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Zoey: From an early age,
we are led to believe that
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a degree from a prestigious
university will set us apart
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from the next man.
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♪ Psychedelic flow,
I'm the dope and the antidote ♪
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That the promise of higher
education is to get a leg up
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and bring us closer
to our aspirations.
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♪ You can clap that ♪
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♪ Talkin' patty cake ♪
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But for some people,
that higher education
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only creates more space
between them and their goals.
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And let's be honest, those
"some people" are Black people.
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♪ Talkin' big flexin',
hung the phone up ♪
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♪ And she still textin' ♪
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♪ Money in the way ♪
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♪ ...what they got to say? ♪
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♪ I throw it up,
it's fallin' down ♪
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♪ It's definitely in the way ♪
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♪ It's definitely in the way ♪
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Yo, you got
to relax, bro.
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You got this.
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I know, I know.
I just ‐‐ I just feel like
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I don't want to reek
of desperation.
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Okay? But to be clear,
I am very desperate.
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Yo, you ‐‐ you ‐‐
Don't be.
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You got six months
til you graduate, bro.
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Six months.
You're gonna get a job.
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I don't have six months.
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I owe 100K in
student loans now, Doug.
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Right now.
[ Sighs ]
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Come on,
the line's over there.
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Bro, you're looking
at this the wrong way.
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You're a diversity hire
with mad community service hours
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and a high‐ass GPA.
Okay.
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All these dudes at these
companies are gonna be
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begging for you to be
their one non‐threatening
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Black work friend.
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Wait, wait ‐‐
Watch.
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I can be threatening.
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You're wearing
a vest, bro.
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Tupac wore a vest.
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Not to a career fair,
he didn't.
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Bro, look, you just gotta go
in there
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with your signature
Aaron Jackson charisma...
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[ Sighs ]
...and you'll be good.
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You're right, you're right.
You're right.
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I'm gonna go in here.
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Yes.
I'm gonna get a job
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with good benefits.
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I'm talking about student loan
forgiveness program...
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Right.
...a six‐figure
starting salary...
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Uh‐huh.
...maybe a little Maxima.
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I love those cars.
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See you later, bro.
You're gonna kill it.
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Yep.
Excuse me.
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[ Exhales sharply ]
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This is as far
as it's gonna go.
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Okay.
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ Learn something new
every day ♪
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♪ I don't know,
so I'm‐a feel my way ♪
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♪ Got the weight of the world
on me ♪
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♪ But no regrets,
this is what I say ♪
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ You can tell me ♪
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♪ My heart beating so loud ♪
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♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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Although Aaron was
facing one corporate
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Caucasian complication
after another,
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he was determined
to keep pushing forward.
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This all looks really good,
but typically,
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our candidates are
accounting majors.
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So, you'd say you have
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a wealth of project management
experience, then?
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I'm just struggling to see
how your "experience"
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translates to this
particular skill set.
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Well, we appreciate you
submitting your résumé,
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and we'll certainly be in touch
if you're a good fit.
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Right, I appreciate you
looking out, brotha.
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Yeah, hey, uh, look, Joey,
I'm just stepping into class
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right now, but I promise
as soon as I'm out,
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I'm gonna e‐mail you
those looks, okay?
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All right.
Hit you later. Bye.
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Of course the only seat open
is beside the girl
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I found out was sleeping
with my ex.
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♪♪
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[ Ding, ding ]
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[ Chuckles ]
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Hey, girl!
How you doing?
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Good, good.
How are you?
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Oh, me?
I've been really good.
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I've been ‐‐
I've been so good.
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I've been the truest definition
of G‐double‐O‐D good.
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You know?
Good.
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Good.
So, that's me.
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Uh, look, I just wanted to
apologize for the other night.
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I didn't know you and Luca
had a history.
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Pssh...
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Ancient history.
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It's just like...
prehistoric at this point.
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It's so old.
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So old, like a young
Morgan Freeman old.
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That's old.
Uh‐huh.
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Well, look, we should grab
a drink or something.
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Oh, I ‐‐ Wow.
