1 00:00:01,875 --> 00:00:04,083 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:09,708 --> 00:00:11,333 ♪ Every day an adventure ♪ 5 00:00:11,500 --> 00:00:15,375 ♪ And you I have given the best ♪ 6 00:00:18,833 --> 00:00:20,625 ♪ There is magic in time ♪ 7 00:00:20,708 --> 00:00:25,292 ♪ And there's magic in love if you feel so... ♪♪ 8 00:00:25,417 --> 00:00:27,250 - I'm really glad you enjoyed it. 9 00:00:27,375 --> 00:00:28,667 - Thank you. 10 00:00:31,917 --> 00:00:33,250 - Hi. 11 00:00:39,167 --> 00:00:41,083 - Thank you for coming. 12 00:00:44,417 --> 00:00:46,792 I should have been happy. 13 00:00:46,875 --> 00:00:49,167 Here I was, a best-selling author, 14 00:00:49,292 --> 00:00:52,167 signing copies of my latest book, 15 00:00:52,250 --> 00:00:55,375 but I couldn't help feeling that something was missing. 16 00:01:07,708 --> 00:01:09,375 That means a lot to me. 17 00:01:12,208 --> 00:01:16,042 - So, how's the celebrity author? 18 00:01:17,042 --> 00:01:18,583 - She feels like a fraud. 19 00:01:18,708 --> 00:01:20,125 - What, why? 20 00:01:22,083 --> 00:01:23,833 - I've only been writing for a couple years. 21 00:01:23,958 --> 00:01:25,708 - Mm-hmm, and what does that tell you? 22 00:01:28,500 --> 00:01:30,875 - That I don't belong here. - Mm-mm. 23 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,333 That you are just as talented as any of these other authors. 24 00:01:35,417 --> 00:01:38,792 And I'm not just saying that 'cause you're my sister. 25 00:01:38,917 --> 00:01:40,417 (laughing) 26 00:01:40,542 --> 00:01:43,375 Why don't we get outta here? Go get something to eat, 27 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:47,458 get a drink. Celebrate. You deserve it. 28 00:01:49,292 --> 00:01:51,542 - Okay, look, we have a few minutes left. 29 00:01:51,708 --> 00:01:54,083 Why don't you stay here, hold down the fort, 30 00:01:54,208 --> 00:01:57,000 and I'll go find our host and say thank you. 31 00:01:57,167 --> 00:01:58,667 - Okay, I'll start packing up. 32 00:01:58,792 --> 00:02:00,292 (chuckling) - All right. 33 00:02:00,667 --> 00:02:02,208 - All right. Hey... 34 00:02:03,333 --> 00:02:04,958 Your readers love you, Nicki. 35 00:02:05,042 --> 00:02:07,583 You are a queen. 36 00:02:09,042 --> 00:02:11,542 Mmm! (laughing) 37 00:02:15,042 --> 00:02:17,500 (soft music) 38 00:02:32,083 --> 00:02:35,792 - Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. 39 00:02:37,208 --> 00:02:38,958 (clicks tongue) - I wasn't scared. 40 00:02:39,083 --> 00:02:40,583 - Hmm. 41 00:02:40,708 --> 00:02:43,250 (playful music) 42 00:02:45,375 --> 00:02:48,000 - You come here with your mama? 43 00:02:48,167 --> 00:02:50,375 Your daddy? Your grandma? 44 00:02:51,125 --> 00:02:52,417 - I come here by myself. 45 00:02:52,542 --> 00:02:55,250 Every day after school, and on weekends. 46 00:02:57,667 --> 00:02:58,792 - To do what? 47 00:03:00,792 --> 00:03:02,125 - To read. 48 00:03:03,958 --> 00:03:06,750 (chuckling) 49 00:03:06,875 --> 00:03:09,083 - Do you have books at home? 50 00:03:09,208 --> 00:03:11,667 Or at your school library? 51 00:03:11,750 --> 00:03:14,458 - I read everything in there, long ago. 52 00:03:14,542 --> 00:03:16,708 Besides, they don't get anything new. 53 00:03:16,875 --> 00:03:19,167 The books are always old 54 00:03:19,292 --> 00:03:21,875 and usually missing a bunch of pages. 55 00:03:22,042 --> 00:03:23,208 - Hmm. 56 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,167 - Where are your kids? 57 00:03:27,375 --> 00:03:29,250 - My kids? - Mm-hmm. 58 00:03:29,375 --> 00:03:30,792 - My kids are older. 59 00:03:30,917 --> 00:03:32,333 - Then how come you're here? 60 00:03:32,458 --> 00:03:34,792 - I came here for a book signing. 61 00:03:36,292 --> 00:03:39,250 That is when um, you meet the author 62 00:03:39,375 --> 00:03:40,917 of a book you like, 63 00:03:41,042 --> 00:03:43,333 and she signs her name in it for you. 64 00:03:43,458 --> 00:03:45,000 - Did you meet her? 65 00:03:45,083 --> 00:03:47,292 - Who? - The author! 66 00:03:47,375 --> 00:03:50,000 - Oh... (chuckling) 67 00:03:50,167 --> 00:03:52,000 I'm actually the author. 68 00:03:52,125 --> 00:03:53,875 - You're an author?! 69 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:56,583 - Oh... 70 00:03:57,542 --> 00:04:01,417 Unless this is someone impersonating me. 71 00:04:03,208 --> 00:04:06,333 - I've never met an author before. 72 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:08,167 - We're not so special. 73 00:04:08,250 --> 00:04:12,083 I bet I was a lot like you when I was your age. 74 00:04:12,208 --> 00:04:14,833 - You're messin' with me. - No. 75 00:04:15,917 --> 00:04:17,333 No, I promise. 76 00:04:19,042 --> 00:04:21,083 I grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, 77 00:04:21,208 --> 00:04:22,708 and I spent a lot of time alone. 78 00:04:22,833 --> 00:04:25,208 Reading was my escape, just like you. 79 00:04:25,375 --> 00:04:28,458 You see, I was taught by nuns, 80 00:04:28,583 --> 00:04:32,333 who were the final word on, well... everything. 81 00:04:32,458 --> 00:04:35,083 And the meanest of the bunch was Sister Barbara. 82 00:04:35,208 --> 00:04:37,000 Hmm, I was ordered to write, 83 00:04:37,083 --> 00:04:39,792 which I was happy to do. 84 00:04:39,875 --> 00:04:43,000 After all, it was my favorite subject. 85 00:04:43,125 --> 00:04:46,458 She'd always warn me about writing with my left hand. 86 00:04:47,375 --> 00:04:50,042 In those days, there was a saying, 87 00:04:50,167 --> 00:04:52,667 "The right hand is the right hand." 88 00:04:52,833 --> 00:04:53,708 (yard stick slaps) 89 00:04:53,875 --> 00:04:56,500 She told me that if I kept this up, 90 00:04:56,667 --> 00:04:59,250 I would never become a writer. 91 00:05:02,542 --> 00:05:04,917 - But you became an author anyway. 92 00:05:06,125 --> 00:05:08,333 - I learned early on, 93 00:05:08,458 --> 00:05:11,000 if I wait for somebody else to believe in me, 94 00:05:11,125 --> 00:05:12,792 I might be waiting forever. 95 00:05:18,042 --> 00:05:19,708 - Hey, Nicki! - Oh! 96 00:05:19,875 --> 00:05:22,250 - I've been looking for you. You ready to go now? 97 00:05:22,375 --> 00:05:25,208 - Yeah. Yeah, um... 98 00:05:25,333 --> 00:05:26,750 Would you just give me a minute? 99 00:05:26,875 --> 00:05:28,042 - Mm-hmm, sure. 100 00:05:32,542 --> 00:05:35,125 - Can I see? - Mm-hmm. 101 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:36,625 - Hmm. 102 00:05:39,125 --> 00:05:40,625 Is it good? 103 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:42,083 - It's great. 104 00:05:42,917 --> 00:05:44,292 - Then you should have it. 105 00:05:45,333 --> 00:05:47,833 - I don't have any money. 106 00:05:49,417 --> 00:05:52,583 - Come on. It'll be my treat. 107 00:05:57,708 --> 00:06:01,000 - You think I can be a writer one day? 108 00:06:01,875 --> 00:06:04,542 I mean, you know, if I work real hard? 109 00:06:06,042 --> 00:06:07,458 - No. 110 00:06:14,375 --> 00:06:16,083 I know you can. 111 00:06:16,208 --> 00:06:19,625 (upbeat music) 112 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:24,792 (car rumbles, approaching) 113 00:06:42,875 --> 00:06:45,000 (sighs) 114 00:06:45,167 --> 00:06:46,917 - Thank you. 115 00:06:47,042 --> 00:06:48,500 (clears throat) 116 00:06:48,625 --> 00:06:51,083 - Whew! I am so tired! 117 00:06:51,208 --> 00:06:53,292 (scoffs) - You're tired? 118 00:06:53,417 --> 00:06:55,917 - Yeah! - You slept the whole way home! 119 00:06:56,042 --> 00:06:59,042 - That's the good thing about you driving, I can get my rest! 120 00:06:59,167 --> 00:07:00,375 (laughing) 121 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:03,875 - Well, you are the celebrity. 122 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,833 - Celebrity. - Mm-hmm. 123 00:07:08,458 --> 00:07:10,333 - I can't get her out of my mind. 124 00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:13,083 - Who? - Keisha... 125 00:07:13,208 --> 00:07:15,000 the little girl I was talking to. 126 00:07:15,125 --> 00:07:17,125 - Oh, she was a cutie. 127 00:07:17,875 --> 00:07:19,542 - She was so... 128 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:24,208 so inspiring. 129 00:07:24,333 --> 00:07:26,208 (yawns) 130 00:07:26,333 --> 00:07:27,667 - If you say so. 131 00:07:27,792 --> 00:07:29,750 - I have so much on my plate, 132 00:07:29,875 --> 00:07:31,667 I didn't even wanna go to that signing thing. 133 00:07:31,833 --> 00:07:34,375 (chuckling) - I know, I remember. 134 00:07:34,542 --> 00:07:36,167 I had to practically drag you there. 135 00:07:36,292 --> 00:07:38,875 - And then, to meet this little girl? 136 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:40,875 The way she looked at me. 137 00:07:41,042 --> 00:07:42,542 - Come on. 138 00:07:42,708 --> 00:07:44,250 Let's get some sleep in a real bed-- 139 00:07:44,375 --> 00:07:46,208 - This is the start of something, Nene. 140 00:07:46,333 --> 00:07:47,625 I-I can feel it. 141 00:07:47,708 --> 00:07:50,917 I haven't felt this energized in a long time. 142 00:07:51,042 --> 00:07:53,000 - Another book? 143 00:07:53,125 --> 00:07:56,292 - No. Something new. 144 00:07:56,375 --> 00:07:59,083 Something different. I-I don't know what yet. 145 00:08:01,208 --> 00:08:04,375 I appreciate you comin' with me. You know that? 146 00:08:04,542 --> 00:08:07,500 - Are you kidding? It's an honor. 147 00:08:07,625 --> 00:08:10,625 (chuckling) I am so proud of you. 148 00:08:10,750 --> 00:08:14,583 Your daughters are so proud of you. 149 00:08:15,542 --> 00:08:17,292 Mama would've been proud of you, too. 150 00:08:17,375 --> 00:08:18,750 Hmm. 151 00:08:18,875 --> 00:08:20,458 She would've. 152 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:23,750 Lord knows she had her problems, 153 00:08:23,875 --> 00:08:27,208 but deep down, she always knew. 154 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,125 - Knew what? 155 00:08:29,958 --> 00:08:33,458 - That you would be a great writer. 156 00:08:34,583 --> 00:08:36,875 (soft enchanting music) 157 00:08:39,208 --> 00:08:41,500 - I couldn't stop thinking about Keisha. 158 00:08:41,667 --> 00:08:45,458 We always talk about saving girls like her, 159 00:08:45,583 --> 00:08:49,542 but the truth is, she's the one that saved me. 160 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:54,000 Two weeks later, I reached out to Phyllis Grantham, 161 00:08:54,125 --> 00:08:57,208 the director of a community center in Charleston. 162 00:08:57,375 --> 00:08:58,833 Hi, Miss Phyllis! 163 00:08:58,917 --> 00:09:01,042 Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. 164 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:02,250 - It's my pleasure. 165 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:03,833 When I got your email 166 00:09:03,958 --> 00:09:05,083 about what you were thinking about, 167 00:09:05,208 --> 00:09:07,250 I knew I wanted to get involved. 168 00:09:07,375 --> 00:09:11,292 - Well, um, like I said in that email, 169 00:09:11,417 --> 00:09:13,833 I haven't been able to stop thinking about that little girl 170 00:09:13,958 --> 00:09:15,667 I met at the book signing, Keisha. 171 00:09:15,750 --> 00:09:17,375 - I actually spoke with the principal 172 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:19,000 at her elementary school. 173 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:21,625 Apparently, she's quite a special student. 174 00:09:22,250 --> 00:09:23,500 - I could tell. 175 00:09:23,583 --> 00:09:25,500 - It's a shame, though. 176 00:09:25,625 --> 00:09:26,875 She's got it tough at home. 177 00:09:27,042 --> 00:09:29,708 Mother's out of work, father's long gone. 178 00:09:29,833 --> 00:09:32,000 - That's why this is so important. 179 00:09:33,917 --> 00:09:36,167 We can't lose that baby girl. 180 00:09:37,042 --> 00:09:39,208 She has to know that she matters. 181 00:09:39,375 --> 00:09:41,667 - So, why don't you tell me what you're thinking about. 182 00:09:42,375 --> 00:09:45,208 - Well... to be honest, 183 00:09:45,375 --> 00:09:46,792 I'm not exactly sure. 184 00:09:46,875 --> 00:09:50,417 What I do know is that I wanted to create an event 185 00:09:50,542 --> 00:09:52,667 to reach other young girls, 186 00:09:52,750 --> 00:09:55,625 um... at-risk girls, 187 00:09:55,708 --> 00:09:57,875 to make them feel special. 188 00:09:58,042 --> 00:10:01,167 - So, like a book club for young girls. 189 00:10:01,292 --> 00:10:03,208 - Uh, that could be part of it. 190 00:10:03,375 --> 00:10:04,958 Maybe. 191 00:10:06,875 --> 00:10:09,042 But I was thinking something bigger. 192 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:12,333 Much bigger. 193 00:10:12,458 --> 00:10:15,292 - Well, whatever it is, we wanna be a part of it. 194 00:10:15,375 --> 00:10:19,000 We don't get very many people excited about these girls. 195 00:10:19,083 --> 00:10:21,167 And you can use this space, of course. 196 00:10:21,250 --> 00:10:23,625 And I know the high school wants to get involved. 197 00:10:23,708 --> 00:10:26,042 I spoke with the principal over there, Mr. Flynn, 198 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:27,500 he's really excited. 199 00:10:27,625 --> 00:10:30,167 - Thank you so much, Miss Phyllis. 200 00:10:30,292 --> 00:10:31,667 - Just to be clear, 201 00:10:31,792 --> 00:10:34,583 you have done something like this before, right? 202 00:10:36,708 --> 00:10:39,000 - Not even close. 