1 00:00:01,268 --> 00:00:03,268 - I can see why Georgetown is Amira's first choice. 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:04,537 It's a very strong school. 3 00:00:04,672 --> 00:00:05,738 - Strong. - Mm-hmm. 4 00:00:05,873 --> 00:00:07,139 This the home of AI. 5 00:00:07,274 --> 00:00:09,474 - Dad, they did not invent artificial intelligence. 6 00:00:09,610 --> 00:00:11,877 - I'm talking about Allen Iverson, The Answer. 7 00:00:12,013 --> 00:00:13,346 - Well, hello, there. 8 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,214 I'm Lynn Parsons, the admissions counselor. 9 00:00:15,350 --> 00:00:16,749 Welcome to Georgetown University... 10 00:00:16,884 --> 00:00:20,152 [chuckles] Unofficially, but hopefully officially. 11 00:00:20,287 --> 00:00:23,622 - I'm Amira, and these are my two dads. 12 00:00:23,758 --> 00:00:26,025 - I'm the biological. - And I'm married to her mother. 13 00:00:26,027 --> 00:00:27,560 - Ms. Lynn, dig on this. 14 00:00:27,695 --> 00:00:29,695 My daughter is cream of the crop, okay? 15 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:31,897 And if you want her to pick your school, 16 00:00:31,899 --> 00:00:33,098 you got to come correct. 17 00:00:33,234 --> 00:00:36,435 We want cars, shoe endorsements, the works. 18 00:00:36,437 --> 00:00:38,303 I'm talking about, like, Jesus Shuttlesworth 19 00:00:38,439 --> 00:00:40,105 in "He Got Game." 20 00:00:40,107 --> 00:00:43,442 - You do know it's illegal for colleges to do any of that. 21 00:00:43,444 --> 00:00:45,978 - I know. I was just taking your temperature. 22 00:00:46,113 --> 00:00:47,913 - Oh. 23 00:00:48,049 --> 00:00:49,782 - I fucks with you. 24 00:00:49,917 --> 00:00:51,450 - Oh, well. 25 00:00:51,452 --> 00:00:53,518 Thank you, I think. 26 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,389 The presentation will begin shortly. 27 00:00:56,523 --> 00:00:58,624 - I'm gonna go say hello to my friends. 28 00:01:00,728 --> 00:01:02,862 - I don't think I ever saw Amira this excited. 29 00:01:02,997 --> 00:01:04,397 - Well, it's a really good school. 30 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:05,998 But you know what? 31 00:01:06,133 --> 00:01:08,734 Don't take anybody else's temperature while we're here. 32 00:01:08,736 --> 00:01:10,603 - Come on, you know I like to play night nurse. 33 00:01:10,738 --> 00:01:12,271 Look... - Hmm. 34 00:01:12,407 --> 00:01:15,274 Pull that off your face. - Right in the butt. 35 00:01:15,410 --> 00:01:16,675 - I know where it go-- 36 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:18,944 actually, people don't do that anymore. 37 00:01:18,946 --> 00:01:21,414 [thunder booms] 38 00:01:22,750 --> 00:01:25,484 - Okay, I want to cancel this storage locker. 39 00:01:25,486 --> 00:01:27,219 So everything has to go. 40 00:01:27,354 --> 00:01:28,887 You either take it to the trash 41 00:01:28,889 --> 00:01:31,156 or to that donation center a few blocks away from here. 42 00:01:31,292 --> 00:01:32,758 - Can't I just set it on fire? 43 00:01:32,893 --> 00:01:35,694 - You want to be Casanova and an arsonist? 44 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:37,630 Don't test me today, boy, please. 45 00:01:37,765 --> 00:01:40,565 Get your little ass in there and do some work. 46 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:44,303 [creepy music] 47 00:01:44,305 --> 00:01:46,972 ♪ ♪ 48 00:01:47,108 --> 00:01:49,775 - Hello, future Hoyas! 49 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:51,376 - AI! 50 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:54,113 Patrick Ewing! 51 00:01:54,115 --> 00:01:55,448 - Dad, shh! 52 00:01:55,583 --> 00:01:57,516 - Georgetown admits a record number 53 00:01:57,518 --> 00:01:59,585 of National Honor Society scholars, 54 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,787 many of whom are with us today. 55 00:02:01,789 --> 00:02:03,989 Please stand when your name is called. 56 00:02:04,125 --> 00:02:09,194 Melissa Anderson, Chloe Barnes, Madison Brey, 57 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:11,797 Hannah Fulson, Josh Nolan, 58 00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:14,867 Noah Turner, Elizabeth Ward. 59 00:02:15,002 --> 00:02:19,872 Let's congratulate all our NHS attendees. 60 00:02:20,007 --> 00:02:21,540 - They skipped Birkeland. 