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NARRATOR: From New York City,
the only city in America,
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it's the show that
invented news.
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This is The Daily Show
with your host, DL Hughley.
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[theme music]
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Hey, what's
going on everybody.
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How are you?
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Welcome to The Daily Show.
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I am-- I love you right back.
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I love you like a rock.
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And that's hard, dammit.
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I'm DL Hughley, and
this is the very first
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day of Black History Month.
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[audience cheering]
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White people never
quite know what to do.
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Oops.
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I'm sorry it's not longer.
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This is crazy.
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I think it's cold out there.
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It should be illegal to be
this cold on the first day
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of Black History Month.
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I don't even think Black
History Month is in February
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because it's the shortest.
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I think it's because
it's the coldest.
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That's why.
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Ain't no way in hell they
gonna march in February.
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I know that.
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You can have voters
rights in May.
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That's-- all right, we
have a lot to talk about.
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So we're going to
get to the headlines.
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[music playing]
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In big news today, a very,
very famous quarterback--
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a legendary
quarterback, Tom Brady,
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said that he is
retiring for good.
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[laughter and applause]
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He should have a sandwich,
though, because he's
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retiring for good again.
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This dude retires
more than Cher.
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I'm like-- but, of course,
he's still breaking records.
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Not only is he the oldest
quarterback in the NFL,
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now he's going to be the
youngest retiree in Florida.
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I can't wait to see Tom
Brady riding around on a golf
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cart in the Villages.
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It's going to be hilarious.
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And here's some very good
news for fans of casual sex.
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Colleges around the
country are starting
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to install vending machines
that sell the Plan B
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emergency contraception pill.
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[applause]
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I mean, I don't think you
should rely on a vending
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machine for your Plan
B. I mean, by the time
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you find those
couple of quarters,
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the baby is going to be born.
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[laughs] Dad.
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Dad, why do you
call me Doritos?
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Because that's what dropped
out instead of the pill.
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[laughter]
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Now go find your brother,
Cool Ranch, and get the car.
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And then some other news.
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Of course, the Memorial
service for Tyre Nichols
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was held today.
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There were a lot
of things that were
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interesting about the funeral,
but there was something
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that was slightly different.
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MALE REPORTER: An
emotional farewell
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in Memphis, Tennessee.
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That's where hundreds of
people gathered this afternoon
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for the funeral
service for Tyre
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Nichols, who was remembered
as a loving brother, son,
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and father.
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FEMALE REPORTER:
And this was also
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a call for justice with
Vice President Harris
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and the Reverend Al
Sharpton pledging
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to get policing reform passed.
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That is right.
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It is the very first
time in history
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that a president or
vice president that have
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attended the funeral
of a Black person
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that was slain by the police.
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So not even Obama.
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He didn't go either.
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So he sang a lot of--
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Amazing Grace a lot of
times, but not by people
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that were killed--
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Black people that were
killed by the police.
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But Kamala went,
and I'm very proud.
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I'm happy she showed up in
Black mode not in cop
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mode because--
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I mean, she was a
district attorney.
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And that could have
been a sting operation.
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You know, they tell
you you got a free TV,
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but you're just behind
in child support,
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so you go to jail
for-- never mind.
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I'm--
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[laughter]
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I would have liked to see Mike
Pence go to a Black funeral.
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That would have
been funny as hell.
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Jahim, is it?
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I'm sorry about your loss.
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Where's my wallet?
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Oh, those are
classified documents.
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I'm sorry.
That's not that.
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[laughter and applause]
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But, seriously, there
is a good reason to have
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a Black vice president.
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If you're not going to do
anything about police reform,
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at least you can have somebody
that goes to those funerals.
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But here is a crime story that
is captivating the nation.
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Somebody is [bleep]
with animals.
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Now to some good news
overnight about two monkeys
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that went missing
from the Dallas Zoo.
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They have been
found, but police
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are still looking
for the person
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who apparently took them.
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MALE REPORTER: This morning,
mystery at the Dallas Zoo.
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Two missing emperor
tamarin monkeys
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found in the closet
of an abandoned home
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the latest in a string
of suspicious incidents.
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Dallas police telling ABC News
they received a tip directing
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them to the monkey's location.
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Authorities say they're
also trying to determine
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if several incidents
at the zoo last month,
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including an escaped leopard
and a suspicious death
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of an endangered vulture,
are connected in any way.
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And it's that unknown keeping
zoo officials cautious.
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Those monkeys look like Civil
War reenactors, don't they?
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I mean--
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[laughter]
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Who snitched on the monkeys?
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I don't understand that.
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They look like Civil
War reenactors.
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Dear Clarabell,
the war drags on.
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[laughter]
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My fondest wishes until
the day we meet again.
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But they actually
found the monkeys
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because somebody next door
heard a suspicious noise
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and called the cops.
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So even monkeys got Karens.
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It's crazy.
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And they found these
monkeys very fast.
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They found them faster
than they find most people.
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So if I ever go missing,
don't tell them I'm me.
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Tell them I'm a panda.
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I'm not-- here is my question.
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How is the zoo going
to accuse anyone
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else of stealing a monkey?
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Where the hell did you
get the monkey from?
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[laughter and applause]
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For more on this kidnapping, we
turn to Michael Costa, who is
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at the Dallas Zoo right now.
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Hey, Mike.
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[applause]
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Michael, why the hell are
you dressed like that?
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Well, because I'm
a professional, DL.
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I wanted to see who's
been stealing the animals,
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so I went undercover
as a monkey
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and I infiltrated the zoo.
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I spent $20,000
on this disguise.
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You wasted your money.
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That disguise is shitty.
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I can't believe the zookeepers,
they haven't noticed you.
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Well, I don't know if
you've been paying attention
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to this story, but the
zookeepers here aren't exactly
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the best and the brightest.
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They asked me if I was
a monkey and I said yes,
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and that was good
enough for them.
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[laughter]
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All right, so how is the
undercover operation going?
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Not great.
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I've been here a week, but I
haven't seen any kidnappers.
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Even worse, one
of the monkeys has
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been trying to mate with me.
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I've been going along
with it to keep my cover,
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but now it's getting
pretty serious.
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I mean, she wants me
to groom her back.
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And that's a big commitment
in the monkey kingdom.
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Now I'm flattered, but I
want to keep my options open.
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There's a lot of
hot monkeys in here.
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Hey, Michael, why don't
you get the hell out of here?
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Just tell the zoo
guards who you
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are, and they're going to--
and that you want to leave.
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I can't, DL.
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I'm a professional journalist.
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And I won't rest until I figure
out who the kidnapper is.
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Plus, I want to stay for lunch.
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We're getting grapes today.
So--
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[monkey screeching]
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What?
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OK.
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Sorry, DL, I got to go.
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Lucy's getting jealous.