203 00:10:39,167 --> 00:10:40,792 (upbeat inspiring music) 204 00:10:43,708 --> 00:10:45,250 (footsteps approaching) 205 00:10:45,375 --> 00:10:46,375 Nene! 206 00:10:46,542 --> 00:10:47,750 (chuckling) 207 00:10:47,875 --> 00:10:49,875 - You taking a break from all of this? 208 00:10:51,875 --> 00:10:54,500 - But I have good news. They liked it. 209 00:10:54,625 --> 00:10:56,875 - Who? - The people from Charleston. 210 00:10:57,042 --> 00:10:58,833 They liked the idea. - Oh. 211 00:10:58,917 --> 00:11:00,500 - I've been thinking about this nonstop. 212 00:11:00,625 --> 00:11:02,542 - Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. - Obviously. 213 00:11:02,667 --> 00:11:04,292 (sighs) 214 00:11:04,375 --> 00:11:06,500 We know what we want to do, 215 00:11:06,625 --> 00:11:10,333 reach at-risk girls and inspire them. 216 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:13,000 But how to do it, that's the question. 217 00:11:13,167 --> 00:11:14,708 - Okay. 218 00:11:14,833 --> 00:11:17,333 - Okay. (clears throat) 219 00:11:17,500 --> 00:11:19,250 So, it-it occurred to me... 220 00:11:21,542 --> 00:11:22,917 why reinvent the wheel? 221 00:11:23,042 --> 00:11:25,500 Why don't we do what we already know works? 222 00:11:25,625 --> 00:11:27,292 - Sure. What is that? 223 00:11:28,792 --> 00:11:30,333 - What do you always say I'm best at? 224 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:33,083 - Writing. - Well... 225 00:11:33,208 --> 00:11:35,917 there are a lot of wonderful writers. 226 00:11:36,042 --> 00:11:39,208 What do you always say I do better than anybody else? 227 00:11:40,375 --> 00:11:41,833 - Book launches. 228 00:11:41,958 --> 00:11:43,708 Promoting it and promoting the authors. 229 00:11:43,833 --> 00:11:46,417 - Exactly. A book launch. 230 00:11:46,542 --> 00:11:48,958 We use the format of our launches, 231 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:52,500 but instead of a single book, we do an entire event. 232 00:11:52,667 --> 00:11:54,292 - What kind of event? 233 00:11:55,375 --> 00:11:57,875 - Instead of authors, we'll bring in speakers 234 00:11:58,042 --> 00:12:01,375 to talk about the issues that our girls care about, 235 00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:04,833 um... education, self-esteem, 236 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,875 issues at home, drug abuse, nutrition. 237 00:12:09,042 --> 00:12:10,875 - Okay, no offense, Nicki, but you can't lecture 238 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,708 at these girls. You're gonna bore them to death. 239 00:12:14,542 --> 00:12:16,667 - Yep. Lame-o. - Oh. 240 00:12:16,833 --> 00:12:18,417 - Hey, Sleepyhead. - Morning. 241 00:12:18,542 --> 00:12:20,292 (chuckling) - Morning Tete. 242 00:12:20,375 --> 00:12:22,333 - Oh, morning, Diamond. Mm! 243 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:23,958 (chuckling) 244 00:12:25,792 --> 00:12:28,042 - Diamond, don't you have guest speakers at school? 245 00:12:28,208 --> 00:12:30,083 - Mm, yeah. So? 246 00:12:30,833 --> 00:12:33,625 - Um, don't you find anything 247 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:35,292 that they have to say interesting? 248 00:12:35,417 --> 00:12:38,000 - Hmm. I dunno. 249 00:12:38,167 --> 00:12:39,667 I listen to music while they're talking, 250 00:12:39,792 --> 00:12:42,792 (laughing) - Diamond, seriously? 251 00:12:44,750 --> 00:12:47,625 Well... what could they talk about 252 00:12:47,750 --> 00:12:50,000 that would be of interest to you? 253 00:12:51,417 --> 00:12:53,250 - Clothes! - Mm-mm. 254 00:12:53,375 --> 00:12:56,542 The purpose of this is to make these girls feel seen. 255 00:12:56,708 --> 00:12:58,417 It's not a fashion show. 256 00:13:01,917 --> 00:13:03,292 - But why couldn't they dress up? 257 00:13:03,417 --> 00:13:04,583 - Mm-hmm! 258 00:13:04,708 --> 00:13:06,125 (clicks tongue) 259 00:13:06,250 --> 00:13:08,500 - I mean, why couldn't we help them with their makeup? 260 00:13:08,625 --> 00:13:10,167 There's nothing frivolous about that. 261 00:13:10,250 --> 00:13:12,417 - Yeah, when you look good, you feel good. 262 00:13:12,542 --> 00:13:16,417 - Exactly. Our girls deserve to love on themselves. 263 00:13:16,542 --> 00:13:19,500 For one day, they'll know they're something special. 264 00:13:19,667 --> 00:13:21,917 - But just for one day. 265 00:13:22,042 --> 00:13:24,042 Then they go back to their lives. 266 00:13:24,167 --> 00:13:26,375 What impact can we really have? 267 00:13:26,542 --> 00:13:27,417 - You're right. 268 00:13:28,792 --> 00:13:31,500 But if they know we believe in them, 269 00:13:31,625 --> 00:13:33,792 they'll believe in themselves. 270 00:13:34,875 --> 00:13:37,375 And there's nothing more powerful than that. 271 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,500 (school bell rings) 272 00:13:42,667 --> 00:13:44,208 Junior high school in Las Vegas 273 00:13:44,375 --> 00:13:46,917 was a lot different than Jamaica. 274 00:13:47,042 --> 00:13:49,250 But some things never change. 275 00:13:49,375 --> 00:13:52,292 There's always people trying to keep you down. 276 00:13:52,375 --> 00:13:55,375 - Hey, weirdo! Where're you goin'? 277 00:13:56,333 --> 00:13:58,250 - Home. - Home? 278 00:13:58,375 --> 00:14:00,583 Oh, you mean... 279 00:14:00,708 --> 00:14:02,542 (Jamaican accent): Back to Jamaica? 280 00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:03,750 (inhales deeply) 281 00:14:03,875 --> 00:14:05,167 (chuckling) 282 00:14:05,292 --> 00:14:07,000 - This kind of bullying was happening every day. 283 00:14:07,083 --> 00:14:09,208 - Hey, I'm talking to you. 284 00:14:10,125 --> 00:14:11,375 - Please just leave me alone. 285 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:12,833 - P-p-please just leave me... 286 00:14:12,958 --> 00:14:14,417 How come you talk so funny? 287 00:14:14,542 --> 00:14:16,750 That how everyone in Jamaica talks, or are you just dumb? 288 00:14:16,875 --> 00:14:18,333 And if you're so dumb, how come you're already 289 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:19,833 the teacher's pet? 290 00:14:19,958 --> 00:14:22,500 - I just wanna go 'ome. - And I just want an answer! 291 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:24,542 - I had finally had enough. 292 00:14:24,708 --> 00:14:27,792 Touch me again and you'll be going home in an ambulance. 293 00:14:27,875 --> 00:14:29,250 - Hey, calm down, I was just jokin' around. 294 00:14:29,375 --> 00:14:31,250 - You even look at me, 295 00:14:31,375 --> 00:14:33,458 I'll show you how we do things in Jamaica. 296 00:14:36,167 --> 00:14:38,417 The funny thing is, he was right. 297 00:14:38,542 --> 00:14:40,083 Miss Davis did like me. 298 00:14:40,208 --> 00:14:43,625 She believed in me, and that gave me strength. 299 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:49,167 - Great story, Mama. 300 00:14:49,250 --> 00:14:52,667 - It lets you know you need to stick up for yourself. 301 00:14:52,833 --> 00:14:54,333 - No, it lets me know 302 00:14:54,417 --> 00:14:57,292 that you were a little weirdo growing up. 303 00:14:57,375 --> 00:14:58,375 (gasps) - Hey! 304 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,958 (laughing) 305 00:15:01,083 --> 00:15:03,667 - Now we have to come up with the most important part. 306 00:15:04,417 --> 00:15:06,333 - How to pay for all of this. - Yes. 307 00:15:06,417 --> 00:15:09,583 - Where to find time to do it. - No! 308 00:15:10,750 --> 00:15:12,333 A name. 309 00:15:12,417 --> 00:15:13,708 - A name? 310 00:15:13,833 --> 00:15:15,417 - Has to be something catchy, 311 00:15:15,542 --> 00:15:17,167 something people remember, 312 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:19,417 something our girls even want to be a part of. 313 00:15:19,542 --> 00:15:20,625 - Nicki's girls. 314 00:15:20,708 --> 00:15:23,000 (upbeat music) 315 00:15:24,542 --> 00:15:26,417 The light that guides? 316 00:15:27,042 --> 00:15:28,667 - That sounds creepy. 317 00:15:28,833 --> 00:15:29,833 - Uh-huh. 318 00:15:29,958 --> 00:15:31,500 (laughing) 319 00:15:31,625 --> 00:15:33,042 - How about 320 00:15:33,208 --> 00:15:36,542 "Helping Girls Reach Their Full Potential"? 321 00:15:36,667 --> 00:15:38,500 (retches) - Uh...'kay. 322 00:15:38,625 --> 00:15:40,500 (laughing) 323 00:15:40,625 --> 00:15:42,917 - I'm sorry, I don't know where that came from. 324 00:15:45,458 --> 00:15:46,500 - Diamond! 325 00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:49,958 - What about that program that you were a part of years ago? 326 00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:51,667 - Upward Bound. 327 00:15:51,792 --> 00:15:54,042 - Ah... now that is a good name. 328 00:15:54,167 --> 00:15:55,875 - Too bad that one's already taken. 329 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,875 - Yeah. - Can we take a break? 330 00:15:58,042 --> 00:15:59,000 I'm hungry. 331 00:15:59,083 --> 00:16:00,542 - Yeah, you want some lunch, baby? 332 00:16:00,667 --> 00:16:02,083 - Lunch? I just woke up! 333 00:16:02,958 --> 00:16:05,500 - Brunch, then. - Brunch! 334 00:16:05,625 --> 00:16:07,333 (chuckling) 335 00:16:08,750 --> 00:16:10,208 (gasps) 336 00:16:11,625 --> 00:16:13,208 - That's it. 337 00:16:14,375 --> 00:16:15,292 - What's it? 338 00:16:17,625 --> 00:16:18,958 - Brunch. 339 00:16:23,708 --> 00:16:25,708 "Girls Who Brunch". 340 00:16:25,833 --> 00:16:27,750 - Now, that's not bad. 341 00:16:27,875 --> 00:16:29,625 - Yeah, I've heard worse. 342 00:16:30,542 --> 00:16:32,500 - Girls Who Brunch. 343 00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:34,083 - Girls Who Brunch. 344 00:16:34,208 --> 00:16:36,375 - Girls Who Brunch. I like it. 345 00:16:36,542 --> 00:16:38,125 - Girls Who Brunch. 346 00:16:39,542 --> 00:16:40,500 Yeah. 347 00:16:42,750 --> 00:16:44,833 What you want? Eggs? Okay. 348 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,042 - Pancakes. Mmm! 349 00:16:47,167 --> 00:16:48,792 - Lemme see what I got. 350 00:16:48,875 --> 00:16:50,667 - No, seriously, pancakes. 351 00:16:51,708 --> 00:16:54,292 (upbeat music) 352 00:16:57,750 --> 00:16:59,625 - I had the idea, 353 00:16:59,708 --> 00:17:02,625 and now I had the name. 354 00:17:02,750 --> 00:17:05,000 That left one big problem: 355 00:17:05,083 --> 00:17:07,000 how to get the word out. 356 00:17:07,125 --> 00:17:09,750 Luckily, thanks to my background in publishing, 357 00:17:09,875 --> 00:17:12,500 I knew exactly what I had to do. 358 00:17:12,667 --> 00:17:16,167 I bought royalty-free photos of African American girls 359 00:17:16,292 --> 00:17:19,125 doing all sorts of fun things. 360 00:17:19,208 --> 00:17:22,333 Then, I plastered them all over social media, 361 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:25,125 and I marketed the hell out of it. 362 00:17:25,250 --> 00:17:27,875 I started reaching out to inspiring women 363 00:17:28,042 --> 00:17:30,458 and local leaders to mentor girls 364 00:17:30,583 --> 00:17:34,458 and encourage them to dream bigger than their circumstances. 365 00:17:35,375 --> 00:17:37,667 I kept calling this a red carpet event, 366 00:17:37,792 --> 00:17:40,375 because I wanted the girls to feel special. 367 00:17:42,042 --> 00:17:44,583 So, we put together some swag, 368 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:48,167 and we did our best to give them some things they might want... 369 00:17:48,250 --> 00:17:51,167 and need, because they deserved it. 370 00:17:55,167 --> 00:17:59,292 Before I knew it, I was back in Charleston. 371 00:17:59,958 --> 00:18:02,208 The moment of truth was upon us. 372 00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:04,708 (sighs) 373 00:18:05,708 --> 00:18:09,833 - What's wrong, Mama? - Nothing. Really! 374 00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:11,333 - Hey, tell me. 375 00:18:13,208 --> 00:18:14,500 (clicks tongue) 376 00:18:14,625 --> 00:18:19,000 - Phyllis spoke to all those people, 377 00:18:19,167 --> 00:18:22,250 the doctors, the lawyers, businessmen. 378 00:18:22,375 --> 00:18:23,792 - I remember you telling me. 379 00:18:23,917 --> 00:18:26,333 - Yeah, uh, they each pledged 380 00:18:26,458 --> 00:18:28,667 to give money for this event. 381 00:18:28,750 --> 00:18:31,458 - Mm-hmm. That's great. 382 00:18:31,542 --> 00:18:32,583 - It is. 383 00:18:33,708 --> 00:18:36,125 The problem is... 384 00:18:36,208 --> 00:18:38,708 I fronted the money for all of this. 385 00:18:40,667 --> 00:18:42,500 - They didn't donate ahead of time. 386 00:18:44,417 --> 00:18:46,500 - And it was a lot more than I thought. 387 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:47,708 (scoffs) 388 00:18:49,042 --> 00:18:50,375 (sighs) 389 00:18:50,542 --> 00:18:51,833 - Hey, 390 00:18:51,958 --> 00:18:54,083 we will be okay, Mama. 391 00:18:54,208 --> 00:18:55,750 Once this takes off... 392 00:18:57,875 --> 00:18:59,417 we'll be okay. 393 00:19:00,833 --> 00:19:03,250 (bright inspiring music) 394 00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:07,542 - Here. 395 00:19:07,708 --> 00:19:09,792 Everyone was asleep, 396 00:19:09,917 --> 00:19:11,792 but I still had work to do. 397 00:19:12,542 --> 00:19:15,208 If we were calling this a red carpet event, 398 00:19:15,333 --> 00:19:18,333 the gift bags had to be something special. 399 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:20,958 So, there was some last-minute shopping. 