyra.
428
00:15:30,805 --> 00:15:32,237
W-Why?
429
00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:34,340
Because you said they were
overlooking her achievements.
430
00:15:34,442 --> 00:15:35,541
Yeah.
431
00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:37,977
So, with your article
and my irresponsible spending,
432
00:15:38,079 --> 00:15:40,245
they have only one choice,
433
00:15:40,314 --> 00:15:42,881
and that's to focus
on how brilliant she is.
434
00:15:42,984 --> 00:15:44,283
Ah. Interesting.
435
00:15:44,385 --> 00:15:45,517
Mm-hmm.
436
00:15:45,620 --> 00:15:47,774
- Hey, hey, don't worry about it.
- Okay.
437
00:15:47,860 --> 00:15:49,455
All right? We'll just take the money
out of Jack's college fund.
438
00:15:49,557 --> 00:15:50,756
That's fair.
439
00:15:50,858 --> 00:15:52,791
I mean, Jack's only
gonna use it on candy anyway.
440
00:16:00,701 --> 00:16:01,667
Wait a minute.
441
00:16:01,769 --> 00:16:03,502
I was counting on Jack's college fund
442
00:16:03,604 --> 00:16:05,170
to get me some new knees.
443
00:16:06,807 --> 00:16:08,307
What happened to that...
444
00:16:08,409 --> 00:16:10,175
that nice picture of you and Kyra?
445
00:16:10,277 --> 00:16:11,710
Ah, well, Bow flipped it.
446
00:16:11,812 --> 00:16:13,679
You know, because that last article
447
00:16:13,781 --> 00:16:16,248
made it seem like Kyra and I
had the same story,
448
00:16:16,350 --> 00:16:17,916
which we don't.
449
00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:21,220
We are not two ghetto peas in a pot.
450
00:16:21,322 --> 00:16:24,056
Sweet Black Jesus,
why are you saying that?
451
00:16:24,158 --> 00:16:26,659
Also, do you think peas grow in a pot?
452
00:16:26,761 --> 00:16:28,661
- Dre...
- Mama, look.
453
00:16:28,763 --> 00:16:31,330
You told me to tell
those White folks who I am,
454
00:16:31,432 --> 00:16:32,798
and that's how
I got into private school,
455
00:16:32,900 --> 00:16:35,334
and that's how I earned
everything I got in life...
456
00:16:35,436 --> 00:16:36,835
all by myself.
457
00:16:36,937 --> 00:16:38,470
Except you didn't.
458
00:16:38,572 --> 00:16:39,672
What?
459
00:16:39,774 --> 00:16:42,975
You did not get an academic scholarship.
460
00:16:43,077 --> 00:16:44,710
You got a handout
461
00:16:44,812 --> 00:16:47,513
because you were
a poor kid from Compton.
462
00:16:47,615 --> 00:16:49,581
Mama, what...
what are you talking about?
463
00:16:49,684 --> 00:16:51,617
You're not better than Kyra.
464
00:16:51,719 --> 00:16:53,118
You are Kyra.
465
00:16:53,220 --> 00:16:54,520
What...
466
00:16:58,117 --> 00:17:01,908
Okay, okay, Mama,
what do you mean I'm Kyra?
467
00:17:02,010 --> 00:17:05,673
You remember the man who owned
our apartment building?
468
00:17:05,736 --> 00:17:07,403
Mr. Loukaides.
469
00:17:07,481 --> 00:17:08,957
Mr. Loukaides.
470
00:17:09,045 --> 00:17:11,346
Well, he saw potential in you
471
00:17:11,442 --> 00:17:13,238
and wanted to pay for your schooling.
472
00:17:13,293 --> 00:17:14,392
And you let him?
473
00:17:14,461 --> 00:17:15,693
I didn't have the money.
474
00:17:15,762 --> 00:17:18,730
And I figured that school
was the best place for you.
475
00:17:18,798 --> 00:17:21,466
Okay, Mama, you told me
I got an academic scholarship
476
00:17:21,568 --> 00:17:22,667
because I worked hard.