61 00:02:21,542 --> 00:02:23,142 - Stand up anyway. 62 00:02:23,144 --> 00:02:24,877 - No, no, it's okay. 63 00:02:25,012 --> 00:02:26,879 - No, you earned this. Stand up. 64 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:30,449 [applause] 65 00:02:32,019 --> 00:02:33,686 - Um, excuse me. 66 00:02:33,821 --> 00:02:37,222 Excuse me, you forgot to call my name--Amira Birkeland. 67 00:02:37,224 --> 00:02:39,692 - Oh, I'm sorry. 68 00:02:39,827 --> 00:02:42,561 Your name wasn't on my list, 69 00:02:42,697 --> 00:02:44,830 but congratulations. 70 00:02:44,966 --> 00:02:47,900 And now, for the student-led portion of our program, 71 00:02:48,035 --> 00:02:49,969 please welcome Georgetown seniors 72 00:02:49,971 --> 00:02:54,307 Zachary Feldlin and Andrea Gruber. 73 00:02:54,441 --> 00:02:56,709 They'll answer your questions. 74 00:02:56,844 --> 00:02:58,311 - You right here in the front. 75 00:02:58,445 --> 00:03:00,513 - Is it mandatory to live in the dorms? 76 00:03:00,648 --> 00:03:02,915 - It's not mandatory, but it's recommended for freshmen 77 00:03:03,050 --> 00:03:05,117 just to help make you familiar with the campus, 78 00:03:05,252 --> 00:03:06,585 meet new people. 79 00:03:06,721 --> 00:03:08,854 Saw some other hands. - You. 80 00:03:08,856 --> 00:03:10,723 - Oh, um, I was just wond-- 81 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:12,525 - Oh, no, sorry, behind you. 82 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:13,792 - Me? - Yes. 83 00:03:13,928 --> 00:03:15,594 - Is the food in the cafeteria any good? 84 00:03:15,596 --> 00:03:17,062 - You see this shit? 85 00:03:17,064 --> 00:03:19,198 Amira had her hand up way before this one did. 86 00:03:19,334 --> 00:03:21,934 And they can't be disrespecting my baby girl like this. 87 00:03:22,069 --> 00:03:23,869 She ain't got to go to Georgetown. 88 00:03:24,005 --> 00:03:25,738 She could go to Bronx Community College, 89 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:27,272 right uptown. - Tray. 90 00:03:27,274 --> 00:03:28,807 You have to calm down. - I know people there. 91 00:03:28,943 --> 00:03:30,876 - Calm down, okay? It's a little bit odd. 92 00:03:31,012 --> 00:03:34,279 You're right, but let's not make assumptions. 93 00:03:34,281 --> 00:03:38,083 [upbeat music] 94 00:03:38,085 --> 00:03:42,821 ♪ ♪ 95 00:03:42,823 --> 00:03:44,357 - [sighs] 96 00:03:44,491 --> 00:03:51,664 ♪ ♪ 97 00:03:54,702 --> 00:03:57,502 Oh, Grandma and Grandpa, no way. 98 00:03:57,504 --> 00:03:59,372 - [giggling] 99 00:03:59,506 --> 00:04:01,240 [creepy music] 100 00:04:01,376 --> 00:04:02,675 - Oh, sh-- 101 00:04:04,579 --> 00:04:06,379 - Thank you all for coming. 102 00:04:06,513 --> 00:04:09,182 Hopefully we'll see you in the fall. 103 00:04:09,316 --> 00:04:12,585 [indistinct chatter] 104 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,955 - Um, I'm gonna go say bye to my friends. 105 00:04:17,592 --> 00:04:18,924 - Think Amira is having second thoughts 106 00:04:19,060 --> 00:04:20,193 about going to this school. 107 00:04:20,327 --> 00:04:21,927 - Yeah, I wouldn't blame her. 108 00:04:22,063 --> 00:04:24,397 - You know, she ain't ask one question out of her book. 109 00:04:24,531 --> 00:04:26,065 And she worked so hard on it. 110 00:04:26,067 --> 00:04:27,867 I never went to college, but I do know 111 00:04:28,002 --> 00:04:30,669 you supposed to be way more excited than that today. 112 00:04:30,805 --> 00:04:32,671 both: We're all going to Georgetown! 113 00:04:32,673 --> 00:04:34,539 [all scream] 114 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:35,808 [indistinct chatter] 115 00:04:35,943 --> 00:04:37,476 - She looks pretty excited now. 116 00:04:37,612 --> 00:04:40,213 [hip-hop music] 117 00:04:40,347 --> 00:04:46,485 ♪ ♪ 118 00:04:46,487 --> 00:04:49,622 - Amira liked the presentation, but I didn't, man. 119 00:04:49,757 --> 00:04:51,156 They ain't call on her once, 120 00:04:51,292 --> 00:04:54,026 and she had her hand raised the whole entire time. 121 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:56,629 - You know what that is? Them goddamn microaggressions. 122 00:04:56,764 --> 00:04:58,764 That's exactly why I dropped out of ITT Tech. 123 00:04:58,766 --> 00:05:00,232 - That's online, right? - Yep. 124 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:03,169 Cyber racism-- it's the worst kind, my nigga. 