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So-- he's just a friend.
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I'm allowed to have friends.
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[monkey screeching]
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Baby, come on.
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Don't be like that.
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I mean, this is-- what
are you going to--
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All right, best of luck
in your new relationship,
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Michael Costa.
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Michael Costa, everybody.
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When we come back, I
am going to find out
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how you are celebrating
Black History Month.
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You don't want to go away.
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[applause]
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Welcome back to The Daily Show.
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I was telling you that
this is the very first
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day of Black History Month.
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So I thought I'd
hit the streets
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to ask Black and white people
how they were celebrating.
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As we enter yet another
Black History Month,
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we thought it was important
to connect with people
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and to find out what their
idea of Black History was.
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And nothing says Black history
like Hollywood Boulevard.
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Actually, it's the closest that
the crew would come to Martin
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Luther King Boulevard, so--
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[music playing]
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How are you?
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I'm doing good.
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It's Black History Month.
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Absolutely.
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What excites you
the most about it?
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I think it's an opportunity
we can celebrate ourselves,
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our contributions as a people.
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Like, it makes me feel good.
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I love Black History Month.
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What do you love about it?
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Our kids are
getting more educated.
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Not in Florida, though.
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Well, I don't
know about Florida.
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Nobody does.
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What do you know
about Black history?
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I'm a tourist, so
I don't know much,
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but I respect everyone.
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I like white, Black, Brown.
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Everyone I love.
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I know, but they
already had their turn.
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It's our turn now.
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What does Black History
Month mean to you?
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- Celebration.
- A celebration.
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Are there any Black people
you'd like to celebrate?
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Martin Lawrence.
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Martin-- out of all the
Black people in the world.
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I mean, I love--
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Black History Month.
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Yes.
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You excited?
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It'll be my first.
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It's your first
Black History Month?
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- Yeah.
- How long have you been Black?
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[laughs] But we don't
do it in South Africa.
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Oh, you don't do
it in South Africa?
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What's the blackest
thing you've ever done?
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I think when we
have guests over
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and I don't want
to share our food,
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we just all go hungry
until they leave.
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What's the blackest
thing you've ever done?
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- Eat chitlins.
- Oh, man.
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I put a cereal in
a Glad bag so I
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00:10:12,021 --> 00:10:13,823
can keep it from the roaches.
260
00:10:13,923 --> 00:10:15,758
Because if the
roach ate it first,
261
00:10:15,858 --> 00:10:17,126
I damn sure ain't
going to eat it.
262
00:10:17,226 --> 00:10:18,561
That's so Black
I'm embarrassed.
263
00:10:18,694 --> 00:10:20,262
Every time I
go to a new city,
264
00:10:20,362 --> 00:10:21,564
I like to go to
the grocery store.
265
00:10:21,697 --> 00:10:22,698
- Right.
- I'll stop.
266
00:10:22,731 --> 00:10:23,933
I'll get some watermelon
and some chicken.
267
00:10:24,033 --> 00:10:25,167
And I'll see if
they'll say something
268
00:10:25,267 --> 00:10:26,836
to me at the register.
269
00:10:26,936 --> 00:10:28,104
Has anybody ever?
270
00:10:28,204 --> 00:10:29,505
Don't go to Mississippi.
271
00:10:29,638 --> 00:10:31,907
Have you ever
been denied a loan?
272
00:10:32,007 --> 00:10:32,908
No, I haven't.
273
00:10:33,008 --> 00:10:34,143
No?
274
00:10:34,243 --> 00:10:37,046
That's probably the whitest
thing you've ever done.
275
00:10:37,146 --> 00:10:39,148
What is the whitest
thing you've ever done?
276
00:10:39,248 --> 00:10:40,249
Went surfing.
277
00:10:40,349 --> 00:10:41,650
You didn't-- shut up.
278
00:10:41,717 --> 00:10:43,018
And how did that work out?
279
00:10:43,119 --> 00:10:44,186
Oh, not very good.
280
00:10:44,286 --> 00:10:46,422
What is the whitest
thing you've ever done?
281
00:10:46,522 --> 00:10:47,823
Improv.
282
00:10:47,923 --> 00:10:49,225
Pay my taxes.
283
00:10:49,325 --> 00:10:50,459
Mayonnaise.
284
00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,662
Can you name any of the
members of the Wu-tang Clan?
285
00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:54,964
No, I can't.
286
00:10:55,064 --> 00:10:57,933
Do you know any other words,
to the Black national anthem?
287
00:10:58,033 --> 00:10:59,301
That's messed
up, but I don't.
288
00:10:59,401 --> 00:11:03,339
Do you know any of the words
to the Black national anthem?
289
00:11:03,439 --> 00:11:04,340
I know to stand up.
290
00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:05,341
Even if you don't
know the words.
291
00:11:05,441 --> 00:11:06,342
I don't know the words.
292
00:11:06,442 --> 00:11:07,510
You gonna be respectful.
293
00:11:07,676 --> 00:11:09,678
Can you name in any member
of the Wu-Tang Clan?
294
00:11:09,779 --> 00:11:10,679
No.
295
00:11:10,746 --> 00:11:11,981
Have you ever
been late somewhere?
296
00:11:12,081 --> 00:11:12,982
Heck no.
297
00:11:13,082 --> 00:11:14,183
I'm very punctual.
298
00:11:14,283 --> 00:11:15,217
That's pretty white.
299
00:11:15,317 --> 00:11:16,252
I know.
300
00:11:16,352 --> 00:11:18,854
Do you think Kanye
should be forgiven?
301
00:11:18,954 --> 00:11:20,256
I think yeah.
302
00:11:20,356 --> 00:11:21,457
He just-- he needs help.
303
00:11:21,557 --> 00:11:22,558
OK.
304
00:11:22,691 --> 00:11:24,260
Do any of the members
of the Wu-Tang Clan?
305
00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:25,494
No.
I don't know.
306
00:11:25,594 --> 00:11:26,729
That's messed up.
307
00:11:26,829 --> 00:11:28,764
You gonna to take my
card from me right now.
308
00:11:28,864 --> 00:11:29,999
Give it here.
Give it here.
309
00:11:30,099 --> 00:11:31,367
Give it here.
310
00:11:31,467 --> 00:11:32,935
Do you know any of the words
to the Black national anthem?
311
00:11:33,035 --> 00:11:34,170
No.
312
00:11:34,270 --> 00:11:35,905
Do you know any of the
members of the Wu-Tang Clan?
313
00:11:36,005 --> 00:11:37,173
- I do.
- Who?
314
00:11:37,273 --> 00:11:40,376
Ghostface Killah, Raekwon.
315
00:11:40,476 --> 00:11:42,645
You got GZA, RZA.
316
00:11:42,678 --> 00:11:44,213
My [bleep].
My [bleep].
