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Now that we have wrapped up
our units on the Bill of Rights,
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we can get to something I know
you've all been waiting for.
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(imitating announcer):
Can I get a drumroll please?
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‐(drumming)
‐And now,
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are you ready to find out
who I assigned you all
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for the Iconic American
Heroes presentation?
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(cheering)
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Yes!
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Alright, let's turn
over those cards!
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I think you're gonna love the
iconic figures I picked for you.
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(bell ringing)
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Hey, Syd. Who'd you get?
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‐I got John Lewis.
‐That's so cool.
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He's one of the great civil
rights leaders of our time.
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I know. He was incredible,
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but I've been
hinting to Ms. A
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how much I wanted Supreme Court
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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since my Grandma
Maya is a judge.
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Looks like I got
Sonia Sotomayor.
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Well, Ms. A must've assigned
us these people for a reason.
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‐Who'd you get, Olive?
‐None other than
Susan B. Anthony.
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Oh, she's great. I mean,
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without Susan B. Anthony,
women wouldn't be able to vote.
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I'm gonna do
a deep dive on her.
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My goal is to blow the lid
off what the B stands for.
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My guess is Bertha.
No! Barbie. No!
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Boomerang!
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Wait,
that's not a name.
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(theme music playing)
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♪ Like father, like daughter,
we don't always agree ♪
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♪ But looking at you
is like looking at me ♪
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♪ The more things change,
the more they stay the same ♪
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♪ Like father, like daughter,
from different times ♪
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♪ Taking all the best
from your decade and mine ♪
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♪ The more things change ♪
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♪ The more they stay the same ♪
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♪ Do do, do do do do,
do do ♪
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♪ The more they stay the same ♪
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♪ ♪
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What's the matter?
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Big problem at
the bike shop. Big.
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Oh no! What happened?
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There's a pigeon
in the bathroom.
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Did you try knocking?
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Come on, Mom.
You know my fear of birds.
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Their claws, their beaks,
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the weird way they nod their
heads at everything you say.
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Okay, hand me the keys.
Mommy will take care of this.
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No. That is exactly why I am not
letting you take care of this.
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You'd never let me
live this down.
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Do you really think I would
mock you for something
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you have
a genuine fear of?
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Yes!
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Oh, you know me too well.
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Did you guys know
Susan B. Anthony was arrested
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and refused to pay the fine?
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Looks like the "B"
stood for boss!
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How's your project going, Syd?
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‐Huh?
‐You okay? You've been
a little distracted.
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Sorry.
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I've just been
feeling weird about
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who we got assigned
for these projects.
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But, it's probably nothing.
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If it's bothering you,
I'm sure it's something.
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Okay. It's just...
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I've been thinking.
John Lewis is Black,
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and I'm half Black.
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Sonia Sotomayor is Latina,
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and Emmy's half Latina.
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And Susan B. Anthony's
White like you, Olive.
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It just seems odd.
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But,
maybe I'm overthinking it.
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Yeah. I'm sure it's
probably nothing.
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‐Right, Emmy?
‐Oh no, it's definitely
something.
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I felt uncomfortable the second
I got assigned Sonia Sotomayor.
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‐Wait, you felt it, too?
‐Yeah.
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In fact, I told my
older sister about it,
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and she said that what Ms. A
did is called a microaggression.
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What's that?
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She said it's
when someone says
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or does something that's hurtful
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because of your
race or ethnicity,
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but not in a way
that's obvious.
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Like what?
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Well, sometimes people will
ask my sister where she's from.
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When she says
Portland, they'll say,
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"But where are
you really from?"
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Like someone who looks like us
couldn't possibly be born here.
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Emmy,
that's terrible.
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But Ms. A is so cool.
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You really think
she would do
something like that?
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That's the thing about
microaggressions.
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My sister says sometimes
people don't mean to do it.
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It might seem like a joke
or an innocent comment,
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but something about
it makes you feel sad
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in a way other stuff doesn't.
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Wow,
I can't believe it.
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I know. My sister
never says smart stuff.
