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Dre: Considering everything
this country has done

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to keep Black people down,
our firsts are monumental.

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Who was the first White
Major League baseball player?

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No one knows.

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[ Bat hits ball, crowd cheers ]
You just know Jackie Robinson.

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First person to win an Oscar?
No one cares.

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But we all know
the first Black woman

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to win a Best Actress statue
was Halle Berry.

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[ Cheers and applause ]
Ask that handsy fool
from "The Pianist."

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And who can forget
the first Black James Bond?

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Idris Elba.
[ Gunshot ]

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That one hasn't happened yet,

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but I'm putting it out there
so it does.

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These firsts
are a bittersweet testament

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to obstacles overcome.

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That's why to this day,

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every Black first
is cause for celebration.

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So please,
give a round of applause

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for the latest addition to
The Museum of Black Firsts,

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and also the finest ‐‐
sorry, Halle Berry ‐‐

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Pacific General Hospital's
first Black female partner,

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Dr. Rainbow Johnson!

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[ Applause ]

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Thank you.

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Oh.
Thank you, everybody.

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I am partner.

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This is going on
my stories.

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Dr. Johnson,
you are goals.

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Oh, thank you,
Dr. Westbrook.
[ Laughs ]

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I am goals.
Mm‐hmm.

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Being goals has always been
my goal. [ Laughs ]

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Rainbow: Hey, hey.

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[ Singsong voice ]
I'm a partner.

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I'm a partner.

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Oh,
this is perfect.

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I'm doing
a school photography project

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on Black excellence.
Oh!

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Well, I‐I'll give you
this photo.

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No, no, Mom,
I need to take it.

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Come on, think.

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Mm.

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Okay.
Oh, look at that.

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My wife
is Black excellence.

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And to think,
the streets thought

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that Shonda Rhimes
invented Black lady doctors.

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Well, thank you,

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Mr. First Black VP
of Stevens & Lido.

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That is me.

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But it's not just about
being called first.

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It is important to me
to be in a position of power

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so that
I can blaze a trail

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for all of the other
Black women.

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I wish
I was a Black woman

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so that you could
blaze a trail for me, Mom.

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Oh, I wish that,
too, honey.

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But you know what?

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I am starting with Dr. Westbrook
in Neurology.

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She has sort of become my ‐‐
my little protégé.

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Wow, Mom.

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Just when I think I have reached
the peak of Pride Rock,

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you do something
to lift me up even higher.

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Like a beautiful Rafiki.

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So,
uh [clears throat]

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Dr. Westbrook has asked
to see me tomorrow.

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And...I think
it's because she knows

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that I'm partner now

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and I have the juice
to make things happen.

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You got
the juice now, Bow.

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Yeah, Mom is the juiciest.
[ Chuckles ]

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Maybe you shouldn't say things
like that about your mama.

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♪♪

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Charlie: Should I send
Bow's gift to the house

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or to her new
sexy partner office?

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I wanna make sure
she gets

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my Edible Entanglement
Arrangement.

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How did you know
that Bow made partner?

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She blocked you
on Instagram.

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Oh, Dre, you basic,
basic bitch.

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It's all about
the Finstagram.

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You know
who's not being blocked?

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Hm?
My Milli Vanilli Stans
account.

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Okay,
look here, Charlie.

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While you're out here,
committing the IG fraud,

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Bow and I
are out making moves.

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You can call us
Melo and Dame D. O. L. L. A.,

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because we are
blazing trails.

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Bow is definitely
blazing trails.
Mm‐hmm.

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You're kind of out there
with a Zippo lighter

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warming up
your hands.
I'm sorry.

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Are you saying that I'm not here
boosting brothers?

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Name one thing you done to bring
up a Black man around here.

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I hired you, Charlie.

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Correction ‐‐ I won this job
fair and square

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in a barefoot race
with you.

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What about my assistant,
Curtis?

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He quit a year ago.

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And his last words
to you was,

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"Don't forget that
letter of recommendation."

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What about the brother
in the mailroom?

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Maurice?
Yes.

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Stevens hired him
after he hit him with his car.

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So even Stevens is bringing up
more brothers than you.

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Okay, Charlie, why are you
coming for me, man?

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It's not like you're doing
any better.

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[ Chuckling ]
Au contraire.

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I've been a member
of Black Ad Men, or BlAd Men,

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for six years.

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We organize professional
networking events and mixers,

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not to mention
community outreach.

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You have to be kidding.

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Shaping a Black man's future
is nothing to joke about, Dre.

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You just don't become

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Nubian Gold Texturizing Crème
2019 Community King

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without
taking it serious.

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♪♪

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Okay,
you know what, Charlie?

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You may have your little group,
but I have real power.

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Watch this.
Stevens!

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Yeah?

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You know,
I think it's time that we hire

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another Black ad exec‐‐

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Absolutely!
You know what?

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A‐As soon
and as publicly as possible.

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Because between
you guys,

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I am in
a little bit of hot water

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with the P. O. C. s
because I...

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well, just to be honest,
I‐I‐I ran over another one.

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Ooh.
That is yummy.

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Just like that,
Dre is back in the game.

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Jack:
Oh, yeah. That's it.