125 00:05:04,972 --> 00:05:07,106 - What up, young bull? - What up, Jay? 126 00:05:07,241 --> 00:05:09,442 Yo, Dad, check out what I found in Grandma's storage. 127 00:05:09,577 --> 00:05:11,911 - I hope it ain't them little black dolls she used to keep. 128 00:05:12,046 --> 00:05:13,578 - No, those are still there. 129 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:14,980 - I remember when I was little, man, 130 00:05:14,982 --> 00:05:16,248 I felt like they was following me around 131 00:05:16,383 --> 00:05:17,650 like a couple of little Black Chuckies. 132 00:05:17,785 --> 00:05:20,052 - I know what you mean. 133 00:05:20,187 --> 00:05:22,521 Look at this. 134 00:05:22,523 --> 00:05:23,989 [laughs] - Look at that. 135 00:05:24,125 --> 00:05:25,858 That's your grandmother, and that's your grandfather. 136 00:05:25,993 --> 00:05:27,260 - I know. - That's my man. 137 00:05:27,394 --> 00:05:28,994 - I know. Did you, uh-- 138 00:05:29,130 --> 00:05:31,530 did you know Grandma and Grandpa were in a band? 139 00:05:31,666 --> 00:05:34,333 - A band? - Uh, yeah, they made a record. 140 00:05:34,335 --> 00:05:38,137 - Wow! This looks legit, like the co-ed O'Jays. 141 00:05:38,273 --> 00:05:41,740 - That football murderer guy? - No, the R&B group. 142 00:05:41,876 --> 00:05:43,542 And, plus, OJ didn't do it. 143 00:05:43,544 --> 00:05:45,410 If he did, they wouldn't have gave him a Twitter account. 144 00:05:45,412 --> 00:05:46,612 Yo, Jaybird, come here. 145 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,013 Check out these pictures of my parents 146 00:05:48,149 --> 00:05:49,882 that Shahzad found, man. - Oh, word? 147 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:52,285 - They look so young and vibrant, full of life. 148 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:55,154 - Yeah, this had to be before you was born, 149 00:05:55,156 --> 00:05:57,089 'cause look at your mama with these pre-Tray titties. 150 00:05:57,224 --> 00:05:59,091 I like that. - Give me my mom's pictures. 151 00:05:59,226 --> 00:06:00,893 Don't be looking at my mom's titties, man. 152 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:02,427 Focus on her big, beautiful smile. 153 00:06:02,429 --> 00:06:04,563 - I'm focused. - Let's listen to the album. 154 00:06:04,699 --> 00:06:06,031 - Well, we did have a record player, 155 00:06:06,167 --> 00:06:07,766 but one of the kids out of the art class 156 00:06:07,768 --> 00:06:09,502 made it into a pottery wheel, so that's out. 157 00:06:09,636 --> 00:06:12,171 - I can't believe that my mom didn't tell me about this, kid. 158 00:06:12,173 --> 00:06:15,774 I knew my pops had dabbled in music 'cause he had a voice, 159 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:19,111 but I ain't know he took it this far. 160 00:06:19,246 --> 00:06:21,514 [R&B music] 161 00:06:21,648 --> 00:06:24,249 - I know they didn't feed you at that little seminar. 162 00:06:24,385 --> 00:06:25,784 - [chuckles] 163 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,520 - So how did it go? 164 00:06:27,655 --> 00:06:29,922 - Grandma, it was amazing. 165 00:06:30,057 --> 00:06:31,656 And... - Uh-huh. 166 00:06:31,658 --> 00:06:33,658 - I've decided I'm going to Georgetown. 167 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:34,994 - Mm. 168 00:06:35,129 --> 00:06:37,863 But you didn't do the Hampton presentation yet. 169 00:06:37,999 --> 00:06:40,399 - Yeah, but I don't even feel like it's worth going to. 170 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:42,868 I just--I know that Georgetown will be a better fit for me, 171 00:06:43,004 --> 00:06:44,737 and I will know people. 172 00:06:44,872 --> 00:06:46,405 I just feel like I can be myself there. 173 00:06:46,541 --> 00:06:48,407 - Just because something is familiar don't mean it's right. 174 00:06:48,543 --> 00:06:52,345 I'm just saying, I think you should give Hampton a chance. 175 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:53,746 That's all. That's all. 176 00:06:53,881 --> 00:06:55,080 - Ma? - What? 177 00:06:55,216 --> 00:06:56,682 - Look what Shahzad found in the storage. 178 00:06:56,817 --> 00:06:58,217 - Yeah, this is so cool. 179 00:06:58,353 --> 00:07:00,353 - I did not know you and my pops was in a group. 