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I still can't believe Ms. A
would give assignments
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based on the color of our skin.
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Maybe it's just a coincidence.
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Yeah. We don't know who
everyone else got assigned.
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There's only one
way to find out.
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Hide in their lockers so we can
overhear their conversations?
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Or we could just
talk to them.
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You know what? That's just
crazy enough to work.
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♪ ♪
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Hey, coz. I can't
believe a reporter
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is coming to do a story
on the computer club.
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Oh, is that today?
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Oh, like you're not excited?
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It wouldn't be happening
if it wasn't for you,
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our founder and president.
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You're gonna be a star.
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I wouldn't say star,
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but if someone wants me to cut
a ribbon at a new bowling alley,
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who am I to turn it down?
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Hello,
computer club!
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I'd like to introduce
you to Mr. Ames,
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the reporter from
The Portland Gazette.
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He's a busy man,
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so don't waste time
showering me with praise.
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A light drizzle will do.
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Hey, kids.
Excited to be here.
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So, why don't you tell
me about your club?
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Leo Webb.
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Welcome to the first
school computer club
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in all of Portland.
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Maybe even the world.
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Hey, you know how
we can find out?
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A computer.
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Listen, we might have
to move this along.
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I just got a tip that a big news
story could break any minute.
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I can't say much,
but here's a hint.
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‐Escaped cheetah.
‐(gasp)
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Please, you're
scaring the children.
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All good, Mr. Ames.
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I'm proud of this club
and what we've done.
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So, how'd this all get started?
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Well, we took
an old storage room
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and turned it into
this computer lab.
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We also put together a car wash
to buy these computers.
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Wow. That is quite impressive.
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This club has
changed my life.
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I'm an artist, and now
I can do a new type
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of digital art called
graphic design.
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And I use the internet to
research my science projects.
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And I didn't have anything
else to do after school.
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(beeper beeping)
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(gasps) This is it!
The big story!
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Sorry, I gotta
cut this short.
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Apparently, the cheetah broke
back into the zoo,
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and now everybody's trying
to figure out how.
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But I wanna know why.
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But don't you want a quote
from our club president
for the paper?
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Oh, don't worry.
I got everything I need.
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You're gonna
love this story.
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Oh, and Mr. Virmani, please
send me pictures of the kids
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for the article.
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This is gonna
be great.
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‐I'm so excited!
‐Can't wait.
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I wanna know more
about the cheetah.
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Okay, there's still a chance
that it's just a coincidence
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that Ms. A assigned
us historical figures
based on our race,
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so let's just
find other kids from class
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and ask who they got assigned.
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I'll start with
the cute boys.
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How about you just
find people from class?
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Find, I'll go talk to Roxanne.
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Oh hey, Ned! Can I ask
you a weird question?
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Is it about my pants?
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I knew they weren't working.
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Do you think they're working?
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Maybe I should've
gone with shorts.
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Do you think I could
pull off shorts?
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The pants are fine.
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It's about the Social
Studies project.
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I was wondering who
you were assigned.
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Oh. I got Barack Obama.
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Huh. And how do
you feel about it?
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Great. I mean,
it'll be an easy project.
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I've already been
assigned him twice.
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That's a weird
coincidence.
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Unless you think it has
anything to do with‐‐
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The fact that Barack Obama
and I are both Black?
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Yeah, that definitely
has a lot to do with it.
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Really? And you're sure?
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You're not gonna, like,
do the Ned thing
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and overthink
what you just said?
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No.
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Wait, I overthink stuff?
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(scoffs) No, I don't.
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Or do I?
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Ned, doesn't it bother you
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that you keep being
assigned Barack Obama?
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I'd never really
thought about it.
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It's kinda just
how things are.
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Guess who Roxanne
and Callie got assigned?
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Amy Tan,
the Asian American author
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who wrote The Joy Luck Club.
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I got Jim Thorpe, the first
Native American Olympian.
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And it kinda feels like
I only got him 'cause
I'm Native American.
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‐(bell ringing)
‐We gotta go.
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Thanks, girls.
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I'm so disappointed.