400 00:19:21,042 --> 00:19:22,875 (car engine starts) - I hate you! 401 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,667 (tires squeal) I hate you! 402 00:19:24,833 --> 00:19:26,792 (sobbing) 403 00:19:26,917 --> 00:19:29,292 - Excuse me, are you okay? 404 00:19:30,208 --> 00:19:32,083 (soft music) 405 00:19:32,208 --> 00:19:34,292 (sniffles) 406 00:19:38,167 --> 00:19:39,667 Who was that? 407 00:19:39,750 --> 00:19:41,458 - No one. 408 00:19:42,542 --> 00:19:44,125 (inhales deeply) My boyfriend. 409 00:19:44,208 --> 00:19:46,167 Ex-boyfriend. 410 00:19:48,750 --> 00:19:50,167 - Did he hurt you? 411 00:19:50,875 --> 00:19:52,542 - Nah. 412 00:19:52,667 --> 00:19:54,208 Just yelled at me. 413 00:19:54,375 --> 00:19:56,333 (sniffles) That's what he does. 414 00:19:57,208 --> 00:19:58,875 - I'm sorry. 415 00:20:04,458 --> 00:20:06,583 - Left me stranded here. 416 00:20:09,583 --> 00:20:11,333 - You wanna call your mother? 417 00:20:15,500 --> 00:20:18,333 Uh, your brother or your sister? 418 00:20:21,042 --> 00:20:22,250 You wanna call a cab? 419 00:20:22,375 --> 00:20:24,292 - I don't got no money. 420 00:20:26,292 --> 00:20:27,625 - Come. 421 00:20:28,208 --> 00:20:29,750 - Where? 422 00:20:30,958 --> 00:20:32,500 - I'll take you home. 423 00:20:33,667 --> 00:20:36,667 - Yeah, what's the catch? - Catch? 424 00:20:36,792 --> 00:20:38,625 - Yeah, what do you want from me? 425 00:20:39,750 --> 00:20:41,667 - Nothin'. 426 00:20:41,792 --> 00:20:42,958 Nothin' at all. 427 00:20:45,333 --> 00:20:47,750 I just wanna make sure you get home safe. 428 00:20:49,375 --> 00:20:50,750 (exhales sharply) 429 00:20:52,333 --> 00:20:53,500 Actually... 430 00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:59,667 What are you doing tomorrow? 431 00:21:04,542 --> 00:21:06,750 I didn't get much sleep that night. 432 00:21:06,875 --> 00:21:09,583 Or I should say, I got less than usual. 433 00:21:10,708 --> 00:21:12,625 (upbeat music) 434 00:21:16,417 --> 00:21:18,542 (indistinct chatter) 435 00:21:21,042 --> 00:21:22,167 This was it. 436 00:21:22,292 --> 00:21:24,250 Both the culmination of my plans 437 00:21:24,375 --> 00:21:26,458 and the very beginning. 438 00:21:26,542 --> 00:21:29,458 I didn't know if I would succeed or fail. 439 00:21:29,542 --> 00:21:31,833 But I knew, from this point on, 440 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,250 there was no turning back. 441 00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:36,333 (upeat music) 442 00:21:47,292 --> 00:21:50,292 (cheers and applause) 443 00:21:59,750 --> 00:22:02,083 (cheering and applause continues) 444 00:22:03,625 --> 00:22:06,833 Come on! Keep giving Aisha a big hand! 445 00:22:09,875 --> 00:22:12,500 All right, ladies, if I could get your attention, 446 00:22:12,625 --> 00:22:15,458 just for a moment, please. 447 00:22:16,167 --> 00:22:18,583 I want to thank you all 448 00:22:18,708 --> 00:22:22,583 for coming to the very first 449 00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:25,208 Girls Who Brunch event! 450 00:22:25,333 --> 00:22:28,333 (cheers and applause) 451 00:22:31,792 --> 00:22:35,833 Now, we are going to have a lot of fun today. 452 00:22:35,917 --> 00:22:37,167 Do you know why? 453 00:22:37,292 --> 00:22:38,417 - Why? 454 00:22:39,375 --> 00:22:41,167 - Because... 455 00:22:41,333 --> 00:22:45,792 you, you, you, all of you, 456 00:22:45,917 --> 00:22:47,333 you deserve it. 457 00:22:47,458 --> 00:22:49,833 - That's right! (applause) 458 00:22:49,917 --> 00:22:51,625 - You hear me? 459 00:22:55,083 --> 00:22:57,667 So, continue to have fun. 460 00:22:57,792 --> 00:23:00,708 I want you all to make new friends. 461 00:23:00,833 --> 00:23:03,167 And I want y'all to take some time 462 00:23:03,250 --> 00:23:05,333 to talk to our special guests, 463 00:23:05,458 --> 00:23:09,292 inspiring women, who started out just like you. 464 00:23:09,375 --> 00:23:13,500 Now, when you came in, you were given a bag. 465 00:23:13,583 --> 00:23:15,667 It's got plenty of goodies in it. 466 00:23:15,833 --> 00:23:19,083 But guess what? You will have more opportunities 467 00:23:19,208 --> 00:23:21,000 to win more prizes! 468 00:23:21,083 --> 00:23:22,375 - Oh! 469 00:23:22,542 --> 00:23:23,875 - That's right! 470 00:23:24,042 --> 00:23:25,750 (applause) 471 00:23:25,875 --> 00:23:27,083 If... 472 00:23:27,208 --> 00:23:30,125 you're willing to dance! 473 00:23:30,250 --> 00:23:32,583 (cheering) 474 00:23:34,167 --> 00:23:36,125 (hip-hop music playing) 475 00:23:36,208 --> 00:23:37,708 DJ! 476 00:23:37,875 --> 00:23:39,333 ("Grow On You" by MD of Boomsday Alliance plays) 477 00:23:39,500 --> 00:23:41,167 ♪ How many of you believe your dreams are real ♪ 478 00:23:41,292 --> 00:23:43,708 ♪ How many times have you been misled the way you feel ♪ 479 00:23:43,833 --> 00:23:46,458 ♪ I'm speaking from a place I'm amazed from a stand point ♪ 480 00:23:46,542 --> 00:23:49,000 ♪ How do you feel knowing my place is in plan, boy ♪ 481 00:23:49,167 --> 00:23:51,417 ♪ Stand with me, I don't plan to be decieved... ♪ 482 00:23:51,542 --> 00:23:53,042 It was clear that the girls 483 00:23:53,167 --> 00:23:56,042 all had a ton of fun. 484 00:23:56,167 --> 00:23:58,792 But it was also the start of something bigger. 485 00:23:58,875 --> 00:24:02,958 We were empowering these girls to believe in themselves. 486 00:24:03,042 --> 00:24:05,125 To believe that they could do anything. 487 00:24:05,208 --> 00:24:06,500 ♪ I make dreams turn to moments ♪ 488 00:24:06,583 --> 00:24:08,167 ♪ And we turn to leaders ♪ 489 00:24:08,292 --> 00:24:10,667 ♪ To free us from opponents ♪ I hold us to a higher measure ♪ 490 00:24:10,792 --> 00:24:13,042 ♪ Defy pressure The five single format's alive ♪ 491 00:24:13,208 --> 00:24:14,750 ♪ It's my pleasure, yes ♪ 492 00:24:14,875 --> 00:24:17,167 ♪ It takes real talent to say this ♪ 493 00:24:17,333 --> 00:24:19,500 ♪ So make room on your playlist ♪ 494 00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,500 ♪ We get it in that we're positively dope ♪ 495 00:24:22,625 --> 00:24:24,375 ♪ But we still have far to go ♪ 496 00:24:24,500 --> 00:24:27,208 ♪ Remember when we were lost and often broke ♪ 497 00:24:27,375 --> 00:24:29,042 ♪ But we still have far to go ♪ 498 00:24:29,208 --> 00:24:30,542 I'll be right back. 499 00:24:32,250 --> 00:24:33,875 You came! 500 00:24:36,042 --> 00:24:37,667 Come on! 501 00:24:40,042 --> 00:24:42,792 - Uh... I don't think I should be here. 502 00:24:43,833 --> 00:24:44,792 - Why not? 503 00:24:49,625 --> 00:24:51,292 I want you to meet someone. 504 00:24:51,417 --> 00:24:52,625 Diamond! 505 00:24:52,750 --> 00:24:54,833 - I'll talk to you later. 506 00:24:55,625 --> 00:24:57,417 - This is my daughter, Diamond. 507 00:24:57,542 --> 00:24:59,208 - Oh, hey! - Hi. 508 00:24:59,333 --> 00:25:01,083 - It's nice to meet you. 509 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:04,083 - Diamond, this is Shana. 510 00:25:04,208 --> 00:25:06,750 We met last night at the store. 511 00:25:08,042 --> 00:25:11,542 Why don't you get her a bag and something to eat? 512 00:25:11,667 --> 00:25:13,375 - Okay. - Oh, uh... 513 00:25:13,542 --> 00:25:15,000 I don't have any money. 514 00:25:15,125 --> 00:25:16,125 - Do you have an appetite? 515 00:25:17,417 --> 00:25:18,625 Well, that's all you need! 516 00:25:20,292 --> 00:25:21,125 - Come on! 517 00:25:26,625 --> 00:25:28,375 - So, what do you think? 518 00:25:28,542 --> 00:25:30,500 - I think it's a start! 519 00:25:30,583 --> 00:25:32,292 - Well, for you, maybe, 520 00:25:32,375 --> 00:25:34,833 but for these girls, it's everything. 521 00:25:34,958 --> 00:25:37,417 These girls may lack a lot of things, 522 00:25:37,542 --> 00:25:39,375 but the most tragic is hope, 523 00:25:39,500 --> 00:25:41,792 and you gave that to them today. 524 00:25:41,917 --> 00:25:44,083 You made them feel special. 525 00:25:44,208 --> 00:25:45,542 - Good. 526 00:25:46,542 --> 00:25:48,167 I want you to know, 527 00:25:48,292 --> 00:25:51,958 if these girls or their mothers 528 00:25:52,083 --> 00:25:53,500 need to talk to me, 529 00:25:53,583 --> 00:25:56,583 need my support, I'm here for them. 530 00:25:56,708 --> 00:25:59,667 - Ni'Cola, that's a very generous offer, 531 00:25:59,750 --> 00:26:02,333 but there's a lot of girls in here today. 532 00:26:02,458 --> 00:26:04,833 (chuckling) And I'm sure all of them 533 00:26:04,958 --> 00:26:06,500 would like to talk to you. 534 00:26:06,583 --> 00:26:08,167 - Well then, I'll talk to all of them. 535 00:26:09,208 --> 00:26:10,625 - It's just not practical. 536 00:26:12,625 --> 00:26:14,250 - You said I gave them hope, right? 537 00:26:14,375 --> 00:26:15,750 - More than they ever had. 538 00:26:16,375 --> 00:26:18,083 - I won't desert them. 539 00:26:18,875 --> 00:26:20,542 I'm not gonna give them hope 540 00:26:20,667 --> 00:26:22,583 and then just walk away. 541 00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:26,667 If they need me, they can reach me. 542 00:26:28,583 --> 00:26:30,333 - God bless you. 543 00:26:31,958 --> 00:26:35,125 - But there's one more thing I need from you. 544 00:26:36,583 --> 00:26:38,792 For this to work, 545 00:26:38,917 --> 00:26:42,042 Girls Who Brunch can't be a single event. 546 00:26:42,208 --> 00:26:45,167 The spirit of the event has to live on. 547 00:26:45,292 --> 00:26:47,917 - Well, how do we do that, without you, I mean? 548 00:26:48,042 --> 00:26:49,292 - In every city, 549 00:26:49,375 --> 00:26:51,500 following a Girls Who Brunch event, 550 00:26:51,625 --> 00:26:53,500 we need volunteers, right? 551 00:26:53,625 --> 00:26:55,333 Teachers, coaches, 552 00:26:55,458 --> 00:26:57,625 community leaders like yourself, 553 00:26:57,708 --> 00:26:59,667 to hold smaller events. 554 00:26:59,792 --> 00:27:02,667 - I mean, I'd do it, absolutely, but... 555 00:27:02,750 --> 00:27:04,333 I don't know if we have the resources. 556 00:27:04,458 --> 00:27:05,750 - We don't need much! 557 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:09,333 Remember, these are just the smaller events. 558 00:27:09,500 --> 00:27:11,958 Speakers could talk about... 559 00:27:12,042 --> 00:27:13,625 bullying, right? 560 00:27:13,750 --> 00:27:16,333 Financial literacy, 561 00:27:16,458 --> 00:27:17,667 self-esteem. 562 00:27:17,792 --> 00:27:20,958 The key is to keep these girls engaged. 563 00:27:21,792 --> 00:27:23,958 We need to make them feel safe. 564 00:27:24,083 --> 00:27:26,500 We need to make them feel special. 565 00:27:26,625 --> 00:27:29,458 - Well, at least for Charleston, 566 00:27:29,583 --> 00:27:30,958 you can count on me. 567 00:27:31,042 --> 00:27:33,167 - Oh, Phyllis! 568 00:27:46,292 --> 00:27:48,292 (upbeat music playing) 569 00:28:01,792 --> 00:28:04,667 - So, you glad you came? 570 00:28:04,792 --> 00:28:06,958 - I am. Thank you. 571 00:28:12,625 --> 00:28:15,667 - Shana, what is it? 572 00:28:20,875 --> 00:28:22,708 You can tell me. 573 00:28:25,417 --> 00:28:27,500 - Today was great. 574 00:28:27,583 --> 00:28:31,833 And I do appreciate it. But uh... 575 00:28:33,208 --> 00:28:34,208 - But? 576 00:28:36,292 --> 00:28:39,833 - But... after this, I still go home. 577 00:28:40,667 --> 00:28:42,375 And you know what that means? 578 00:28:45,792 --> 00:28:47,458 Means I have to make sure my mom isn't too hungover 579 00:28:47,542 --> 00:28:49,000 to go to work. 580 00:28:50,167 --> 00:28:51,917 Means I have to make sure I'm quiet, 581 00:28:52,042 --> 00:28:54,167 so I don't wake her up boyfriend and get the belt. 582 00:28:54,292 --> 00:28:57,667 (melancholy music) 583 00:28:57,833 --> 00:28:59,458 (sniffles) 584 00:28:59,542 --> 00:29:00,417 (sighs) 585 00:29:02,708 --> 00:29:04,500 - I'm sorry. 586 00:29:05,708 --> 00:29:07,667 I didn't know. 587 00:29:07,750 --> 00:29:09,125 - How could you? 588 00:29:10,375 --> 00:29:12,292 You're a famous writer. 589 00:29:13,375 --> 00:29:16,875 - Hmm. Shana, trust me... 590 00:29:19,083 --> 00:29:21,750 I'm a lot more like you than you think. 591 00:29:23,375 --> 00:29:24,542 - How do you mean? 592 00:29:34,750 --> 00:29:36,667 - When I was your age, 593 00:29:36,792 --> 00:29:39,000 Saving Grace Methodist Church 594 00:29:39,125 --> 00:29:42,417 was right down the street from my house. 595 00:29:42,542 --> 00:29:44,292 It became my refuge 596 00:29:44,375 --> 00:29:47,042 when I needed to escape things at home. 597 00:29:47,167 --> 00:29:49,625 I was in the choir. Mmm... 598 00:29:49,750 --> 00:29:51,500 I loved it. 599 00:29:51,625 --> 00:29:54,500 Singing, performing, 600 00:29:54,583 --> 00:29:56,917 it was right up my alley. 601 00:29:57,042 --> 00:30:01,792 And then, we got a new choir director, Marc. 602 00:30:01,875 --> 00:30:05,042 (choir vocalizing) 603 00:30:06,667 --> 00:30:08,458 (door creaks) 604 00:30:17,583 --> 00:30:19,208 - Ni'Cola. 605 00:30:20,417 --> 00:30:21,667 You're a very pretty girl. 606 00:30:21,750 --> 00:30:23,458 - Oh, I am... 607 00:30:23,542 --> 00:30:25,083 I just came to church. 608 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,333 (chuckles) - I can see that. 609 00:30:31,542 --> 00:30:32,917 Come on in. 610 00:30:33,042 --> 00:30:35,667 (organ plays darkly) 611 00:30:35,792 --> 00:30:39,208 Come on. Let's go. 612 00:30:44,167 --> 00:30:46,125 (door clunks heavily) 613 00:30:46,250 --> 00:30:47,958 (lock clicks) 614 00:30:50,042 --> 00:30:51,333 (Marc): You know that, don't you? 615 00:30:52,708 --> 00:30:54,542 I think you do. 616 00:30:54,667 --> 00:30:56,250 But you're a good girl. 617 00:30:57,375 --> 00:31:00,375 So, you know the Lord considers pride a sin. 618 00:31:01,792 --> 00:31:04,958 (Ni'Cola): I... really have to g-go. 619 00:31:05,042 --> 00:31:08,125 - Don't worry. It's our little secret. 