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Uh, yeah, no,
I would love that.
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Drinks shall be grabbed.
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♪♪
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Okay, so here's
a little bit about me.
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Uh, I am hardworking,
dedicated,
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a natural‐born leader.
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I just think I could
seamlessly fit into the culture
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at your company.
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In fact, one of your
senior VPs, Andre Johnson,
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is my friend's dad, so...
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Oh, cool, cool.
Yeah.
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My dad owns
the company.
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Yeah, and my dad has
been banned from
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the Staples Center
for the next five years.
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[ Chuckles ]
It's nothing weird.
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He just likes to have
sex with strangers
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in the nosebleed section.
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You know, he tried having
sex with people
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he already knows, but he just
doesn't like it as much.
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Great, well, you guys seem ‐‐
you guys seem great,
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and I would love
the opportunity to apply.
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And the fact that you guys
help pay back
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your employees'
student loans ‐‐ amazing.
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It'd really
help me out a lot.
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‐What?
‐What?
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Oh, that doesn't sound right.
We don't do that.
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I don't think that's ‐‐
Oh, look at that!
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‐Wow.
‐There it is.
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‐I'll be damned.
‐Crazy.
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Well, listen,
we have been looking
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to bolster
our urban division.
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One of our execs has just been
so checked out lately.
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‐Oh.
‐Charlie.
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Yeah, absolutely.
I haven't seen him in a while.
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It's been
two days at least.
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Anyway, thank you
for your résumé.
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We're gonna have interviews
on Friday from 2:00 to 5:00,
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and then those candidates
that are selected
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will be notified
via e‐mail.
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Okay, awesome.
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Hey, well, I look forward
to hearing from you.
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And you.
Hell, even your dad.
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Oh. [ Chuckles ]
Daddy would love you.
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[ Clears throat ]
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I'm gonna go now.
Thank you.
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Yep.
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I like your ponytail.
Mm.
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[ Indistinct talking ]
Hi.
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[ Beethoven's "Fur Elise"
playing ]
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Ohh!
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Love this song!
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You love Beethoven?
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Yeah, yeah.
Great movie.
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Hey, yo, Sky, good luck being
a traitor to your race.
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What the [bleep]
did you just say?
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Because I'm dating a White guy,
I'm a traitor to my race?
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Y'all mess with White girls
all the time.
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You're the real traitor
to your race.
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And your mama.
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What?
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Why you bringing my mama
into this?
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I said good luck training
for your race.
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Oh.
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Oh. [ Chuckles ]
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Well...
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Thank you.
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Go, Titans.
[ Chuckles ]
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Um...
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What ‐‐ What was that?
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[ Sighs ] I'm sorry.
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Look, I've got to be
honest with you.
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I've never dated, like,
a ‐‐ a White guy before.
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So...
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is this gonna
be a problem?
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No. N‐No.
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I mean, I ‐‐ I don't
think it is.
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Cool.
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Um...
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How about you get at me
when you figure it out?
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Here are your Cheetos.
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Yo, you want in on this
Postmates, bro?
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No, man!
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I told you,
I am on a strict
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bologna and Cup‐o‐Noodle
diet for the next...
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rest of my life.
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Are you back
on this loan mess?
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Yes! I am looking at 750 bucks
a month in student loans.
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Even if I get a great job,
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it'll take me at least
30 years to pay this off.
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How am I supposed to
affect change at 50?
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I mean, John Lewis still be
leading marches at 80.
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I mean, it's more like ‐‐
like a hobble now,
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but it's a hobble for us.
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I don't want to hobble.
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[ Laptop chimes ]
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Oh, shit.
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It's from
Stevens & Lido.
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Look at Jesus.
Won't He do it.
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Hallelujah.
"Dear Aaron...
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Thank you for your..."
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I didn't
get the interview.
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Oh, He didn't
do it this time.
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[ Sighs ]
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[ Knocking ]
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Uh, yeah, one second!
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[ Sighs ]
Coming, coming.
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Hey, dude.
Hey.
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You here
looking for Vivek?
