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Dre: When you take the big view
of our country's history,
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America has gotten
certain things right.
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♪ How can it be? ♪
And one of the things
we got the most right
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is the First Amendment.
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It's got freedom of religion,
freedom of speech,
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the right to assemble.
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It's America's greatest hits
written on cool paper.
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It's these freedoms that ensure
our voices are heard.
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From the women's
suffrage movement
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that won women the right
to vote in elections
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to fighting Jim Crow laws
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during the Civil Rights
movement
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to the anti‐war demonstrations
of the '70s,
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Americans have a rich history
of speaking truth to power.
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And we all know real activism
when we see it.
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Dre, look. Junior thinks
he's a modern‐day Malcolm X.
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If you're paying attention,
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then you probably feel
the same way I do.
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It was true in the '80s,
and it's still true now.
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[Bleep] the police.
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Dre:
And this ain't it.
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You know,
Pops is gonna be pissed
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that Junior's wearing
his T‐shirt.
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He's allergic
to baby powder.
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I‐I'm sorry,
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but that's the only problem
you have with that, Dre?
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Look, Junior is a promising
executive in the making
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at a prestigious firm.
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He can't go promoting messages
like that
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without considering
the effect
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that it's gonna have
on the workplace.
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[ Scoffs ]
This workplace?
Yes.
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Okay. The place where women
aren't allowed to say "cramps"?
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[ Groans ]
[ Groans ]
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It is icky.
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Okay, look,
I don't care
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about what Junior has to say
on the Internet.
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Nobody does.
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Over more than half
his followers
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are sitting in this room
right now.
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He is no Huey P. Newton.
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Wait, but you're not proud
of his activism?
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So all anybody has to do
is go on an IG rant
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wearing a T‐shirt they can't
wear in front of their mother
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and they're considered
an activist?
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That's a good point.
When I was Junior's age,
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activism was taken seriously,
alright.
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We couldn't phone in our beef
with the establishment.
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Right. You probably had to
fax in your beefs, right?
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No. We had to be calculated
and intentional.
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You know,
that's one of the reasons
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I went to a Black college.
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Because I wanted to be
around like‐minded people
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who were down to do whatever
it took to make change.
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My college
was the opposite.
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It was full
of like‐minded people
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who wanted nothing
to change.
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See, that's what
I'm up against.
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Whenever I made a statement,
I didn't get likes,
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I got smacked
upside the head.
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My ass was on the line.
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Call me crazy,
but it seems to me
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like Junior is doing
exactly what I imagine
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you and your friends did
at Black college.
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Junior is just stunting
for the 'gram.
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Nothing more,
nothing less.
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And it's a Black college.
Not Black college, okay.
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I've told you that
a million times.
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If that's the case, Dre, why
don't they play in bowl games?
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Ohhhh, burn.
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I know the difference between
activism and in‐activism,
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and I knew which one I was
gonna find when I got home.
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We have to defund
the police.
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Then you can release
the pressure from my neck
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and put some respect
on my name.
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Give us, us free,
justice and liberty.
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[ Cellphone beeps ]
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Junior,
that was amazing.
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Thanks, babe.
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What the hell was that?
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Oh, hey, Dad, you want
to check out the video
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that we made
about defunding the police?
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Okay, listen,
Junior Van Peebles, alright.
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Do you know how dumb you sound
saying "defund the police"
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in your mom's beret?
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Okay, there is nothing stupid
about getting the word out.
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I'm doing the same thing
as a lot of other activists.
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Mr. Johnson, this is what
getting involved looks like.
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It is not just
African medallions
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and high top fades
anymore.
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And what are your goals?
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And how much can you
really trust social media?
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Instagram is for White women
posting their booty gains,
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not for starting
a revolution.
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The revolution
has to start somewhere.
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A revolution can't start unless
you have people on your side.
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"Fight the power"
was a clear message.
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"Defund the police,"
what does that even mean?
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It means redirecting
the huge police budget
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to fund school lunches,
affordable housing,
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unemployment assistance.
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Okay, okay.