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I can't believe Ms. A did this.
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‐We've gotta do something.
‐Like what?
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I have no idea.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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I hope getting everyone from
class together was a good idea.
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It's a great idea.
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Dumb bird.
Today's the day.
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‐Pack your tiny bags.
‐Dad!
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What's going on?
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You haven't heard?
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There's a pigeon
in the bathroom.
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But I think he finally
met his match.
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‐(cooing)
‐Yeah, I'm talking
about you, bird!
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Mom, what are you doing here?
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I told you I don't
need your help.
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I'm not here to help.
I'm here to support.
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And laugh.
Really, really hard.
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Classmates:
Hey! Hey! Hey!
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Hi.
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Thanks for coming everybody.
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This morning, when
I heard what you all said,
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I didn't know what
to do about it.
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But then I realized knowing
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I wasn't alone made
me feel better.
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Me, too.
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Before I got Sydney's text,
I didn't even know
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what to call this kind of stuff.
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And now I know
it's a microaggression.
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Yeah. All I knew is that it made
me feel like I didn't belong.
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And I usually let them go.
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Like this one time, I said
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I wanted to be an astronaut,
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and my science teacher joked
that I wouldn't like it
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because there aren't any
basketballs in space.
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I mean, I don't even
play basketball.
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He just assumed you did
'cause you're Black?
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Yep. And...
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I didn't know what to do,
so I just laughed.
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I get that.
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People always think
that just because
I'm Asian American
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I wanna be a doctor,
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but I wanna
direct romantic comedies
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and have my own food truck.
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00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,458
That is so you.
252
00:09:43,458 --> 00:09:44,751
I know, right?
253
00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:47,545
I wanna be the queen
of rom‐coms and nom‐noms.
254
00:09:48,338 --> 00:09:50,548
By the way,
"Rom‐Coms and Nom‐Noms,"
255
00:09:50,548 --> 00:09:51,674
perfect food truck name.
256
00:09:54,344 --> 00:09:56,096
I know how you both feel.
257
00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:58,640
Kids actually ask me if
my family sleeps in a tipi
258
00:09:58,640 --> 00:09:59,974
because I'm Native American.
259
00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:01,684
That's like every year
when people wish me
260
00:10:01,684 --> 00:10:03,103
a happy Cinco de Mayo.
261
00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:06,397
I'm not even Mexican.
I'm Cuban and Filipino.
262
00:10:06,397 --> 00:10:09,234
I can't believe people don't
realize how hurtful this is.
263
00:10:09,234 --> 00:10:10,610
You know,
264
00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,445
once, a neighbor asked
me if I'm adopted
265
00:10:12,445 --> 00:10:14,989
because my dad's
White, and I'm not.
266
00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:16,908
Made me feel like there was
something wrong with me.
267
00:10:19,619 --> 00:10:21,663
I never knew other
people felt this way.
268
00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:23,915
It's nice to know I'm not alone.
269
00:10:23,915 --> 00:10:25,708
You know what else
we all have in common?
270
00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:27,502
We've never said anything.
271
00:10:27,502 --> 00:10:29,254
Ms. A needs to know
how we feel.
272
00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:30,296
We've gotta do something.
273
00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,215
Great idea.
274
00:10:32,215 --> 00:10:33,716
When are you gonna do it, Syd?
275
00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:35,885
Wait, what?
276
00:10:36,511 --> 00:10:38,346
Yeah! Ms. A loves you.
277
00:10:38,346 --> 00:10:40,265
Exactly!
You're perfect for it!
278
00:10:40,265 --> 00:10:41,516
Thanks, Syd!
279
00:10:41,516 --> 00:10:43,810
Uh... you're welcome?
280
00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:51,359
Hey, Max! You got a copy
of The Portland Gazette?
281
00:10:51,359 --> 00:10:53,403
The big story on the computer
club came out today.
282
00:10:53,403 --> 00:10:54,696
What happened to yours?
283
00:10:54,696 --> 00:10:56,990
I went to grab it off my porch,
284
00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,700
but the neighbor's
dog got it first.