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Uh, no. Actually,
I came here to see you.
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I need a favor.
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I applied for a gig
at your dad's job.
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Stevens & Lido?
Yeah.
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Um, and you know I hate
to ask favors,
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but this is a huge
opportunity, you know?
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Mm‐hmm.
There's a solid chance
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it could turn into a full‐time
job after I graduate, so...
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Ohh.
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They're holding interviews
tomorrow, so I would just ‐‐
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I'd really appreciate it
if you would just get me
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in front of your dad,
you know?
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Yeah, I got you.
Don't even stress about it.
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Really? You...
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You can get me in?
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Of course I can.
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I'm Zoey Johnson.
I'm my father's favorite child.
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He would do
anything for me.
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Oh, and you know what?
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You should wear this.
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It's supposed to be for Joey,
but I really think
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you should take it
for your interview.
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It would look
amazing on you.
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[ Cellphone ringing ]
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Uh, one second.
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Oh.
Thank you.
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Goodness. That's Joey.
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I should take this.
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Yeah, no, do your thing.
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Yeah.
But thanks again, really.
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Mm‐hmm.
Appreciate it.
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Hey, Joey.
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Yeah.
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♪♪
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♪♪
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Hello. Excuse me.
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I'm Aaron Jackson.
I'm here for an interview.
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Just want me to sit down?
Cool.
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Exciting.
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♪ Boss man know I got
that work, yeah ♪
255
00:09:13,970 --> 00:09:15,760
♪ CEO for certain ♪
256
00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:17,564
♪ Know I got that work in ♪
Okay!
257
00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,307
♪ I got the blood
like a cuticle ♪
Hi.
258
00:09:19,309 --> 00:09:21,769
♪ We don't just pop
in the studio ♪
259
00:09:21,770 --> 00:09:24,230
♪ Boss man know I got
that work, yeah ♪
260
00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:25,860
♪ CEO for certain ♪
261
00:09:25,857 --> 00:09:27,277
That's cool, all right.
♪ Know I got that work ♪
262
00:09:27,275 --> 00:09:28,485
Okay, yeah, go.
What you got?
263
00:09:28,485 --> 00:09:29,565
♪ I got my own, son ♪
264
00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,239
♪ I can show you some ♪
265
00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:32,817
♪ But you gonna owe me one ♪
266
00:09:32,822 --> 00:09:34,872
♪ What they told us ♪
267
00:09:34,866 --> 00:09:36,236
♪ We keep going ♪
268
00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:37,492
Hey, excuse me, Miss.
269
00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:39,374
Uh, I'm sorry, I just ‐‐
I've been here, like,
270
00:09:39,370 --> 00:09:40,910
sitting there for
a couple hours.
271
00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:43,544
So, just wondering,
you know, when I'm up.
272
00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,211
Um...
273
00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:48,340
Sorry, it looks like we've
completed all our interviews.
274
00:09:48,338 --> 00:09:49,508
What was your name again?
275
00:09:49,506 --> 00:09:50,666
Uh, Aaron Jackson.
276
00:09:50,673 --> 00:09:52,133
I'm sure it's in there.
277
00:09:52,133 --> 00:09:54,473
No, sorry.
You're not on my list.
278
00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:57,930
All right. Hey, Rachel,
I'm done for the day.
279
00:09:57,931 --> 00:09:59,271
Mr. Johnson! Hey!
280
00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:00,385
Hey.
Just the man I want to see.
281
00:10:00,391 --> 00:10:01,481
How you been?
I'm all right.
282
00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:02,436
Do I know you?
283
00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:03,555
Yeah, it's me,
Aaron Jackson.
284
00:10:03,561 --> 00:10:04,811
Uh, Zoey's friend
from school.
285
00:10:04,813 --> 00:10:05,863
We met a couple
years back.
286
00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:07,645
I stayed the weekend
at your place.
287
00:10:07,649 --> 00:10:09,689
Oh! Yeah, yeah.
288
00:10:09,692 --> 00:10:10,992
Aaron.