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I'll ride
with all of that,
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but you have to sell it
to the people
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in a way
that doesn't scare them.
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Like when fast‐food restaurants
introduces salads,
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they don't say they're
"defunding the hamburger."
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Okay, did you just compare
police violence to hamburgers?
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They both
kill Black people!
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Dad, you are getting
too hung up on the words.
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We are trying
to change things
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so that people don't get shot
for running stop signs.
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Yes.
And freeing up some
of the police budget
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would mean that some
of the potholes
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you always complain about
would get filled.
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So you think your
silly little rhymes
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are gonna fix
the streets?
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Hmm?
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What are you gonna fill
those potholes with?
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Retweets?
[ Scoffs ]
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Son, if you want
to fight the power,
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you gotta get
your hands dirty.
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Look, Dad, we get it.
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Back in your day, you watched
a lot of Spike Lee movies
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and everybody was sweaty.
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You had your ways,
and we have ours.
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Okay.
C'mon, Liv.
Let's go re‐do it.
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My face looked a little weird
in that last one.
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[ Gasps ] Let's do it
in front of that bush
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that looks like the background
of the Obama portrait.
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Yeah.
Right.
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Just as Junior and his beret
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threatened the very sanctity
of activism,
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others in the Johnson gang
seemed to have the right idea.
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Alright, I think this
gets my point across.
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Yours looks way better
than mine.
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Um...almost all the words
are spelled right.
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Thanks.
I really tried.
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Mm‐hmm.
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Hey, a bunch of us are about to
go up by the school
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and post some flyers
about the upcoming march.
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Wanna roll with us?
Yes!
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Or...yeah, I think
I could swing it.
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Alright, let's roll.
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I only have four spots
in my car.
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Oh, cool. I mean, one, two,
three, four, so...
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Actually,
one, two, three, four.
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Oh. Uh...
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Well, we were just gonna put up
signs in the neighborhood,
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so, uh, maybe you guys
can do that.
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Bye.
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Next protest,
we're going to need
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to make having a third row of
seating mandatory.
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Ruby: Hmph.
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Listen to me.
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That boy could be
driving a motorhome,
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there still wouldn't be enough
room for two 15‐year‐old boys.
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But we're small.
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I'm fine
sitting on a lap.
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Okay.
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Freshmen girls are playing
a different game than boys.
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See, Diane's a flower,
m'kay,
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and right now she's in season,
she's blossoming.
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You're just a sapling
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that hopefully one day
becomes a tree.
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But no one wants to hang around
with freshman boys.
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But Diane and I
are twins.
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You are.
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But Diane's on
a different path now, baby.
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Okay, Grandma.
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But so you know,
we were triplets,
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and she chose
to absorb the other one.
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So, I think we're good.
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Yeah. A'ight.
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Hmph.
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Hi, babe.
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Hey, baby.
Now, look.
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Can you believe your son?
Huh?
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Alright, he's trying to change
the police and Medicare
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and potholes
with social media posts.
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Of course he is, Dre.
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Online activism works.
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It has brought attention
to police brutality
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in a way that we've
never seen before.
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It's toppled dictators.
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Ended Roseanne's career.
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You should be proud
of your son.
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He's getting in
"good trouble."
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"Good trouble"?
Yeah.
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Bow.
Huh?
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I occupied the A building
at Howard.
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Junior is occupying
my couch.
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Dre, you sound so old right now,
and you rarely sound young.
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This makes your "Drake sings
too much to be a rapper" take
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look cutting‐edge.
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Dre, Junior has as much fire
as you had at his age.
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He's just using his voice
differently.
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Bow, protest without some sort
of sacrifice is just words.
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Ali, he lost the prime
of his career.
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King lost his life.
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A‐And what did the black squares
that everyone was posting do?
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Nothing. Huh?
Nothing.
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You want to know why,
Bow?
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Because it was
just a gesture.
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And that's exactly what
our son is ‐‐ a black square.
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You're proud of that,
aren't you?
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Eh, a little bit.
Yeah.