285
00:10:59,951 --> 00:11:01,870
I didn't realize
the story came out today.
286
00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:03,955
Here, take mine.
And when you're done,
287
00:11:03,955 --> 00:11:06,332
you can finish
the crossword puzzle for me.
288
00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:09,127
Actually,
you can start it, too.
289
00:11:10,962 --> 00:11:12,714
Leo, what's wrong?
Is the article not in there?
290
00:11:13,548 --> 00:11:14,507
Oh, it's in here.
291
00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,050
It's a picture of Max.
292
00:11:16,050 --> 00:11:17,927
And the caption reads,
293
00:11:17,927 --> 00:11:19,470
"Max Reynolds,
294
00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:21,931
President of the Clara Barton
Computer Club."
295
00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:23,808
Max Reynolds,
296
00:11:23,808 --> 00:11:25,143
President of the Computer Club?
297
00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:27,645
My Max Reynolds? This guy?
298
00:11:29,105 --> 00:11:30,982
Yeah, me?
299
00:11:30,982 --> 00:11:33,067
Why would that reporter
think I was president?
300
00:11:33,067 --> 00:11:35,737
I think I know. You're the only
White kid in the club.
301
00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:38,281
Mr. Ames assumed
I couldn't be president
302
00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:39,866
because I'm African American.
303
00:11:39,866 --> 00:11:41,659
Oh, Leo, that's terrible.
304
00:11:43,244 --> 00:11:45,872
But why am I not surprised?
It makes me so mad.
305
00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:47,665
It's okay, Ms. Reynolds.
306
00:11:47,665 --> 00:11:50,501
Sadly, stuff like this
happens to me all the time.
307
00:11:52,170 --> 00:11:54,297
‐It does?
‐Yeah.
308
00:11:54,297 --> 00:11:57,467
Sometimes, people assume
your parents own the arcade
and not mine.
309
00:11:57,467 --> 00:12:00,845
And some people act surprised
that I speak "so well."
310
00:12:01,179 --> 00:12:02,555
Why didn't you ever tell me?
311
00:12:03,139 --> 00:12:05,516
It happened so often
that I kinda just learned
to live with it.
312
00:12:06,309 --> 00:12:07,685
That's awful.
313
00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:09,896
Leo, I'm so sorry.
314
00:12:11,606 --> 00:12:13,066
Is there anything that
we can do to help?
315
00:12:13,650 --> 00:12:15,443
Thanks, Ms. Reynolds,
316
00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:17,445
but I think I need to talk
to Mr. Virmani about this.
317
00:12:18,071 --> 00:12:20,615
And I'll go, too!
Virmani loves me!
318
00:12:21,699 --> 00:12:23,409
Good point. I'll stay here.
319
00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:26,287
♪ ♪
320
00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:28,665
‐Hey, Syd.
‐Hey, Dad.
321
00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:30,166
Did the pigeon do that to you?
322
00:12:30,166 --> 00:12:32,126
No. I whacked myself in the face
323
00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:34,295
with a lacrosse stick
trying to catch it.
324
00:12:34,295 --> 00:12:36,798
But I think the pigeon
got the message.
325
00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:39,968
Hey, I haven't had
a chance to ask you.
326
00:12:39,968 --> 00:12:41,552
What were the kids
doing in the cafe?
327
00:12:41,552 --> 00:12:43,346
We kinda had a meeting.
328
00:12:43,346 --> 00:12:46,599
We discovered that Ms. A
assigned our reports
on American heroes
329
00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,268
based on our ethnicity.
330
00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:51,062
Seriously? But you always
said Ms. Anderson was so cool.
331
00:12:51,062 --> 00:12:52,689
I know.
332
00:12:52,689 --> 00:12:54,482
That's what makes
it so confusing.
333
00:12:55,358 --> 00:12:57,110
So sorry you're
going through this.
334
00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:00,697
You know what? Someone
should talk to this teacher.
335
00:13:00,697 --> 00:13:02,699
My classmates agree,
336
00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:04,409
and they think I'm
the one who should do it.
337
00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:06,911
But, I don't think I can.