477
00:17:22,769 --> 00:17:24,168
You did work hard.
478
00:17:24,237 --> 00:17:26,170
And I never wanted you to question
479
00:17:26,272 --> 00:17:27,939
whether you deserved it,
480
00:17:28,041 --> 00:17:29,941
which is why I lied to you.
481
00:17:30,010 --> 00:17:34,812
Mama, that scholarship
is part of my origin story.
482
00:17:34,881 --> 00:17:37,048
It gave me confidence my entire life.
483
00:17:37,117 --> 00:17:38,983
It made me think I could do
whatever I wanted to
484
00:17:39,085 --> 00:17:41,402
because I pulled myself up
by my bootstraps.
485
00:17:41,449 --> 00:17:43,082
Bootstrapping is a myth!
486
00:17:43,150 --> 00:17:46,085
Nobody ever got
anywhere in life without help!
487
00:17:46,153 --> 00:17:49,822
It doesn't matter whether you're
a Black, White, or a Chinese!
488
00:17:49,924 --> 00:17:51,023
It doesn't matter!
489
00:17:51,092 --> 00:17:52,991
Okay, okay, Ruby, just...
490
00:17:53,060 --> 00:17:54,626
"Chinese," not "a Chinese."
491
00:17:54,728 --> 00:17:56,128
- Chinese.
- Thank you.
492
00:17:56,230 --> 00:17:57,296
- Yes.
- Mm-hmm.
493
00:17:57,398 --> 00:17:58,764
So, now, Andre,
494
00:17:58,833 --> 00:18:02,935
you're judging Kyra for taking help.
495
00:18:03,003 --> 00:18:06,004
And I had to tell you the truth
496
00:18:06,073 --> 00:18:07,439
because that's not all right.
497
00:18:10,077 --> 00:18:11,543
That's not all right.
498
00:18:14,215 --> 00:18:15,848
I didn't even catch that.
499
00:18:17,418 --> 00:18:19,184
You know, I've been, uh...
500
00:18:19,253 --> 00:18:20,586
I've been acting crazy.
501
00:18:20,654 --> 00:18:21,820
Mm.
502
00:18:21,922 --> 00:18:23,455
I've got to make it right with her.
503
00:18:24,925 --> 00:18:27,025
Dre, why are you calling her?
She's upstairs.
504
00:18:27,128 --> 00:18:29,862
Hey, hey, uh, Mastercard?
505
00:18:29,930 --> 00:18:33,098
Yeah, I'd like to report
some suspicious activity
506
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,600
at Valley Glen Prep.
507
00:18:34,702 --> 00:18:35,801
O... kay.
508
00:18:35,870 --> 00:18:38,971
And... And also, uh, Versace Online.
509
00:18:39,073 --> 00:18:40,445
Mm-hmm. I can hear you.
510
00:18:40,514 --> 00:18:41,930
Okay, good.
511
00:18:43,944 --> 00:18:45,310
You wanted to see me...
512
00:18:45,379 --> 00:18:48,080
the overly qualified intern?
513
00:18:48,182 --> 00:18:49,615
No.
514
00:18:49,717 --> 00:18:51,650
I wanted to see my new assistant.
515
00:18:51,752 --> 00:18:55,053
The way you stood up to me,
that was impressive.
516
00:18:56,223 --> 00:18:58,991
I could, uh, learn
a thing or two from you...
517
00:19:00,461 --> 00:19:02,661
...about confrontation.
518
00:19:02,730 --> 00:19:04,263
What's going on?
519
00:19:04,365 --> 00:19:05,297
- You know...
- Oh. Uh...
520
00:19:05,399 --> 00:19:06,365
Josh!
521
00:19:06,433 --> 00:19:07,966
Josh, you can't fire me on Facebook!
522
00:19:09,236 --> 00:19:11,303
Open this door,
or I'm gonna kick your ass!
523
00:19:11,372 --> 00:19:12,538
You know what?
524
00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,173
Let's just talk about
your new responsibilities.
525
00:19:14,241 --> 00:19:16,082
Come on. Come on.
He'll... He'll tire himself out.