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Yeah, just wish
he was here for it.
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Mm‐hmm, of course.
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I realized that Junior
wasn't going to learn
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how to really make a difference
scrolling through his phone.
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He needed me
to set the example.
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Hey, son, I want you
to look at something.
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Alright.
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What you're about to see
is what happens
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when you actually
get your hands dirty.
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This is clear, concise,
and effective.
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[ Upbeat music plays ]
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Announcer: We at Stevens & Lido
support Black business
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and economic empowerment for
the Black community at large.
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Together, we can be the change
we want to see in the world.
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I've got Stevens & Lido
to announce a plan
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to provide pro bono ad services
for Black‐owned businesses.
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Bam!
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That's it?
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What do you mean,
"That's it?"
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Alright, we're ‐‐ we're gonna
teach them to create websites,
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organize media buys,
build e‐commerce capabilities.
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Do you know how much
that's gonna help us
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keep Black dollars
in Black pockets?
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I think you're confusing Black
capitalism with Black activism.
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Ah.
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I get why you can't understand
what I'm saying.
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It's because I didn't say it
in 150 characters or less, huh?
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No, I get
what you're doing.
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I just feel like
a lot of other companies
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have made statements
or donations.
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It's not about
what other companies did.
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It's about me
using my capital
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to accomplish
something concrete.
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Son, I put my ass on the line
at work.
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This is how it gets done.
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Or it's how you preserve
the status quo.
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Me, personally, I am more into
burning it all down
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and starting all over,
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but, hey, you know, I get
why you are not interested
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in changing things
that much.
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What do you mean?
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00:09:54,928 --> 00:09:56,346
Come on, face it, Dad.
250
00:09:56,346 --> 00:09:58,473
You've become "The Man."
251
00:09:58,473 --> 00:10:01,184
What?
252
00:10:01,184 --> 00:10:02,811
Nice try, though.
253
00:10:02,811 --> 00:10:05,146
I am not "The Man."
254
00:10:05,146 --> 00:10:07,565
I am not "The Man"!
255
00:10:07,565 --> 00:10:08,817
You...
256
00:10:08,817 --> 00:10:12,070
You are a Black Square!
257
00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:14,531
Damn it, that did not have
the sting I thought it would.
258
00:10:17,742 --> 00:10:20,537
Okay.
Alright, I think I got it.
259
00:10:20,537 --> 00:10:21,579
Hey, babe.
Hey.
260
00:10:21,579 --> 00:10:22,789
Oh.
Mm‐hmm?
261
00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:23,998
You missed
a place setting.
262
00:10:23,998 --> 00:10:25,166
No, I didn't.
Yeah, you did.
263
00:10:25,166 --> 00:10:26,209
Unh‐unh.
264
00:10:26,209 --> 00:10:28,586
Revolutionaries,
they sit at the counter.
265
00:10:28,586 --> 00:10:32,340
Huh?
Alright, can you believe
Junior called me "The Man"?
266
00:10:32,340 --> 00:10:34,092
I registered voters
in Compton,
267
00:10:34,092 --> 00:10:36,636
I protested the LAPD
after Rodney King,
268
00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:39,347
and I went to
the Million Man March.
269
00:10:39,347 --> 00:10:40,974
You didn't go
to the Million Man March.
270
00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:43,101
I‐I would've went
had I not sprained my ankle.
271
00:10:43,101 --> 00:10:46,020
Aha.
Alright, but I watched
every minute of it on C‐SPAN.
272
00:10:46,020 --> 00:10:48,439
And this one thinks
I'm not radical enough.
273
00:10:48,439 --> 00:10:50,108
[ Laughing ]
274
00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:52,986
I distinctly remember having
a similar conversation
275
00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,654
with a certain
young man who,
276
00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:58,241
upon his return from
his freshman year at Howard,
277
00:10:58,241 --> 00:11:01,995
thought that he knew
every damn thing.
278
00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:02,996
And still do.