338
00:13:06,911 --> 00:13:08,830
It's scary to talk to a teacher
about something like this.
339
00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:10,873
You shouldn't have to.
340
00:13:10,873 --> 00:13:12,917
In fact, I am gonna
go down there
341
00:13:12,917 --> 00:13:13,918
and tell that
teacher what's up.
342
00:13:15,044 --> 00:13:17,297
‐Thanks, Dad.
‐You're welcome.
343
00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:18,631
You just helped me realize
344
00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:19,716
this is something
I need to do myself.
345
00:13:19,716 --> 00:13:20,717
You sure?
346
00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:23,177
Yeah, Dad. I got this.
347
00:13:23,594 --> 00:13:26,723
Well, if doing nothing helps
you accomplish something,
348
00:13:26,723 --> 00:13:28,182
then I am happy not to do it.
349
00:13:28,766 --> 00:13:31,769
♪ ♪
350
00:13:35,064 --> 00:13:37,275
Mr. Virmani,
I'm so glad you're here.
351
00:13:37,275 --> 00:13:38,693
Did you see the article
in the paper?
352
00:13:38,693 --> 00:13:40,903
I sure did. That's why I'm here.
353
00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:42,739
What an injustice.
354
00:13:42,739 --> 00:13:44,032
Did your parents say
anything about it?
355
00:13:44,032 --> 00:13:46,200
Are you kidding?
If my mom found out,
356
00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,827
after she got done
with the reporter,
357
00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,787
she'd end up on the front page.
358
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:52,582
I'm sorry about this, Leo.
359
00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:54,125
Me, too.
360
00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:56,461
I wish there was
something I could do.
361
00:13:56,461 --> 00:13:58,880
Well, we can. If you'd like,
I can reach out to the reporter
362
00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:00,465
and have him come down here.
363
00:14:00,465 --> 00:14:03,092
Thanks, Mr. Virmani,
but he's a grown man.
364
00:14:03,092 --> 00:14:04,594
He's not gonna wanna
listen to some kid
365
00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:06,095
telling him how to do his job.
366
00:14:06,095 --> 00:14:08,723
Why? Kids tell me how to
do my job all the time!
367
00:14:10,808 --> 00:14:13,603
Leo, I understand
your frustration.
368
00:14:13,603 --> 00:14:15,146
You know, as a man
of Indian descent,
369
00:14:15,146 --> 00:14:17,565
I have also seen my fair
share of discrimination.
370
00:14:17,565 --> 00:14:19,150
‐You have?
‐Yes.
371
00:14:19,150 --> 00:14:21,319
I was passed up
for vice principal
372
00:14:21,319 --> 00:14:23,404
many times in favor
of White people,
373
00:14:23,404 --> 00:14:25,114
even though I had
more experience.
374
00:14:25,114 --> 00:14:26,407
How did you fix it?
375
00:14:26,407 --> 00:14:28,951
I finally had to
speak up for myself.
376
00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:31,621
I proved I was
the best man for the job.
377
00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:33,790
It never would've happened
unless I'd fought for it.
378
00:14:39,003 --> 00:14:41,672
You know what?
That's what I need to do.
379
00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:44,092
I need to stand up for myself
and talk to Mr. Ames.
380
00:14:44,509 --> 00:14:46,594
Good! I'll call him.
381
00:14:46,594 --> 00:14:48,596
You should get full credit
for all the marvelous work
382
00:14:48,596 --> 00:14:50,264
you're doing here.
383
00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:53,142
‐Ooh! What does this button do?
‐(click, beeping)
384
00:14:53,684 --> 00:14:55,895
It just erased
four days of coding.
385
00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,272
Oopsie daisy!
386
00:14:58,648 --> 00:15:01,776
♪ ♪
387
00:15:02,276 --> 00:15:03,778
Oh! Hey, Syd!
388
00:15:03,778 --> 00:15:05,571
You're just in time.
I just opened some hummus.
389
00:15:05,571 --> 00:15:06,656
Grab a carrot.