526
00:19:16,144 --> 00:19:17,310
- Okay.
- They always do.
527
00:19:17,348 --> 00:19:19,340
- Josh! Josh, open the door!
- Um... I feel like...
528
00:19:19,395 --> 00:19:21,713
Come on! It's me... Kirby!
We went to Harvard!
529
00:19:21,782 --> 00:19:23,148
Ready? Stop eating it!
530
00:19:23,217 --> 00:19:24,349
- Okay, okay.
- Shh, shh, shh.
531
00:19:24,451 --> 00:19:25,951
- All right.
- Okay, here we go.
532
00:19:27,354 --> 00:19:29,922
- Congratulations!
- Hey, congratulations, Kyra!
533
00:19:29,990 --> 00:19:31,190
Ooh, cake!
534
00:19:31,258 --> 00:19:32,891
You couldn't hold it with
one hand so you could knock?
535
00:19:32,993 --> 00:19:34,560
- Oh.
- Okay. You know what?
536
00:19:34,662 --> 00:19:36,261
- I'm-a let that slide.
- Yep.
537
00:19:36,363 --> 00:19:39,131
Uh, I know this celebration
is a little late,
538
00:19:39,233 --> 00:19:42,168
but I just want to let you know
that I am proud of you.
539
00:19:42,246 --> 00:19:44,303
And I'm also proud
of where you're headed.
540
00:19:44,405 --> 00:19:45,737
Aww. So am I.
541
00:19:45,839 --> 00:19:47,272
Thank you, guardians.
542
00:19:47,366 --> 00:19:49,033
- Oh. Okay.
- All right.
543
00:19:49,143 --> 00:19:51,310
And I can't wait
for you to read this article.
544
00:19:51,412 --> 00:19:53,946
It's been rewritten, and I
embellished a-a little bit,
545
00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,346
so if anyone asks, I invented the...
546
00:19:57,409 --> 00:20:00,319
- epidural... at NASA.
- What?
547
00:20:00,421 --> 00:20:01,620
Look here, Bow.
548
00:20:01,722 --> 00:20:03,188
- Just take a picture of us, okay?
- Okay.
549
00:20:03,290 --> 00:20:04,523
- There you go.
- Yep. Sure.
550
00:20:04,625 --> 00:20:06,225
- All right, let's go.
- All right, let's see.
551
00:20:06,327 --> 00:20:08,422
- Come on. Smile for the camera.
- There you go.
552
00:20:08,487 --> 00:20:09,562
- You guys look amazing.
- All right.
553
00:20:17,355 --> 00:20:20,590
Say wassup to Josh's new assistant, kid!
554
00:20:20,658 --> 00:20:22,600
Don't make me regret helping you.
555
00:20:22,654 --> 00:20:23,838
Just sayin'.
556
00:20:23,909 --> 00:20:25,275
Now that I've got this job,
557
00:20:25,376 --> 00:20:28,344
I might be able to get
on the advertising fast track
558
00:20:28,436 --> 00:20:31,131
and never go back to college again!
559
00:20:31,217 --> 00:20:33,467
- Junior!
- Uhh...
560
00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:37,574
Did I hear correctly?
561
00:20:39,389 --> 00:20:40,519
W-What'd you hear?
562
00:20:40,553 --> 00:20:42,343
That you're gonna be working
for Josh now.
563
00:20:42,373 --> 00:20:44,527
Hey, son, I think that's great.
564
00:20:44,528 --> 00:20:46,777
You know, you could use
that extra money to buy books
565
00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:48,367
when you get back to Howard.
566
00:20:48,368 --> 00:20:50,277
Oh, ye... Right, right, right.
567
00:20:50,278 --> 00:20:51,317
"When."
568
00:20:51,318 --> 00:20:52,697
Mm.
569
00:20:52,698 --> 00:20:54,317
So, either you'll go back to college
570
00:20:54,318 --> 00:20:56,617
or you'll skip it and Dad will kill you.
571
00:20:56,618 --> 00:20:58,178
Either way, I'm gonna get my own room.
572
00:21:00,629 --> 00:21:05,629
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