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For the month of February,
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America celebrates Black History Month
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with low interest rates
and no overdraft fees.
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Companies run ads dedicated to us.
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It's great while it lasts,
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but come the end of February,
it is over.
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How was school?
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A squirrel got into the gym,
so I'd say pretty good.
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Mm.
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Baby girl. What are you doing?
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Oh, well, Black History Month
is pretty much over,
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so Ms. Davis sent all our projects home.
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See you next year, Harriet.
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What the hell?!
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Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx
www.addic7ed.com
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Hey!
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You cannot toss Harriet Tubman
in the trash!
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Why not?
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Damn it, Jack! What are you doing?!
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Dad... Dad, it's fine!
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It's not Harriet Tubman.
It's Frederick Douglass.
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I believe what your dad is trying to say
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is that you shouldn't be
throwing these away at all.
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Ohhh! I get it.
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So... So we can use them next year
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when we do the same reports again.
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That's why you're the dad.
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What do you mean, the same reports?
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Does everyone just do
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Frederick Douglass
and Harriet Tubman every year?
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Yeah. Well, mostly everyone.
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Joshua Miller was supposed to do
George Washington Carver,
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but he has a horrible peanut allergy,
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so he switched back to Harriet.
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Mnh-mnh, mnh-mnh, mnh-mnh-mnh.
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Can you believe this?
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No, I can't.
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Joshua Miller... he gets
so much special treatment.
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Drives me nuts.
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No! I mean, this is
the same sort of crap
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they did when I went to school.
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The reason I went to Howard University
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was to get the full picture
of Black history.
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I get it.
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You know, I hoped that 30 years
would've made a difference,
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but, babe, our children are getting
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the same surface education.
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I know. I know.
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It is... frustrating.
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But, Dre, I mean...
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...Black History Month is almost over.
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There's only two more days.
What are you gonna do?
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You gonna go down there
and make a scene?
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Aah!
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Davis!
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Mr. Johnson.
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You are supposed to email me
before you come in.
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We had a deal.
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Yeah, and I thought we had a deal...
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I pay you, you educate my children.
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But after hearing about
your Black History Month lesson,
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you owe me a lot of change.
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I tried so hard this year.
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We studied Harriet Tubman, Dr. King,
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Frederick Douglass,
and George Washington Carver.
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But you didn't have to stop there.
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All right, there are a million people
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that you could have kept talking about.
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Hell, if you had just picked one person
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that Chadwick Boseman played,
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I would not be yelling at you,
despite our agreement...
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which I never signed, by the way.
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Well, tomorrow is
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our "Farewell to
Black History Month" assembly.
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Now, I was going to show
the PG parts of "Get Out,"
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but, hey, since you know so much
about this stuff,
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maybe you could come in
and teach the students
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about one more Black person
they should know.
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Ohhh, would you like me
to do that for you?
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I'd be so relieved
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if you took it off my plate.
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No!
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Do your job, Davis!
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Mr. Johnson.
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You're supposed to email
before you come.
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We had a deal.
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Which I never signed.
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But I was just leaving.
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W... Maybe you could
point me in the direction
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of a good Black person?
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Okay, let's unpack what you just said.
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What?
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You did a racism.
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Again?
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Uh-oh.
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Okay, Dre, what's wrong?
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My kids' teacher asked me to choose
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a new person to talk about
for Black History Month.
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Once again, the Black man
has to educate White people.
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Tell me about it.
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Most of them don't even know
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that Harriet Tubman invented the tub.
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That's why most Home Depot employees
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look so confused when you ask
to see the Harriets.
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Know what I'm talking about?
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You know what I'm talking about, right?
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- No.
- No.
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- No, I don't.
- No.
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You know what?
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So, I told her,
"No. It's your job, not mine."
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Good choice, Dre.
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Besides, the only thing you need to know
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about Black History Month
are the top four, right?
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Tubman, Carver, King, Sinbad.
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Sinbad's not on that list.
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Well, he should be, okay?
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'Cause he would lighten it up. Huh?
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You ever heard his routine
about riding the bus?
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It's hysterical.
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Mr. Stevens has a point.
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Black History Month is kind of a bummer.
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It's all slavery
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and people getting blasted
by fire hoses.
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Which is actually why
we gave you the shortest month.
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Nobody "gave" us the shortest month.