289
00:10:10,985 --> 00:10:12,645
Hey, man, my mama's still
talking about you.
290
00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:14,324
Uh, so what
brings you here?
291
00:10:14,322 --> 00:10:15,572
Oh, my God,
is Zozo with child?
292
00:10:15,573 --> 00:10:17,083
Please, God, don't tell me
my baby's pregnant!
293
00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:18,155
No, no, no, no,
Zoey's not pregnant.
294
00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:19,829
At least I don't think.
Certainly not by me.
295
00:10:19,828 --> 00:10:21,038
I'm just here about
an interview, man.
296
00:10:21,037 --> 00:10:22,537
She told me she was
gonna call you today
297
00:10:22,539 --> 00:10:23,919
about getting me in.
298
00:10:23,915 --> 00:10:25,955
I'm in, I'm here,
and I'm ready, so...
299
00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:28,129
Well...she didn't.
300
00:10:29,295 --> 00:10:31,455
In fact, we haven't
talked in a few weeks.
301
00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:32,974
Tell her to
get at me, though.
302
00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:34,546
[ Elevator bell dings ]
No, I did, about a job.
303
00:10:34,551 --> 00:10:36,141
That's why I'm here, sir.
304
00:10:37,846 --> 00:10:39,306
Hey, man,
are you following me?
305
00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:40,465
I wouldn't call it
following.
306
00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:42,523
It's just more of like
a trailing behind.
307
00:10:42,517 --> 00:10:45,307
Look, if you would just take
a look at my résumé here...
308
00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:47,981
I'm sorry. Um, now,
I know you won't see
309
00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:50,571
a lot of marketing experience,
but I promise you
310
00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,067
I am ‐‐ I am a hustler,
I'm motivated,
311
00:10:53,069 --> 00:10:55,909
and, um, to be honest,
I kind of remind myself
312
00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:57,235
a lot of a young you.
313
00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,990
Obviously I'm ‐‐ I'm a little
taller, but, still ‐‐
314
00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:02,042
Son, I would
never wear a vest.
315
00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:03,576
[ Elevator bell dings ]
316
00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:06,330
Hey, look, man, this résumé
looks like it's pretty strong,
317
00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:10,382
but I've already filled
the position.
318
00:11:10,378 --> 00:11:12,798
Okay, cool.
Uh, thanks.
319
00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:14,627
Keep your
head up, man.
320
00:11:17,552 --> 00:11:19,222
[ Cellphone chimes ]
321
00:11:19,220 --> 00:11:25,890
♪♪
322
00:11:25,894 --> 00:11:27,984
"Good looking out, homie."
323
00:11:27,979 --> 00:11:29,269
What the hell does that mean ‐‐
324
00:11:29,272 --> 00:11:31,072
Oh, my God!
325
00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:32,775
The interview!
326
00:11:37,113 --> 00:11:39,073
♪ Oh, you been living free ♪
327
00:11:39,073 --> 00:11:41,203
♪ I think I know your type ♪
328
00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:44,701
On a scale from 1 to 10,
how mad is Aaron?
329
00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:46,834
Oh, you could add a zero
to that 10,
330
00:11:46,831 --> 00:11:48,081
and you'd be
in the ballpark.
331
00:11:48,082 --> 00:11:49,002
Great.
332
00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,420
What, could you
blame him?
333
00:11:50,418 --> 00:11:52,498
You flaked on
a simple favor.
334
00:11:52,503 --> 00:11:53,673
Okay, yeah, I know.
335
00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:55,171
But it was
an honest mistake.
336
00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:56,843
I get that it doesn't
make it any better,
337
00:11:56,841 --> 00:11:58,931
but ‐‐ but I've been
swamped at work.
338
00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:02,347
I literally haven't slept
in the past 48 hours.
339
00:12:02,347 --> 00:12:04,307
Okay, well your
"honest mistake" cost him
340
00:12:04,307 --> 00:12:05,677
a real opportunity.
341
00:12:05,683 --> 00:12:07,023
He's going through it.