317
00:11:44,313 --> 00:11:45,314
That's it.
318
00:11:45,414 --> 00:11:48,651
What is the blackest
thing you've ever done?
319
00:11:48,717 --> 00:11:51,720
I went to Roscoe's
Chicken and Waffle.
320
00:11:51,821 --> 00:11:52,822
Yeah.
321
00:11:52,922 --> 00:11:56,225
What is the blackest
thing you've ever done?
322
00:11:56,325 --> 00:11:57,660
Oh, damn.
323
00:11:57,693 --> 00:11:58,727
That's pretty
Black right there.
324
00:11:58,828 --> 00:11:59,995
Yeah.
325
00:12:00,096 --> 00:12:02,264
Do you follow anybody
on Black Twitter?
326
00:12:02,364 --> 00:12:03,399
I don't have a Black Twitter.
327
00:12:03,499 --> 00:12:05,868
Smoke weed.
328
00:12:05,968 --> 00:12:07,369
I was in a hip-hop
group in high school.
329
00:12:07,470 --> 00:12:08,370
No, you weren't.
330
00:12:08,471 --> 00:12:09,371
I was.
331
00:12:09,472 --> 00:12:11,107
What was your
name in the group?
332
00:12:11,207 --> 00:12:12,108
Big and Tasty.
333
00:12:12,208 --> 00:12:13,375
Big and Tasty.
334
00:12:13,476 --> 00:12:14,376
Give me something.
335
00:12:14,477 --> 00:12:15,811
Look at me, look
at me, look at me.
336
00:12:15,911 --> 00:12:17,246
Bread chasing like a bakery.
337
00:12:17,346 --> 00:12:18,247
Like, I don't know.
338
00:12:18,347 --> 00:12:19,348
I like that.
339
00:12:19,448 --> 00:12:23,185
What is the blackest
thing you've ever done?
340
00:12:23,285 --> 00:12:24,186
That's a racist question.
341
00:12:24,286 --> 00:12:25,187
Of course.
342
00:12:25,287 --> 00:12:26,455
Of course it is.
343
00:12:26,622 --> 00:12:29,425
[laughs] What is the blackest
thing you've ever done?
344
00:12:29,525 --> 00:12:30,426
Talking to you.
345
00:12:30,526 --> 00:12:31,927
[laughs]
346
00:12:32,027 --> 00:12:34,396
[applause]
347
00:12:34,497 --> 00:12:36,799
All right, stay tuned
because when we come back,
348
00:12:36,899 --> 00:12:39,401
Domonique Foxworth will
be joining me on the show.
349
00:12:39,502 --> 00:12:40,536
You don't want to miss that.
350
00:12:40,636 --> 00:12:43,706
[applause]
351
00:12:51,847 --> 00:12:53,616
[applause]
352
00:12:53,716 --> 00:12:59,455
[cheering]
353
00:12:59,555 --> 00:13:01,557
Welcome back to
The Daily Show.
354
00:13:01,657 --> 00:13:04,026
My guest tonight
is a former NFL
355
00:13:04,126 --> 00:13:07,296
player and the president of
the NFL Players Association.
356
00:13:07,396 --> 00:13:08,931
He is now a writer
and a commentator.
357
00:13:09,031 --> 00:13:10,900
Please welcome
Domonique Foxworth.
358
00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,835
[applause]
359
00:13:12,935 --> 00:13:14,303
[cheering]
360
00:13:14,403 --> 00:13:21,410
[music playing]
361
00:13:25,714 --> 00:13:27,550
Happy, Happy Black
History Month.
362
00:13:27,650 --> 00:13:29,451
Oh, Happy Black History
month to you, too.
363
00:13:29,552 --> 00:13:31,253
I appreciate all the
white people celebrating.
364
00:13:31,353 --> 00:13:33,422
They don't know who I am,
but they clap for me anyway.
365
00:13:33,522 --> 00:13:34,423
Oh, no.
366
00:13:34,523 --> 00:13:36,559
They both think
we're in the NFL.
367
00:13:36,659 --> 00:13:38,260
You know what's
interesting, it is
368
00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:41,864
Black History Month, and
the first day Tom Brady
369
00:13:41,964 --> 00:13:42,932
announces his retirement.
370
00:13:43,032 --> 00:13:45,367
Oh, gosh, yeah, I
mean, and on the day,
371
00:13:45,467 --> 00:13:46,569
or leading up to
the Super Bowl--
372
00:13:46,669 --> 00:13:47,570
Right.
373
00:13:47,670 --> 00:13:49,238
--first two
Black quarterbacks
374
00:13:49,338 --> 00:13:50,639
in the Super Bowl ever.
375
00:13:50,739 --> 00:13:51,640
And we also had.
376
00:13:51,740 --> 00:13:53,208
[applause]
377
00:13:53,309 --> 00:13:56,979
We also had over
the weekend, what
378
00:13:57,079 --> 00:13:59,615
I believe to be the Blackest
moment in playoff history.
379
00:13:59,715 --> 00:14:01,984
I don't know if you saw
Patrick Mahomes' Daddy
380
00:14:02,084 --> 00:14:04,286
on the sideline, Patrick
Lavon Mahomes' Daddy
381
00:14:04,453 --> 00:14:05,287
on the sideline.
382
00:14:05,454 --> 00:14:06,455
Oh, I loved it.
383
00:14:06,522 --> 00:14:09,491
It sounded so much like
my Black uncles, it was.
384
00:14:09,592 --> 00:14:11,293
When you say,
his middle name?
385
00:14:11,460 --> 00:14:12,294
Oh, Lavon.
386
00:14:12,461 --> 00:14:13,529
Then it's going to be Black.
387
00:14:13,629 --> 00:14:15,931
Oh, yeah, it was the
familiar din of a Black uncle.
388
00:14:16,031 --> 00:14:17,132
It was it was.
389
00:14:17,233 --> 00:14:19,702
It sounded like a like a
leather baseball cap and--
390
00:14:19,802 --> 00:14:21,036
It's the Blackest
Super Bowl ever!
391
00:14:21,136 --> 00:14:22,037
Oh, oh.
392
00:14:22,137 --> 00:14:23,372
So good.
393
00:14:23,472 --> 00:14:27,142
That's the kind of dude come
over, you hide the jewelry.
394
00:14:27,243 --> 00:14:29,945
Said, I'm not going
on that Joe Burrow.
395
00:14:30,045 --> 00:14:31,714
Sounded just like my uncle.
396
00:14:31,814 --> 00:14:34,116
But it is, it's historic,
two Black quarterbacks
397
00:14:34,216 --> 00:14:35,484
starting for the first time.
398
00:14:35,551 --> 00:14:36,685
What does that mean to you?
399
00:14:36,785 --> 00:14:38,153
You're a former player,
what does that mean to you?