279
00:11:02,996 --> 00:11:04,330
You and your
radical friends
280
00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:06,082
thought you knew just how
to fix this country
281
00:11:06,082 --> 00:11:08,793
and that people like me, who
went to the March on Washington,
282
00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:10,128
weren't being
progressive enough.
283
00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:11,796
You didn't go to
the March on Washington!
284
00:11:11,796 --> 00:11:14,299
I had a bus ticket
but caught a cold.
285
00:11:14,299 --> 00:11:18,011
Face it, Junior's generation
has taken the baton.
286
00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:20,096
It's their time to be
on the front lines, Dre.
287
00:11:20,096 --> 00:11:22,807
Okay, well, I'm not
a back‐of‐the‐line guy, alright,
288
00:11:22,807 --> 00:11:25,476
and these aren't
back‐of‐the‐line times.
289
00:11:25,476 --> 00:11:27,103
Well, then,
you know what, Dre?
290
00:11:27,103 --> 00:11:29,480
You need to get out there
and do something.
291
00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:30,857
Yeah, you got a point.
Mm‐hmm.
292
00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:33,526
I need to find a way to get
on the front lines, too.
293
00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:35,153
Yes.
And whatever you do,
294
00:11:35,153 --> 00:11:38,364
you just make sure that you
wrap up that bad ankle.
295
00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:39,991
W‐‐
[ Stammering ]
296
00:11:39,991 --> 00:11:41,451
You know what,
young lady?!
297
00:11:41,451 --> 00:11:43,828
You've just earned
yourself a spot
298
00:11:43,828 --> 00:11:46,915
next to
Junior Luther King Jr.
299
00:11:46,915 --> 00:11:50,001
I can't believe so many people
support Black Lives Matter now.
300
00:11:50,001 --> 00:11:53,755
Yeah. It's like I can feel this
country getting less racist.
301
00:11:53,755 --> 00:11:56,299
I mean, there was the one guy
who called us "Rush Hour Jr.,"
302
00:11:56,299 --> 00:11:59,886
but I'd take that any day
over a fire hose.
303
00:11:59,886 --> 00:12:02,055
How did we
beat Diane back?
304
00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:03,139
They were in a car.
305
00:12:03,139 --> 00:12:05,350
She stopped for food.
It's on her IG.
306
00:12:05,350 --> 00:12:07,602
What?
I gotta give her a call.
307
00:12:08,561 --> 00:12:09,812
[ Ringing ]
308
00:12:09,812 --> 00:12:11,481
Diane: This is Diane.
You know what to do.
309
00:12:11,481 --> 00:12:13,024
She's ignoring you.
310
00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:14,525
Oh, that's okay.
She does that.
311
00:12:14,525 --> 00:12:16,194
That's why we have
the double call.
312
00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:18,821
If I call her two times
in a row, she knows to pick up
313
00:12:18,821 --> 00:12:21,532
just in case I've locked myself
in the trunk or something.
314
00:12:21,532 --> 00:12:23,368
So...
[ Ringing ]
315
00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:24,827
This is Diane.
You know what to do.
316
00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:27,330
Yeah, she's not
ignoring you.
317
00:12:27,330 --> 00:12:29,832
She's ignoring you hard.
318
00:12:31,209 --> 00:12:32,335
Olivia: Look, Junior,
your tweet
319
00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:34,462
about indigenous victims
of police brutality
320
00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:36,714
has been retweeted
thousands of times.
321
00:12:36,714 --> 00:12:38,299
People are engaged.
322
00:12:38,299 --> 00:12:40,176
We're engaging people.
323
00:12:40,176 --> 00:12:43,179
That's because you're
just so charismatic.
324
00:12:43,179 --> 00:12:44,097
You are.
325
00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:45,431
[ Sensual music plays ]
326
00:12:45,431 --> 00:12:46,432
[ Screeches ]
327
00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:48,434
Put your hashtags up
and listen up.
328
00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:52,647
Alright, there is a protest
downtown, and we're going.
329
00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:55,650
You can't just post
on social media
330
00:12:55,650 --> 00:12:58,194
or expect companies
to be responsible.