620 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,125 - Please, don't! 621 00:31:13,458 --> 00:31:15,417 (ominous music) 622 00:31:23,875 --> 00:31:25,875 (door clunks) 623 00:31:31,875 --> 00:31:35,667 (Ni'Cola): Sometimes when the people we trust hurt us, 624 00:31:35,750 --> 00:31:37,875 we repeat the pattern, 625 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,667 choosing people who are wrong for us 626 00:31:39,792 --> 00:31:41,875 and treat us badly. 627 00:31:42,042 --> 00:31:44,625 We think it's what we deserve. 628 00:31:44,750 --> 00:31:46,417 But we deserve better. 629 00:31:49,208 --> 00:31:50,708 - Huh. 630 00:31:50,833 --> 00:31:53,583 I'm... I'm so sorry. 631 00:31:55,583 --> 00:31:57,042 - Don't be sorry. 632 00:31:57,958 --> 00:31:59,458 Come here. 633 00:32:01,667 --> 00:32:03,583 No matter what happens, 634 00:32:05,208 --> 00:32:10,458 never let anybody make you feel bad about yourself. 635 00:32:11,625 --> 00:32:12,708 Ever. 636 00:32:14,250 --> 00:32:17,042 Baby girl, you are so special. 637 00:32:18,875 --> 00:32:20,375 You understand? 638 00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:22,208 (soft music) 639 00:32:24,958 --> 00:32:26,750 There was no doubt about it, 640 00:32:26,875 --> 00:32:29,333 the event was a success. 641 00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:32,333 And although I knew we had plenty of hard work ahead, 642 00:32:32,458 --> 00:32:36,208 tonight, mm-hmm! Tonight was for celebrating. 643 00:32:37,542 --> 00:32:38,958 Oh! 644 00:32:39,042 --> 00:32:40,667 Here you go. 645 00:32:40,750 --> 00:32:43,500 - What's this? - Champagne. 646 00:32:43,625 --> 00:32:44,667 - For me? (gasps) 647 00:32:44,750 --> 00:32:46,458 - Mm... sparkling apple juice. 648 00:32:47,500 --> 00:32:48,375 - Wait. 649 00:32:50,542 --> 00:32:51,625 To you, Mama. 650 00:32:53,792 --> 00:32:55,250 - To us. 651 00:32:56,125 --> 00:32:58,125 (both): To Girls Who Brunch! 652 00:32:58,250 --> 00:33:01,125 - Ah! (laughing) 653 00:33:02,208 --> 00:33:03,500 Hmm. 654 00:33:05,958 --> 00:33:07,417 (clicks tongue) Okay. 655 00:33:07,542 --> 00:33:08,792 Give it to me straight. 656 00:33:08,875 --> 00:33:11,333 What could we have done better? 657 00:33:11,958 --> 00:33:13,375 - Are you playin', Mama? 658 00:33:13,500 --> 00:33:16,500 It was amazing! Everybody says so! 659 00:33:16,667 --> 00:33:21,083 - If we rest on our laurels, Diamond, we will never grow. 660 00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:24,333 - How about we rest on our bottoms just for tonight? 661 00:33:24,458 --> 00:33:26,625 (laughing) 662 00:33:26,750 --> 00:33:27,958 They loved the linen napkins. 663 00:33:28,083 --> 00:33:30,250 - Hmm! - It made it all so bougie. 664 00:33:30,375 --> 00:33:33,125 And everyone kept going on about the food. 665 00:33:34,458 --> 00:33:36,167 - I was spending so much time talking to the girls, you know, 666 00:33:36,292 --> 00:33:37,375 I didn't eat anything. 667 00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:39,042 - Your loss. I'm telling you, 668 00:33:39,208 --> 00:33:41,208 that fried chicken they had... 669 00:33:41,375 --> 00:33:42,875 gives yours a run for its money. 670 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,250 (gasps) - Watch your mouth. 671 00:33:45,375 --> 00:33:48,750 (chuckling) - And everyone was dancing. 672 00:33:48,875 --> 00:33:51,125 - The music, right? - Mm-hmm! 673 00:33:51,250 --> 00:33:54,125 - It gave it a vibe! - Definitely. 674 00:33:54,208 --> 00:33:57,458 - I bet we could get musicians to volunteer. 675 00:33:57,542 --> 00:33:58,667 - Professionals? 676 00:33:58,792 --> 00:34:02,833 - No, no, just girls who perform their own music, 677 00:34:02,917 --> 00:34:04,833 in the spirit of the event. 678 00:34:04,958 --> 00:34:06,708 We can give them exposure, you know, 679 00:34:06,833 --> 00:34:09,375 girls who never would've thought they had a chance. 680 00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:11,833 - You know, I bet I could find these girls online. 681 00:34:12,542 --> 00:34:14,458 They definitely post their music. 682 00:34:15,208 --> 00:34:16,333 - Good idea. 683 00:34:18,667 --> 00:34:20,292 - Hey, Mama? - Hmm? 684 00:34:20,417 --> 00:34:22,458 - What was the deal with that um, 685 00:34:22,542 --> 00:34:24,750 girl you introduced me to, Shana? 686 00:34:25,708 --> 00:34:26,708 - Shana. 687 00:34:29,292 --> 00:34:31,083 She's just a girl who needed my help. 688 00:34:31,208 --> 00:34:32,625 - Okay... 689 00:34:36,375 --> 00:34:39,667 - I gotta keep their confidentiality, Diamond. 690 00:34:39,833 --> 00:34:41,250 These girls... 691 00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:45,792 they need to know that they can trust me. 692 00:34:50,125 --> 00:34:52,250 - Is she gonna be all right? 693 00:34:53,208 --> 00:34:54,875 - I hope so! 694 00:34:58,708 --> 00:34:59,875 You know what? 695 00:35:00,042 --> 00:35:02,000 I really do think it's time for us to hit the sack. 696 00:35:02,167 --> 00:35:04,625 It has been a long day. 697 00:35:04,750 --> 00:35:06,917 - M'kay. I get the side with the AC. 698 00:35:07,042 --> 00:35:08,500 - Oh! 699 00:35:09,292 --> 00:35:11,250 All right, I'm gonna take a shower. 700 00:35:13,208 --> 00:35:15,292 (rhythmic music) 701 00:35:19,792 --> 00:35:20,667 Diamond. 702 00:35:20,792 --> 00:35:22,417 - Hmm? 703 00:35:22,542 --> 00:35:23,792 - Thank you. 704 00:35:23,875 --> 00:35:25,292 - For what? 705 00:35:26,708 --> 00:35:28,042 - For being you. 706 00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:29,833 (chuckling) 707 00:35:35,208 --> 00:35:37,375 Uh, yes, you know, I'm so sorry. 708 00:35:37,500 --> 00:35:41,250 Charleston, it was really crazy after that. Uh-huh. 709 00:35:41,375 --> 00:35:44,667 After Charleston, the word spread like wildfire. 710 00:35:44,792 --> 00:35:47,042 Yeah, I...I promise. 711 00:35:47,167 --> 00:35:49,917 And I truly appreciate your interest. 712 00:35:50,042 --> 00:35:51,833 Okay, bye-bye. 713 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,750 People all across the country began to reach out to us. 714 00:35:54,875 --> 00:35:56,208 - Whew, okay. 715 00:35:56,333 --> 00:35:57,708 - But what I learned very quickly 716 00:35:57,833 --> 00:36:00,375 was that without the support of my Charleston team, 717 00:36:00,500 --> 00:36:02,333 Phyllis, Principal Flynn, 718 00:36:02,458 --> 00:36:04,750 other volunteers from the community center, 719 00:36:04,875 --> 00:36:07,875 it was nearly impossible to plan other events. 720 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,417 (sighs heavily) The emails? 721 00:36:09,542 --> 00:36:11,333 - They are coming in faster than I can get to them, 722 00:36:11,458 --> 00:36:12,958 from all over the country. 723 00:36:13,083 --> 00:36:14,500 - What? - Mm-hmm. 724 00:36:14,667 --> 00:36:17,333 - Just do your best. - I am, Nicki, 725 00:36:17,417 --> 00:36:18,875 but you need help! 726 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:21,833 - I have help. (chuckling) 727 00:36:21,958 --> 00:36:23,375 - Real help. 728 00:36:23,500 --> 00:36:26,083 (laughing) This thing is blowin' up. 729 00:36:26,208 --> 00:36:27,333 - Hey, Mama! 730 00:36:27,458 --> 00:36:29,000 (gasps) - Hi, Tete Nene! 731 00:36:29,083 --> 00:36:31,083 - Hey! (chuckles happily) 732 00:36:31,208 --> 00:36:33,167 - Um, baby, what're you doin' home? 733 00:36:33,292 --> 00:36:36,500 - Mm-hmm? - It's 3:30. School's over. 734 00:36:40,292 --> 00:36:42,708 - It is 3:30. - I lost track of time. 735 00:36:42,833 --> 00:36:44,458 - So... 736 00:36:44,583 --> 00:36:47,167 anyone else call about hosting Girls Who Brunch? 737 00:36:47,250 --> 00:36:50,333 (laughing) 738 00:36:54,125 --> 00:36:55,833 - That is all we've been doing. 739 00:36:55,917 --> 00:36:58,750 Fielding calls from people who are interested. 740 00:36:58,875 --> 00:37:00,375 - That's great! 741 00:37:03,708 --> 00:37:05,333 - Okay... 742 00:37:05,458 --> 00:37:07,250 What's wrong, Mama? - Hmm. 743 00:37:08,292 --> 00:37:09,958 Charleston was hard enough 744 00:37:10,042 --> 00:37:12,833 with Phyllis' help, and everyone at the community center. 745 00:37:12,958 --> 00:37:14,042 - Oh, I'll help again. 746 00:37:15,042 --> 00:37:16,625 - You don't understand. 747 00:37:16,708 --> 00:37:20,000 Just collecting the money that was promised us 748 00:37:20,125 --> 00:37:21,833 was a full-time job. 749 00:37:21,917 --> 00:37:23,750 And even when we did get it, 750 00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:25,583 it still wasn't enough. 751 00:37:26,542 --> 00:37:28,542 I just can't afford to do that again. 752 00:37:29,250 --> 00:37:30,417 - Okay. 753 00:37:31,792 --> 00:37:33,542 Then... 754 00:37:33,667 --> 00:37:35,667 we'll just have to raise some more. 755 00:37:40,208 --> 00:37:41,708 (chuckling) 756 00:37:41,875 --> 00:37:43,792 - Okay. (laughing) 757 00:37:45,042 --> 00:37:46,833 (rhythmic music) 758 00:37:46,958 --> 00:37:49,708 - Hmm. She's just like you. 759 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,833 - Oh, thank goodness, I've been on hold for about half an hour. 760 00:37:57,958 --> 00:37:59,583 - You've reached the sponsorship department. 761 00:37:59,708 --> 00:38:01,250 No one is here to take your call. 762 00:38:01,375 --> 00:38:02,708 (phone beeps) 763 00:38:07,792 --> 00:38:11,292 - No, I have not submitted a request form. 764 00:38:11,375 --> 00:38:13,417 No, I-I'm sitting with it here in front of me, 765 00:38:13,542 --> 00:38:15,833 I just have a-a question that I-- 766 00:38:19,750 --> 00:38:21,500 That's right, that's right, ma'am, it's called 767 00:38:21,625 --> 00:38:25,125 Girls Who Brunch. Not lunch, brunch. 768 00:38:25,208 --> 00:38:27,458 Girl-Girls Who Brunch. 769 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,083 Right, but we don't have a national headquarters. 770 00:38:32,708 --> 00:38:34,167 We don't even have a headquarters. 771 00:38:34,292 --> 00:38:35,333 (chuckling) 772 00:38:35,458 --> 00:38:37,750 (rhythmic music continues) 773 00:38:49,500 --> 00:38:52,125 (footsteps approaching) 774 00:38:52,250 --> 00:38:53,500 - Mama? - What? 775 00:38:53,625 --> 00:38:56,750 What, um... what time is it? 776 00:38:56,875 --> 00:38:58,708 - No, you're not working too hard. 777 00:38:58,833 --> 00:39:00,875 (sighs) 778 00:39:04,333 --> 00:39:05,875 - I just fell asleep. 779 00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:09,750 (sighs) 780 00:39:11,208 --> 00:39:12,750 Thank you. 781 00:39:14,583 --> 00:39:17,500 - What were you doing? - Fundraising calls. 782 00:39:17,583 --> 00:39:20,333 And I just put my head down for a minute. 783 00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:21,792 - Any luck? 784 00:39:25,167 --> 00:39:26,542 Know what you need? 785 00:39:27,833 --> 00:39:29,708 - About half a dozen wealthy donors 786 00:39:29,875 --> 00:39:33,042 who have a burning desire to support young women? 787 00:39:33,208 --> 00:39:34,083 - No. 788 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:38,125 (rhythmic music plays) 789 00:39:38,208 --> 00:39:40,292 - Mm-mm. Diamond, I'm tired. 790 00:39:40,375 --> 00:39:42,917 - Come on! Dancing makes everything better. 791 00:39:43,042 --> 00:39:44,625 (clicks tongue) - I got work to do. 792 00:39:44,750 --> 00:39:46,542 - Isn't that what you always tell me? 793 00:39:46,667 --> 00:39:48,292 How when I was little and wouldn't stop crying, 794 00:39:48,375 --> 00:39:50,250 it was the only thing that worked. 795 00:39:50,375 --> 00:39:52,000 - Diamond, you had colic. 796 00:39:52,125 --> 00:39:54,042 - Same principle. 797 00:39:55,042 --> 00:39:56,708 - What? (laughing) 798 00:39:56,833 --> 00:39:59,083 Who is this? - Remember Aisha? 799 00:39:59,208 --> 00:40:01,708 Her older sister moved to New York and recorded this. 800 00:40:01,875 --> 00:40:04,583 She got a manager and everything! 801 00:40:04,708 --> 00:40:06,500 It's all over social media. I'm obsessed. 802 00:40:06,667 --> 00:40:09,333 - Mm-hmm. - Come on! 803 00:40:09,458 --> 00:40:11,875 - I mean, it sounds good. - I know! 804 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,375 ♪ Hit the roof, don't need to light candles ♪ 805 00:40:14,500 --> 00:40:16,833 - Okay, show me how it's done! 806 00:40:16,958 --> 00:40:20,083 ♪ Who wrote the book of love for the people ♪ 807 00:40:20,208 --> 00:40:22,792 ♪ Who writes out the themes of the steeple ♪ 808 00:40:22,875 --> 00:40:24,833 ♪ In attempts to get closer ♪ 809 00:40:24,917 --> 00:40:28,000 ♪ All we have is a happy gold rosary ♪♪ 810 00:40:28,667 --> 00:40:30,625 I thought this was gonna be a lot easier. 811 00:40:30,708 --> 00:40:34,167 I thought I would call up these companies, 812 00:40:34,250 --> 00:40:36,667 tell them about Girls Who Brunch, 813 00:40:36,792 --> 00:40:38,792 and they would wanna contribute. 814 00:40:39,583 --> 00:40:42,000 - I don't understand. Who is getting all this money 815 00:40:42,125 --> 00:40:44,125 that they're bragging about donating? 816 00:40:44,250 --> 00:40:46,625 - Organizations that have staff, 817 00:40:46,708 --> 00:40:49,000 that know how to do this. 818 00:40:49,083 --> 00:40:50,833 I'm telling you, you need a Ph.D. to be able 819 00:40:50,958 --> 00:40:52,792 to fill out these applications. 