342
00:12:07,018 --> 00:12:09,648
Because I didn't get him
an interview at Stevens & Lido?
343
00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:13,516
No, because his student loans
are, like, six figures.
344
00:12:13,524 --> 00:12:15,324
And your dad's company
could've helped him
345
00:12:15,318 --> 00:12:18,448
with their loan forgiveness
program if you hooked him up.
346
00:12:18,446 --> 00:12:21,656
[ Sighs ] Right.
I feel awful.
347
00:12:21,658 --> 00:12:22,828
You should.
[ Chuckles ]
348
00:12:22,825 --> 00:12:25,695
Okay, wait a minute.
Granted, we all know
349
00:12:25,703 --> 00:12:28,163
that Zoey tends to be
a little wrapped up in Zoey,
350
00:12:28,164 --> 00:12:31,084
but we can't put Aaron's
entire financial crisis on her.
351
00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:32,344
She didn't make him
take that money.
352
00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:34,415
No, the banks who
preyed on Aaron did.
353
00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:36,210
What, preyed on him?
How?
354
00:12:36,214 --> 00:12:38,264
[ Scoffs ]
Sometimes I really forget
355
00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:40,178
how Sherman Oaks you are,
Sherman Oaks.
356
00:12:40,176 --> 00:12:42,046
Jazz: The way they prey
on all Black kids
357
00:12:42,053 --> 00:12:44,143
who want to go to college
but can't afford it.
358
00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:47,518
Yeah. They know that there's
no other option for us,
359
00:12:47,517 --> 00:12:49,597
so they give us
this easy money,
360
00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:51,652
wrap it in a free
T‐shirt, right?
361
00:12:51,646 --> 00:12:53,646
And then you go off
to college, and then it's,
362
00:12:53,648 --> 00:12:56,028
"Whoo, I'm in school,"
just for you to realize
363
00:12:56,025 --> 00:12:58,985
when you get out, that you
owe them twice the money
364
00:12:58,987 --> 00:13:01,447
that they gave you,
plus the shirt off your back.
365
00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:03,657
Um. Hello. Hi.
366
00:13:03,658 --> 00:13:05,828
Fellow person
of color here.
367
00:13:05,827 --> 00:13:08,327
And as someone riddled
with student loans,
368
00:13:08,329 --> 00:13:10,329
I still think there's
something to be said
369
00:13:10,331 --> 00:13:12,961
for more minorities going
to college than ever before.
370
00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:15,249
Yeah, and that's great
and all, but the cost
371
00:13:15,253 --> 00:13:18,303
and the benefit of
that education aren't equal.
372
00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,428
The reality is if
we all graduated with
373
00:13:20,425 --> 00:13:22,635
the same degree,
all had the same experience,
374
00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,635
and all slayed
the same interview,
375
00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:26,177
the offer would go
to Nomi first,
376
00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:28,140
and then to you,
and then to Doug and Aaron,
377
00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,981
and then Zoey, Sky, and I
would come dead last.
378
00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:32,477
Yep.
379
00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:34,558
You ‐‐ You should probably pick
that up right there.
380
00:13:34,564 --> 00:13:35,694
Pick what up?
381
00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:38,280
Oh, that ‐‐ that knowledge
my baby just dropped.
382
00:13:38,276 --> 00:13:40,446
[ Chuckles ]
She did.
383
00:13:40,445 --> 00:13:41,485
You did.
I did.
384
00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:43,657
Mm‐hmm.
Like a Congresswoman.
385
00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:49,536
♪♪
386
00:13:49,537 --> 00:13:52,827
[ Indistinct talking ]
387
00:13:56,961 --> 00:13:57,961
Hi.
388
00:13:57,962 --> 00:13:59,462
[ Sighs ] What's up?
389
00:13:59,464 --> 00:14:01,134
Aaron, I had no clue
about everything
390
00:14:01,132 --> 00:14:03,182
that was happening with
the loans and all that,
391
00:14:03,176 --> 00:14:06,846
and ‐‐ and believe me
when I say I am so, so sorry.
392
00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:08,766
I promise I'm gonna
make it up to you.