331
00:12:58,194 --> 00:13:00,196
We got to show up.
332
00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:01,489
So...
333
00:13:01,489 --> 00:13:03,241
Let's go,
"Black Lives Matter."
334
00:13:03,241 --> 00:13:04,909
C'mon, "Say her name."
335
00:13:04,909 --> 00:13:07,662
We are taking this
back to 1993.
336
00:13:07,662 --> 00:13:10,623
Let's do this like Brutus
'cause we ain't new to this.
337
00:13:11,749 --> 00:13:14,544
Come on! Let's go!
Fight the power, boy!
338
00:13:14,544 --> 00:13:17,380
Dre: Would "The Man"
take time from work
339
00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:20,967
and head downtown to march
for the rights of others?
340
00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,760
I don't think so.
341
00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,556
Dre Johnson has always been
down for the cause.
342
00:13:26,556 --> 00:13:28,266
Oh, hey, Pops.
Whoo!
343
00:13:28,266 --> 00:13:30,852
Bow, babe, I can't begin
to tell you
344
00:13:30,852 --> 00:13:32,562
how great it felt
to be out there today.
345
00:13:32,562 --> 00:13:34,439
[ Chuckling ]
Look, it was like
the old days.
346
00:13:34,439 --> 00:13:36,399
You know, I think
I might perm my hair
347
00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:38,151
so I can be the next
Al Sharpton.
348
00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:41,446
No, or do you think I should get
a press and curl like DJ Quik?
349
00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:43,072
Ah, mm, mm, mm,
don't worry about it.
350
00:13:43,072 --> 00:13:44,323
I'll figure it out
on the day.
351
00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:46,743
Well, I'm really glad that
you found your passion, Dre.
352
00:13:46,743 --> 00:13:48,369
Obviously your place
is in the streets.
353
00:13:48,369 --> 00:13:49,495
Maybe, but hey.
Hmm?
354
00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:50,997
I got to
tell you something.
355
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:53,082
The streets done changed.
You know what?
356
00:13:53,082 --> 00:13:54,375
Everything was going fine
357
00:13:54,375 --> 00:13:57,253
until these barista‐looking
White dudes showed up.
358
00:13:57,253 --> 00:13:59,797
And that's when the police
in riot gear
359
00:13:59,797 --> 00:14:00,965
stepped to the front...
What?
360
00:14:00,965 --> 00:14:03,301
...while the cops with guns
surrounded us.
361
00:14:03,301 --> 00:14:04,761
Mm‐hmm.
362
00:14:04,761 --> 00:14:08,598
A‐And then this cold‐brew,
oat‐milk‐ass‐looking White dude
363
00:14:08,598 --> 00:14:10,933
threw his mountain bike
through the window!
364
00:14:10,933 --> 00:14:13,061
Oh, my God.
Yes, babe!
365
00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:16,272
It was like the last scenes
of the "Joker," alright.
366
00:14:16,272 --> 00:14:18,816
And I saw this ‐‐ this dude
approaching a cop car
367
00:14:18,816 --> 00:14:19,984
with a lit newspaper.
368
00:14:19,984 --> 00:14:21,444
That's when I got the hell
up out of there.
369
00:14:21,444 --> 00:14:24,238
That sounds crazy.
Yes, it was, babe.
370
00:14:24,238 --> 00:14:27,700
And that's when I realized
I'm a daytime protestor.
371
00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:28,785
[ Chuckles ]
Oh, my God.
372
00:14:28,785 --> 00:14:30,787
Well, I'm glad
you got home safely, Dre.
373
00:14:30,787 --> 00:14:33,372
Mm‐hmm.
W‐Where are Junior
and Olivia?
374
00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:36,250
Huh?
375
00:14:36,250 --> 00:14:38,044
Where's our son?
376
00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:39,087
Hmm.
377
00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,298
Okay, wait a minute.
Hold on, gimme a second.
378
00:14:42,298 --> 00:14:43,758
He was standing
to my left
379
00:14:43,758 --> 00:14:45,093
when the bike went
through the window.