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That's it.
Pretend I'm not even here.

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Girl, I can't get enough
of your picture

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up on
the hospital partners wall.
♪ Hey, hey ♪

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You better be feeling yourself
right now.
[ Laughs ]

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Knowing that my work is gonna
make a difference for you

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is what
makes it worth it.

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Mm.
You're gonna be
the second

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Black female partner
in this hospital.

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I mean, look,
it's not first, alright,

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but second ‐‐ Huh? ‐‐
that's pretty good.

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[ Laughs ]

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We are gonna take
this place over together.

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Together?

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Yeah,
I got a seat at the table

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and now I've been
saving one for you.

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Bow. Bow.

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Yeah.
Listen.

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This is
so awesome for you.

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I know!
Isn't it so exciting?

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I don't want to take away
from your moment.

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But I'm not interested
in becoming a partner.

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Wait. What?
I don't understand.

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You said
that I was goals.

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You are goals.
Okay.

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Just not my goals.

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I should have been
more specific.

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Uh, look, I've been watching you
on this journey

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and it's gonna be a no
for me.

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Congratulations again,
girl.

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[ Chuckles ]

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But I‐I was ‐‐
I was doing this for us!

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I don't like
anybody else here!

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[ Camera shutter clicking ]

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Okay. Okay.

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Say,
"Black excellence"!

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Can you believe
that Crystal

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has been thinking about this
for a long time?

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How am I supposed to
make a difference

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in the lives
of Black women

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when the woman
that I am mentoring

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doesn't want to follow
in my footsteps?

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I'll follow in your footsteps,
Mom. Just hand me your shoes.

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I‐I know you're trying, sweetie.
But just let her talk.

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Do you know that she wants
to move hospitals ‐‐ Mm‐hmm ‐‐

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so that she can be near
her aging mom?

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How do you think
that makes me feel?

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Huh?

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I have been tolerating
these White doctors

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calling me "Dr. Girl"
for all those years ‐‐ What?
Okay.

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So she can just
kick back

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and watch "Judge Judy"
with her mom?

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Oh, really?

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What was
all of this for?

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Okay, babe,
maybe you just need

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to re‐up
your game plan.
Oh, come on.

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Yeah.

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Like today,
I heard this inspiring story

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about a guy
who had been sleeping on

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helping brothers
at work.

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But you can't fault him,
you know,

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his life is probably full,
got a big family, you know,

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and him starting the
second season of "The Sopranos."

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You know,
but he recommitted himself

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to helping
those brothers.

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And because of that,

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Stevens & Lido is now hiring
a new Black ad exec.

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Mm‐hmm.

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Dad, was that story
about you?

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No, I'm pretty sure
it was about Curtis.

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But he did that.

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And you can,
too, babe.

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Maybe you're right.

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Mm‐hmm.
Yeah.

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Because you know what?

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No one knows
how hard it is

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for a Black woman in medicine
like I do,

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and because of that,
I am not gonna give up.

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That's my wife.

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I am proud of you,
baby.
Aww!

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Proud
of our baby, too.

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Aww!

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Hey,
are you cool with this?

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Huh?

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Uh, I‐I'm sorry.
I'm just...
Yeah, sorry.

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It's okay.
...looking at Psych
grad schools.

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And there are just
so many things to consider.

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Hmm.
I don't know how you did it,
Dr. Johnson.

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Well, listen,
sweetheart,

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they are gonna pressure you
to go with the big‐name school,

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but that's not
what it's all about.

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You want
to find a place

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that has a culture
that you can thrive in.

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Let me see this.

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Ooh, well,
you might not want

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to pick a school
in the Caribbean.
Oh.

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You know, if you can get a tan
in the classroom,

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you ain't gonna
get a job.

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Oh, wow.
Mm‐hmm.

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Well,
that's super helpful.

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Yeah.
You see that,
babe?

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One mentee
walks out the door,

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and another one
climbs through the window.

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Mm‐hmm.

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Look at you two bonding.

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Huh.
Might have to up

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that Valentine's reservation
to three, right?

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Rainbow:
Aww, sweetheart.

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Son, when are you gonna stop
flirting with my wife?

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I helped Bow get back on track,
but now it was my turn.

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They say you can judge an adman
by the width of his Rolodex,

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and mine was so thick that
Drake was sliding into its DMs.

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Hey, Virgil!

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I have a job opportunity
for you...

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Oh, you're out of
the advertising business now?

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Hey.
Is this Urbana Creative Agency?

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Folded?

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It's Dre.

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Okay, well, if I need a manny,
I know who to call.

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But I won't.

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Yeah. May I speak
with Damian Horford, please?

251
00:08:34,549 --> 00:08:35,967
He moved on?

252
00:08:35,967 --> 00:08:37,552
Okay, well,
do you have his number?

253
00:08:37,552 --> 00:08:41,180
Oh...he's dead.

254
00:08:41,180 --> 00:08:43,308
Hm.

255
00:08:43,308 --> 00:08:45,560
[ Gasps ]
What about you, are you Black?

256
00:08:45,560 --> 00:08:46,436
[ Dial tone ]

257
00:08:46,436 --> 00:08:48,062
[ Sighs ]

258
00:08:48,062 --> 00:08:49,647
Man, why the hell

259
00:08:49,647 --> 00:08:51,107
are we always out of
Hot Cheddar Puffs?