390
00:15:07,490 --> 00:15:09,659
I'm kind of not hungry.
391
00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:12,161
I was wondering if I could
talk to you about something.
392
00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:13,955
Of course.
393
00:15:13,955 --> 00:15:15,706
Well, it's about
the hero assignments.
394
00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:18,960
Some of us were wondering
395
00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,087
why we got assigned
who we got assigned.
396
00:15:22,004 --> 00:15:24,423
I put a lot of thought into it,
397
00:15:24,423 --> 00:15:26,717
and I chose people who
I thought would be
398
00:15:26,717 --> 00:15:28,344
the kind of
inspiring role models
399
00:15:28,344 --> 00:15:29,595
you'd love to learn more about.
400
00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:32,098
Oh. I see.
401
00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,852
What I guess I'm asking is...
402
00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:38,354
‐um‐‐
‐Syd,
403
00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,064
is everything okay?
404
00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:42,066
This is so hard.
405
00:15:43,234 --> 00:15:44,485
But...
406
00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:48,114
me and the other kids
were kind of wondering if,
407
00:15:48,781 --> 00:15:50,491
well, you made those assignments
408
00:15:50,491 --> 00:15:52,743
based on our race.
409
00:15:53,536 --> 00:15:54,537
Oh. (scoffs)
410
00:15:55,580 --> 00:15:56,831
Well,
411
00:15:56,831 --> 00:15:58,666
I just wanted to choose people
412
00:15:58,666 --> 00:16:00,751
who you could see yourselves in.
413
00:16:00,751 --> 00:16:02,795
Role models who looked like you.
414
00:16:03,671 --> 00:16:05,715
I guess that makes sense.
415
00:16:05,715 --> 00:16:07,175
Syd, I don't want you to think
416
00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:09,218
I have anything but
the best intentions.
417
00:16:09,218 --> 00:16:11,387
I march. I protest.
418
00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:13,890
I have always fought for
underrepresented voices.
419
00:16:14,557 --> 00:16:16,642
Of course you have.
420
00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:19,312
I always said you were cool.
Thanks, Ms. A.
421
00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:21,856
I'm just so glad
we cleared this up.
422
00:16:21,856 --> 00:16:22,982
Yeah.
423
00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:25,484
Cleared it up.
424
00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:28,487
♪ ♪
425
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:32,325
♪ ♪
426
00:16:33,784 --> 00:16:36,370
Hey, Syd.
You'd be proud of me.
427
00:16:36,370 --> 00:16:38,247
Finally got rid of that pigeon.
428
00:16:38,247 --> 00:16:39,373
How'd you do it?
429
00:16:39,874 --> 00:16:41,876
I accidentally left the door
open and the bird walked out.
430
00:16:43,628 --> 00:16:45,046
Well, you showed him who's boss.
431
00:16:45,046 --> 00:16:47,256
So, how'd your conversation
go with Ms. Anderson?
432
00:16:47,256 --> 00:16:49,050
Good.
433
00:16:49,050 --> 00:16:51,177
Fine.
434
00:16:51,177 --> 00:16:53,387
Okay, I guess.
435
00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:54,347
Honestly, I don't know.
436
00:16:55,181 --> 00:16:57,391
Okay. I'm confused.
437
00:16:57,391 --> 00:16:58,976
That makes two of us.
438
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:01,896
Ms. A gave me
an explanation, so...
439
00:17:02,772 --> 00:17:04,440
why don't I feel any better?
440
00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,858
Well, what did she say?
441
00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:08,611
She said she picked heroes
that looked like us.
442
00:17:09,445 --> 00:17:11,781
And then she talked
about how she protests.
443
00:17:11,781 --> 00:17:13,741
It all kinda made
sense at the time.
444
00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:15,201
Sounds like she
was more concerned
445
00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:16,494
with justifying her actions
446
00:17:16,494 --> 00:17:18,287
than caring about how you felt.
447
00:17:18,287 --> 00:17:20,206
Yeah.
448
00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:22,750
And I never got to tell her why
I was so hurt by what she did.
449
00:17:23,918 --> 00:17:25,544
I feel like I let
down my friends.