820 00:40:52,875 --> 00:40:54,833 - I wish I could help, Nicki, but I have to-- 821 00:40:54,917 --> 00:40:56,458 - No. No, no, no. 822 00:40:56,583 --> 00:40:57,875 I know. 823 00:40:58,875 --> 00:41:01,000 You've been so wonderful, Nene. - Hmm. 824 00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:03,500 - And these volunteers, they're doing such a great job 825 00:41:03,583 --> 00:41:05,542 on all of the smaller events. 826 00:41:05,667 --> 00:41:08,500 Ignite Master Classes. 827 00:41:08,625 --> 00:41:10,500 That's what we're calling them. - Hmm. 828 00:41:11,542 --> 00:41:15,333 - No. I need a team of full-time people 829 00:41:15,458 --> 00:41:17,500 on the Girls Who Brunch tour. 830 00:41:21,833 --> 00:41:24,167 - You workin' on any new books? 831 00:41:26,583 --> 00:41:30,000 - Honestly, this has been taking up most of my time. 832 00:41:31,083 --> 00:41:36,042 - Nicki, I know how much this idea means to you, 833 00:41:36,167 --> 00:41:39,542 and I know why. Believe me, I was there. 834 00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:43,542 But at the end of the day, you're a writer. 835 00:41:44,250 --> 00:41:45,917 Don't ever forget that. 836 00:41:48,875 --> 00:41:52,667 - Oh, to what do we owe this honor? 837 00:41:52,750 --> 00:41:54,000 - What? - Mm! 838 00:41:54,083 --> 00:41:56,167 - A-a woman can't prepare a nice meal 839 00:41:56,333 --> 00:41:58,333 for her sister and her daughter? 840 00:41:58,417 --> 00:42:01,000 - Okay! - Well, this is nice. 841 00:42:01,167 --> 00:42:05,875 Feel like I'm at a restaurant. (laughing) 842 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:07,667 But seriously, what is this all about? 843 00:42:07,750 --> 00:42:10,000 - I-I just wanted to say thank you. 844 00:42:10,167 --> 00:42:12,000 - Oh! - That's all. 845 00:42:12,125 --> 00:42:15,333 I wouldn't have been able to do any of this without you. 846 00:42:15,458 --> 00:42:18,333 - Yeah, well, I mean, it's not like I had much of a choice. 847 00:42:18,458 --> 00:42:19,917 (clicks tongue) - Girl! 848 00:42:20,042 --> 00:42:21,542 (laughing) 849 00:42:21,667 --> 00:42:25,583 - Yes, you did. And I appreciate you. 850 00:42:30,042 --> 00:42:31,833 - Well, I do think you're working too hard. 851 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:32,958 - Mm-hmm. 852 00:42:33,875 --> 00:42:35,500 - Hard work never killed anyone. 853 00:42:35,583 --> 00:42:36,583 Besides, I like most of it. 854 00:42:36,708 --> 00:42:38,583 (laughing) 855 00:42:38,708 --> 00:42:42,208 - Oh, but I do love getting those emails and texts 856 00:42:42,333 --> 00:42:44,500 from the girls saying how much fun they had. 857 00:42:44,625 --> 00:42:47,042 - Mm, you're like a mama to them. 858 00:42:47,208 --> 00:42:48,625 - They're my babies. 859 00:42:48,708 --> 00:42:50,125 (chuckling) - You know what I think? 860 00:42:50,250 --> 00:42:51,375 - Mm-mm. 861 00:42:51,500 --> 00:42:53,833 - I think you suddenly started cooking 862 00:42:53,917 --> 00:42:56,042 because you're afraid the food at the events 863 00:42:56,167 --> 00:42:57,833 is putting you to shame! 864 00:42:57,917 --> 00:43:01,000 - Ooh, that delicious spread they made for us! 865 00:43:01,125 --> 00:43:03,500 - At the last event? - Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 866 00:43:03,625 --> 00:43:05,625 - Every bite. - Every bite. 867 00:43:05,708 --> 00:43:07,917 I was licking my fingers. They were so good! 868 00:43:08,042 --> 00:43:09,875 - Oh, okay, okay! - That was really good. 869 00:43:10,042 --> 00:43:12,500 - All right, both of you, calm. 870 00:43:12,625 --> 00:43:15,750 Okay, okay, okay. 871 00:43:15,875 --> 00:43:18,000 Both of you go ahead and eat. 872 00:43:21,875 --> 00:43:24,250 How's the dressing? It's good? - Mmm! 873 00:43:24,375 --> 00:43:27,000 - Delicious! - Mm-hmm. 874 00:43:27,125 --> 00:43:28,542 - Oh, just promise me you're not gonna start catering 875 00:43:28,667 --> 00:43:30,083 the events yourself. 876 00:43:30,208 --> 00:43:31,875 - I know how to delegate. 877 00:43:34,542 --> 00:43:35,875 - A little. 878 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:38,292 (laughing) 879 00:43:43,375 --> 00:43:46,167 (upbeat music) 880 00:43:57,542 --> 00:44:00,000 - Hey, baby. How ya doin'? 881 00:44:00,125 --> 00:44:01,875 - Hey, Tete Nene. (chuckling) 882 00:44:02,042 --> 00:44:04,667 Where's Mama? - She fell asleep upstairs. 883 00:44:05,708 --> 00:44:07,375 What're you doing? 884 00:44:07,542 --> 00:44:08,583 - What do you think? 885 00:44:08,708 --> 00:44:10,125 (chuckles softly) 886 00:44:10,250 --> 00:44:12,917 (inhales deeply, sighs) 887 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,875 I hope you're not taking on too much. 888 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:18,500 Your mom wouldn't like it if you were falling behind 889 00:44:18,667 --> 00:44:19,833 in school. 890 00:44:19,917 --> 00:44:21,583 - Well, I figure it's the least I could do, 891 00:44:21,708 --> 00:44:23,417 considering how much she's helping everyone else. 892 00:44:23,542 --> 00:44:24,833 (chuckling) - Hmm. 893 00:44:24,917 --> 00:44:27,667 - And I don't wanna hear about everything you two did 894 00:44:27,792 --> 00:44:29,083 when you were my age. 895 00:44:29,208 --> 00:44:30,917 How you did the dishes. - Oh, we did. 896 00:44:31,042 --> 00:44:32,167 - Cleaned the house. - Yes. 897 00:44:32,250 --> 00:44:33,792 - Walked to school. - That's true. 898 00:44:33,875 --> 00:44:36,042 - Walked to school barefoot. - Yep. 899 00:44:36,167 --> 00:44:37,917 - If there was snow in Jamaica, 900 00:44:38,042 --> 00:44:40,667 I'm sure you would've walked barefoot in the snow. 901 00:44:40,792 --> 00:44:43,375 (laughing) 902 00:44:43,500 --> 00:44:44,917 - Okay, I'm taking over. 903 00:44:45,042 --> 00:44:46,417 Go and do your homework. 904 00:44:46,542 --> 00:44:48,458 (sighs) And just so you know... 905 00:44:49,708 --> 00:44:51,375 we did have it tough. 906 00:44:52,833 --> 00:44:54,583 Tougher than you, at least. 907 00:44:54,708 --> 00:44:57,167 (chuckling) But your mom, 908 00:44:57,292 --> 00:44:58,833 she was different. 909 00:44:58,917 --> 00:45:01,250 - How do you mean? - Well... 910 00:45:01,375 --> 00:45:02,792 anything that she did, 911 00:45:02,917 --> 00:45:05,167 she needed to be the best at it. 912 00:45:05,333 --> 00:45:07,167 - Is that why she's spending every second 913 00:45:07,333 --> 00:45:08,583 on Girls Who Brunch? 914 00:45:08,708 --> 00:45:10,208 - Don't get me wrong, 915 00:45:10,333 --> 00:45:13,417 she cares about those girls, she cares about them a lot, 916 00:45:13,542 --> 00:45:17,583 but she could have joined another organization, 917 00:45:17,708 --> 00:45:20,417 given them her money, her time. 918 00:45:20,542 --> 00:45:21,625 - So, why didn't she? 919 00:45:22,375 --> 00:45:26,000 - Because she saw something that could be different. 920 00:45:27,458 --> 00:45:29,417 Something better. 921 00:45:31,208 --> 00:45:35,667 If you want your mom to succeed at something, 922 00:45:35,792 --> 00:45:38,458 just tell her it can't be done. 923 00:45:38,542 --> 00:45:40,833 (chuckling) 924 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:42,625 - Good night, Tete Nene. 925 00:45:42,708 --> 00:45:45,000 - Mmm. 926 00:45:46,875 --> 00:45:50,292 Good night. I love you, Diamond. 927 00:45:50,917 --> 00:45:52,333 - I love you, too. 928 00:45:52,458 --> 00:45:54,000 - Okay. 929 00:45:56,708 --> 00:45:58,375 (sighs) 930 00:45:58,500 --> 00:46:00,875 (Ni'Cola): With a lot of hard work and perseverance, 931 00:46:01,042 --> 00:46:03,667 we finally raised enough money for our next event 932 00:46:03,750 --> 00:46:05,333 in Birmingham, Alabama. 933 00:46:05,458 --> 00:46:06,875 - Thank you. 934 00:46:07,875 --> 00:46:09,708 (chuckles happily) 935 00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:11,708 I hope they have a pool. 936 00:46:11,833 --> 00:46:13,500 Maybe a sauna. 937 00:46:13,667 --> 00:46:15,250 - I could use a nap. 938 00:46:15,375 --> 00:46:16,583 - So, take one. 939 00:46:17,625 --> 00:46:19,792 Why not? We're all set for tomorrow. 940 00:46:19,875 --> 00:46:21,667 Space is reserved, the volunteers are ready. 941 00:46:21,792 --> 00:46:23,167 - The goody bags. 942 00:46:23,333 --> 00:46:25,833 I'm gonna go to the stores, pick up all the items, 943 00:46:25,958 --> 00:46:27,333 and I'll make them tonight. 944 00:46:29,833 --> 00:46:32,500 - But you have a few hundred to make. 945 00:46:32,625 --> 00:46:34,500 Double what we made last time. 946 00:46:34,667 --> 00:46:36,042 - Exactly! 947 00:46:36,833 --> 00:46:38,500 (laughing) 948 00:46:41,708 --> 00:46:44,958 (soft music) 949 00:46:51,292 --> 00:46:54,167 (Ni'Cola): I'd fly into town the day before the event. 950 00:46:54,292 --> 00:46:56,958 Spend that night going from store to store. 951 00:46:57,042 --> 00:47:00,083 Then stay up, sometimes 'til dawn, 952 00:47:00,208 --> 00:47:02,167 putting the gift bags together. 953 00:47:02,292 --> 00:47:03,917 It wasn't easy, 954 00:47:04,042 --> 00:47:06,542 but the girls had to have them. 955 00:47:06,667 --> 00:47:08,083 They deserved it. 956 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:15,208 I remember when my girls were born. 957 00:47:15,375 --> 00:47:18,375 I didn't know you could love anyone that much. 958 00:47:19,875 --> 00:47:21,875 I had made some bad choices about men 959 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:23,708 who didn't treat me right, 960 00:47:23,833 --> 00:47:25,167 and before I knew it, 961 00:47:25,250 --> 00:47:27,083 I was about to become a single mother 962 00:47:27,208 --> 00:47:29,542 when I was about Diamond's age. 963 00:47:30,958 --> 00:47:32,958 (exhales) 964 00:47:34,667 --> 00:47:35,958 - It's not too late, you know. 965 00:47:36,042 --> 00:47:39,167 - Oh, don't start! 966 00:47:39,333 --> 00:47:40,625 Mama, please! 967 00:47:40,750 --> 00:47:42,375 - I'm just sayin'! 968 00:47:42,500 --> 00:47:44,417 It's not even like you need to give her to a stranger! 969 00:47:44,542 --> 00:47:46,125 Your sister will take her. 970 00:47:47,042 --> 00:47:49,167 - This is my child. 971 00:47:49,750 --> 00:47:51,542 My responsibility. 972 00:47:56,375 --> 00:47:59,292 I'm not gonna give her up for adoption. 973 00:47:59,375 --> 00:48:02,042 - What kind of life do you think you can give her? 974 00:48:02,750 --> 00:48:04,167 - The best I can! 975 00:48:04,875 --> 00:48:06,583 - And that's good enough? 976 00:48:09,375 --> 00:48:10,500 - It will be. 977 00:48:10,625 --> 00:48:11,833 (sighs) 978 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,292 - I hope you know what you're doin'. 979 00:48:15,750 --> 00:48:17,917 (groans in pain) 980 00:48:18,042 --> 00:48:20,208 (breathing shallowly) 981 00:48:22,708 --> 00:48:25,208 (groans in pain) 982 00:48:25,375 --> 00:48:29,167 - After enduring a 23-hour labor, 983 00:48:29,250 --> 00:48:33,458 my daughter, Destani, mercifully arrived. 984 00:48:36,708 --> 00:48:38,083 I knew... 985 00:48:38,208 --> 00:48:40,458 I knew I was her mama. 986 00:48:45,083 --> 00:48:47,333 (footsteps approach slowly) 987 00:48:51,167 --> 00:48:54,125 (clicks tongue) Hey, Miss Popular! 988 00:48:54,208 --> 00:48:55,500 Where're your friends at? 989 00:48:55,583 --> 00:48:56,667 (gasps) - Mama! 990 00:48:56,792 --> 00:48:58,333 (laughing) 991 00:48:59,167 --> 00:49:01,042 - Hi! - What're you doing here? 992 00:49:01,167 --> 00:49:04,375 - Oh! Well, you're always telling me to come visit, 993 00:49:04,542 --> 00:49:05,625 so I'm visiting! 994 00:49:05,708 --> 00:49:07,625 - Well, why didn't you tell me you were coming? 995 00:49:07,750 --> 00:49:10,125 - What, and ruin the surprise? 996 00:49:10,708 --> 00:49:12,250 - Here, sit down, sit down. 997 00:49:17,208 --> 00:49:18,750 You look tired. 998 00:49:18,875 --> 00:49:20,333 (exhales sharply) 999 00:49:21,917 --> 00:49:23,000 (sighs) 1000 00:49:23,083 --> 00:49:24,833 - You've been talking to Diamond. 1001 00:49:24,958 --> 00:49:26,958 - Well, you've been working too hard. 1002 00:49:27,042 --> 00:49:29,208 Diamond's just worried about you, that's all. 1003 00:49:30,125 --> 00:49:31,667 - The truth is, 1004 00:49:31,792 --> 00:49:33,875 as exhausted as I am, 1005 00:49:34,042 --> 00:49:36,500 I have never felt more alive. 1006 00:49:36,625 --> 00:49:37,500 - Tell me about it. 1007 00:49:37,583 --> 00:49:39,333 (breathes deeply) 1008 00:49:39,417 --> 00:49:41,625 - Tell you? No, I wanna show you! 1009 00:49:41,708 --> 00:49:43,458 We have an event here in Houston. 1010 00:49:43,583 --> 00:49:45,417 - Oh, so that's why you're really here. 1011 00:49:45,542 --> 00:49:47,667 - No! No, no, no, no. 1012 00:49:48,708 --> 00:49:50,167 I'm an entrepreneur now. 1013 00:49:50,250 --> 00:49:52,958 There's no reason I can't combine business and pleasure. 1014 00:49:53,042 --> 00:49:54,958 (chuckling) 1015 00:49:55,083 --> 00:49:57,208 - Ugh, I'd love to, Mama, I really would, 1016 00:49:57,375 --> 00:49:59,500 but I have tests coming up in two classes 1017 00:49:59,667 --> 00:50:00,833 and a paper due tomorrow. 1018 00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:02,667 - Good! 1019 00:50:02,750 --> 00:50:04,042 That's what college is for. 1020 00:50:05,167 --> 00:50:06,417 - I'm proud of you, Mama. 1021 00:50:06,542 --> 00:50:08,042 Diamond sends me links to all the articles 1022 00:50:08,208 --> 00:50:09,875 about Girls Who Brunch. 