260
00:08:52,650 --> 00:08:54,777
I have
no knowledge of that.

261
00:08:54,777 --> 00:08:57,071
You know, I'm ‐‐ I'm ‐‐
I'm sorry, Charlie, man.

262
00:08:57,071 --> 00:08:59,908
I'm ‐‐ I'm just having
a Black identity crisis.

263
00:08:59,908 --> 00:09:01,200
Oh,
I hate when them come.

264
00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,828
Man, I've called
15 Black ad execs

265
00:09:03,828 --> 00:09:05,830
and all of them are either
now retired,

266
00:09:05,830 --> 00:09:07,582
out of the business,
or dead.

267
00:09:07,582 --> 00:09:09,042
Hmm.

268
00:09:09,042 --> 00:09:10,460
It's kind of hard
to come back from the dead.

269
00:09:10,460 --> 00:09:12,170
But not impossible.

270
00:09:12,170 --> 00:09:13,922
If you don't mind
driving to Arleta,

271
00:09:13,922 --> 00:09:15,882
I happen to know
a reputable necromancer.

272
00:09:15,882 --> 00:09:17,216
Oh, wait a minute.
Does he still work there?

273
00:09:17,216 --> 00:09:18,343
I think he's there.

274
00:09:18,343 --> 00:09:20,428
I‐I think
he still works there.

275
00:09:20,428 --> 00:09:23,389
I can't believe
that I've fallen this hard, man.

276
00:09:23,389 --> 00:09:25,433
I used to have
my fingers on the pulse,

277
00:09:25,433 --> 00:09:26,935
and now I can't even
get one person

278
00:09:26,935 --> 00:09:28,394
to line up
for an interview.

279
00:09:28,394 --> 00:09:31,272
You know who has all 10 fingers
on the Black pulse?

280
00:09:31,272 --> 00:09:32,357
Charlie.

281
00:09:32,357 --> 00:09:34,609
Let Brother Telphy
help you out, Dre.

282
00:09:34,609 --> 00:09:35,902
My man
Darren T. Gibson ‐‐

283
00:09:35,902 --> 00:09:37,737
he's a great guy,
more than qualified.

284
00:09:37,737 --> 00:09:39,405
He can be here
this afternoon.

285
00:09:39,405 --> 00:09:41,407
Hey, I‐I'd love
to meet your guy, Charlie.

286
00:09:41,407 --> 00:09:43,242
This is what I do,
baby.

287
00:09:43,242 --> 00:09:44,869
♪♪

288
00:09:44,869 --> 00:09:47,413
I‐It's all good.
It's seeped in my pores.

289
00:09:47,413 --> 00:09:50,416
♪♪

290
00:09:50,416 --> 00:09:52,418
Oh, I'm so glad
he didn't touch 'em.

291
00:09:52,418 --> 00:09:56,381
♪♪

292
00:09:56,381 --> 00:09:59,008
I'm so grateful
that you have time to talk.

293
00:09:59,008 --> 00:10:00,635
Oh, gosh.
Planning for my future

294
00:10:00,635 --> 00:10:02,220
is really,
really daunting.

295
00:10:02,220 --> 00:10:03,596
I get it.

296
00:10:03,596 --> 00:10:06,182
God, I wish I had someone
I could have gotten advice from

297
00:10:06,182 --> 00:10:07,600
when I was in
your shoes.

298
00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,143
Mm‐hmm.
Oh,
speaking of shoes.

299
00:10:09,143 --> 00:10:12,855
You should get yourself
some golf spikes.

300
00:10:12,855 --> 00:10:14,482
Okay.

301
00:10:14,482 --> 00:10:15,817
I didn't know I was talking to
Miss Tigress Woods here.

302
00:10:15,817 --> 00:10:17,443
Junior never mentioned
you like golf.

303
00:10:17,443 --> 00:10:18,903
Oh, I don't like golf
at all.

304
00:10:18,903 --> 00:10:19,904
Oh.
Not at all.

305
00:10:19,904 --> 00:10:21,614
Not the bugs,
not the skorts,

306
00:10:21,614 --> 00:10:24,325
not the people asking me
which NBA player's wife I am.

307
00:10:24,325 --> 00:10:26,244
But I had to learn
when I was in med school

308
00:10:26,244 --> 00:10:28,538
so that I could
get into my professors'

309
00:10:28,538 --> 00:10:29,831
"Good Old Boys Club."

310
00:10:29,831 --> 00:10:31,416
Mm.
That was the only way
to have access

311
00:10:31,416 --> 00:10:33,251
to the big surgeries.
Mm.

312
00:10:33,251 --> 00:10:36,045
So you got to make
their interests your interests.

313
00:10:36,045 --> 00:10:37,255
Okay.
Makes sense.
Mm‐hmm.

314
00:10:37,255 --> 00:10:39,215
Also, you need to make sure
that your penmanship

315
00:10:39,215 --> 00:10:41,217
and your grammar
are on point.

316
00:10:41,217 --> 00:10:43,052
They really care
about that?
Yes.