450
00:17:25,544 --> 00:17:27,171
Syd, you did your best.
451
00:17:28,089 --> 00:17:29,924
Just because you didn't get
through to her on your first try
452
00:17:29,924 --> 00:17:31,509
doesn't mean you
can't get there.
453
00:17:32,343 --> 00:17:34,220
That actually
reminds me of John Lewis.
454
00:17:35,930 --> 00:17:38,724
At the first march on Selma,
he got beaten up.
455
00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,518
And they didn't even get
to finish their march.
456
00:17:40,518 --> 00:17:42,812
Yeah. But, he didn't give up.
457
00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:46,649
And he wasn't alone.
He had a whole movement
behind him.
458
00:17:46,649 --> 00:17:49,610
Sometimes it takes more than
one voice to make change happen.
459
00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:51,237
You're right.
460
00:17:52,488 --> 00:17:54,907
Maybe me and my friends need to
get together and do something.
461
00:17:56,534 --> 00:17:58,536
You know what John Lewis said?
462
00:17:58,536 --> 00:18:01,205
"Never ever be afraid
to make some noise
463
00:18:01,205 --> 00:18:03,499
"and get into good trouble.
464
00:18:03,499 --> 00:18:05,126
Necessary trouble."
465
00:18:05,835 --> 00:18:07,378
Go make good trouble, Syd.
466
00:18:08,129 --> 00:18:10,881
♪ ♪
467
00:18:13,634 --> 00:18:15,469
Leo, don't worry.
468
00:18:15,469 --> 00:18:17,179
You're gonna do
great with that reporter.
469
00:18:17,179 --> 00:18:18,806
Yeah! You're right.
470
00:18:18,806 --> 00:18:21,058
I'm feeling good!
I'm feeling strong.
471
00:18:21,058 --> 00:18:23,811
Just one little thing.
I never should've done this.
472
00:18:25,313 --> 00:18:28,357
Of course you should.
You got this.
473
00:18:28,357 --> 00:18:29,358
I'll be right here with you.
474
00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,653
Leo, Mr. Ames is here.
475
00:18:32,653 --> 00:18:34,322
Hey, Leo.
Good to see you.
476
00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:35,656
I heard you wanted
to talk to me?
477
00:18:35,656 --> 00:18:38,242
I did? I do?
478
00:18:43,456 --> 00:18:45,625
You know what? I do.
479
00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,251
Mr. Ames, I read
the article you wrote,
480
00:18:47,251 --> 00:18:49,629
and you said Max was
the president of computer club.
481
00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:51,380
Hm. I thought he was.
482
00:18:51,380 --> 00:18:53,924
No. I'm the president.
483
00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:55,384
Oh. You're the president?
484
00:18:55,384 --> 00:18:57,970
Yes. I am.
485
00:18:57,970 --> 00:18:59,597
Well, that was just
an innocent mistake.
486
00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:02,183
I was chasing down another
story, and I got careless.
487
00:19:02,183 --> 00:19:04,685
It was more than
a mistake, Mr. Ames.
488
00:19:04,685 --> 00:19:06,270
You assumed that
Max was president
489
00:19:06,270 --> 00:19:07,897
because he was
the only White kid here.
490
00:19:07,897 --> 00:19:09,774
Come on, don't you think
you're overreacting?
491
00:19:09,774 --> 00:19:11,567
No, I don't.
492
00:19:11,567 --> 00:19:13,819
You came into a computer
club that I started
493
00:19:13,819 --> 00:19:15,571
and thought that I couldn't
possibly be president
494
00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:16,906
because of the color of my skin.
495
00:19:18,991 --> 00:19:21,118
You took that huge
accomplishment away from me.
496
00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:25,373
And I can't even begin to
tell you how much that hurts.
497
00:19:28,376 --> 00:19:30,503
You're right.
498
00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:31,962
That is what I did.
499
00:19:31,962 --> 00:19:34,715
I made a terrible assumption,
and I was wrong to make it.
500
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,468
I'm really sorry.