Oh, my God.
380
00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:46,719
Did you ‐‐ Dre!
381
00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:49,972
Did you leave our son out there
in a riot?!
382
00:14:49,972 --> 00:14:52,600
Oh, yeah, um,
I‐I‐I believe, uh,
383
00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,645
the preferred term
is "uprising."
384
00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,691
You left our baby
out there?
385
00:15:00,691 --> 00:15:01,859
I'm your baby, too, Bow,
and I have diabetes!
386
00:15:01,859 --> 00:15:03,236
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
387
00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:05,196
Do you know how much
blood sugar it takes
388
00:15:05,196 --> 00:15:08,991
to say "No justice, no peace"
for two hours?!
389
00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:10,409
Bow, look at it this way.
390
00:15:10,409 --> 00:15:12,078
He gets to get into
that "good trouble"
391
00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:13,371
that you kept
going on about.
392
00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,331
"Good trouble"
can eat it, Dre.
393
00:15:15,331 --> 00:15:16,415
Yeah.
He's my favorite.
394
00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:18,042
Yeah, yeah.
We know.
395
00:15:18,042 --> 00:15:20,336
Dre, look, the cops don't see
that as a group of people
396
00:15:20,336 --> 00:15:21,963
that are fighting for change
and justice.
397
00:15:21,963 --> 00:15:24,048
They see them as a threat!
[ Cellphone ringing ]
398
00:15:24,048 --> 00:15:25,925
Oh, my God, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.
399
00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,844
Hey, hey, hi, Junior!
400
00:15:27,844 --> 00:15:29,011
Are you okay?
401
00:15:29,011 --> 00:15:30,054
Oh, God, thank God.
402
00:15:30,054 --> 00:15:31,764
Okay, I‐I didn't
abandon you, son!
403
00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,975
Okay,
just hurry home, okay?
404
00:15:33,975 --> 00:15:35,434
I'll see you
when you get home.
405
00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:36,769
Okay, bye.
406
00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:41,732
You are not off the hook
just because they're okay.
407
00:15:41,732 --> 00:15:43,693
Don't be too hard on him,
Rainbow.
408
00:15:43,693 --> 00:15:45,820
Dre's been through something.
It's very difficult.
409
00:15:45,820 --> 00:15:48,197
Thank you.
And it has shown us
who he truly is.
410
00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:49,448
Yes, thank you.
411
00:15:49,448 --> 00:15:51,242
A coward.
412
00:15:51,242 --> 00:15:54,370
[ Sighs ]
413
00:15:54,370 --> 00:15:57,039
You know what the weirdest part
of it is?
414
00:15:57,039 --> 00:16:00,001
Being out there with those kids
today made me realize
415
00:16:00,001 --> 00:16:03,671
that I don't have that fire
in me that I once had.
416
00:16:03,671 --> 00:16:06,966
And ‐‐ And marching with them,
it didn't feel the same.
417
00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:08,926
Wearing a $5,000 sweater
to the protest
418
00:16:08,926 --> 00:16:10,011
probably didn't help,
either.
419
00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:12,263
Okay,
I'm being serious, Pops.
Mm‐hmm.
420
00:16:12,263 --> 00:16:15,349
Alright, when I was younger, I
wanted to take down the system.
421
00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:18,144
But look at this, Pops.
Look what we have, huh?
422
00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:21,355
I have so much more
to lose.
423
00:16:21,355 --> 00:16:23,316
Damn it.
424
00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,067
Maybe I am "The Man."
425
00:16:25,067 --> 00:16:27,195
Oh, please!
426
00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:29,989
A White man still signs
your paycheck.
427
00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:31,949
You are not "The Man."
428
00:16:31,949 --> 00:16:37,079
Look, y'all.
We all know change comes slowly.
429
00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:38,831
And when you've
been disappointed
430
00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,499
over and over again,
431
00:16:40,499 --> 00:16:42,793
it's hard to have faith
to keep fighting.
432
00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:43,794
Yeah.
Yeah.