317
00:10:43,052 --> 00:10:44,345
When I was
in residency...

318
00:10:44,345 --> 00:10:45,805
Mm‐hmm.

319
00:10:45,805 --> 00:10:49,225
...I misspelled
Neuroleptanalgesia on a chart

320
00:10:49,225 --> 00:10:51,185
and a doctor
said to me,

321
00:10:51,185 --> 00:10:54,313
"[ Chuckles ]
We don't speak 'Ebonics' here."

322
00:10:54,313 --> 00:10:55,565
[ Laughs ]

323
00:10:55,565 --> 00:10:57,608
Needless to say, I never
misspelled that word again.

324
00:10:57,608 --> 00:10:59,152
Like, never.
[ Laughs ]

325
00:10:59,152 --> 00:11:01,863
Oh, here's something
really sweet and lovely

326
00:11:01,863 --> 00:11:02,905
that you can do.

327
00:11:02,905 --> 00:11:04,198
Okay.

328
00:11:04,198 --> 00:11:05,700
On your first day
of grad school,

329
00:11:05,700 --> 00:11:07,035
write yourself a letter

330
00:11:07,035 --> 00:11:08,953
about why you decided
to get into medicine.

331
00:11:08,953 --> 00:11:11,414
It'll be like your
"Keep Going!" letter.

332
00:11:12,915 --> 00:11:14,417
W‐Well,
there were times

333
00:11:14,417 --> 00:11:15,710
where you felt like
you couldn't keep going?

334
00:11:15,710 --> 00:11:17,920
Oh, my God, yes.
Wow.

335
00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,089
[ Chuckling ]
All the time.

336
00:11:20,089 --> 00:11:22,425
I just kept my head down
and did my work,

337
00:11:22,425 --> 00:11:23,843
and I read that letter
every day.

338
00:11:23,843 --> 00:11:25,261
And sometimes there were
so many tears on it

339
00:11:25,261 --> 00:11:26,387
that I'd have to
rewrite it,

340
00:11:26,387 --> 00:11:28,639
but at that point,
I knew it by heart.

341
00:11:28,639 --> 00:11:31,267
God.
I still remember it.

342
00:11:31,267 --> 00:11:32,518
Hm.

343
00:11:32,518 --> 00:11:37,273
"Dear Rainbow,
you are a strong queen

344
00:11:37,273 --> 00:11:39,650
who has dedicated your life
to helping others.

345
00:11:39,650 --> 00:11:43,613
And when no one else loves you,
I love you.

346
00:11:43,613 --> 00:11:46,991
So in the words
of Harriet Tubman,

347
00:11:46,991 --> 00:11:50,328
'If you hear the dogs,
keep going.

348
00:11:50,328 --> 00:11:55,458
If you see the torches
in the woods, keep going...'"

349
00:11:55,458 --> 00:11:57,043
Isn't that lovely?

350
00:11:57,043 --> 00:11:59,837
Uh...whew!

351
00:11:59,837 --> 00:12:01,297
It's something.
Right?

352
00:12:01,297 --> 00:12:03,216
Uh‐huh.

353
00:12:03,216 --> 00:12:07,470
So I was interviewing Charlie's
BlAd boy Darren T. Gibson,

354
00:12:07,470 --> 00:12:09,222
and I figured I'd give Stevens

355
00:12:09,222 --> 00:12:11,349
a courtesy heads‐up
about the meeting.

356
00:12:11,349 --> 00:12:13,017
Actually,
I've met Darren before.

357
00:12:13,017 --> 00:12:14,477
We were on
a Men in Advertising panel

358
00:12:14,477 --> 00:12:15,561
a couple years back.

359
00:12:15,561 --> 00:12:17,021
Really?
Yeah.

360
00:12:17,021 --> 00:12:20,149
I found him, um,
kind of difficult.

361
00:12:20,149 --> 00:12:22,819
But, okay, it's, uh,
your pick, your judgment.

362
00:12:22,819 --> 00:12:24,028
I trust you.

363
00:12:24,028 --> 00:12:26,864
Difficult?

364
00:12:26,864 --> 00:12:28,616
Huh.

365
00:12:28,616 --> 00:12:31,244
Darren.

366
00:12:31,244 --> 00:12:32,954
Right now I'm a VP
at Essence Nation,

367
00:12:32,954 --> 00:12:34,539
leading some
really exciting campaigns.

368
00:12:34,539 --> 00:12:35,665
Yeah, that's cool.

369
00:12:35,665 --> 00:12:37,041
But I also see here

370
00:12:37,041 --> 00:12:40,419
that you only spent five months
at Chiat/Day.

371
00:12:40,419 --> 00:12:42,213
What happened here?

372
00:12:42,213 --> 00:12:43,506
Essence Nation
was closer to home.

373
00:12:43,506 --> 00:12:45,049
My wife ‐‐
she just had a baby,

374
00:12:45,049 --> 00:12:47,718
so it was a blessing being able
to cut that commute down.

375
00:12:47,718 --> 00:12:49,220
Yeah, but still...

376
00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:51,389
I'm surprised that you would
leave one of the big dogs

377
00:12:51,389 --> 00:12:53,391
to go to a small firm.