400
00:14:38,254 --> 00:14:40,856
I mean, I think
it represents,
401
00:14:40,956 --> 00:14:42,958
I hate the word progress,
but it does kind
402
00:14:43,058 --> 00:14:44,493
of represent some progress.
403
00:14:44,593 --> 00:14:46,495
I mean, there's lots of
other things in the NFL
404
00:14:46,595 --> 00:14:48,497
and in the world, frankly,
that we need to work towards.
405
00:14:48,564 --> 00:14:51,100
But one thing that we've
had to finally accept,
406
00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,103
is Black quarterbacks
are perfect leaders,
407
00:14:54,203 --> 00:14:55,104
perfect quarterbacks, and--
408
00:14:55,204 --> 00:14:56,438
The problem was
that they didn't think
409
00:14:56,538 --> 00:14:57,573
they had the intelligence.
410
00:14:57,673 --> 00:14:58,707
[applause]
411
00:14:58,807 --> 00:15:01,343
I think it's one,
about the intelligence.
412
00:15:01,443 --> 00:15:02,478
And the leadership.
413
00:15:02,578 --> 00:15:04,313
And also, and the
leadership, and it's also
414
00:15:04,446 --> 00:15:06,148
about y'all, like frankly.
415
00:15:06,248 --> 00:15:10,352
It's about what the quarterback
represents on the football
416
00:15:10,452 --> 00:15:14,790
team is something that white
people and America in general
417
00:15:14,890 --> 00:15:16,225
were never comfortable
with seeing
418
00:15:16,325 --> 00:15:18,694
a Black person represent that.
419
00:15:18,794 --> 00:15:20,596
So it's been great to see.
420
00:15:20,696 --> 00:15:23,799
Not only have so many
successful Black quarterbacks,
421
00:15:23,899 --> 00:15:25,601
and we saw even
some quarterbacks
422
00:15:25,701 --> 00:15:26,869
that are Black
that aren't good,
423
00:15:26,969 --> 00:15:29,672
which is showing progress too.
424
00:15:29,772 --> 00:15:31,040
We could be just as
shitty as you guys.
425
00:15:31,140 --> 00:15:33,108
I mean, that is progress.
426
00:15:33,208 --> 00:15:36,111
But the most like
exciting thing about it,
427
00:15:36,211 --> 00:15:38,047
is the future of
the league, the best
428
00:15:38,147 --> 00:15:39,481
quarterback that
I think any of us
429
00:15:39,548 --> 00:15:42,051
have ever seen is
Patrick Mahomes.
430
00:15:42,151 --> 00:15:43,852
I think, I've
never seen anybody be
431
00:15:43,953 --> 00:15:46,188
able to do the things he does.
432
00:15:46,288 --> 00:15:47,523
Now, you got to,
of course, you got
433
00:15:47,623 --> 00:15:49,024
to be great over a
long period of time,
434
00:15:49,124 --> 00:15:50,826
because there are people
who started out that way.
435
00:15:50,926 --> 00:15:53,929
I thought what Cam Newton
was doing was remarkable.
436
00:15:54,029 --> 00:15:56,031
And then you see what happens.
437
00:15:56,131 --> 00:15:57,933
It's interesting, because
we talk about football,
438
00:15:58,033 --> 00:16:01,203
and there's a marked
difference between the way
439
00:16:01,303 --> 00:16:04,473
players in the NFL are treated
and the way players in the NBA
440
00:16:04,573 --> 00:16:05,574
are treated.
441
00:16:05,674 --> 00:16:09,011
And I think primarily,
it is the ownership.
442
00:16:09,111 --> 00:16:11,981
I think that the
ownership in the NFL
443
00:16:12,081 --> 00:16:14,884
has a decidedly different
view of their commodity
444
00:16:14,984 --> 00:16:16,018
than the NBA does.
445
00:16:16,118 --> 00:16:18,988
Like, you would never
see an NFL, NBA owner
446
00:16:19,088 --> 00:16:21,891
talk to a major star like NFL.
447
00:16:21,991 --> 00:16:23,692
If somebody talked
to LeBron James
448
00:16:23,792 --> 00:16:26,729
like they talk to some of
these stars, it would be over.
449
00:16:26,829 --> 00:16:29,465
Yeah, I mean, LeBron James
has a disproportionate amount
450
00:16:29,531 --> 00:16:30,566
of power.
451
00:16:30,666 --> 00:16:33,569
But like, singling out
the NFL and trust me,
452
00:16:33,669 --> 00:16:35,604
I'm not going to be up
here defending the NFL,
453
00:16:35,704 --> 00:16:38,073
but the NFL exists
in our society.
454
00:16:38,173 --> 00:16:39,909
And frankly, NFL
is no different
455
00:16:40,009 --> 00:16:41,543
than any other workplace.
456
00:16:41,644 --> 00:16:42,745
Absolutely, right.
457
00:16:42,845 --> 00:16:44,313
And so like the hierarchy
that exists in the NFL,
458
00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,615
it's like it's going to
be Blacker at the bottom,
459
00:16:46,715 --> 00:16:48,484
or minorities at the bottom.
460
00:16:48,584 --> 00:16:51,020
And you go up higher and
higher and there's less risk,
461
00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,022
there's less danger,
there's less injury,
462
00:16:53,122 --> 00:16:54,890
there's less pain, but
there's more money,
463
00:16:54,990 --> 00:16:57,426
there's more success,
there's more protection.
464
00:16:57,493 --> 00:16:59,495
And that's like,
that's true in the NFL.
465
00:16:59,595 --> 00:17:01,430
And frankly, that's
true in the NBA.
466
00:17:01,497 --> 00:17:02,765
That's true--
- Everywhere.
467
00:17:02,865 --> 00:17:04,767
Everywhere that's
y'all work, it's true.
468
00:17:04,867 --> 00:17:06,035
It's true in this building.
469
00:17:06,135 --> 00:17:07,503
Sorry, they may
not have me back.
470
00:17:07,603 --> 00:17:08,938
- Not in this building.
- Yeah, yeah, OK.
471
00:17:09,038 --> 00:17:09,939
Not today.
472
00:17:10,039 --> 00:17:11,974
Yeah, not today.
473
00:17:12,074 --> 00:17:15,044
It's interesting,
because we watched,
474
00:17:15,144 --> 00:17:19,648
when I watch what happened
to Hamlin on the field,
475
00:17:19,748 --> 00:17:23,018
I was personally like, like,
because I watch football
476
00:17:23,118 --> 00:17:25,454
a very long time, and I'm sure
you've seen a lot of injuries.
477
00:17:25,521 --> 00:17:27,156
I don't know that I've ever
seen anything like that.
478
00:17:27,256 --> 00:17:28,457
Yeah.
479
00:17:28,490 --> 00:17:33,128
And the way that the players
reacted, it was hurtful.