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In the 1920s, a Black historian
by the name of Carter G. Woodson
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chose February because it coincided
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with Abraham Lincoln and
Frederick Douglass' birthday.
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The original focus
of Black History Month
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was not slavery
or civil rights, all right?
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It was created to illustrate our
contribution to American life
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and celebrate Black excellence.
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Well, hearing that
actually kind of makes me want
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to know more about Black history.
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Like double-dutch.
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What is the deal with that?
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Counterpoint...
most people don't want to learn
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more than they have to, right?
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I mean, let's be honest.
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You're lucky I know about the top four.
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And, yes, I'm keeping Sinbad in there.
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He's a genius.
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I just seen him recently, too.
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- Sinbad?
- At the dollar store.
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Ballin'.
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Listening to all the ignorance
in the room,
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I realized it was my job
to educate that school.
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No one else was going to
dig below the surface
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to bring Black history to life.
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No more candy machines.
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Finally, you're back.
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Hey, Junior, Mom, come on in here!
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Gather 'round!
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I got something that is going to
blow your minds!
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Oh, my God.
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Yep, come on.
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I've been poring over books
and the Internet all day,
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and I have come up with
the perfect person
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to present to Valley Glen tomorrow.
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It's going to be...
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Drumroll, please.
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Ah!
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...Lewis Latimer!
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Isn't he a free safety for the Eagles?
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No!
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Okay, you know what?
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I'm gonna tell you all about
Lewis Howard Latimer.
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Lewis Howard Latimer was born in 1848,
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the child of runaway slaves.
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He earned multiple patents,
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including one for the carbon filament
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which paved the way
for our modern lightbulb.
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And that's a Black person
you should know.
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Wait a minute. So...
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you're coming in with a lightbulb guy
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who died a hundred years ago?
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- Pass.
- But he's an inspiration.
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To who?
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- Okay, okay, okay, guys.
- "To who"?!
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Your dad obviously worked
very hard on this,
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and he's excited.
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- Thank you, Bow.
- Mm-hmm.
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Look, I researched this all day,
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and I am confident that I have...
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But I think that if we all
put our heads together,
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we could come up with someone amazing.
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Mae Jemison!
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W.E.B. Du Bois.
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Aretha!
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Ahh, Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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- Chance the Rapper!
- Beyoncé.
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- Jackie Robinson.
- Spike Lee.
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- Alvin Ailey.
- Mahalia Jackson.
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- Serena and Venus.
- Black Panther!
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But I've already picked my guy!
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You know who would be really good?
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- Who?
- James Baldwin.
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- That's really good.
- Yeah!
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Or... Or Jay-Z or Kendrick Lamar...
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Okay, okay, no!
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Stop naming names!
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You know what?
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I am calling a family meeting!
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Um... we are all here already.
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But no one is listening to me.
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I have one shot tomorrow
to prove to that school
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that we are more than those stock images
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that they see once a year,
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by introducing them
to an unsung Black hero...
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Lewis Howard Latimer!
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Why can't you take a look at
people who are making an impact
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on Black life and culture right now?
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Yes. Ooh. I have someone
super exciting to pitch you.
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Don't say "LeBron."
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Okay.
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It's LeBron.
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LeBron James is the greatest
basketball player of all time,
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with three NBA titles, four MVPs,
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and fourteen trips to the All-Star game.
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He's even more amazing off the court...
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raising money for charity,
standing up to bigots,
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and opening a public school
for struggling kids.
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And that's a Black person
you should know.
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Seriously, he's good people.
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I mean, your guy Latimer's okay,
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but he was never down 3-1
to the Warriors.
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Down 3-1?!
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Son, Latimer fought in the Civil War!
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The South was easier to beat
than the Warriors.
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Look, LeBron is LeBron,
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but Black History Month is about
teaching the classics
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so that White people
can eat peanut butter
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and say, "Thank you, Black man."
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"Thank you, Black man."
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- I actually have a suggestion.
- What is it?
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Don't embarrass us
in front of our whole school!
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Embarrass you how?
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Come on!
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Diane!
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We get to shine the light
on Black political pioneers.
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Like Shirley Chisholm.
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Or Black sexiness pioneers,
like Denzel Washington.
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Oh, my God.
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No, Mama, I've done my research.
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- "Research."
- Yes.
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So you've researched
400 years of Black excellence,
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and you came up with a man?