433
00:16:43,794 --> 00:16:45,087
Maybe you're right.
434
00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:46,839
Junior's generation
just hasn't had the football
435
00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,299
yanked out
from under them yet.
436
00:16:48,299 --> 00:16:51,135
Maybe it'll be different
for them.
437
00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:52,345
Who knows?
438
00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:54,555
But you?
[ Chuckles ]
439
00:16:54,555 --> 00:16:57,266
You thought you were "The Man"?
[ Laughs ]
440
00:16:57,266 --> 00:16:59,352
Lord.
441
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:01,604
You're not even "The Man"
in this house.
442
00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:08,986
Hey, do you have a charger?
I'm running out of juice.
443
00:17:08,986 --> 00:17:10,321
[ TV turns off ]
444
00:17:10,321 --> 00:17:11,530
Did you run
your battery down
445
00:17:11,530 --> 00:17:13,199
ignoring my phone calls
and texts
446
00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:14,951
while you were hanging out
with Jeremy?
447
00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:16,994
Man, Jeremy ended up
being so lame.
448
00:17:16,994 --> 00:17:19,163
I eventually had to bully him
into buying me stuff.
449
00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:21,624
Oh, thank God!
450
00:17:21,624 --> 00:17:24,001
I can't believe Jeremy
could be so corny.
451
00:17:24,001 --> 00:17:25,795
What a waste
of such good eyebrows.
452
00:17:25,795 --> 00:17:27,380
I mean,
he let his friend drive
453
00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:29,632
so he can play "Where Is
the Love" by the B. E. P. s
454
00:17:29,632 --> 00:17:32,802
on his guitar while it was
already playing on the radio.
455
00:17:32,802 --> 00:17:34,303
No way.
Yes way.
456
00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:37,098
What's worse is the only reason
there wasn't room in the car
457
00:17:37,098 --> 00:17:39,267
is because he puts a seat belt
on his guitar
458
00:17:39,267 --> 00:17:40,726
in the middle seat.
459
00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:42,728
That guy
is not a tree yet.
460
00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:45,731
[ Sighs ] He's just a twig
with a driver's license.
461
00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:46,816
Wow.
462
00:17:46,816 --> 00:17:47,817
What?
463
00:17:47,817 --> 00:17:49,068
Oh, nothing, nothing.
464
00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,070
Hey, do you want to hang out
and watch "sMothered"?
465
00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:53,739
It's like Mom and Junior
have their own TV show.
466
00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,450
Let's do it.
Alright.
467
00:17:56,450 --> 00:17:57,660
[ Cellphone chimes ]
468
00:17:57,660 --> 00:17:59,245
Oh, it's Jason,
469
00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,789
one of the guys that rode
with us in Jeremy's car.
470
00:18:01,789 --> 00:18:04,625
Hmm.
Oh, I can't believe he added me
to the group chat!
471
00:18:04,625 --> 00:18:07,795
Oh, no.
What do I say?
472
00:18:07,795 --> 00:18:10,256
I cannot play myself.
I have to get this right.
473
00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:13,718
The wrong string of emojis
could be death by firing squad.
474
00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:16,053
[ Breathing deeply ]
Ooh, okay, um...
475
00:18:16,053 --> 00:18:18,306
I have to focus.
Uh, rain check?
476
00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:20,933
[ Sighs ]
477
00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:23,102
Oh, don't worry.
478
00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:25,396
Your time will come,
little one.
479
00:18:25,396 --> 00:18:29,609
Once you're a senior
and grow into those feet,
480
00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:32,570
the world
will be your oyster.
481
00:18:32,570 --> 00:18:34,196
Come here.
482
00:18:34,196 --> 00:18:35,823
[ Chuckles ]
483
00:18:35,823 --> 00:18:38,951
Oh.
484
00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,829
Okay, uh...
485
00:18:41,829 --> 00:18:45,750
You'll get there faster
if you shower more.
486
00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:47,627
Yeah?
[ Sniffs ]
487
00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:48,711
Damn.
488
00:18:48,711 --> 00:18:50,963
Dad, you left
way too soon!