1023 00:50:10,042 --> 00:50:12,042 - I'm proud of you. 1024 00:50:13,250 --> 00:50:16,125 Well, you don't have time to go to the event, 1025 00:50:16,208 --> 00:50:18,083 but you still have time to eat, don't you? 1026 00:50:18,208 --> 00:50:19,917 (chuckling) - In the mood for anything? 1027 00:50:20,042 --> 00:50:22,125 - Well, we are in Texas. 1028 00:50:22,250 --> 00:50:24,833 Anything other than barbeque would be sacrilegious. 1029 00:50:24,958 --> 00:50:26,500 (chuckling) - Good thing I know 1030 00:50:26,667 --> 00:50:27,542 the best place in town. 1031 00:50:27,667 --> 00:50:29,167 - Ooh! Okay! 1032 00:50:30,417 --> 00:50:33,042 - So, after Houston, where are you off to? 1033 00:50:33,167 --> 00:50:34,167 (inhales deeply) 1034 00:50:34,292 --> 00:50:36,958 - Baby, if I told you, 1035 00:50:37,042 --> 00:50:38,458 you would never believe me. 1036 00:50:43,875 --> 00:50:45,292 (upbeat music) 1037 00:50:46,750 --> 00:50:49,958 That first year, we went to so many different cities 1038 00:50:50,042 --> 00:50:52,208 that it's almost a blur. 1039 00:51:08,042 --> 00:51:10,500 (exhales sharply) 1040 00:51:13,542 --> 00:51:15,083 (whimpers) 1041 00:51:15,208 --> 00:51:16,708 (footsteps approaching) 1042 00:51:16,833 --> 00:51:18,292 - Hey, Mama! 1043 00:51:18,375 --> 00:51:19,875 - Hey! 1044 00:51:21,167 --> 00:51:23,625 - Are you okay? - Of course, I'm okay! 1045 00:51:24,708 --> 00:51:26,875 - You sure? - Yeah, I just um... 1046 00:51:27,833 --> 00:51:30,667 I need some water. Just go get me some water. 1047 00:51:30,833 --> 00:51:32,000 - Okay, stay right here. 1048 00:51:32,083 --> 00:51:34,250 (tense music) 1049 00:51:37,958 --> 00:51:40,250 (exhales sharply) 1050 00:51:42,125 --> 00:51:44,375 (whimpers) 1051 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:54,583 (chuckling) 1052 00:51:54,708 --> 00:51:56,750 - Thank you. (gasps) 1053 00:51:57,208 --> 00:51:58,125 - Ugh! - Okay, Mom, we need 1054 00:51:58,250 --> 00:51:59,667 to get you to a doctor. 1055 00:52:01,042 --> 00:52:02,667 - Okay, okay. 1056 00:52:14,542 --> 00:52:15,208 (sighs) 1057 00:52:15,333 --> 00:52:16,708 - Ni'Cola Mitchell? 1058 00:52:18,375 --> 00:52:21,583 I'm Dr. Freeman. How are you feeling? 1059 00:52:22,917 --> 00:52:24,292 - I would feel a lot better 1060 00:52:24,375 --> 00:52:26,000 if I knew what was wrong with me. 1061 00:52:26,125 --> 00:52:27,625 - I'm sure. 1062 00:52:27,708 --> 00:52:30,042 And we're gonna get to the bottom of it, I promise you. 1063 00:52:30,167 --> 00:52:32,167 Has this ever happened to you before? 1064 00:52:32,333 --> 00:52:33,583 - The bleeding? - Mm-hmm. 1065 00:52:33,708 --> 00:52:34,542 - No. 1066 00:52:35,833 --> 00:52:37,500 What could cause it? 1067 00:52:37,583 --> 00:52:39,417 - Could be a lot of things. 1068 00:52:39,542 --> 00:52:41,083 Menorrhagia, 1069 00:52:41,208 --> 00:52:44,333 an infection, ovarian cysts-- - Cancer? 1070 00:52:47,208 --> 00:52:49,208 (breathes shakily) 1071 00:52:50,250 --> 00:52:53,083 - Let's not get ahead of ourselves, okay? 1072 00:52:53,208 --> 00:52:55,083 Vaginal bleeding is not uncommon, 1073 00:52:55,208 --> 00:52:56,750 and as I said before, there could be a lot 1074 00:52:56,875 --> 00:53:00,583 of reasons for it. Most of them perfectly harmless. 1075 00:53:02,875 --> 00:53:05,292 Have you been under a lot of stress recently? 1076 00:53:07,250 --> 00:53:09,208 - I'm always under a lot of stress. 1077 00:53:09,333 --> 00:53:11,875 (chuckles lightly) - More than usual? 1078 00:53:14,208 --> 00:53:16,250 Could be it, of course. 1079 00:53:16,375 --> 00:53:18,167 A thousand years of medicine and we're just learning 1080 00:53:18,333 --> 00:53:21,333 about the effect that stress has on the human body. 1081 00:53:23,125 --> 00:53:24,750 So, we're gonna do some blood work, 1082 00:53:24,875 --> 00:53:26,167 gonna run some tests. 1083 00:53:26,333 --> 00:53:28,833 Don't worry, we're gonna find out what's going on. 1084 00:53:28,917 --> 00:53:33,083 But until then, I want you to take it easy. 1085 00:53:33,208 --> 00:53:34,750 Can you do that for me? 1086 00:53:36,333 --> 00:53:38,083 - I'll try. 1087 00:53:38,792 --> 00:53:42,458 - Good. And as much as possible, 1088 00:53:42,583 --> 00:53:44,917 try to eliminate the stress around you. 1089 00:53:45,875 --> 00:53:47,500 (exhales deeply) 1090 00:53:47,625 --> 00:53:49,250 Okay. 1091 00:53:51,958 --> 00:53:54,375 (footsteps clunk away) 1092 00:53:56,875 --> 00:53:58,625 (exhales sharply) 1093 00:54:00,792 --> 00:54:03,792 (soft music) 1094 00:54:14,083 --> 00:54:16,542 (upbeat music) 1095 00:54:16,667 --> 00:54:20,333 - Yes, we've done plenty of events in Alabama. 1096 00:54:20,458 --> 00:54:21,750 Mm-hmm, all over the South, really. 1097 00:54:21,875 --> 00:54:23,333 - Mm-hmm, anything helps, of course. 1098 00:54:23,500 --> 00:54:25,417 School supplies are greatly needed. 1099 00:54:25,542 --> 00:54:26,708 - Yeah, we can do that. 1100 00:54:26,833 --> 00:54:28,792 - Anywhere from a few dozen to a few hundred. 1101 00:54:28,917 --> 00:54:30,792 It all just really depends on how long we have and-- 1102 00:54:30,875 --> 00:54:32,208 - Okay, that sounds good, thank you. 1103 00:54:32,333 --> 00:54:33,917 Bye, bye. I'll call back. 1104 00:54:34,042 --> 00:54:36,708 (phone ringing) 1105 00:54:37,375 --> 00:54:39,292 Hello, Girls Who Brunch. 1106 00:54:39,375 --> 00:54:41,417 (Dr. Freeman): Ni'Cola Mitchell? - Yes. 1107 00:54:44,167 --> 00:54:45,833 I'm sorry. - Hi! 1108 00:54:45,958 --> 00:54:49,000 Thank you for taking my call. Uh, this is Girls Who Brunch... 1109 00:54:49,167 --> 00:54:50,750 - This is she. 1110 00:54:50,875 --> 00:54:52,333 - Ni'Cola... 1111 00:54:54,500 --> 00:54:56,833 I'm afraid I have some bad news. 1112 00:54:58,375 --> 00:54:59,875 - It's cancer, isn't it? 1113 00:55:01,875 --> 00:55:03,167 - Yes, it is. 1114 00:55:03,333 --> 00:55:05,583 (breathes shakily) 1115 00:55:08,208 --> 00:55:10,667 - Okay, tell me everything. 1116 00:55:11,667 --> 00:55:13,458 - The cancer's in the uterus and in the cervix, 1117 00:55:13,542 --> 00:55:16,458 but thankfully, we caught it early. 1118 00:55:18,583 --> 00:55:20,083 - Am I gonna die? 1119 00:55:21,125 --> 00:55:23,500 - Ni'Cola, in medicine, there are several variables 1120 00:55:23,667 --> 00:55:25,500 that go into consideration when we're-- 1121 00:55:25,583 --> 00:55:28,542 - Am I... going to die? 1122 00:55:28,667 --> 00:55:30,500 - The cancer's treatable. 1123 00:55:30,625 --> 00:55:34,042 There's no reason not to expect a full recovery. 1124 00:55:34,167 --> 00:55:36,500 The procedure is called EBT, 1125 00:55:36,625 --> 00:55:38,667 External Beam Therapy. 1126 00:55:38,750 --> 00:55:42,708 A machine delivers electron beams directly into the tumor. 1127 00:55:42,833 --> 00:55:44,542 They destroy the cancer cells 1128 00:55:44,708 --> 00:55:46,750 while sparing the surrounding tissue. 1129 00:55:49,542 --> 00:55:50,958 - Is it gonna hurt? 1130 00:55:51,042 --> 00:55:52,458 - While you're receiving the treatment, 1131 00:55:52,542 --> 00:55:54,375 you won't feel a thing, but afterward, 1132 00:55:54,542 --> 00:55:56,083 you're going to be tired. 1133 00:55:56,208 --> 00:55:58,500 Very tired. 1134 00:55:58,583 --> 00:56:00,583 Fatigue is the most common side effect. 1135 00:56:01,333 --> 00:56:03,125 (clears throat) - Okay. 1136 00:56:03,208 --> 00:56:06,000 - So, you must get your rest. 1137 00:56:06,125 --> 00:56:07,917 I mean it. 1138 00:56:09,958 --> 00:56:12,542 (soft music) 1139 00:56:22,333 --> 00:56:23,542 (phone beeps) 1140 00:56:23,667 --> 00:56:25,000 (Ni'Cola): In that moment, 1141 00:56:25,125 --> 00:56:27,542 all I knew was that we had less than a month 1142 00:56:27,708 --> 00:56:29,417 until the next event. 1143 00:56:30,417 --> 00:56:33,417 And nothing was gonna keep me away. 1144 00:56:35,583 --> 00:56:37,542 Hey, baby. - Hey. 1145 00:56:43,875 --> 00:56:47,333 - There's never a good time to receive this kind of news. 1146 00:56:47,458 --> 00:56:49,792 It felt like some cosmic joke. 1147 00:56:50,708 --> 00:56:52,708 Everything I had been through, 1148 00:56:52,833 --> 00:56:55,500 from my childhood until today, 1149 00:56:55,625 --> 00:56:59,375 every challenge, every roadblock, 1150 00:56:59,500 --> 00:57:02,083 things were finally starting to look up. 1151 00:57:03,250 --> 00:57:06,167 And now, cancer. 1152 00:57:06,292 --> 00:57:07,458 - Mama? 1153 00:57:08,542 --> 00:57:09,833 - Hey. 1154 00:57:11,833 --> 00:57:13,208 (sighs) 1155 00:57:19,333 --> 00:57:20,792 (exhales gently) 1156 00:57:20,875 --> 00:57:22,125 - Mama? 1157 00:57:24,083 --> 00:57:25,583 - Yeah, baby? 1158 00:57:29,542 --> 00:57:31,125 - How bad is it? 1159 00:57:35,875 --> 00:57:37,458 - I have cancer. 1160 00:57:38,917 --> 00:57:41,500 I start radiation treatment right away, 1161 00:57:41,667 --> 00:57:45,167 and then surgery, and I'm gonna be fine. 1162 00:57:45,250 --> 00:57:47,000 I promise. 1163 00:57:47,125 --> 00:57:49,875 (sobbing) No, come here. Shh, shh, shh. 1164 00:57:53,208 --> 00:57:56,583 (sobbing) No. Mm-mm. 1165 00:57:56,708 --> 00:57:58,000 - I don't want you to die. 1166 00:57:58,125 --> 00:57:59,625 (breathing shakily) 1167 00:57:59,708 --> 00:58:03,333 - Who said I'm gonna die?! I'm not goin' anywhere! 1168 00:58:03,458 --> 00:58:05,208 I'm not gonna die! 1169 00:58:05,333 --> 00:58:07,792 - You promise? - I promise! 1170 00:58:09,125 --> 00:58:11,750 Uh-uh. Okay. 1171 00:58:16,375 --> 00:58:19,333 (Diamond crying) 1172 00:58:19,500 --> 00:58:20,792 Diamond... 1173 00:58:24,667 --> 00:58:26,542 I need you to be... 1174 00:58:28,083 --> 00:58:31,375 strong for me. Okay? 1175 00:58:31,500 --> 00:58:32,917 (sniffles) - Okay. 1176 00:58:35,125 --> 00:58:37,167 - Don't be scared. I'm not scared. Come here. 1177 00:58:37,292 --> 00:58:39,667 - Okay. (crying) 1178 00:58:43,833 --> 00:58:46,917 - I needed to be strong for myself, too, 1179 00:58:47,042 --> 00:58:50,083 so I went to see the one person in my life 1180 00:58:50,208 --> 00:58:52,250 who had always been there for me. 1181 00:58:52,375 --> 00:58:53,375 (chuckling) 1182 00:58:53,542 --> 00:58:54,292 No matter what. 1183 00:58:54,417 --> 00:58:55,667 - Ni'Cola Mitchell, 1184 00:58:55,792 --> 00:58:57,917 as I live and breathe. 1185 00:58:58,042 --> 00:58:59,792 (chuckling) 1186 00:59:01,500 --> 00:59:03,708 (soft music) 1187 00:59:06,667 --> 00:59:08,667 (chuckles happily) 1188 00:59:14,292 --> 00:59:15,583 (knock on door) 1189 00:59:16,167 --> 00:59:17,333 - Come in? 1190 00:59:18,208 --> 00:59:20,167 - Dr. Sullivan? 1191 00:59:20,292 --> 00:59:21,708 I'm Ni'Cola Mitchell. 1192 00:59:21,833 --> 00:59:24,292 - Ni'Cola. Come in, come in. 1193 00:59:24,417 --> 00:59:26,000 Please, sit down. 1194 00:59:31,208 --> 00:59:33,167 So, tell me, Ni'Cola, 1195 00:59:33,250 --> 00:59:35,500 how much do you know about Upward Bound? 1196 00:59:35,625 --> 00:59:38,208 - Just what Candace Williams told me. 1197 00:59:38,375 --> 00:59:40,375 We go to the same church. 1198 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:44,667 - So then, you know what we help girls like you... 1199 00:59:44,792 --> 00:59:46,500 girls that haven't had the same advantages 1200 00:59:46,667 --> 00:59:49,042 as some other girls have. - Yes, Sir. 1201 00:59:49,167 --> 00:59:51,500 - And it's true you'd like to be a part of Upward Bound? 1202 00:59:51,625 --> 00:59:53,833 - Very much. 1203 00:59:53,958 --> 00:59:57,667 However, I... I know you have to live in the dorm 1204 00:59:57,833 --> 01:00:00,250 and attend all the weekly sessions. 1205 01:00:00,375 --> 01:00:01,708 And I... 1206 01:00:02,833 --> 01:00:04,875 I won't be able to. 1207 01:00:05,000 --> 01:00:07,458 - You do know it's a prerequisite? 1208 01:00:07,542 --> 01:00:09,000 - Yes, Sir. 1209 01:00:10,708 --> 01:00:12,542 (sighs) 1210 01:00:12,708 --> 01:00:14,750 - May I ask why you're unable to? 1211 01:00:15,875 --> 01:00:18,667 - My daughter. - Ah, you have a daughter. 1212 01:00:18,833 --> 01:00:21,667 (sighs) - A toddler. Destani. 1213 01:00:21,750 --> 01:00:24,667 She's... my world. 1214 01:00:25,708 --> 01:00:27,500 - And you live with her? 1215 01:00:27,625 --> 01:00:30,333 - Yes, with my mother. 1216 01:00:31,625 --> 01:00:33,000 (sighs) 1217 01:00:33,125 --> 01:00:35,167 (soft music) 1218 01:00:37,708 --> 01:00:39,042 - Well... 1219 01:00:41,208 --> 01:00:43,750 let's just see if there isn't something we can do about that. 1220 01:00:43,875 --> 01:00:46,250 - There was something he did about it. 1221 01:00:46,375 --> 01:00:48,083 He allowed me in the program 1222 01:00:48,208 --> 01:00:50,875 and made plenty of concessions for me. 1223 01:00:51,042 --> 01:00:53,292 And still, I pushed back against him. 1224 01:00:53,375 --> 01:00:55,583 - I told you, I don't wanna go! 1225 01:00:55,708 --> 01:00:58,667 - Well, I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice, Ni'Cola. 1226 01:00:58,792 --> 01:01:00,500 Do you know what "in loco parentis" means? 1227 01:01:00,667 --> 01:01:02,083 - I don't speak Spanish. 1228 01:01:02,208 --> 01:01:03,167 - It's Latin. 1229 01:01:03,250 --> 01:01:05,792 And it means "In place of parent". 1230 01:01:05,875 --> 01:01:08,833 When you're with me, you're my responsibility. 1231 01:01:08,958 --> 01:01:12,000 - It was just a little asthma attack! 1232 01:01:12,083 --> 01:01:14,333 - That was more than a little. - I've had worse! 1233 01:01:14,458 --> 01:01:16,375 - Oh, good for you! 1234 01:01:16,542 --> 01:01:17,875 (scoffs) 1235 01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:21,083 I just wish you would stop being so damn selfish. 