480
00:17:33,229 --> 00:17:35,197
I mean, obviously, you
were sad that somebody
481
00:17:35,297 --> 00:17:37,967
was suffering there, but it was
such a beautiful human moment.
482
00:17:38,067 --> 00:17:41,103
Because the NFL
got to be human.
483
00:17:41,203 --> 00:17:42,471
Yeah.
484
00:17:42,538 --> 00:17:43,739
Like the coaches, were like,
we ain't playing this game.
485
00:17:43,839 --> 00:17:45,241
And the owners are
like, yes, you are.
486
00:17:45,341 --> 00:17:46,375
Exactly.
487
00:17:46,475 --> 00:17:49,979
So you got to see men
that just were empathic
488
00:17:50,079 --> 00:17:52,581
and just men who were
crying and praying.
489
00:17:52,681 --> 00:17:53,983
And not because
they won or they
490
00:17:54,083 --> 00:17:56,785
lost, because they were praying
for somebody who was in need.
491
00:17:56,886 --> 00:17:58,821
I played for, I
played a long time.
492
00:17:58,921 --> 00:18:01,991
I was in a game where a player
got paralyzed on the field
493
00:18:02,091 --> 00:18:03,225
and he was taken off.
494
00:18:03,325 --> 00:18:05,294
We waited five minutes,
warmed up, and played again.
495
00:18:05,427 --> 00:18:06,428
All right.
496
00:18:06,528 --> 00:18:08,464
I played in a preseason
game where a player died
497
00:18:08,564 --> 00:18:09,698
in the locker room afterwards.
498
00:18:09,798 --> 00:18:11,567
Like, I've been around some
ugly parts of football.
499
00:18:11,667 --> 00:18:13,269
But to your point, I've
never seen anything like--
500
00:18:13,435 --> 00:18:15,037
What do you think was
different about that?
501
00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:17,640
That particular play, his
heart stopped on the field.
502
00:18:17,740 --> 00:18:19,341
I mean, but we've
seen people pass out,
503
00:18:19,441 --> 00:18:21,243
we've seen people have, but
there was something different
504
00:18:21,343 --> 00:18:22,845
about that that made,
because I didn't think
505
00:18:22,945 --> 00:18:24,013
it was all that bad at first.
506
00:18:24,113 --> 00:18:25,014
Right, none of us did.
507
00:18:25,114 --> 00:18:28,817
Hell, I passed out
during COVID, so.
508
00:18:28,918 --> 00:18:31,253
But there was the way, because
I think that people are used
509
00:18:31,353 --> 00:18:33,455
to certain types of
injuries or seeing
510
00:18:33,522 --> 00:18:35,524
certain types of things,
but that scared everybody.
511
00:18:35,624 --> 00:18:37,326
Yeah, the reaction
from the players
512
00:18:37,459 --> 00:18:39,028
really like scared all of us.
513
00:18:39,128 --> 00:18:41,797
And I think this all goes back
to the original conversation
514
00:18:41,897 --> 00:18:44,900
that we were having about
like American culture
515
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,536
and the hierarchy that
exists is, you show up
516
00:18:47,636 --> 00:18:49,505
at those games as
a player, and you
517
00:18:49,605 --> 00:18:51,907
know that there is no limit to
the risk that you're taking.
518
00:18:52,007 --> 00:18:53,776
- Right.
- Awful things can happen.
519
00:18:53,876 --> 00:18:54,810
Why would you do it, though?
520
00:18:54,910 --> 00:18:56,445
Well, you do it
because you grow up,
521
00:18:56,545 --> 00:18:58,280
so when you were a kid and
you want to play football,
522
00:18:58,414 --> 00:19:02,418
you decide before you're
like of clear mind.
523
00:19:02,484 --> 00:19:03,819
And then you show a
propensity for it.
524
00:19:03,919 --> 00:19:05,120
And people just keep
pushing you along,
525
00:19:05,221 --> 00:19:06,121
keep pushing you along.
526
00:19:06,222 --> 00:19:07,523
And nothing's wrong with that.
527
00:19:07,623 --> 00:19:10,726
And frankly, when I came up, we
were unaware of the CTE stuff.
528
00:19:10,826 --> 00:19:12,061
That came out while
I was in the league.
529
00:19:12,161 --> 00:19:13,329
Would that have
changed your mind?
530
00:19:13,429 --> 00:19:15,531
I like to think it would,
but I doubt that it would.
531
00:19:15,631 --> 00:19:18,033
And to be honest with
you, I don't begrudge
532
00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:20,269
any of the players
now for participating
533
00:19:20,436 --> 00:19:21,904
in a game knowing the
risks that it takes.
534
00:19:22,004 --> 00:19:23,572
The thing that
frustrates me, is
535
00:19:23,672 --> 00:19:26,041
there is a cap on
the amount of money
536
00:19:26,141 --> 00:19:28,744
they can make, on the
amount of like health care
537
00:19:28,844 --> 00:19:29,812
they can receive.
538
00:19:29,912 --> 00:19:31,513
The league negotiates
for a cap on that.
539
00:19:31,614 --> 00:19:33,048
But on the other
side, the owners,
540
00:19:33,148 --> 00:19:35,584
the coaches, the general
managers, there's no cap on--
541
00:19:35,684 --> 00:19:36,919
But that's up to
the players really,
542
00:19:37,019 --> 00:19:40,589
because there's a sense that
if NFL players didn't play,
543
00:19:40,689 --> 00:19:41,657
that shit would be rugby.
544
00:19:41,757 --> 00:19:43,292
Right, yeah.
545
00:19:43,459 --> 00:19:45,828
And I think the goal
is to make you pretend
546
00:19:45,928 --> 00:19:46,896
like you don't have
a choice or believe
547
00:19:46,996 --> 00:19:48,130
you don't have a choice.
548
00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:49,465
You go to some of the finest
institutions of higher
549
00:19:49,565 --> 00:19:51,500
learning on the face of the
Earth, you went to Harvard,
550
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:52,835
you're a very bright man.
551
00:19:52,935 --> 00:19:56,705
But to make you believe that
you're beholden to a thing
552
00:19:56,805 --> 00:19:58,941
because in your mind, it's
the biggest game in town.
553
00:19:59,041 --> 00:20:00,476
So, I agree,
and I understand.
554
00:20:00,576 --> 00:20:02,811
So to be clear, I went to
Harvard Business School.
555
00:20:02,912 --> 00:20:05,114
I'm a Terp through and
through, first of all.
556
00:20:05,214 --> 00:20:06,649
But the first--
557
00:20:06,749 --> 00:20:07,750
He's down playing Harvard.
558
00:20:07,850 --> 00:20:08,784
Yeah, man.
559
00:20:08,884 --> 00:20:10,519
I know somebody went
to the New School.