489
00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:53,716
No, son,
I left right on time.
490
00:18:53,716 --> 00:18:55,593
Tonight
was something else.
491
00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:57,094
Oh, I know.
492
00:18:57,094 --> 00:19:00,097
Being in a crowd
of thousands of all ages,
493
00:19:00,097 --> 00:19:02,058
of all races
with different backgrounds
494
00:19:02,058 --> 00:19:06,145
with one common goal,
it was so powerful.
495
00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:11,025
Okay, son. You ‐‐ You do know
I felt that way before, too.
496
00:19:11,025 --> 00:19:13,694
You know, the ‐‐
the truth is,
497
00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:15,655
you guys are moving
a little fast for me.
498
00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:18,157
But just know
the work I've done
499
00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:21,160
is just as important
as the work you'll do.
500
00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,287
You know, we'll never
make real progress
501
00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:25,748
unless we work together.
502
00:19:25,748 --> 00:19:27,249
You're right.
503
00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,835
You know, Dad,
I've been thinking
504
00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:32,046
about what you want to do
with Black‐owned businesses,
505
00:19:32,046 --> 00:19:35,633
and I think
it's a great idea.
506
00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:36,842
Thank you, son.
507
00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:40,137
You know, I can't take
all the credit for it.
508
00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:42,890
You know, as much as I was
trying to make a difference,
509
00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:44,517
I was also trying
to make it easier
510
00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:46,268
to get
that good barbecue.
511
00:19:46,268 --> 00:19:47,645
You know, Dad, not only
512
00:19:47,645 --> 00:19:50,189
did you miss the real turn‐up
by leaving,
513
00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:53,818
you also missed some
pretty unbelievable moments.
514
00:19:53,818 --> 00:19:55,319
Wow.
515
00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:57,405
Wow, what you got there?
516
00:19:57,405 --> 00:19:59,240
Progress.
517
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:03,661
♪ I just wanna live ♪
518
00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:09,208
♪ God protect me ♪
519
00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:15,047
♪ I'm a young Black man ♪
520
00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:18,134
♪ Doing all that I can ♪
521
00:20:18,134 --> 00:20:22,054
♪ I just wanna live ♪
522
00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:26,183
♪ God protect me ♪
523
00:20:26,183 --> 00:20:29,520
♪ Just stay right by my side ♪
524
00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:33,858
♪ I just wanna live ♪
525
00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:41,115
Come on, Dad, your voice
could have a real impact.
526
00:20:41,115 --> 00:20:42,158
Dre: I don't ‐‐
I don't know if you guys
527
00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:43,492
want to hear from
an old man like me.
528
00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:45,995
Please, Mr. Johnson,
you're our griot.
529
00:20:45,995 --> 00:20:47,413
Share your knowledge.
530
00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:48,539
I don't know about this.
531
00:20:48,539 --> 00:20:51,459
Uh, just try it once
and see how it feels.
532
00:20:51,459 --> 00:20:53,043
[ Cellphone beeps ]
Action.
533
00:20:53,043 --> 00:20:55,087
Howard is in D. C.
534
00:20:55,087 --> 00:21:00,009
That helped me see
the government can't see me.
535
00:21:00,009 --> 00:21:03,929
Now I scream about cars
and bars and wars,
536
00:21:03,929 --> 00:21:05,890
standing in my drawers.
537
00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:09,852
Oh, Lord, You delivered us
from the back of the bus ‐‐
538
00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,896
Sushi's here.
Whoo! Did you get
the ponzu sauce?
539
00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:13,063
I think you got it.
540
00:21:13,063 --> 00:21:15,149
[ Snapping fingers ]
[ Cellphone beeps ]
541
00:21:15,149 --> 00:21:17,026
I know you're probably
not gonna agree with me,
542
00:21:17,026 --> 00:21:18,319
but that was fire.
543
00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:19,320
[ Chuckles ]
544
00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:20,654
[ Groans ]
545
00:21:20,654 --> 00:21:22,490
Post. Dang.