180 00:07:00,487 --> 00:07:02,621 - Grandma, you look so good. 181 00:07:02,623 --> 00:07:04,089 - I don't want to talk about it. 182 00:07:04,225 --> 00:07:05,157 - What? Why? 183 00:07:05,292 --> 00:07:07,693 Ma, you look so happy in this photo. 184 00:07:07,695 --> 00:07:09,762 At least tell me who the third dude is. 185 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:13,632 - I said, "I don't wanna talk about it." 186 00:07:13,768 --> 00:07:15,434 - You know what? 187 00:07:15,436 --> 00:07:17,170 You act like this every time I wanna talk about my pops. 188 00:07:17,304 --> 00:07:19,772 Now, I got a right to know who he is and what he's about. 189 00:07:19,907 --> 00:07:22,441 - You're right, baby. Let me see the picture. 190 00:07:22,443 --> 00:07:25,444 [soft music] 191 00:07:25,446 --> 00:07:32,618 ♪ ♪ 192 00:07:34,189 --> 00:07:36,989 I said I didn't want to talk about it. 193 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:39,058 I asked you to do one thing-- 194 00:07:39,193 --> 00:07:41,060 that was clean out my storage unit. 195 00:07:41,195 --> 00:07:44,329 I didn't ask you to rifle through my life. 196 00:07:44,465 --> 00:07:48,000 ♪ ♪ 197 00:07:52,407 --> 00:07:53,939 - Hey, Miss Miller. - Hey. 198 00:07:54,075 --> 00:07:56,475 - How was class today? - It was good except for-- 199 00:07:56,477 --> 00:07:57,943 somebody got to talk to Mr. Drayton 200 00:07:58,079 --> 00:08:00,413 and tell that man to put on some damn undergarments. 201 00:08:00,547 --> 00:08:02,147 - What, his hernia balls dripped out again? 202 00:08:02,283 --> 00:08:04,349 I'll give him a talk. I bought this for you. 203 00:08:04,485 --> 00:08:05,951 - Thank you. 204 00:08:06,087 --> 00:08:07,620 So sweet. 205 00:08:07,755 --> 00:08:09,755 - Miss Miller, can I talk to you for a minute? 206 00:08:09,757 --> 00:08:12,758 - Sure! Mm-hmm. 207 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,359 - You my mom's best friend, right? 208 00:08:14,495 --> 00:08:17,162 - Since seventh grade. - Wow, long time. 209 00:08:17,298 --> 00:08:19,899 So why won't she tell me anything about my father 210 00:08:20,034 --> 00:08:22,701 and this band that they had--100% Pure? 211 00:08:22,837 --> 00:08:24,303 I tried to ask about it, and she shut me down. 212 00:08:24,439 --> 00:08:26,606 She won't tell me nothing. - Yeah. 213 00:08:28,175 --> 00:08:29,374 This album. 214 00:08:29,510 --> 00:08:31,110 - What? You knew about it? 215 00:08:31,245 --> 00:08:34,513 - You know, I bet your kids had a bunch of hard-ass questions 216 00:08:34,649 --> 00:08:35,915 for you when you got out of prison. 217 00:08:36,050 --> 00:08:37,916 - Yeah, but I told 'em everything. 218 00:08:37,918 --> 00:08:39,718 I even took them to the graveyard 219 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,320 and showed them where they were conceived at. 220 00:08:41,456 --> 00:08:43,789 - But you're a very different breed, Tray Barker. 221 00:08:43,791 --> 00:08:46,125 You get that from your daddy. But my point is, 222 00:08:46,260 --> 00:08:49,995 is that this is a part of your mother's past 223 00:08:50,131 --> 00:08:52,265 that she obviously doesn't wanna share. 224 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:54,933 - Yeah, but I deserve to know anything about my father. 225 00:08:54,935 --> 00:08:57,803 - Sure you do, but that part of her life was traumatic. 226 00:08:57,938 --> 00:09:00,806 And you owe her the grace and space 227 00:09:00,941 --> 00:09:03,008 to let her feel about it the way she gonna feel about it. 228 00:09:03,144 --> 00:09:05,945 And when she ready to share, she'll tell you. 229 00:09:07,682 --> 00:09:10,015 - Thank you, Miss Miller. 230 00:09:10,017 --> 00:09:11,150 I get it. 231 00:09:11,152 --> 00:09:12,151 - Mm, mm. 232 00:09:12,287 --> 00:09:13,786 - Sorry. 233 00:09:16,090 --> 00:09:17,222 I forgot my water. 234 00:09:17,358 --> 00:09:20,225 [hip-hop music] 235 00:09:20,227 --> 00:09:27,032 ♪ ♪ 236 00:09:27,034 --> 00:09:30,536 [indistinct chatter on TV] 237 00:09:34,175 --> 00:09:35,374 - Can I help you? 238 00:09:35,376 --> 00:09:37,310 - I just wanna say, Ma, I'm giving you the grace 239 00:09:37,444 --> 00:09:39,244 for all the trauma you've been through in your life. 240 00:09:39,246 --> 00:09:42,381 You could tell me whatever you want when you ready. 241 00:09:42,517 --> 00:09:44,517 - Well, I would like to say something. 