560
00:20:10,619 --> 00:20:12,621
Let me tell you--
561
00:20:12,721 --> 00:20:13,622
[cheering]
562
00:20:13,722 --> 00:20:20,429
I would say that,
quality call back.
563
00:20:20,529 --> 00:20:22,064
Harvard is no New School,
let me tell you that.
564
00:20:22,164 --> 00:20:23,732
Quality callback.
565
00:20:23,832 --> 00:20:26,235
Now, I would say that
I get your point.
566
00:20:26,335 --> 00:20:28,237
And I'm sorry to sound
like a broken record,
567
00:20:28,337 --> 00:20:29,939
but like we all exist
in this society.
568
00:20:30,039 --> 00:20:32,274
And I think the players as a
whole, solidarity is power.
569
00:20:32,441 --> 00:20:33,475
Absolutely.
570
00:20:33,576 --> 00:20:35,711
If they stop playing,
you can get what you want.
571
00:20:35,811 --> 00:20:37,179
And all of us can get
the things that we
572
00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:38,681
want if we band together.
573
00:20:38,781 --> 00:20:41,850
But the challenging thing about
negotiating with the owners,
574
00:20:41,951 --> 00:20:43,319
it's the same thing
that we all face,
575
00:20:43,452 --> 00:20:45,721
is trying to change a
system that's entrenched.
576
00:20:45,821 --> 00:20:48,090
The people who are already
in power in that situation.
577
00:20:48,190 --> 00:20:51,193
So if you are to strike if
you're a player, if you're
578
00:20:51,293 --> 00:20:52,528
a group of players
to get what you want,
579
00:20:52,628 --> 00:20:54,730
that's essentially
a war of attrition.
580
00:20:54,830 --> 00:20:57,299
The Commanders, the Washington
Football Team, it's reported
581
00:20:57,399 --> 00:20:58,767
going to sell for $8 billion.
582
00:20:58,867 --> 00:20:59,969
Right.
583
00:21:00,069 --> 00:21:01,670
How do players win a war
of attrition against them?
584
00:21:01,770 --> 00:21:03,472
And then you compound
that by the fact
585
00:21:03,572 --> 00:21:05,140
that we get pressure
from everywhere.
586
00:21:05,241 --> 00:21:06,141
Sure.
587
00:21:06,242 --> 00:21:07,810
No one comes
down, so rarely, I
588
00:21:07,910 --> 00:21:09,678
think it's changing
some now, but so rarely
589
00:21:09,778 --> 00:21:12,014
do fans come down on the
owners when there's an issue.
590
00:21:12,114 --> 00:21:13,015
Not at all.
591
00:21:13,115 --> 00:21:14,416
They mad at the
players all the time.
592
00:21:14,483 --> 00:21:16,552
Because that's the face, or
they can't even see the face,
593
00:21:16,652 --> 00:21:19,154
because they have a helmet on.
594
00:21:19,255 --> 00:21:21,824
I think you guys have a
tremendous amount of pressure
595
00:21:21,924 --> 00:21:26,695
on you externally, because
if you are an athlete,
596
00:21:26,795 --> 00:21:28,831
people aspire to be.
597
00:21:28,931 --> 00:21:30,900
And there's a amount
of external pressure
598
00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,202
that society from a
civic perspective,
599
00:21:33,302 --> 00:21:38,007
from a cultural perspective,
from activism perspective.
600
00:21:38,107 --> 00:21:40,442
And it's really important,
because the only time
601
00:21:40,542 --> 00:21:42,444
generally they see Black
people would be running,
602
00:21:42,511 --> 00:21:43,612
jumping, singing or dancing.
- Yeah.
603
00:21:43,712 --> 00:21:44,914
It really is.
604
00:21:45,014 --> 00:21:46,682
It's the only time we have
everybody's rapt attention.
605
00:21:46,782 --> 00:21:48,183
And so how do you
balance the fact
606
00:21:48,284 --> 00:21:51,020
that you are a professional,
you have commitments,
607
00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:52,721
you have to, you're
obligated to,
608
00:21:52,821 --> 00:21:54,924
but you still have a
commitment to making
609
00:21:55,024 --> 00:21:56,859
things better for a community?
610
00:21:56,959 --> 00:21:58,227
And so it's unfair,
but that's life.
611
00:21:58,394 --> 00:22:01,130
It's unfair that responsibility
falls on Black players,
612
00:22:01,230 --> 00:22:03,265
because it doesn't
fall on white players.
613
00:22:03,399 --> 00:22:06,302
Like, no one has this
expectation of white players
614
00:22:06,402 --> 00:22:07,636
to do the same thing.
615
00:22:07,736 --> 00:22:09,572
But as Black players, they
all know that that expectation
616
00:22:09,672 --> 00:22:10,706
falls on them.
617
00:22:10,806 --> 00:22:12,841
But I think Howard
Bryant wrote a great book
618
00:22:12,942 --> 00:22:14,476
called The Heritage,
about the history
619
00:22:14,577 --> 00:22:15,978
of activism and athletes.
620
00:22:16,078 --> 00:22:17,279
And it's changed.
621
00:22:17,413 --> 00:22:20,816
The position of the players
and activism has changed.
622
00:22:20,916 --> 00:22:22,518
And I think that
it's incumbent on us
623
00:22:22,618 --> 00:22:25,554
as spectators and people who
care about it, to understand
624
00:22:25,654 --> 00:22:27,623
that athletes aren't
activists anymore
625
00:22:27,723 --> 00:22:29,191
as much as they are
like flashlights.
626
00:22:29,291 --> 00:22:30,192
Right.
627
00:22:30,292 --> 00:22:32,861
There are not
entrenched in the fight
628
00:22:32,962 --> 00:22:35,698
in the way that say
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was,
629
00:22:35,798 --> 00:22:36,765
which is fine.
630
00:22:36,865 --> 00:22:38,567
So when they get an
opportunity and they
631
00:22:38,667 --> 00:22:42,438
say, look over at Tyre Nichols,
then it's our job to jump in.
632
00:22:42,538 --> 00:22:45,074
Because we can't expect
them to commit themselves
633
00:22:45,174 --> 00:22:46,909
to being the best in
the world, and then
634
00:22:47,009 --> 00:22:48,777
also commit themselves
to be on top
635
00:22:48,877 --> 00:22:49,979
of the latest reading
and the latest
636
00:22:50,079 --> 00:22:50,980
like social justice strategy.
637
00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,481
But it's really
self-preservation.
638
00:22:52,581 --> 00:22:55,317
Virtually every skill set that
got you on that field will get
639
00:22:55,417 --> 00:22:57,720
you, what makes you
a hero on Sunday,
640
00:22:57,820 --> 00:22:59,488
will make you a
target on Monday.