1236 01:01:22,375 --> 01:01:24,625 If something, God forbid, would've have happened to you, 1237 01:01:24,750 --> 01:01:26,458 what do you think would happen to Destani? 1238 01:01:27,292 --> 01:01:30,208 - I don't know. My mother? My sisters. 1239 01:01:30,375 --> 01:01:33,708 - She doesn't need another grandmother or an aunt, 1240 01:01:33,833 --> 01:01:36,000 what she needs is her mother. 1241 01:01:36,917 --> 01:01:39,000 When we first met, you said there was nothing 1242 01:01:39,125 --> 01:01:42,417 more important to you in this world than your daughter. 1243 01:01:42,542 --> 01:01:44,125 Start acting like it. 1244 01:01:44,875 --> 01:01:47,458 - I'm fine, really. 1245 01:01:47,583 --> 01:01:49,375 I just took my inhaler. 1246 01:01:51,875 --> 01:01:53,500 - This is about so much more 1247 01:01:53,667 --> 01:01:55,583 than just an asthma attack, Ni'Cola. 1248 01:01:55,708 --> 01:01:58,583 (sighs) 1249 01:01:58,708 --> 01:02:00,292 I've been meaning to ask you about college. 1250 01:02:00,417 --> 01:02:02,167 - What about it? 1251 01:02:02,333 --> 01:02:04,708 - Have you given it any more thought? 1252 01:02:04,833 --> 01:02:06,958 - I don't have the time or the money. 1253 01:02:07,875 --> 01:02:11,042 - There's always a million excuses, Ni'Cola, 1254 01:02:11,208 --> 01:02:13,000 but you owe it to your daughter, 1255 01:02:13,083 --> 01:02:15,042 you owe it to yourself. 1256 01:02:15,958 --> 01:02:17,292 - I'll think about it. 1257 01:02:18,208 --> 01:02:19,292 - Waste. 1258 01:02:20,625 --> 01:02:22,042 - Excuse me? 1259 01:02:29,875 --> 01:02:32,375 - I've seen hundreds, thousands of girls 1260 01:02:32,542 --> 01:02:34,750 come through this program. 1261 01:02:34,875 --> 01:02:36,750 I know I can't help them all. 1262 01:02:36,875 --> 01:02:39,750 I know I won't help them all. 1263 01:02:39,875 --> 01:02:42,208 Some, it's too late. 1264 01:02:42,333 --> 01:02:45,667 But do you know how many are as bright as you, 1265 01:02:45,792 --> 01:02:47,667 who can write like you can? 1266 01:02:47,833 --> 01:02:52,375 Face it, kid, you're special. 1267 01:02:52,542 --> 01:02:53,833 And if you don't go to college, 1268 01:02:53,917 --> 01:02:56,708 if you don't be all that you can be, 1269 01:02:56,833 --> 01:03:00,333 then yeah, it's a waste! 1270 01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:03,792 (sighs) 1271 01:03:10,750 --> 01:03:12,333 (sighs) 1272 01:03:13,375 --> 01:03:14,458 Okay. 1273 01:03:16,125 --> 01:03:18,083 Let's get you taken care of. 1274 01:03:21,958 --> 01:03:24,500 (soft music) 1275 01:03:28,708 --> 01:03:30,833 (sighs gently) 1276 01:03:42,083 --> 01:03:44,500 You don't know how good it is to see you. 1277 01:03:44,667 --> 01:03:46,208 - You too. 1278 01:03:46,333 --> 01:03:49,333 - I wish I could've come to one of your events. 1279 01:03:49,417 --> 01:03:51,833 It's just so hard for me to get away. 1280 01:03:51,958 --> 01:03:55,250 Seems the older I get, the busier I am. 1281 01:03:55,375 --> 01:03:57,250 - It's okay. 1282 01:03:57,375 --> 01:04:01,458 - Although, I have read every article you've sent me. 1283 01:04:01,583 --> 01:04:04,000 Watched every news story. 1284 01:04:04,125 --> 01:04:06,333 I think we're friends on that Facebook. 1285 01:04:06,458 --> 01:04:08,000 (laughing) 1286 01:04:13,125 --> 01:04:14,500 Why are you here, Ni'Cola? 1287 01:04:15,542 --> 01:04:18,167 You're too busy to just stop in to say hi. 1288 01:04:19,583 --> 01:04:21,292 - I need advice. 1289 01:04:24,875 --> 01:04:26,583 (inhales shakily) 1290 01:04:26,708 --> 01:04:28,208 From the outside, 1291 01:04:28,375 --> 01:04:31,417 Girls Who Brunch looks like a huge success. 1292 01:04:31,542 --> 01:04:33,042 - And from the inside? 1293 01:04:34,583 --> 01:04:35,917 (sighs) 1294 01:04:36,958 --> 01:04:39,083 - Some things are really good. 1295 01:04:39,208 --> 01:04:42,667 You know we are... we are reaching these girls, 1296 01:04:42,792 --> 01:04:45,500 and I stay in touch with them. 1297 01:04:45,625 --> 01:04:49,125 They know that they can contact me if they need anything. 1298 01:04:51,042 --> 01:04:52,417 I call them my babies. 1299 01:04:52,542 --> 01:04:54,167 (chuckling) 1300 01:04:55,792 --> 01:04:59,167 But financially, we're suffering. 1301 01:05:00,292 --> 01:05:02,417 I could never have imagined it would be so hard 1302 01:05:02,542 --> 01:05:04,042 to get donations. 1303 01:05:05,333 --> 01:05:07,833 And I've already spent too much of my own money... 1304 01:05:07,958 --> 01:05:10,208 money that I need for Destani's college, 1305 01:05:10,333 --> 01:05:13,208 and for Diamond's medicine. 1306 01:05:13,333 --> 01:05:15,875 - Diamond, is she okay? - She's fine. 1307 01:05:16,042 --> 01:05:18,333 It's just her asthma. 1308 01:05:18,417 --> 01:05:20,542 The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. 1309 01:05:20,667 --> 01:05:22,958 (chuckling) - So, tell me, 1310 01:05:23,042 --> 01:05:24,458 what do you need? 1311 01:05:24,542 --> 01:05:27,083 - I told you, advice! 1312 01:05:28,917 --> 01:05:30,292 What should I do? 1313 01:05:30,375 --> 01:05:31,333 (chuckling) 1314 01:05:31,458 --> 01:05:33,708 - I could never tell you what to do. 1315 01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:42,625 - I have cancer. 1316 01:05:45,750 --> 01:05:47,500 - And? 1317 01:05:50,875 --> 01:05:52,042 - Excuse me? 1318 01:05:52,167 --> 01:05:54,500 - What do you want me to say? 1319 01:05:54,625 --> 01:05:55,958 I'm sorry? 1320 01:05:56,792 --> 01:05:58,042 - Well, yes. 1321 01:05:58,208 --> 01:05:59,750 - You know I'm sorry. 1322 01:06:01,208 --> 01:06:03,125 My heart breaks for you, Ni'Cola, 1323 01:06:04,375 --> 01:06:07,000 but you don't need my sympathy. 1324 01:06:07,875 --> 01:06:09,750 What you need is a reminder. 1325 01:06:09,875 --> 01:06:11,250 (exhales sharply) 1326 01:06:13,542 --> 01:06:15,250 - A reminder? 1327 01:06:25,583 --> 01:06:27,708 - A reminder... 1328 01:06:27,833 --> 01:06:30,917 that even though you're tired, 1329 01:06:31,042 --> 01:06:33,792 you're beyond exhausted, 1330 01:06:33,917 --> 01:06:36,667 that you are a fighter, Ni'Cola. 1331 01:06:38,208 --> 01:06:41,083 You've overcome worse, 1332 01:06:41,208 --> 01:06:43,708 and this too shall pass. 1333 01:06:46,875 --> 01:06:50,042 - It's so ha-- It's just so hard! 1334 01:06:52,042 --> 01:06:54,167 - I know it's hard. 1335 01:06:56,208 --> 01:07:00,667 Cancer is no walk in the park for anyone, 1336 01:07:00,833 --> 01:07:03,167 but you are made of tough stuff. 1337 01:07:04,542 --> 01:07:07,167 And you have so much to fight for. 1338 01:07:08,958 --> 01:07:11,458 You've built a beautiful life 1339 01:07:11,542 --> 01:07:14,583 although these cards have been stacked against you. 1340 01:07:15,792 --> 01:07:18,458 Look at everything you've had to overcome. 1341 01:07:20,125 --> 01:07:23,083 Going to school as a teenage mother. 1342 01:07:24,833 --> 01:07:26,583 Writing your first novel. 1343 01:07:28,500 --> 01:07:31,458 Becoming a publishing success. 1344 01:07:33,625 --> 01:07:35,458 You're resilient. 1345 01:07:37,708 --> 01:07:40,333 You defy the odds. 1346 01:07:44,792 --> 01:07:46,500 - I don't know about that. 1347 01:07:51,542 --> 01:07:53,083 - Well, I do. 1348 01:08:02,833 --> 01:08:04,500 There's your advice. 1349 01:08:07,542 --> 01:08:10,250 (soft music) 1350 01:08:18,375 --> 01:08:20,500 (phone ringing, vibrating) 1351 01:08:20,583 --> 01:08:22,125 (clicks tongue) 1352 01:08:23,542 --> 01:08:24,500 - Hey! 1353 01:08:24,583 --> 01:08:25,750 - Is it true? 1354 01:08:25,875 --> 01:08:27,042 - Sweetheart... 1355 01:08:27,167 --> 01:08:29,750 - I said, is it true? 1356 01:08:29,875 --> 01:08:32,292 - I guess you've been talking to your sister. 1357 01:08:32,375 --> 01:08:34,417 - How could you not tell me, Mama? 1358 01:08:35,875 --> 01:08:36,958 - Destani... 1359 01:08:37,083 --> 01:08:39,167 you know, I just found out myself. 1360 01:08:39,292 --> 01:08:40,500 - This is the kind of news 1361 01:08:40,583 --> 01:08:43,042 where you call me from the doctor's office. 1362 01:08:43,167 --> 01:08:46,167 - For what? To worry you? 1363 01:08:47,250 --> 01:08:48,458 - I'm coming home. 1364 01:08:48,583 --> 01:08:51,125 - Destani, you stay at school. 1365 01:08:51,208 --> 01:08:52,875 - You're always helping everyone else! 1366 01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:54,708 Why can't you let us help you? 1367 01:08:57,208 --> 01:08:59,292 - Listen, baby... 1368 01:09:00,708 --> 01:09:02,375 I'm not even home. 1369 01:09:02,500 --> 01:09:04,583 - What? Where are you? 1370 01:09:04,708 --> 01:09:08,167 - I'm in Reno. I was just visiting a... 1371 01:09:09,375 --> 01:09:10,792 an old friend. 1372 01:09:10,875 --> 01:09:12,250 (scoffs) 1373 01:09:12,375 --> 01:09:16,208 - Should you be t-traveling in your... condition? 1374 01:09:16,333 --> 01:09:19,167 - Well, I'm not an invalid! (scoffs) 1375 01:09:19,833 --> 01:09:21,542 Look... 1376 01:09:21,667 --> 01:09:23,500 at the end of the semester, 1377 01:09:23,583 --> 01:09:26,208 I will buy a ticket, okay? 1378 01:09:26,375 --> 01:09:28,167 Then you come home, and you'll see... 1379 01:09:28,333 --> 01:09:30,458 I'm doing just fine. 1380 01:09:32,875 --> 01:09:33,958 - Mama? 1381 01:09:34,042 --> 01:09:35,583 - Yeah, baby? 1382 01:09:36,375 --> 01:09:37,708 - I love you. 1383 01:09:41,208 --> 01:09:43,333 - I love you, too! 1384 01:09:48,042 --> 01:09:49,167 (sighs heavily) 1385 01:09:49,333 --> 01:09:51,333 (upbeat music) 1386 01:09:51,458 --> 01:09:53,542 (Ni'Cola): I was always a fighter. 1387 01:09:53,708 --> 01:09:57,083 Ready to face any challenge head on. 1388 01:09:57,208 --> 01:09:59,125 And I'd always been a good writer. 1389 01:09:59,250 --> 01:10:01,542 So, when Nene dared me to actually try 1390 01:10:01,667 --> 01:10:04,917 and write a novel, I couldn't resist. 1391 01:10:05,042 --> 01:10:07,333 They say write what you know. 1392 01:10:07,458 --> 01:10:09,667 And that's exactly what I did. 1393 01:10:09,750 --> 01:10:12,458 The story was inspired by all my past 1394 01:10:12,542 --> 01:10:14,667 romantic relationships. 1395 01:10:14,750 --> 01:10:16,958 Like everything else in my life, 1396 01:10:17,042 --> 01:10:18,917 it wasn't easy, 1397 01:10:19,042 --> 01:10:21,417 but I won that bet. 1398 01:10:21,542 --> 01:10:24,083 I guess you could say that I won it two-fold. 1399 01:10:24,208 --> 01:10:27,375 My book "Over and Over Again" 1400 01:10:27,542 --> 01:10:29,750 became a best-seller. 1401 01:10:32,833 --> 01:10:36,000 - I... can't believe it. 1402 01:10:36,125 --> 01:10:38,083 My sister, an author. 1403 01:10:38,208 --> 01:10:39,958 A real author! 1404 01:10:40,042 --> 01:10:41,792 (giggles) - Of course! 1405 01:10:41,875 --> 01:10:43,333 I had to win that bet. 1406 01:10:43,458 --> 01:10:44,833 - Well, I knew you needed a little something 1407 01:10:44,958 --> 01:10:46,333 to inspire you. 1408 01:10:46,500 --> 01:10:48,833 - Nothing like a little sisterly competition. 1409 01:10:48,917 --> 01:10:51,333 (laughing) - Exactly. 1410 01:10:51,417 --> 01:10:53,000 And this is just the beginning, you know. 1411 01:10:53,083 --> 01:10:54,667 - Hmm. 1412 01:10:56,042 --> 01:10:58,542 - Come on, Nicki, I know you better than you know yourself. 1413 01:10:58,667 --> 01:11:01,333 You are not gonna stop at a single book. 1414 01:11:01,458 --> 01:11:03,833 - Well, I do have some other ideas. 1415 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:05,208 - Mm-hmm! 1416 01:11:05,333 --> 01:11:07,500 And when this one becomes a success, 1417 01:11:07,583 --> 01:11:11,292 you will have more time to work on the next one. 1418 01:11:11,875 --> 01:11:13,333 - Yeah but... 1419 01:11:13,417 --> 01:11:16,083 I don't only want it to be my success. 1420 01:11:16,208 --> 01:11:17,417 - What do you mean? 1421 01:11:18,542 --> 01:11:20,875 - I wanna help other writers. 1422 01:11:21,042 --> 01:11:22,833 - Help them how? 1423 01:11:22,958 --> 01:11:25,000 - Get them in print. 1424 01:11:25,083 --> 01:11:29,167 I could start a publishing company for women like me. 1425 01:11:29,292 --> 01:11:31,208 - I gotta say, Nicki, 1426 01:11:31,375 --> 01:11:35,458 when you dream, you certainly dream big. 1427 01:11:35,583 --> 01:11:37,667 Hey! (laughing) 1428 01:11:37,750 --> 01:11:40,458 - And I was dreaming if I thought my battle 1429 01:11:40,542 --> 01:11:42,750 with cancer could be fought alone. 1430 01:11:42,875 --> 01:11:46,458 Turns out I needed my family now more than ever. 1431 01:11:48,083 --> 01:11:49,833 - I was thinking... 1432 01:11:50,958 --> 01:11:54,292 that we could have jambalaya for dinner tonight. 1433 01:11:54,417 --> 01:11:56,000 But maybe something a little lighter? 1434 01:11:56,083 --> 01:11:57,625 (sighs) 1435 01:12:00,375 --> 01:12:02,917 Nicki... - I don't... I don't think 1436 01:12:03,042 --> 01:12:05,333 I can keep anything down. 1437 01:12:06,042 --> 01:12:07,583 - Hmm. 1438 01:12:09,042 --> 01:12:10,708 Here. 1439 01:12:12,542 --> 01:12:15,375 (soft, tense music) 1440 01:12:18,875 --> 01:12:20,458 Better? 1441 01:12:23,583 --> 01:12:25,917 - I don't know how long I can do this for. 1442 01:12:27,583 --> 01:12:29,167 (breathes deeply) 1443 01:12:29,292 --> 01:12:31,917 I know I just feel weaker and weaker. 1444 01:12:34,375 --> 01:12:36,500 - You are gonna be okay. 1445 01:12:39,208 --> 01:12:41,167 I promise. 