242 00:09:44,651 --> 00:09:46,051 - Anything, Ma. 243 00:09:46,053 --> 00:09:48,921 - Get the hell out of my face! - That's good. 244 00:09:49,056 --> 00:09:50,990 Let it out. Let it all out. 245 00:09:50,992 --> 00:09:52,124 I'm here for you. 246 00:09:52,259 --> 00:09:54,059 - Could you be here for me in another room? 247 00:09:54,195 --> 00:09:56,829 'Cause I am trying to watch my show. 248 00:10:05,740 --> 00:10:08,941 [cell phone vibrating] 249 00:10:10,011 --> 00:10:11,877 Hello? - I'm here for you, Mommy. 250 00:10:11,879 --> 00:10:13,679 Love from the other room. 251 00:10:13,814 --> 00:10:15,147 [cell phone thuds] 252 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:17,683 ♪ ♪ 253 00:10:17,818 --> 00:10:21,153 [indistinct chatter] 254 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:25,558 ♪ ♪ 255 00:10:25,693 --> 00:10:27,826 - Man, it smell like sex between Erykah Badu 256 00:10:27,962 --> 00:10:31,964 and André 3000 in here-- magical, unicorn! 257 00:10:32,099 --> 00:10:34,233 - Hey, I know it's not Georgetown, 258 00:10:34,369 --> 00:10:36,101 but give it a chance, okay? 259 00:10:36,103 --> 00:10:37,102 Smile. 260 00:10:37,104 --> 00:10:39,372 - Hey, I'm Malia! 261 00:10:39,506 --> 00:10:40,373 - Oh. [laughs] 262 00:10:40,507 --> 00:10:42,775 Amira, and my two dads. 263 00:10:42,910 --> 00:10:45,044 - He's the biological. - She got papers on him. 264 00:10:45,046 --> 00:10:47,980 - [laughs] Welcome. She has your eyes. 265 00:10:48,115 --> 00:10:50,115 - Are you guys having peach cobbler 266 00:10:50,251 --> 00:10:51,850 or something cinnamon-y for lunch? 267 00:10:51,986 --> 00:10:53,118 It smells really good. 268 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:54,987 - Oh, no, girl, that's just me. 269 00:10:55,122 --> 00:10:56,055 Well, us. 270 00:10:56,190 --> 00:10:58,924 This is basically a shea butter convention, 271 00:10:58,926 --> 00:11:00,593 but I heard that lunch is shrimp and grits. 272 00:11:00,728 --> 00:11:02,595 - Mmm. Sounds delicious. 273 00:11:02,730 --> 00:11:04,063 - These bags are the shit! 274 00:11:04,198 --> 00:11:06,331 Y'all got everything in here a Black person needs 275 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:07,666 except for a VHS tape 276 00:11:07,668 --> 00:11:09,802 of "Three the Hard Way" and some Funyuns. 277 00:11:09,937 --> 00:11:12,738 - You know that welcome bag is hers. 278 00:11:12,873 --> 00:11:15,608 But I can grab some extra for y'all from the back. 279 00:11:15,743 --> 00:11:18,411 Just take a seat. We're about to get started. 280 00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:20,613 - It's like academic Wakanda in here, man. 281 00:11:20,748 --> 00:11:22,481 I ain't seen this many smart niggas 282 00:11:22,483 --> 00:11:24,617 since Diddy did fucking Broadway. 283 00:11:24,752 --> 00:11:26,351 - All right, everyone, let's take a seat. 284 00:11:26,487 --> 00:11:28,487 Let's take a seat. 285 00:11:28,623 --> 00:11:30,155 Good morning, everyone, 286 00:11:30,157 --> 00:11:33,626 and welcome future Pirates of Hampton University! 287 00:11:33,761 --> 00:11:36,161 [cheers and applause] Home by the sea! 288 00:11:36,297 --> 00:11:39,164 all: Home by the sea! - All right, all right. 289 00:11:39,300 --> 00:11:41,300 As I look at all you prospective students, 290 00:11:41,436 --> 00:11:43,769 I think about how I was sitting here just like you. 291 00:11:43,904 --> 00:11:46,439 I went to a prestigious private high school, 292 00:11:46,574 --> 00:11:51,310 extremely competitive, and, frankly, not very diverse. 293 00:11:51,446 --> 00:11:53,446 At times, I felt invisible. 294 00:11:53,581 --> 00:11:57,516 But at Hampton, I feel seen, heard, challenged. 295 00:11:57,652 --> 00:11:59,252 At HU, we learn from new voices, 296 00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:02,188 not white guy after white guy after-- 297 00:12:03,591 --> 00:12:04,657 My bad. 298 00:12:04,792 --> 00:12:06,391 No offense. 299 00:12:06,527 --> 00:12:07,993 I'm sure you're a nice dude. 300 00:12:07,995 --> 00:12:10,195 But keeping it 100, it just feels good 301 00:12:10,197 --> 00:12:11,864 to be around folks who look like us! 302 00:12:11,999 --> 00:12:13,532 - Yes. - Am I right? 