641
00:22:59,588 --> 00:23:01,090
If you're big, you're
fast, you're strong,
642
00:23:01,190 --> 00:23:03,726
and you're Black on Sunday,
that's an attribute.
643
00:23:03,826 --> 00:23:08,063
On the streets of this
country, it is a detriment.
644
00:23:08,163 --> 00:23:09,965
So it is self-preservation.
645
00:23:10,065 --> 00:23:12,301
There's one, there's
only one standard I have.
646
00:23:12,401 --> 00:23:14,570
Do what you can to the
best of your ability.
647
00:23:14,670 --> 00:23:17,706
Do what you can for as long as
you can for all that you can.
648
00:23:17,806 --> 00:23:19,708
And I think that one thing
I will say about you,
649
00:23:19,808 --> 00:23:21,210
even if I got a
chance to meet you,
650
00:23:21,310 --> 00:23:23,746
I love how erudite you are.
651
00:23:23,846 --> 00:23:25,414
I love how nuanced are.
652
00:23:25,514 --> 00:23:27,550
Because most things aren't
just black and white.
653
00:23:27,650 --> 00:23:31,086
And I love how you don't just
depend on your physicality.
654
00:23:31,186 --> 00:23:32,588
You have never just
depended on that.
655
00:23:32,688 --> 00:23:36,525
But I hated how you played, you
said, I went to, I'm a Terp!
656
00:23:36,625 --> 00:23:40,462
Nobody would ever put Maryland
above Harvard on any resume!
657
00:23:40,563 --> 00:23:41,564
I would.
658
00:23:41,664 --> 00:23:47,469
But it ain't no New school.
659
00:23:47,570 --> 00:23:49,705
You've seen that there's
a pretty broad continuum
660
00:23:49,805 --> 00:23:52,207
of experience between
the way the NFL was then
661
00:23:52,308 --> 00:23:53,309
and it is now.
662
00:23:53,442 --> 00:23:55,711
Are you more heartened
or more disappointed
663
00:23:55,811 --> 00:23:57,212
by the direction it's going?
664
00:23:57,313 --> 00:24:00,216
Yeah, um, I think
that's a tough question.
665
00:24:00,316 --> 00:24:01,217
I think I am-- that's
666
00:24:01,317 --> 00:24:02,451
Why I'm here,
baby, come on now.
667
00:24:02,551 --> 00:24:03,452
Yeah.
668
00:24:03,552 --> 00:24:06,121
I think that it's
not about the NFL.
669
00:24:06,222 --> 00:24:08,290
And I'm guilty of this
as much as anybody else,
670
00:24:08,457 --> 00:24:11,293
is we think of the NFL
as a single entity, which
671
00:24:11,460 --> 00:24:12,861
like yeah, it's an
institution, but the NFL
672
00:24:12,962 --> 00:24:15,731
is made up of a bunch
of different things.
673
00:24:15,831 --> 00:24:19,335
And the most important entity
in the NFL is the players.
674
00:24:19,468 --> 00:24:21,670
And so that like gives me
optimism, because I've never
675
00:24:21,770 --> 00:24:24,807
been more impressed, more
excited, more invigorated
676
00:24:24,907 --> 00:24:28,043
by not only the talent, but the
perspective and the engagement
677
00:24:28,143 --> 00:24:29,311
of these players.
678
00:24:29,478 --> 00:24:32,014
We talked about Patrick
Mahomes and how he's the best
679
00:24:32,114 --> 00:24:34,717
quarterback in football right
now, and on a trajectory to be
680
00:24:34,817 --> 00:24:36,252
one of the best of all time.
681
00:24:36,352 --> 00:24:37,553
He spoke out.
682
00:24:37,653 --> 00:24:39,521
He was one of the first
faces in that video
683
00:24:39,622 --> 00:24:40,589
about Colin Kaepernick.
684
00:24:40,689 --> 00:24:42,324
And I know that Colin
Kaepernick is not
685
00:24:42,491 --> 00:24:44,059
back in the league,
but the idea
686
00:24:44,159 --> 00:24:47,997
that a Black quarterback
who can obviously avoid
687
00:24:48,097 --> 00:24:51,166
this conversation if he wants
to, like that opportunity
688
00:24:51,267 --> 00:24:53,636
is presented to him time and
time again and he does not.
689
00:24:53,736 --> 00:24:55,537
And that's an example
to everyone else.
690
00:24:55,638 --> 00:24:57,273
And players like
Lamar Jackson, who
691
00:24:57,439 --> 00:24:59,675
are willing to be outspoken
and fight for players,
692
00:24:59,775 --> 00:25:01,043
Like all of these
players in the league.
693
00:25:01,143 --> 00:25:02,144
And it's not just
the Black players,
694
00:25:02,244 --> 00:25:03,145
it's the white players also.
695
00:25:03,245 --> 00:25:05,614
Like the league is
in so much better
696
00:25:05,714 --> 00:25:07,149
place because of the players.
697
00:25:07,249 --> 00:25:09,084
And if only the
players like really
698
00:25:09,184 --> 00:25:10,185
understood it and
appreciated it.
699
00:25:10,286 --> 00:25:11,620
There's a vested
interest in making
700
00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:12,755
sure you don't realize it.
701
00:25:12,855 --> 00:25:14,223
Everything you have, you
have because somebody
702
00:25:14,323 --> 00:25:16,025
that look like you sacrificed.
703
00:25:16,125 --> 00:25:17,459
That's why you have it.
704
00:25:17,526 --> 00:25:20,496
You want to lead the union?
705
00:25:20,596 --> 00:25:23,766
I don't even pay my dues.
706
00:25:23,866 --> 00:25:26,669
What would the, you're older
now, you have a family,
707
00:25:26,769 --> 00:25:28,470
you've been married, you've
lived in various places,
708
00:25:28,504 --> 00:25:29,471
you've seen the world.
709
00:25:29,572 --> 00:25:32,474
What would the adult
you tell the rookie
710
00:25:32,508 --> 00:25:36,178
you, the wide-eyed
youth, the wide-eyed kid
711
00:25:36,278 --> 00:25:38,514
that walking freely,
what would you tell you?
712
00:25:38,614 --> 00:25:40,216
Have as much fun as you can.
713
00:25:40,316 --> 00:25:41,684
Oh, no, that's a
different conversation,
714
00:25:41,784 --> 00:25:43,886
that's an off-camera
conversation, my bad, my bad.
715
00:25:43,986 --> 00:25:47,223
That's for when
the cameras go off.
716
00:25:47,323 --> 00:25:49,024
No, I think the
most important
717
00:25:49,124 --> 00:25:51,160
thing is to get as many
different experiences
718
00:25:51,260 --> 00:25:52,294
as possible.
719
00:25:52,428 --> 00:25:55,864
And we are so focused
and we're celebrating.