393
00:14:08,765 --> 00:14:09,805
I ‐‐ I swear.
394
00:14:09,807 --> 00:14:11,267
Yeah. All good.
395
00:14:11,267 --> 00:14:12,597
Look, um, hey.
396
00:14:12,602 --> 00:14:14,312
No, um...
397
00:14:14,312 --> 00:14:16,152
Dude, can you give me
a second, please?
398
00:14:16,147 --> 00:14:17,687
Okay. Here's your second.
399
00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:19,320
What's up?
[ Clears throat ]
400
00:14:19,317 --> 00:14:22,317
Well, I put a call in to my dad,
and he can't ‐‐
401
00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:23,700
Great, because it seemed
like he had been waiting
402
00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:25,156
to hear from you.
403
00:14:25,156 --> 00:14:27,986
Weeks, actually.
404
00:14:27,992 --> 00:14:30,792
Look, Aaron,
I messed up.
405
00:14:30,787 --> 00:14:32,957
Look, Zoey, I'm...
[ Sighs ]
406
00:14:32,955 --> 00:14:34,245
I'm trying my hardest
not to say anything
407
00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,788
disrespectful to you,
so I'm politely asking you
408
00:14:36,793 --> 00:14:38,633
to please give me
some space.
409
00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:39,668
All right?
410
00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:41,460
No, because
I want to fix this.
411
00:14:41,464 --> 00:14:43,014
You can't fix it.
You're not letting me.
412
00:14:43,007 --> 00:14:45,927
Because you're
too late, Zoey!
413
00:14:45,927 --> 00:14:48,217
The one time that
I needed you ‐‐ the one time ‐‐
414
00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:51,471
where were you at?
415
00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:53,314
I ‐‐
Right.
416
00:14:53,309 --> 00:14:55,479
But if you need something,
you expect me to drop everything
417
00:14:55,478 --> 00:14:58,108
and be there,
no questions asked.
418
00:14:58,106 --> 00:14:59,516
Because that's how this
relationship works.
419
00:14:59,524 --> 00:15:01,444
You ‐‐ You ‐‐ You ‐‐ You ‐‐
You need some advice
420
00:15:01,442 --> 00:15:02,822
about something,
I give it to you.
421
00:15:02,819 --> 00:15:05,859
You need some support during
a crisis, you got it.
422
00:15:05,863 --> 00:15:07,413
You need somebody to kiss
to get over your ex?
423
00:15:07,406 --> 00:15:08,986
I'm your man, right?
424
00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:10,701
Right?
425
00:15:10,701 --> 00:15:14,501
You said it yourself.
I'm always there for you.
426
00:15:14,497 --> 00:15:18,377
I know, and I'm ‐‐
I'm sorry.
427
00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:20,836
Man, don't be.
Please don't be.
428
00:15:20,837 --> 00:15:24,507
I'm actually ‐‐ I'm honestly
not even mad at you.
429
00:15:24,507 --> 00:15:26,467
I'm mad at myself
430
00:15:26,467 --> 00:15:29,717
to think that you would
actually come through for me.
431
00:15:31,973 --> 00:15:34,853
How'd it take me this long
to realize how selfish you are?
432
00:15:36,561 --> 00:15:38,561
It's crazy.
433
00:15:40,398 --> 00:15:42,228
[ Sniffles ]
434
00:15:42,233 --> 00:15:47,613
♪♪
435
00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:48,823
You good?
436
00:15:48,823 --> 00:15:50,993
[ Chuckles, sniffles ]
Oh, yeah.
437
00:15:50,992 --> 00:15:55,502
No, I'm good.
I'm G‐double‐O‐D good.
438
00:15:55,496 --> 00:15:56,616
You wanna talk?
439
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,962
No. [ Sniffles ]
440
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:02,458
But how about
that drink?
441
00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:03,461
You got it.
442
00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:05,132
Right.
443
00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:12,511
♪♪
444
00:16:12,513 --> 00:16:15,273
[ Door closes ]
445
00:16:15,266 --> 00:16:16,726
What's up?