303 00:12:13,668 --> 00:12:17,170 [cheers and applause] 304 00:12:20,875 --> 00:12:23,608 ♪ ♪ 305 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:24,944 - Hey, excuse me, do you know 306 00:12:25,079 --> 00:12:26,812 if the Goodfill donation center is this way? 307 00:12:26,814 --> 00:12:28,547 - Yeah, it's about two blocks up on the right. 308 00:12:28,683 --> 00:12:30,015 Can't miss it. - Thank you. 309 00:12:30,017 --> 00:12:32,751 - Oh, wow. Is this a fondue set? 310 00:12:32,753 --> 00:12:35,821 Very nice, so retro. 311 00:12:35,956 --> 00:12:37,756 Got yourself a rare beaut here. 312 00:12:37,892 --> 00:12:40,693 - I don't know what fondue is, but you like it? 313 00:12:40,828 --> 00:12:41,961 - I could take it off your hands. 314 00:12:42,096 --> 00:12:43,428 I've got a nice herbed Brie 315 00:12:43,564 --> 00:12:46,165 I'd love to get this thing wrapped around. 316 00:12:46,167 --> 00:12:49,234 - Um, no, I'm actually selling it. 317 00:12:49,370 --> 00:12:51,170 - I thought you were donating it. 318 00:12:51,172 --> 00:12:53,238 - Nah. 319 00:12:53,374 --> 00:12:55,040 - Ooh! 320 00:12:55,042 --> 00:12:57,710 Can I get a package deal on these historical figurines? 321 00:12:57,845 --> 00:13:00,379 - No, no-- you like these way too much. 322 00:13:00,381 --> 00:13:03,716 But, uh, let's talk numbers on that fondue set. 323 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,520 all: HU! 324 00:13:07,654 --> 00:13:09,388 We are Hampton U! 325 00:13:09,390 --> 00:13:11,390 [stomping rhythmically] 326 00:13:11,392 --> 00:13:14,126 [crowd whooping] 327 00:13:16,397 --> 00:13:18,331 HU! 328 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:20,465 HU! 329 00:13:20,601 --> 00:13:22,034 U! 330 00:13:23,871 --> 00:13:27,806 [whooping resumes] 331 00:13:27,808 --> 00:13:29,675 The home by the sea! 332 00:13:29,677 --> 00:13:33,412 [grunting] 333 00:13:33,414 --> 00:13:35,080 HU. 334 00:13:35,082 --> 00:13:36,815 [cheers and applause] 335 00:13:36,817 --> 00:13:39,484 - What do fraternities do at white colleges? 336 00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:43,088 - They drink, party, and they drink again. 337 00:13:43,090 --> 00:13:46,225 [cheers and applause continue] 338 00:13:46,227 --> 00:13:50,629 all: ♪ Facing the rising sun ♪ 339 00:13:50,765 --> 00:13:54,299 ♪ Of our new day begun ♪ 340 00:13:54,435 --> 00:13:56,902 ♪ Let us march on ♪ - Let's march on. 341 00:13:56,904 --> 00:13:59,372 all: ♪ Till victory ♪ 342 00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:03,176 ♪ Is won ♪ 343 00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:07,312 - Thank you all for coming, and see you all next year. 344 00:14:07,314 --> 00:14:09,815 [applause] 345 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,587 - How did you know the song? 346 00:14:14,722 --> 00:14:16,188 - Beyoncé, Coachella. 347 00:14:16,323 --> 00:14:18,323 It's pretty emotional, isn't it? 348 00:14:18,459 --> 00:14:21,060 - Did you know there was a Black national anthem? 349 00:14:21,062 --> 00:14:23,829 - Yeah, but I thought it was "Fuck Tha Police." 350 00:14:25,933 --> 00:14:28,401 What's up with those extra gift bags? 351 00:14:28,535 --> 00:14:29,668 Hold on, excuse me. 352 00:14:29,804 --> 00:14:31,270 Uh, 'Mira. Amira. 353 00:14:31,272 --> 00:14:33,072 Ha ha, that was dope, right? 354 00:14:33,074 --> 00:14:34,807 I'm getting really good vibes from Hampton. 355 00:14:34,942 --> 00:14:37,342 I think it's a good school, and I think it'd be great for you. 356 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:40,345 - Well, I'm glad you liked it. It was definitely something. 357 00:14:40,481 --> 00:14:42,215 But I think I'd rather go to Georgetown. 358 00:14:42,349 --> 00:14:43,749 - Wait a minute. 359 00:14:43,751 --> 00:14:45,618 Was we at two different presentations right there? 360 00:14:45,753 --> 00:14:48,153 'Cause what I saw on that stage is more than just something. 361 00:14:48,155 --> 00:14:49,488 And you still choose Georgetown? 362 00:14:49,624 --> 00:14:52,557 - Yeah, I just--I think I'd do better there. 363 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:54,559 - Amira, come here. 364 00:14:54,695 --> 00:14:56,095 You're like a kid genius. 365 00:14:56,230 --> 00:14:58,030 I'm still in awe that you come from me. 366 00:14:58,165 --> 00:15:00,699 Now, Shahzad, I know he mines. 367 00:15:00,835 --> 00:15:03,836 But you gonna shine wherever you go. 368 00:15:03,971 --> 00:15:07,306 So, baby girl, what's the real problem? 