501
00:19:37,468 --> 00:19:39,387
Thank you.
502
00:19:39,387 --> 00:19:41,055
And I would like for
you to put in your paper
503
00:19:41,055 --> 00:19:42,932
that Leo Webb is the president
of computer club.
504
00:19:43,557 --> 00:19:44,892
We'll print a correction.
505
00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:47,728
Sorry again, Leo.
506
00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:56,445
Yes. You nailed it.
507
00:19:57,780 --> 00:19:59,156
I'm proud of you, Leo.
508
00:19:59,156 --> 00:20:01,909
♪ ♪
509
00:20:03,494 --> 00:20:06,163
Okay, class!
I am so pumped
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for your Iconic American
Heroes presentations.
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So,
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who's gonna be brave
enough to go first?
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Sydney! Alright.
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Tell us how John Lewis
inspired you.
515
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Thanks, Ms. A. You're right.
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John Lewis did inspire me.
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00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:29,019
He inspired me not to
do my project on him.
518
00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:32,815
Instead, I did my report
on Supreme Court Justice...
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Sonia Sotomayor.
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What?
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Isn't Emmy doing
Sonia Sotomayor?
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Actually, I did my
report on Barack Obama,
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someone who I admire.
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Class, what is going on here?
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We decided that we
wanted to choose heroes
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that we connected with
for a lot of reasons,
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not just because
of our race.
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‐So, none of you did
your assigned projects?
‐Olive: Nope.
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I did John Lewis,
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and you know what
I learned? And I quote,
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"When you see something
that is not right,
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"not fair, not just,
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"you have to speak up.
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00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:10,519
"You have to say something.
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You have to do something."
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00:21:13,481 --> 00:21:15,483
And Susan B. Anthony said,
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"Forget what the world thinks
of you stepping out of place."
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And Barack Obama said,
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"Your voice can
change the world."
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00:21:23,908 --> 00:21:25,659
See, Ms. A?
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It's not that
we weren't inspired by
the people you assigned.
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It's that we didn't wanna
be seen only by our race.
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00:21:31,707 --> 00:21:33,667
'Cause we are so
much more than that.
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00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:35,377
Yeah.
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00:21:35,377 --> 00:21:37,254
What if I become
a historian?
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00:21:37,254 --> 00:21:39,465
Just because I'm Black, does
that mean I can only write about
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the history of
Black people?
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00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:43,594
And when I'm directing movies,
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can I only direct movies
about Asian Americans?
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00:21:48,557 --> 00:21:49,934
You know?
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What I love about teaching
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is that I never stop
learning from my students.
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And you all
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have taught me a lot today.
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I had no idea how limited
I must've made you feel.
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00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:08,661
What I did was dismissive
and totally unfair.
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00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:11,914
And I apologize for that.
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00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:13,958
Thanks for
hearing us, Ms. A.
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It means a lot.
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I feel so much better.
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Then that makes
me feel better.
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Can I get a "woo!?"
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All:
Woo!
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I can't hear you!
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All:
Woo!
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♪ ♪
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Mom, hurry up! I wanna see
the new article on Leo!
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Looks like that dog is
working the neighborhood.
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Haha! Extra, extra!
Read all about it!
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Leo Webb is president of
Clara Barton Computer Club.
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00:22:45,573 --> 00:22:47,950
Oh, Leo, what
a handsome picture.
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00:22:48,450 --> 00:22:50,828
I was thinking the same thing,
but I didn't wanna say it.
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00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:54,373
This is awesome,
Leo! You did it.
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00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,959
Thanks, Max.
And Mr. Virmani was right.
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The only way to change things
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is to stand up for
what you believe in.
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And it feels pretty good.
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I just wish I had a copy of it.
I'd love to frame it.
579
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Oh, here!
You can keep this one.
580
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My mom bought
100 of them.
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She's gonna use them to
wallpaper the kitchen.
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What better way
to start your day
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than with pancakes
and a side of Leo?
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♪ ♪
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♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪
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♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪
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♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪
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♪ Do do, do do do do, do do ♪
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Man:
Oh yeah.