446
00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:18,016
Hey.
447
00:16:20,605 --> 00:16:23,935
So, you wanted to talk?
448
00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:26,566
Yeah.
449
00:16:26,569 --> 00:16:28,199
So...
450
00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:30,156
I was ‐‐ I was out
451
00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:32,776
with my sister
and her boyfriend tonight,
452
00:16:32,783 --> 00:16:35,373
and I think
I figured out
453
00:16:35,369 --> 00:16:38,579
what's been
bothering me.
454
00:16:38,581 --> 00:16:40,791
It's their connection.
455
00:16:40,791 --> 00:16:43,001
What does their connection
have to do with us?
456
00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:47,802
Theirs is rooted in
a shared cultural experience
457
00:16:47,798 --> 00:16:50,968
because both of them
are Black.
458
00:16:50,968 --> 00:16:52,798
We'll never have that.
459
00:16:52,803 --> 00:16:57,313
And no matter how hard
I try, I just...
460
00:16:57,308 --> 00:17:00,688
[ Sighs ] I can't seem
to get past it.
461
00:17:00,686 --> 00:17:02,686
Wow.
462
00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:06,528
Well, I guess you
figured it out, then.
463
00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:09,485
But the other thing that
I can't seem to get past
464
00:17:09,487 --> 00:17:11,857
is how much I like you
465
00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:15,834
and how much I can't stop
thinking about you.
466
00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:20,666
♪♪
467
00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:23,165
So, which side
outweighs the other?
468
00:17:23,167 --> 00:17:28,707
♪♪
469
00:17:28,714 --> 00:17:34,264
♪♪
470
00:17:34,262 --> 00:17:37,012
Is it okay if I still
call you Rod'Nae?
471
00:17:38,975 --> 00:17:41,185
No.
472
00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:43,895
[ Laughs ]
473
00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,074
♪♪
474
00:17:50,069 --> 00:17:52,279
[ Indistinct shouting ]
475
00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:53,610
Excuse me, Dean Telphy.
476
00:17:53,614 --> 00:17:54,824
Excuse me, sir.
477
00:17:54,824 --> 00:17:56,414
Hold on a second.
478
00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:58,539
[ Laughing continues ]
479
00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:02,079
[ Clears throat ]
480
00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:03,251
Okay.
481
00:18:03,249 --> 00:18:05,459
How can I help you?
482
00:18:05,459 --> 00:18:07,879
I don't know, man!
You called me in here.
483
00:18:07,878 --> 00:18:11,378
Uh...
Oh, right.
484
00:18:11,382 --> 00:18:13,472
See, that's my problem.
485
00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:16,507
This is why I need
an administrative assistant.
486
00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:18,932
And when I got a call from
my good friend and confidant,
487
00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:21,731
Andre Johnson, he told me that
you might be looking for a job,
488
00:18:21,726 --> 00:18:23,846
I immediately
summoned you.
489
00:18:23,853 --> 00:18:25,313
Wait, are you...
490
00:18:25,313 --> 00:18:26,483
Are you offering me a job?
491
00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:27,980
It all depends.
Are you accepting it?
492
00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:29,782
I mean, I can only accept it
if you're offering it to me.
493
00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:31,025
Are you offering it to me?
494
00:18:31,027 --> 00:18:34,027
Hmm, you drive a hard
bargain, young Aaron.
495
00:18:34,030 --> 00:18:36,700
But you got the job.
496
00:18:36,699 --> 00:18:38,159
What job, sir?!
497
00:18:38,159 --> 00:18:39,619
I'm sorry. What job?
498
00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:40,869
I'm sorry, you're
just confusing me.
499
00:18:40,870 --> 00:18:42,120
Look, let's start
with the basics.
500
00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,911
How much does
this job pay?
501
00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:45,674
Oh.
Minimum wage.
502
00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:46,746
Okay, is there
health insurance?
503
00:18:46,751 --> 00:18:49,381
[ Chuckles ]
Is there health insurance?