378
00:12:53,391 --> 00:12:55,226
You know how it is for us
at those big firms,

379
00:12:55,226 --> 00:12:56,602
it's not always better.

380
00:12:56,602 --> 00:12:58,896
But at Essence Nation,
I'm working on campaigns

381
00:12:58,896 --> 00:13:00,606
on a level
I had never done before.

382
00:13:00,606 --> 00:13:03,818
Well, what are we talking,
gas station ads?

383
00:13:03,818 --> 00:13:06,737
Actually, it was
the Kaiser Permanente campaign

384
00:13:06,737 --> 00:13:07,947
with Regina King.

385
00:13:07,947 --> 00:13:08,948
You did that?
[ Chuckles ]

386
00:13:08,948 --> 00:13:10,491
Hey,
how did I not know that?

387
00:13:10,491 --> 00:13:12,994
Man, you are the reason
that I'm drinking more water.

388
00:13:12,994 --> 00:13:14,871
Ah, you know, there's ‐‐
there's a lot of campaigns.

389
00:13:14,871 --> 00:13:15,997
Hard to keep track
of them all.

390
00:13:15,997 --> 00:13:17,081
No, I should know

391
00:13:17,081 --> 00:13:19,041
what my fellow
Black ad execs are doing.

392
00:13:19,041 --> 00:13:21,794
You know,
what is happening to me?

393
00:13:21,794 --> 00:13:23,588
You know, one ding on you
from the White man

394
00:13:23,588 --> 00:13:25,840
and I was convinced that
I shouldn't give you this job.

395
00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,592
Hell, you were here
15 minutes early

396
00:13:27,592 --> 00:13:29,844
and I judged you for having
that kind of free time.

397
00:13:29,844 --> 00:13:30,845
Excuse me?

398
00:13:30,845 --> 00:13:32,180
I was
scrutinizing you more

399
00:13:32,180 --> 00:13:34,515
because I assumed
you only did commercials

400
00:13:34,515 --> 00:13:36,225
where they rap
about McNuggets.

401
00:13:36,225 --> 00:13:38,728
It's no wonder I don't know
any Black execs,

402
00:13:38,728 --> 00:13:40,646
hell, I'm too busy
second‐guessing

403
00:13:40,646 --> 00:13:42,023
whether they deserve
to be here.

404
00:13:42,023 --> 00:13:43,649
You know what?

405
00:13:43,649 --> 00:13:45,026
That's gonna stop today.

406
00:13:45,026 --> 00:13:47,904
Brother,
this job is yours.

407
00:13:47,904 --> 00:13:50,239
I would love to have you
on the team.

408
00:13:50,239 --> 00:13:52,283
Actually...

409
00:13:52,283 --> 00:13:54,619
I think I'm gonna stay
at the rapping nugget place,

410
00:13:54,619 --> 00:13:55,828
but thank you.

411
00:13:55,828 --> 00:13:57,622
Oh, hey, hey, Darren.

412
00:13:57,622 --> 00:13:59,707
Wait.
Wait a minute, bro.

413
00:13:59,707 --> 00:14:02,877
Do you know what four brothers
could do at this place?

414
00:14:02,877 --> 00:14:04,211
[ Camera shutter clicks ]

415
00:14:04,211 --> 00:14:05,796
Ooh.

416
00:14:05,796 --> 00:14:08,925
I probably shouldn't have
been in here for that. Ah.

417
00:14:08,925 --> 00:14:11,802
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
While I was letting
a Black protégé

418
00:14:11,802 --> 00:14:14,263
slip through my fingers at work
like sand,

419
00:14:14,263 --> 00:14:18,059
Bow was trying to pressure one
into a doctor diamond.

420
00:14:18,059 --> 00:14:20,394
I found the letter
that I was telling you about.

421
00:14:20,394 --> 00:14:21,812
That's it.

422
00:14:21,812 --> 00:14:24,273
And, also, I remembered
another med school story

423
00:14:24,273 --> 00:14:25,358
about perseverance.

424
00:14:25,358 --> 00:14:26,984
It was my birthday

425
00:14:26,984 --> 00:14:30,154
and the chief resident
had just told me

426
00:14:30,154 --> 00:14:33,532
that my gorgeous braids
were unprofessional and they ‐‐

427
00:14:33,532 --> 00:14:35,576
Okay, Dr. Johnson,
can we have a heart to heart?

428
00:14:35,576 --> 00:14:37,078
Ooh.
Ah, yes, please.

429
00:14:37,078 --> 00:14:39,246
You're telling me
all these stories

430
00:14:39,246 --> 00:14:40,915
like they're funny,
fond memories...

431
00:14:40,915 --> 00:14:42,667
Uh‐huh.
...but they're horrible.

432
00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:44,627
Oh, no.

433
00:14:44,627 --> 00:14:45,711
No. It's just
from a different time.

434
00:14:45,711 --> 00:14:47,046
You don't get it.

435
00:14:47,046 --> 00:14:50,633
That is textbook minimizing,
Dr. Johnson.

436
00:14:50,633 --> 00:14:52,969
You needed
that defense mechanism

437
00:14:52,969 --> 00:14:55,179
to get you through
years of abuse.