369 00:15:07,442 --> 00:15:08,841 - I just-- 370 00:15:08,976 --> 00:15:11,910 I feel like I'm not gonna fit in at Hampton. 371 00:15:11,912 --> 00:15:13,378 What if I'm not Black enough? 372 00:15:13,514 --> 00:15:16,381 - You Black enough to fill any space you choose, 373 00:15:16,517 --> 00:15:18,383 so don't you ever question yourself. 374 00:15:18,385 --> 00:15:21,186 - I'm sorry, Dad, but my decision is not gonna change. 375 00:15:21,188 --> 00:15:22,255 I just--I want to go to Georgetown 376 00:15:22,389 --> 00:15:23,922 where I'll feel more comfortable. 377 00:15:23,924 --> 00:15:25,524 - Was you comfortable being ignored 378 00:15:25,526 --> 00:15:27,793 at that Georgetown presentation? 379 00:15:27,795 --> 00:15:29,862 - No. No, of course, not. 380 00:15:29,997 --> 00:15:31,464 - So you'll be more comfortable 381 00:15:31,598 --> 00:15:33,198 being uncomfortable around white people 382 00:15:33,334 --> 00:15:37,270 than you would be around Black people? 383 00:15:37,404 --> 00:15:38,371 - Yes. 384 00:15:42,576 --> 00:15:45,444 [hip-hop music] 385 00:15:45,579 --> 00:15:49,849 ♪ ♪ 386 00:15:49,984 --> 00:15:52,318 - What's going on? - It's Amira. 387 00:15:52,453 --> 00:15:54,253 She don't think she Black enough to go to Hampton, 388 00:15:54,388 --> 00:15:56,455 so she's choosing Georgetown. 389 00:15:56,590 --> 00:15:57,657 - What? Wait. 390 00:15:57,791 --> 00:15:59,591 Amira, why are you calling your Blackness 391 00:15:59,593 --> 00:16:00,926 into question all of a sudden? 392 00:16:01,062 --> 00:16:02,995 - Can you not be a white dad 393 00:16:03,130 --> 00:16:06,198 in an HBCU hat asking me that right now? 394 00:16:06,334 --> 00:16:08,133 - Touché, right? 395 00:16:08,269 --> 00:16:10,636 - As promised... 396 00:16:12,006 --> 00:16:13,472 Can I borrow her for a second? 397 00:16:13,607 --> 00:16:15,041 - Sure. 398 00:16:16,410 --> 00:16:17,943 - I saw you back there. 399 00:16:18,079 --> 00:16:19,679 It's a little overwhelming, huh? 400 00:16:19,813 --> 00:16:21,013 - You could tell? 401 00:16:21,148 --> 00:16:22,682 - Girl, I didn't even know there was 402 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:25,484 a Black national anthem until my orientation day. 403 00:16:25,619 --> 00:16:27,887 - Okay, thank you for saying that. 404 00:16:28,022 --> 00:16:29,288 - Look, I know it's a lot, 405 00:16:29,423 --> 00:16:31,290 but it's not meant to isolate you. 406 00:16:31,425 --> 00:16:33,158 It's meant to reassure you. 407 00:16:33,294 --> 00:16:35,361 - I was totally having an identity crisis. 408 00:16:35,496 --> 00:16:38,364 - I get it, but sometimes what feels like a crisis 409 00:16:38,366 --> 00:16:39,965 is actually the beginning of an awakening. 410 00:16:40,101 --> 00:16:43,969 And I promise I'm not trying to get all T.D. Jakes on you. 411 00:16:43,971 --> 00:16:46,638 I'm just saying it because I've been in your shoes. 412 00:16:46,774 --> 00:16:47,973 It took me a while, 413 00:16:47,975 --> 00:16:49,975 but the thing I learned the most at Hampton, 414 00:16:50,111 --> 00:16:52,712 is that Blackness is so many things. 415 00:16:52,846 --> 00:16:54,646 There isn't one way to be Black, 416 00:16:54,648 --> 00:16:57,249 and you decide what that means for you. 417 00:16:57,251 --> 00:16:59,851 Well, you and Black Twitter. [both chuckle] 418 00:16:59,987 --> 00:17:02,321 - Thanks for talking to me. - Of course. 419 00:17:02,456 --> 00:17:05,324 Look, college is hard. It pushes you. 420 00:17:05,459 --> 00:17:08,260 It's uncomfortable no matter where you choose to go. 421 00:17:08,396 --> 00:17:10,062 But I know at Hampton, 422 00:17:10,064 --> 00:17:12,664 you wouldn't be alone because I would be your big sister. 423 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,334 - Wait, for real? You would do that for me? 424 00:17:15,469 --> 00:17:17,069 - [chuckles] - Why? 425 00:17:17,204 --> 00:17:21,073 - Because that's what we do. We look out for each other. 426 00:17:21,208 --> 00:17:28,314 ♪ ♪ 427 00:17:30,618 --> 00:17:32,752 - I wonder what she said to Amira that I didn't. 428 00:17:32,886 --> 00:17:36,088 - Well, sometimes it's not what you say. 429 00:17:36,223 --> 00:17:38,090 It's how you say it. 430 00:17:38,092 --> 00:17:45,231 ♪ ♪ 431 00:17:46,167 --> 00:17:47,566 [door opens, closes] 432 00:17:47,701 --> 00:17:49,635 - Tray, come in here for a minute? 