504
00:18:49,378 --> 00:18:50,628
[ Chuckles ]
505
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:52,760
Right. Um...
506
00:18:52,757 --> 00:18:54,967
Is there any type of
loan forgiveness program?
507
00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:57,967
Hmm, does free grad school
for Cal U staff count?
508
00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:01,063
Wait.
509
00:19:01,057 --> 00:19:02,307
Free grad school?
510
00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:05,228
You mean like a Masters degree
for no money?
511
00:19:05,227 --> 00:19:06,187
There's got to be a catch.
512
00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:07,857
No.
There's no catch.
513
00:19:07,855 --> 00:19:10,605
You just got to show up,
put in 20 hours a week,
514
00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:12,188
and become
my personal assistant.
515
00:19:12,193 --> 00:19:14,953
Now, your first
order of business ‐‐
516
00:19:14,945 --> 00:19:16,855
you need to call this lady
I've been seeing and tell her
517
00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:17,994
I don't want to
see her no more.
518
00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:19,530
Her name's
Keshia Kirschbaum.
519
00:19:19,533 --> 00:19:22,703
She's, uh...unhinged.
520
00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:24,413
Good luck.
This is huge, man.
521
00:19:24,413 --> 00:19:25,713
You don't realize what
it's doing for me.
522
00:19:25,706 --> 00:19:28,456
This ‐‐ This past week
has been...
523
00:19:28,459 --> 00:19:29,789
Oh, it has ‐‐
it has sucked.
524
00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:30,754
[ Chuckles ]
525
00:19:30,753 --> 00:19:32,963
Not as much as my week
with Keshia.
526
00:19:32,963 --> 00:19:34,343
[ Scoffs ]
You know what?
527
00:19:34,340 --> 00:19:35,800
Man.
I'll take the job.
528
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:36,930
Yeah?
Yeah.
529
00:19:36,926 --> 00:19:38,006
[ Laughs ]
Hey.
530
00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:39,470
The reality was that
531
00:19:39,470 --> 00:19:42,680
Aaron couldn't erase the debt
he had already acquired,
532
00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:46,482
but this bizarre job and
the offer of free grad school
533
00:19:46,477 --> 00:19:48,767
would give him
a financial head start
534
00:19:48,771 --> 00:19:52,151
to ensure he wouldn't become
just another statistic.
535
00:19:54,485 --> 00:19:56,145
♪ I think I'm on a roll now ♪
536
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:57,363
♪ I think I got to go now ♪
537
00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:58,453
♪ I'm a champion all day ♪
538
00:19:58,447 --> 00:20:00,067
♪ All day, that's right ♪
539
00:20:00,074 --> 00:20:01,534
♪ I'm a champion all day ♪
540
00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,664
♪ Boy, this fight
wasn't about you ♪
541
00:20:04,662 --> 00:20:07,372
Is the sun always
this bright out here?
542
00:20:08,499 --> 00:20:10,289
Yes.
543
00:20:11,252 --> 00:20:13,842
And please
just stop yelling.
544
00:20:13,838 --> 00:20:15,668
You know what I could
use right now?
545
00:20:15,673 --> 00:20:16,923
Hmm?
546
00:20:16,924 --> 00:20:19,434
Waffle House.
Mm.
547
00:20:19,427 --> 00:20:23,507
They come through for
a hangover every time.
548
00:20:23,514 --> 00:20:25,984
We don't have
Waffle Houses in L. A.
549
00:20:25,975 --> 00:20:27,805
We have Roscoe's.
550
00:20:27,810 --> 00:20:30,440
They have an Obama special.
551
00:20:30,438 --> 00:20:33,228
Always down
for anything Obama.
552
00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:35,322
Should we go?
553
00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:37,237
Uh...
554
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,646
Yeah.
555
00:20:38,654 --> 00:20:40,114
[ Slurping ]
556
00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:42,374
In a minute.
557
00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:43,826
Yeah.
558
00:20:45,995 --> 00:20:47,245
[ Sighs ]
559
00:20:47,246 --> 00:20:49,536
Is it okay if I just...