438
00:14:55,179 --> 00:14:56,222
Abu‐‐

439
00:14:56,222 --> 00:14:59,892
[ Laughing ]
This was not abuse.

440
00:14:59,892 --> 00:15:01,978
It was
character‐building.

441
00:15:01,978 --> 00:15:05,106
It's why I'm the strong woman
that I am today.

442
00:15:05,106 --> 00:15:06,857
You shouldn't have to
beat a person down

443
00:15:06,857 --> 00:15:08,859
to make them strong.
W‐‐

444
00:15:08,859 --> 00:15:11,445
O‐On the other hand,
tough love works.

445
00:15:11,445 --> 00:15:13,614
[ Chuckling ] You know,
my dad has been rough on me

446
00:15:13,614 --> 00:15:14,824
and I'm great.

447
00:15:14,824 --> 00:15:16,117
Right?

448
00:15:16,117 --> 00:15:18,035
You've had to put up
with a lot of crap

449
00:15:18,035 --> 00:15:19,537
to get to where you are,
Dr. Johnson...

450
00:15:19,537 --> 00:15:21,330
Yeah.

451
00:15:21,330 --> 00:15:22,540
...but you shouldn't have
had to.

452
00:15:22,540 --> 00:15:24,417
Come on.

453
00:15:24,417 --> 00:15:27,211
If I hadn't,
then it would have been worse

454
00:15:27,211 --> 00:15:29,422
for all of the Black women
that came behind me.

455
00:15:29,422 --> 00:15:31,757
Don't you ever wonder
who you could have been

456
00:15:31,757 --> 00:15:34,343
if you didn't have to also
fight this other fight?

457
00:15:34,343 --> 00:15:36,595
No, they were just
trying to ‐‐
Dr. Johnson.

458
00:15:36,595 --> 00:15:38,597
Okay, if the ‐‐
Rainbow.

459
00:15:38,597 --> 00:15:41,017
Okay. [ Chuckles ]

460
00:15:44,437 --> 00:15:47,023
Oh.

461
00:15:47,023 --> 00:15:49,817
[ Sighs ]

462
00:15:49,817 --> 00:15:52,445
Oh, my God.

463
00:15:52,445 --> 00:15:53,446
[ Oven timer dinging ]

464
00:15:53,446 --> 00:15:54,739
Oooh, the pizza rolls
are ready!

465
00:15:54,739 --> 00:15:57,408
Why did you do that?

466
00:15:57,408 --> 00:15:59,618
You could have been
her favorite daughter.

467
00:15:59,618 --> 00:16:01,120
No, no, no,
it's ‐‐ it's okay.

468
00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,622
I'll just ‐‐ I'm gonna ‐‐
I'm gonna read my letter.

469
00:16:03,622 --> 00:16:04,373
Okay. [ Chuckles ]

470
00:16:04,373 --> 00:16:05,624
Yes.

471
00:16:05,624 --> 00:16:08,169
[ Breathing shakily ]

472
00:16:08,169 --> 00:16:10,046
[ Whimpers ]

473
00:16:10,046 --> 00:16:12,048
Tears are coming.
I'm gonna ‐‐
Okay.

474
00:16:12,048 --> 00:16:13,674
[ Whimpers ]
You go ‐‐
Yeah, take ‐‐

475
00:16:13,674 --> 00:16:14,884
No, take ‐‐ Do you.

476
00:16:14,884 --> 00:16:15,760
Take your time.
[ Whimpers ]

477
00:16:18,929 --> 00:16:20,473
[ Sighs ]
Rainbow: Hi.

478
00:16:20,473 --> 00:16:22,600
Hey, babe.

479
00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,977
Did you know

480
00:16:24,977 --> 00:16:28,272
that when Jackie Robinson
retired from baseball,

481
00:16:28,272 --> 00:16:30,441
that it was only
6% Black?

482
00:16:30,441 --> 00:16:32,902
And that it's only
7% Black today.

483
00:16:32,902 --> 00:16:35,279
I thought
we blocked Wikipedia

484
00:16:35,279 --> 00:16:37,865
when Diane kept changing
Michael B. Jordan's page

485
00:16:37,865 --> 00:16:39,658
to "Married to
Diane Johnson."
Yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes.

486
00:16:39,658 --> 00:16:41,285
"Back off heifers."
I remember.

487
00:16:41,285 --> 00:16:42,661
Okay.
[ Clears throat ]

488
00:16:42,661 --> 00:16:46,624
Jackie Robinson died
at 54.

489
00:16:46,624 --> 00:16:48,459
I know.
And for what?

490
00:16:48,459 --> 00:16:50,544
So he could get a couple more
Black players in the league?

491
00:16:50,544 --> 00:16:53,380
Can you imagine
what he could have done, Dre,

492
00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:56,258
if he hadn't been so focused
on breaking barriers?

493
00:16:56,258 --> 00:16:59,470
Can you imagine
what I could've done?

494
00:16:59,470 --> 00:17:01,931
I could be Dr. Rainbow Johnson
Poet Laureate

495
00:17:01,931 --> 00:17:05,434
or Professor
of Chicano Studies.

496
00:17:05,434 --> 00:17:07,228
You know
how I love that.