433 00:17:49,771 --> 00:17:52,171 I want to talk about what happened the other day. 434 00:17:52,306 --> 00:17:57,176 ♪ ♪ 435 00:18:01,582 --> 00:18:02,714 I, uh... 436 00:18:02,850 --> 00:18:04,383 - Ma... 437 00:18:04,518 --> 00:18:06,852 I'm sorry for the way I came at you the other day. 438 00:18:06,854 --> 00:18:09,455 I promise to do a better job of listening 439 00:18:09,590 --> 00:18:12,057 and respecting your boundaries moving forward. 440 00:18:12,059 --> 00:18:13,325 That's all I want to say. 441 00:18:13,461 --> 00:18:16,262 - Well, I appreciate you saying this. 442 00:18:16,397 --> 00:18:19,799 Sometimes it's just hard to get-- 443 00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:22,468 - And I've got something else for you. 444 00:18:22,470 --> 00:18:26,606 Your granddaughter listened to your advice... 445 00:18:26,740 --> 00:18:28,073 and she's going to Hampton. 446 00:18:28,209 --> 00:18:31,010 - What? Really? 447 00:18:31,145 --> 00:18:32,544 Wow! 448 00:18:32,546 --> 00:18:34,146 Well, that's wonderful news! 449 00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:38,950 You know, I used to fantasize about you going to an HBCU. 450 00:18:38,952 --> 00:18:41,487 - I would've went to Hampton and got everybody pregnant. 451 00:18:41,489 --> 00:18:43,823 You know I got to spread this Black excellence, Ma. 452 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:46,958 - If you don't stop-- you are delusional. 453 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,293 [both laugh] 454 00:18:48,295 --> 00:18:49,428 Well... 455 00:18:49,563 --> 00:18:53,165 I just want to say, um... 456 00:18:53,300 --> 00:18:55,767 I apologize for my reaction. 457 00:18:55,769 --> 00:18:57,637 When your father got back from Vietnam, 458 00:18:57,771 --> 00:19:01,440 he was dead set on pursuing this music career. 459 00:19:01,575 --> 00:19:04,776 He wanted to be the next Berry Gordy, 460 00:19:04,778 --> 00:19:07,979 and then had the nerve to talk me into it. 461 00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:09,981 [both chuckle] 462 00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:13,185 So I took all our savings 463 00:19:13,321 --> 00:19:14,920 and put it in this record, 464 00:19:14,922 --> 00:19:17,323 and we had a good time doing it. 465 00:19:17,325 --> 00:19:18,790 - Wow. - [laughs] 466 00:19:18,926 --> 00:19:20,526 - I can tell by looking at these pictures. 467 00:19:20,662 --> 00:19:21,927 And you look good, Mommy. 468 00:19:22,063 --> 00:19:23,262 - Thank you. 469 00:19:23,397 --> 00:19:24,664 And Jimmy was sexy. 470 00:19:24,798 --> 00:19:27,399 I mean, I'd never seen a man turn so many heads 471 00:19:27,535 --> 00:19:29,935 with a powder-blue tuxedo and a ruffled shirt. 472 00:19:30,071 --> 00:19:32,604 - And that big-ass bow tie. - That's true. 473 00:19:32,606 --> 00:19:35,207 [both laughing] 474 00:19:35,343 --> 00:19:36,542 Oh, gosh. 475 00:19:36,544 --> 00:19:40,346 Well, the record bombed... 476 00:19:40,481 --> 00:19:43,949 and, uh, we lost all our money. 477 00:19:43,951 --> 00:19:46,018 We had to go on welfare for a little while, 478 00:19:46,020 --> 00:19:49,955 which is no shame, but it broke him. 479 00:19:50,091 --> 00:19:53,559 He could not accept the fact that he couldn't provide, 480 00:19:53,695 --> 00:19:55,827 and that broke my heart. 481 00:19:55,829 --> 00:19:57,496 - I just want to say to you, Mommy, 482 00:19:57,631 --> 00:19:59,498 me and your grandkids 483 00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:02,401 thank you for everything you did for us. 484 00:20:03,705 --> 00:20:05,505 Ma, can I ask you a question? - Yeah. 485 00:20:05,639 --> 00:20:07,239 - Who is this third dude? 486 00:20:07,375 --> 00:20:09,909 - Oh, let sleeping dogs lie. 487 00:20:10,044 --> 00:20:12,478 [laughing] 488 00:20:13,981 --> 00:20:15,715 [upbeat R&B music playing] 489 00:20:15,849 --> 00:20:19,585 - ♪ One by one ♪ 490 00:20:19,587 --> 00:20:22,454 ♪ Save each other ♪ 491 00:20:22,456 --> 00:20:24,456 ♪ ♪ 492 00:20:24,458 --> 00:20:26,592 ♪ One by one ♪ 493 00:20:26,594 --> 00:20:29,595 [person vocalizing] 494 00:20:29,597 --> 00:20:31,931 ♪ ♪ 495 00:20:32,066 --> 00:20:36,936 ♪ And we can ri-i-i-i-de ♪ 496 00:20:37,071 --> 00:20:39,939 [vocalizing] 497 00:20:40,074 --> 00:20:46,946 ♪ ♪ 498 00:20:50,684 --> 00:20:52,652 ♪ One by one ♪