720
00:25:55,965 --> 00:25:57,533
I did a bunch of
ESPN stuff today
721
00:25:57,633 --> 00:25:59,802
celebrating Tom Brady's
career, and his career
722
00:25:59,902 --> 00:26:01,136
deserves to be celebrated.
- Absolutely.
723
00:26:01,237 --> 00:26:02,238
It was great.
724
00:26:02,338 --> 00:26:03,572
And part of the reason
why it was so great,
725
00:26:03,672 --> 00:26:05,574
was because it appeared
to me that nothing
726
00:26:05,674 --> 00:26:08,010
else was more important
than football to him.
727
00:26:08,110 --> 00:26:10,613
And that's fine, if
you can be Tom Brady.
728
00:26:10,713 --> 00:26:12,314
Not everybody can be Tom Brady.
729
00:26:12,448 --> 00:26:14,783
And I know that having all
these other experiences,
730
00:26:14,884 --> 00:26:17,987
the tough thing about being a
player in professional sports,
731
00:26:18,087 --> 00:26:19,555
is your skills aren't
applicable anywhere else.
732
00:26:19,655 --> 00:26:20,556
No.
733
00:26:20,656 --> 00:26:22,191
So if you don't
hit that home run,
734
00:26:22,291 --> 00:26:25,794
and this goes back to like the
challenge for being a player
735
00:26:25,895 --> 00:26:28,097
versus in the ownership class.
736
00:26:28,197 --> 00:26:31,467
If you are a player and you
play three to four years, then
737
00:26:31,533 --> 00:26:33,002
the league minimum
goes up and you're out
738
00:26:33,102 --> 00:26:36,605
of the league and your
experience, I mean,
739
00:26:36,705 --> 00:26:37,673
sets you up to be a bouncer.
740
00:26:37,773 --> 00:26:38,941
Like you are in a
tough situation.
741
00:26:39,041 --> 00:26:40,142
Right.
742
00:26:40,242 --> 00:26:42,044
So like one of the things
that I did, and I would
743
00:26:42,144 --> 00:26:43,245
encourage all the
players to do,
744
00:26:43,345 --> 00:26:45,481
is get involved in the
Union as much as possible.
745
00:26:45,514 --> 00:26:47,816
Like, that helped
open my mind to how
746
00:26:47,917 --> 00:26:49,952
many other opportunities there
were out there in the world.
747
00:26:50,052 --> 00:26:51,954
Get involved in community
things, obviously.
748
00:26:52,054 --> 00:26:53,923
And also, like
when you have time,
749
00:26:54,023 --> 00:26:55,190
one of the things
that we negotiated
750
00:26:55,291 --> 00:26:56,292
was for a longer offseason.
751
00:26:56,425 --> 00:26:57,426
Sure.
752
00:26:57,493 --> 00:26:59,261
Use that off season
to go do something else.
753
00:26:59,428 --> 00:27:00,596
It'll make you a
better football player,
754
00:27:00,696 --> 00:27:02,131
it'll make you a better
person, it'll make you
755
00:27:02,231 --> 00:27:03,432
a better husband and father.
756
00:27:03,465 --> 00:27:05,668
I just, I dig talking to
you, but I'll tell you this.
757
00:27:05,768 --> 00:27:07,002
I want you to understand this.
758
00:27:07,102 --> 00:27:08,904
[applause]
759
00:27:09,004 --> 00:27:11,273
I truly want you
to understand this.
760
00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,442
Most of the men who were
on that football field
761
00:27:13,475 --> 00:27:14,777
go to the finest
institutions of higher
762
00:27:14,877 --> 00:27:16,045
learning in the world.
763
00:27:16,145 --> 00:27:18,914
It is not their physical
attributes, it is their minds.
764
00:27:19,014 --> 00:27:21,984
And when you understand that
your mind is the most valuable
765
00:27:22,084 --> 00:27:24,119
piece of real estate on
the face of the Earth, they
766
00:27:24,220 --> 00:27:25,754
can't beat you, they can't.
767
00:27:25,854 --> 00:27:26,956
It is not your body.
768
00:27:27,056 --> 00:27:29,658
Your body will fail you
way before your mind does.
769
00:27:29,758 --> 00:27:33,495
You are here not because
of your physical,
770
00:27:33,596 --> 00:27:36,165
you may think that because
you hurt yourself you're here.
771
00:27:36,265 --> 00:27:37,700
But your mind was ready.
772
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:42,905
And these, maybe I'm just, I
got a GED, so who am I to say,
773
00:27:43,005 --> 00:27:44,840
but if you go to
college, drop by a class
774
00:27:44,940 --> 00:27:46,842
every once in a while,
you know what I'm saying?
775
00:27:46,942 --> 00:27:50,946
It ain't got to be the
New School, but it can be.
776
00:27:51,046 --> 00:27:55,584
Domonique, Domonique Foxworth.
777
00:27:55,684 --> 00:27:57,152
Be sure to check
out his new podcast,
778
00:27:57,253 --> 00:27:59,088
The Domonique Foxworth Show.
779
00:27:59,188 --> 00:28:00,656
OK, we got to
take a quick break
780
00:28:00,756 --> 00:28:04,126
and we will be right
back after this.
781
00:28:13,149 --> 00:28:16,152
[applause]
782
00:28:16,252 --> 00:28:18,888
Well, that is our
show for evening.
783
00:28:18,988 --> 00:28:21,257
But before we go, please
consider supporting the Boris
784
00:28:21,357 --> 00:28:23,560
Lawrence Henson
Foundation, their nonprofit
785
00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:25,295
that improves the
mental health services
786
00:28:25,395 --> 00:28:26,462
for Black communities.
787
00:28:26,563 --> 00:28:27,864
Now if you want to support
them in their work,
788
00:28:27,964 --> 00:28:29,899
please donate to
the link below.
789
00:28:29,999 --> 00:28:32,602
Now here is your moment of zen.
790
00:28:32,702 --> 00:28:35,905
The Empire State Building
lit up in the Eagles colors.
791
00:28:36,005 --> 00:28:37,440
What were you guys thinking?
792
00:28:37,540 --> 00:28:38,908
I don't know why
we're celebrating
793
00:28:39,008 --> 00:28:40,076
Philadelphia in New York.
794
00:28:40,176 --> 00:28:41,411
Go buy a building in Philly.
795
00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:42,412
Light that up.
796
00:28:42,512 --> 00:28:43,713
If the Red Sox win
the World Series,
797
00:28:43,813 --> 00:28:45,281
are we going to
do Red Sox colors?
798
00:28:45,381 --> 00:28:46,282
That's insane.
799
00:28:46,382 --> 00:28:47,884
I was mind blown.
800
00:28:47,984 --> 00:28:50,386
It was [imitates explosion]
801
00:28:50,486 --> 00:28:52,188
MTV.