497
00:17:08,771 --> 00:17:10,064
Well, I had the chance

498
00:17:10,064 --> 00:17:12,483
to give a qualified Black man
a job today,

499
00:17:12,483 --> 00:17:14,985
and I almost didn't
because Stevens made a face.

500
00:17:14,985 --> 00:17:16,362
Hmm?

501
00:17:16,362 --> 00:17:19,281
Babe, there's so few of us
at the table

502
00:17:19,281 --> 00:17:22,660
that I felt that I needed
a White co‐sign.

503
00:17:22,660 --> 00:17:24,161
That's how
the system is set up.

504
00:17:24,161 --> 00:17:25,746
You know, sometimes,
being the first ‐‐

505
00:17:25,746 --> 00:17:28,541
it feels like the weight of
the world is on our shoulders.

506
00:17:28,541 --> 00:17:30,000
Oh. It does.

507
00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:35,214
We're conditioned to work
10 times harder to succeed.

508
00:17:35,214 --> 00:17:39,301
But is it all worth it
for 6%?

509
00:17:39,301 --> 00:17:42,179
You know...
maybe Jackie Robinson

510
00:17:42,179 --> 00:17:45,015
only made baseball
a little Blacker...

511
00:17:45,015 --> 00:17:47,643
Mm.
...but his sacrifices
were felt

512
00:17:47,643 --> 00:17:49,812
throughout sports
and the world.

513
00:17:49,812 --> 00:17:51,021
Yeah.

514
00:17:51,021 --> 00:17:53,649
You know,
maybe a person's impact

515
00:17:53,649 --> 00:17:56,652
can't always be broken down
into numbers.

516
00:17:56,652 --> 00:17:59,029
Mm.
That's right.

517
00:17:59,029 --> 00:18:00,489
Mm‐hmm.

518
00:18:00,489 --> 00:18:02,241
Got to keep pushing.

519
00:18:02,241 --> 00:18:03,451
Yep.

520
00:18:03,451 --> 00:18:05,035
But I'm tired, though.

521
00:18:05,035 --> 00:18:07,955
Babe, well,
put the torch down.

522
00:18:07,955 --> 00:18:08,998
Alright?

523
00:18:08,998 --> 00:18:10,916
This burden
has to be shared,

524
00:18:10,916 --> 00:18:13,627
by your Black colleagues
and your White colleagues.

525
00:18:13,627 --> 00:18:15,421
You'll be able
to pick it up again,

526
00:18:15,421 --> 00:18:16,881
but let them
have a turn.

527
00:18:18,883 --> 00:18:20,384
Maybe you're right.

528
00:18:20,384 --> 00:18:22,386
Mm‐hmm.

529
00:18:22,386 --> 00:18:24,221
I'm not even sure

530
00:18:24,221 --> 00:18:26,307
I know how to put down the torch
at this point.

531
00:18:26,307 --> 00:18:27,641
Hey.

532
00:18:29,018 --> 00:18:31,437
There's a first time
for everything.

533
00:18:31,437 --> 00:18:32,521
Thanks, honey.

534
00:18:32,521 --> 00:18:33,898
You're welcome.

535
00:18:33,898 --> 00:18:36,734
Bow and I may have been down
for a minute,

536
00:18:36,734 --> 00:18:39,236
but we were never out.
[ Sighs ]

537
00:18:39,236 --> 00:18:41,071
Bow took the time
to think about it

538
00:18:41,071 --> 00:18:43,782
and realized
it shouldn't all be on her.

539
00:18:43,782 --> 00:18:45,034
Hey, Dr. Windsor.

540
00:18:45,034 --> 00:18:47,495
Diversity is a team sport.

541
00:18:47,495 --> 00:18:49,955
I'd love to talk to you
about the diversity initiative.

542
00:18:49,955 --> 00:18:50,956
Oh, yeah.

543
00:18:50,956 --> 00:18:52,416
I saw that
you were heading that up

544
00:18:52,416 --> 00:18:54,627
with, uh, Dr. Gutierrez
and Dr. Patel

545
00:18:54,627 --> 00:18:55,711
and Dr. Running Water,
right?

546
00:18:55,711 --> 00:18:57,463
Yeah,
I was heading that up.

547
00:18:57,463 --> 00:18:59,465
But [clicks tongue]
can't take that on right now.

548
00:18:59,465 --> 00:19:00,883
Oh.

549
00:19:00,883 --> 00:19:02,384
Well, I'm sure diversity
will be there for you

550
00:19:02,384 --> 00:19:03,844
when you're ready.
Oh, no, no,
no, no, no.

551
00:19:03,844 --> 00:19:06,388
I'm saying that other people
can lead the charge.

552
00:19:06,388 --> 00:19:09,058
You care
about diversity, right?

553
00:19:09,058 --> 00:19:10,226
Of course.
Yeah?

554
00:19:10,226 --> 00:19:11,685
Why?
What have you heard?

555
00:19:11,685 --> 00:19:13,312
Well, congratulations.

556
00:19:13,312 --> 00:19:14,313
Hm?

557
00:19:14,313 --> 00:19:16,815
You are the man for the job,
Dr. Windsor.