1446 01:12:43,500 --> 01:12:44,917 - I love you. 1447 01:12:46,167 --> 01:12:47,875 - I love you. 1448 01:12:56,292 --> 01:12:57,333 (soft guitar music) 1449 01:12:57,458 --> 01:12:59,417 (sighs) 1450 01:13:09,458 --> 01:13:11,917 (sighs) 1451 01:13:24,542 --> 01:13:27,083 (♪♪) 1452 01:13:34,875 --> 01:13:36,792 (phone chimes) 1453 01:13:51,292 --> 01:13:53,458 (laughing) 1454 01:14:04,625 --> 01:14:06,875 (laughing) 1455 01:14:11,042 --> 01:14:12,750 (sighs) 1456 01:14:17,542 --> 01:14:19,167 (crying) 1457 01:14:19,333 --> 01:14:22,625 (laughing) 1458 01:14:24,042 --> 01:14:25,750 (phone beeps) 1459 01:14:50,167 --> 01:14:51,500 - The tests are back. 1460 01:14:52,333 --> 01:14:55,167 They're looking good. Very good. 1461 01:14:57,500 --> 01:14:59,333 - You serious? 1462 01:14:59,417 --> 01:15:00,792 - I'm serious. 1463 01:15:02,542 --> 01:15:04,167 (gasps) - What does this mean? 1464 01:15:04,292 --> 01:15:06,458 - Well, we'll continue to monitor you, of course, 1465 01:15:06,542 --> 01:15:08,042 with annual tests, 1466 01:15:09,208 --> 01:15:12,292 but I see no reason to anticipate a setback. 1467 01:15:14,667 --> 01:15:16,917 Ni'Cola... - Yeah? 1468 01:15:17,667 --> 01:15:19,167 - You beat this. 1469 01:15:19,292 --> 01:15:20,792 (exclaims joyfully) 1470 01:15:33,250 --> 01:15:34,917 (laughing) 1471 01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:42,083 (sighs deeply) 1472 01:15:50,500 --> 01:15:52,500 - You're looking a lot better. 1473 01:15:52,625 --> 01:15:54,125 - I'm feeling a lot better. 1474 01:15:54,250 --> 01:15:56,708 (laughs happily) 1475 01:15:58,458 --> 01:16:00,125 (sighs) 1476 01:16:00,208 --> 01:16:02,875 - I still can't believe we did all this. 1477 01:16:03,000 --> 01:16:04,542 (scoffs) - You did this all this! 1478 01:16:04,667 --> 01:16:06,042 - Mm-mm. - Mm-hmm. 1479 01:16:06,208 --> 01:16:09,125 - No. I would not have been able to do this 1480 01:16:09,208 --> 01:16:13,417 without you, Diamond, and the whole team. 1481 01:16:13,542 --> 01:16:15,500 (sighs) 1482 01:16:15,625 --> 01:16:17,708 - We've come a long way. 1483 01:16:17,875 --> 01:16:19,833 If those teachers... 1484 01:16:19,958 --> 01:16:23,583 if those kids from Las Vegas could see you now? 1485 01:16:23,708 --> 01:16:25,375 They wouldn't believe it. 1486 01:16:25,500 --> 01:16:28,000 - No, they wouldn't. 1487 01:16:28,167 --> 01:16:30,000 (chuckling) 1488 01:16:30,125 --> 01:16:32,000 (sighs) 1489 01:16:32,083 --> 01:16:34,667 - Nicki, I always knew that you'd be fine. 1490 01:16:34,792 --> 01:16:36,458 I knew it in my heart. 1491 01:16:36,542 --> 01:16:38,000 - Mm-hmm. 1492 01:16:39,042 --> 01:16:41,708 - The things that you are doing for these girls... 1493 01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:45,500 if we had something like this when we were kids. 1494 01:16:45,583 --> 01:16:47,042 - Mm. 1495 01:16:48,500 --> 01:16:50,917 - I am so proud of you. 1496 01:16:55,208 --> 01:16:56,917 I love you. 1497 01:16:58,042 --> 01:16:59,542 - I love you. 1498 01:16:59,667 --> 01:17:01,292 (chuckling) 1499 01:17:23,208 --> 01:17:26,042 (soft music) 1500 01:17:28,417 --> 01:17:29,792 - Mama? 1501 01:17:32,083 --> 01:17:33,792 Mama! 1502 01:17:34,583 --> 01:17:35,792 - Yes? 1503 01:17:35,917 --> 01:17:37,542 (footsteps approaching) 1504 01:17:37,708 --> 01:17:39,000 What are you hollering about? 1505 01:17:39,125 --> 01:17:40,917 I was about to take a shower. 1506 01:17:41,042 --> 01:17:42,500 - L'Oréal Paris just named you 1507 01:17:42,583 --> 01:17:44,333 one of this year's Women of Worth! 1508 01:17:54,042 --> 01:17:56,833 - I'll be honest, it was nice to win, 1509 01:17:57,000 --> 01:18:00,167 but it wasn't the award itself that meant so much to me. 1510 01:18:00,250 --> 01:18:02,583 People were finally beginning to understand 1511 01:18:02,708 --> 01:18:05,583 and appreciate what we were doing. 1512 01:18:05,708 --> 01:18:07,250 And coming up, we had a chance 1513 01:18:07,375 --> 01:18:10,417 to show the world what we were really about. 1514 01:18:10,542 --> 01:18:12,542 (upbeat music) 1515 01:18:12,667 --> 01:18:15,000 (indistinct chatter) 1516 01:18:19,542 --> 01:18:21,500 Since I was still recovering, 1517 01:18:21,625 --> 01:18:24,250 the doctors wanted me to rest. 1518 01:18:24,375 --> 01:18:27,333 I didn't want anyone to know how sore and exhausted I was 1519 01:18:27,500 --> 01:18:29,000 after the cancer treatment, 1520 01:18:29,125 --> 01:18:30,833 because I needed to be at the gala. 1521 01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:34,000 So, I forced myself to attend. 1522 01:18:37,375 --> 01:18:39,125 (♪) 1523 01:18:53,667 --> 01:18:55,625 - How you feeling, Mama? 1524 01:18:55,708 --> 01:18:56,958 - Fine. 1525 01:18:57,042 --> 01:18:59,167 - You know, I think... 1526 01:18:59,292 --> 01:19:03,167 that this is our most successful event yet. 1527 01:19:03,333 --> 01:19:05,500 (chuckling) 1528 01:19:05,625 --> 01:19:06,958 - Is the STEM speaker here? 1529 01:19:07,042 --> 01:19:08,875 - Yep, she's getting set up now. 1530 01:19:10,167 --> 01:19:12,583 - What about the dance crew? - They're on the way. 1531 01:19:12,708 --> 01:19:14,667 They're just ahead of schedule, so we're gonna have them 1532 01:19:14,750 --> 01:19:17,333 chill out in one of the rooms for a while. 1533 01:19:17,458 --> 01:19:20,833 - Okay. And uh... 1534 01:19:20,917 --> 01:19:23,167 you know, there was supposed to be a snow cone maker. 1535 01:19:23,292 --> 01:19:26,083 - Yeah, it blew a fuse. But it's being replaced. 1536 01:19:26,208 --> 01:19:28,875 It's gonna be up and running soon. Do not worry. 1537 01:19:30,792 --> 01:19:32,458 - Okay, how are the girls? 1538 01:19:32,542 --> 01:19:33,875 - Are you kidding me? 1539 01:19:34,875 --> 01:19:37,083 Mom, they're loving every minute of it. 1540 01:19:40,042 --> 01:19:43,042 - I'm just gonna check-- - No! No, Mama! Just relax. 1541 01:19:45,458 --> 01:19:47,458 (scoffs) 1542 01:19:47,542 --> 01:19:49,792 (♪) 1543 01:20:06,542 --> 01:20:07,375 - Shana! 1544 01:20:08,292 --> 01:20:10,125 - Miss Ni'Cola. 1545 01:20:10,250 --> 01:20:12,167 I didn't think you'd remember me. 1546 01:20:12,333 --> 01:20:15,417 - Of course, I remember you, baby, how are you? 1547 01:20:15,542 --> 01:20:17,583 - I'm good. I'm real good. 1548 01:20:17,708 --> 01:20:20,958 - Come here! Oh! 1549 01:20:22,375 --> 01:20:24,750 You look good! 1550 01:20:24,875 --> 01:20:26,375 How are things at home? 1551 01:20:27,250 --> 01:20:28,375 - I moved out. 1552 01:20:33,333 --> 01:20:35,917 - Well, I am so happy you're here. 1553 01:20:36,042 --> 01:20:37,833 - Well, I saw on your website that you'd be in town. 1554 01:20:37,958 --> 01:20:39,542 And it's really not that far. 1555 01:20:41,208 --> 01:20:43,125 I didn't know how to thank you. 1556 01:20:43,250 --> 01:20:45,500 So, I figured, what better way than in person? 1557 01:20:45,625 --> 01:20:46,875 - Thank me? 1558 01:20:48,042 --> 01:20:50,250 For a ride home? (giggles) 1559 01:20:51,083 --> 01:20:53,000 - For everything I am today. 1560 01:20:53,875 --> 01:20:55,792 I'm going to college. 1561 01:20:55,917 --> 01:20:57,500 The first in my family to do so. 1562 01:20:57,625 --> 01:21:00,167 (clicks tongue) Hell, the first on my block 1563 01:21:00,292 --> 01:21:01,333 to do so. 1564 01:21:01,458 --> 01:21:02,833 (chuckles happily) 1565 01:21:02,958 --> 01:21:05,083 And if it wasn't for the event in Charleston, 1566 01:21:05,208 --> 01:21:07,750 I never would've had the courage. 1567 01:21:07,875 --> 01:21:09,500 I would've never even had the desire. 1568 01:21:09,583 --> 01:21:11,125 (clicks tongue) 1569 01:21:12,167 --> 01:21:14,542 - I am so proud of you. 1570 01:21:23,042 --> 01:21:26,000 - Uh... hello. Hello, everyone. 1571 01:21:26,083 --> 01:21:28,958 If Ni'Cola Mitchell is out there? 1572 01:21:29,042 --> 01:21:30,833 Uh, Ni'Cola Mitchell? 1573 01:21:30,958 --> 01:21:33,083 - I will be right back. Okay? 1574 01:21:33,208 --> 01:21:34,583 - Ni'Cola Mitchell? 1575 01:21:34,708 --> 01:21:36,542 - Have fun. Talk to the girls. 1576 01:21:39,333 --> 01:21:42,208 (indistinct chatter and laughter) 1577 01:21:43,292 --> 01:21:45,208 (chuckling) - There she is. 1578 01:21:49,375 --> 01:21:51,750 I would like to introduce a woman 1579 01:21:51,875 --> 01:21:54,333 I have known a long time. 1580 01:21:54,500 --> 01:21:58,208 In fact, my entire life. 1581 01:21:59,167 --> 01:22:01,667 The woman responsible for all of this, 1582 01:22:01,833 --> 01:22:04,500 and who I am proud to call Mama. 1583 01:22:05,375 --> 01:22:08,333 I know she has a few words she would love to say to you. 1584 01:22:08,417 --> 01:22:09,875 Ni'Cola Mitchell. 1585 01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:12,583 (cheering, applause) 1586 01:22:19,125 --> 01:22:20,958 - Thank you, Diamond. 1587 01:22:22,000 --> 01:22:24,375 And thank you, everyone. 1588 01:22:25,917 --> 01:22:28,625 And to our partners, 1589 01:22:28,708 --> 01:22:31,417 and our sponsors, 1590 01:22:31,542 --> 01:22:35,833 we appreciate you more than you could ever imagine. 1591 01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:38,500 (cheering, applause) 1592 01:22:44,708 --> 01:22:46,375 (sighs) When I came up 1593 01:22:46,500 --> 01:22:50,250 with the concept for Girls Who Brunch... 1594 01:22:52,292 --> 01:22:55,542 I never dreamed it could be this big. 1595 01:22:55,708 --> 01:22:58,167 To date, 1596 01:22:58,250 --> 01:23:01,208 we've traveled to dozens of cities, 1597 01:23:01,333 --> 01:23:04,500 and reached thousands of girls. 1598 01:23:04,625 --> 01:23:07,000 (cheering, applause) 1599 01:23:12,208 --> 01:23:15,000 But no matter how big we become, 1600 01:23:17,958 --> 01:23:21,125 what's most important to me is that 1601 01:23:21,208 --> 01:23:26,708 we have never strayed from our core mission 1602 01:23:26,875 --> 01:23:29,250 to show girls 1603 01:23:29,375 --> 01:23:32,250 all across the world... 1604 01:23:33,792 --> 01:23:36,583 that no matter who you are... 1605 01:23:37,958 --> 01:23:41,167 No matter where you come from... 1606 01:23:44,042 --> 01:23:45,542 you matter. 1607 01:23:47,542 --> 01:23:49,583 You matter! 1608 01:23:51,250 --> 01:23:53,083 And if you believe in yourself... 1609 01:23:53,208 --> 01:23:55,583 (clicks tongue) 1610 01:23:55,708 --> 01:23:58,833 there is nothing... 1611 01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:03,667 nothing that you can't accomplish! 1612 01:24:03,750 --> 01:24:06,333 (cheering, applause) 1613 01:24:07,042 --> 01:24:08,458 - Woo! 1614 01:24:13,958 --> 01:24:16,292 (upbeat dance music) 1615 01:24:20,833 --> 01:24:22,333 (sighs) 1616 01:24:23,875 --> 01:24:25,667 - Excuse me, Ni'Cola? 1617 01:24:25,750 --> 01:24:27,125 - Yes? 1618 01:24:27,208 --> 01:24:29,250 - I am Jacqueline Nelson. 1619 01:24:29,375 --> 01:24:31,333 I'm the Senior Vice-President of The Home Store. 1620 01:24:31,458 --> 01:24:33,792 I handle all the sponsorships. 1621 01:24:33,875 --> 01:24:35,792 - Oh. - Mm-hmm. 1622 01:24:35,875 --> 01:24:37,500 I can't tell you how impressed I am 1623 01:24:37,583 --> 01:24:40,083 with all of this. It's incredible! 1624 01:24:40,208 --> 01:24:41,542 - Thank you. - Mm-hmm. 1625 01:24:41,708 --> 01:24:43,708 - Um... I don't mean to cut you off, 1626 01:24:43,875 --> 01:24:46,625 but um, I actually reached out to The Home Store 1627 01:24:46,750 --> 01:24:49,000 when I was first getting Girls Who Brunch off the ground. 1628 01:24:49,125 --> 01:24:51,708 - Oh, I had no idea! - Yeah. 1629 01:24:51,833 --> 01:24:54,667 I was actually looking for sponsorship dollars, 1630 01:24:54,792 --> 01:24:58,250 but The Home Store told me they would not be interested. 1631 01:24:58,792 --> 01:25:00,250 - Hmm. 1632 01:25:01,125 --> 01:25:02,917 I don't know who you spoke to, 1633 01:25:03,042 --> 01:25:04,500 but I can tell you this, 1634 01:25:04,583 --> 01:25:06,500 The Home Store is very interested 1635 01:25:06,625 --> 01:25:09,125 in working with you and your organization. 1636 01:25:10,292 --> 01:25:12,250 - Well, what do you have in mind? 1637 01:25:13,583 --> 01:25:16,833 - For starters, we'd like for you to accept this donation. 1638 01:25:16,958 --> 01:25:19,333 And when it's convenient for you, 1639 01:25:19,417 --> 01:25:21,750 perhaps we can, you know, brainstorm for creative ways 1640 01:25:21,875 --> 01:25:23,167 to collaborate. 1641 01:25:23,250 --> 01:25:25,000 - Okay. Thank you. 1642 01:25:25,083 --> 01:25:26,542 - Mm-hmm. 1643 01:25:27,708 --> 01:25:30,000 - Is this for real? (chuckling) 1644 01:25:30,125 --> 01:25:33,292 - Like I said, we're very interested in working with you. 1645 01:25:33,417 --> 01:25:36,250 (chuckles happily) 1646 01:25:39,750 --> 01:25:42,167 (cheering, applause) 1647 01:25:46,292 --> 01:25:48,417 (Ni'Cola): I guess they did wanna work with me, 1648 01:25:48,542 --> 01:25:52,042 because the check was for more than I could've imagined. 1649 01:25:52,208 --> 01:25:53,708 And it went to good use. 1650 01:25:53,833 --> 01:25:57,167 Girls Who Brunch is now bigger than ever. 1651 01:25:57,292 --> 01:25:59,500 We have more recognition, 1652 01:25:59,667 --> 01:26:03,208 more partnerships, and more money. 1653 01:26:03,333 --> 01:26:07,167 And yet, people ask me why I still do it. 1654 01:26:07,333 --> 01:26:09,583 So, I tell them... 1655 01:26:09,708 --> 01:26:12,333 I tell them what I've always believed, 1656 01:26:12,458 --> 01:26:15,667 if you can save one girl, 1657 01:26:15,833 --> 01:26:17,875 you've saved the world. 1658 01:26:34,333 --> 01:26:37,000 (upbeat music) 1659 01:26:37,125 --> 01:26:39,875 Subtitling: difuze