558
00:19:16,815 --> 00:19:18,901
Wait,
what are you doing?
I'm handing the torch over
to you.

559
00:19:18,901 --> 00:19:20,861
You can pass out
those fliers.

560
00:19:20,861 --> 00:19:23,864
And if I see them
in the garbage can,

561
00:19:23,864 --> 00:19:25,783
then I'm gonna
set your car on fire.

562
00:19:25,783 --> 00:19:27,409
[ Chuckles ]
[ Giggles ]

563
00:19:27,409 --> 00:19:28,786
Oh, my goodness.
[ Imitates
whooshing flames ]

564
00:19:28,786 --> 00:19:31,163
Really?
Yeah.

565
00:19:31,163 --> 00:19:34,041
For me, I made sure
my relationships

566
00:19:34,041 --> 00:19:36,168
with other Black admen
were good,

567
00:19:36,168 --> 00:19:37,711
starting with Darren.

568
00:19:37,711 --> 00:19:39,296
Look, man,
I appreciate the opportunity,

569
00:19:39,296 --> 00:19:41,757
I just ‐‐
I can't accept the job.

570
00:19:41,757 --> 00:19:43,384
Bro,
I'm not here to beg,

571
00:19:43,384 --> 00:19:44,843
I'm here to bond.

572
00:19:44,843 --> 00:19:48,264
Now, can a brother
be a BlAd Man?

573
00:19:48,264 --> 00:19:49,807
What is a BlAd Man?

574
00:19:49,807 --> 00:19:51,433
Your networking group,
man.

575
00:19:51,433 --> 00:19:52,601
Charlie told me
about it.

576
00:19:52,601 --> 00:19:54,061
[ Scoffs ]

577
00:19:54,061 --> 00:19:55,729
Man, that guy keeps trying
to change the name,

578
00:19:55,729 --> 00:19:56,939
but won't pay any dues.

579
00:19:56,939 --> 00:20:00,276
Ah.
Yeah, that is very Charlie.

580
00:20:00,276 --> 00:20:02,861
You know,
he owes me $3,000 for lunch.

581
00:20:02,861 --> 00:20:05,197
[ Both laugh ]

582
00:20:05,197 --> 00:20:07,283
Oh, man,
I wish Jack was here,

583
00:20:07,283 --> 00:20:09,577
because this is
Black excellence.

584
00:20:09,577 --> 00:20:11,537
♪♪

585
00:20:11,537 --> 00:20:13,205
[ Camera shutter clicks ]

586
00:20:13,205 --> 00:20:15,791
This...
is Black excellence.

587
00:20:15,791 --> 00:20:18,168
You bet
your Black ass it is.

588
00:20:18,168 --> 00:20:18,919
♪♪

589
00:20:21,566 --> 00:20:22,686
Junior: What do I do?

590
00:20:22,686 --> 00:20:26,065
She made my mom snap.
I have to do something.

591
00:20:26,065 --> 00:20:27,588
Olivia.

592
00:20:27,588 --> 00:20:28,798
Hm?
[ Television shuts off ]

593
00:20:28,798 --> 00:20:33,094
It, uh,
pains me to do this.

594
00:20:33,094 --> 00:20:34,637
You know
I wanted nothing more

595
00:20:34,637 --> 00:20:36,931
than for you and my mom
to be close.

596
00:20:36,931 --> 00:20:39,308
But we flew
too close to the sun.

597
00:20:39,308 --> 00:20:40,893
Boy, what are you
talking about?

598
00:20:40,893 --> 00:20:42,520
I think
we should break‐‐

599
00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,563
Just the lady
that I want to see.

600
00:20:44,563 --> 00:20:46,649
Dr. Johnson,

601
00:20:46,649 --> 00:20:49,276
I hope I wasn't being
too harsh on you yesterday.

602
00:20:49,276 --> 00:20:52,530
I can be sort of
a tough‐love kind of girl.

603
00:20:52,530 --> 00:20:53,906
Hmm.
You hear that, Mom?

604
00:20:53,906 --> 00:20:55,783
Tough love.
Mm‐hmm.

605
00:20:55,783 --> 00:20:57,284
Love. [ Chuckles ]
Mm‐hmm.

606
00:20:57,284 --> 00:21:00,788
Well, having a 20‐year‐old
psychoanalyze me

607
00:21:00,788 --> 00:21:02,790
was a tough pill
to swallow...

608
00:21:02,790 --> 00:21:04,333
but I'm grateful.

609
00:21:04,333 --> 00:21:05,960
I'm grateful
for your honesty,

610
00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,504
and I actually needed to hear
what you had to say.

611
00:21:08,504 --> 00:21:09,755
Oh, thank God.
Whoo!

612
00:21:09,755 --> 00:21:11,006
[ Laughs ]
Whoo!

613
00:21:11,006 --> 00:21:12,550
You guys
still like each other?

614
00:21:12,550 --> 00:21:14,135
Yeah.
What were you
gonna say?

615
00:21:14,135 --> 00:21:15,386
♪♪

616
00:21:15,386 --> 00:21:18,472
Doesn't matter, right?
[ Chuckles ]

617
00:21:18,472 --> 00:21:20,808
Just let me
enjoy this moment.