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That's shocking.
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- Mm.
- Mm-hmm.
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Did you look at DeRay Mckesson?
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Of course... I looked at...
DeR... DeRay Mckesson.
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DeRay Mckesson.
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DeRay Mckesson...
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And that's a Black person
you should know?
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Oh, God.
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- Oh, my God.
- What's wrong, baby?
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Ain't nothing wrong with him.
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Ooh, I got the bubble guts
out of nowhere.
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You didn't even eat today!
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Yes, I did!
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Dre...
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I got you now, DeRay.
263
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I...
264
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Are you watching TV?
265
00:09:33,770 --> 00:09:35,036
Uh, no, no, baby.
266
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That was just my stomach.
267
00:09:37,473 --> 00:09:39,540
Uhh... a-a little mystery, Bow!
268
00:09:39,642 --> 00:09:40,541
Dre, you're...
269
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Open the door.
270
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Open... Open... Open the door, please!
271
00:09:44,547 --> 00:09:45,980
Seriously, Dre?
272
00:09:46,082 --> 00:09:49,951
Did you come up here
to look up DeRay Mckesson?
273
00:09:50,053 --> 00:09:51,352
You can't even tell Junior
274
00:09:51,421 --> 00:09:52,753
he came up with someone you didn't know?
275
00:09:52,855 --> 00:09:55,122
No, I cannot.
276
00:09:55,191 --> 00:09:57,024
I hate it when the kids
know more than I do.
277
00:09:57,093 --> 00:09:59,193
So you go downstairs
and you tell your son
278
00:09:59,295 --> 00:10:01,796
that he needs to be more
respectful to his patriarch!
279
00:10:01,864 --> 00:10:03,831
I will do no such thing!
280
00:10:03,933 --> 00:10:05,366
You should listen.
281
00:10:05,435 --> 00:10:06,867
Maybe you'll learn something.
282
00:10:08,538 --> 00:10:10,238
Do you even know me?
283
00:10:10,340 --> 00:10:11,539
You know what? You're right, Dre.
284
00:10:11,608 --> 00:10:14,508
It's definitely more productive
for you to sit on a toilet
285
00:10:14,577 --> 00:10:17,211
and watch videos of DeRay Mckesson
286
00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,248
so that you can win an argument
with a child.
287
00:10:21,718 --> 00:10:22,717
- Thank you.
- Mm.
288
00:10:22,819 --> 00:10:24,585
While you're at it,
why don't you look up
289
00:10:24,654 --> 00:10:27,321
Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi,
and Alicia Garza.
290
00:10:27,390 --> 00:10:28,956
Couple women, huh?
291
00:10:29,058 --> 00:10:30,358
Three of 'em. Mm-hmm.
292
00:10:30,426 --> 00:10:32,560
My, uh...
293
00:10:32,629 --> 00:10:34,462
My hands are kind of full
right now, Bow.
294
00:10:34,564 --> 00:10:36,530
- Happy Black History Month.
- Yeah.
295
00:10:36,599 --> 00:10:38,532
Power to the people.
296
00:10:38,601 --> 00:10:40,368
- Hey.
- Hey.
297
00:10:40,470 --> 00:10:41,535
How crazy is it
298
00:10:41,604 --> 00:10:44,472
that every person
they came up with is a man?
299
00:10:44,501 --> 00:10:45,516
Okay?
300
00:10:45,556 --> 00:10:46,922
- Psht.
- Are you surprised?
301
00:10:46,976 --> 00:10:49,277
No, look, I think they were all
really good suggestions,
302
00:10:49,379 --> 00:10:51,112
but we all know
303
00:10:51,180 --> 00:10:56,350
that the real unsung heroes
of Black history are women.
304
00:10:56,452 --> 00:10:57,385
Got that right!
305
00:10:57,487 --> 00:10:59,220
Like Joycelyn Elders.
306
00:10:59,322 --> 00:11:04,125
Joycelyn Elders became the first
Black Surgeon General in 1993.
307
00:11:04,227 --> 00:11:06,460
She used her position to talk about
308
00:11:06,529 --> 00:11:08,429
sex education and drug addiction
309
00:11:08,498 --> 00:11:10,831
in a way that cut through sound bites
310
00:11:10,933 --> 00:11:13,067
and addressed people's real lives.
311
00:11:13,169 --> 00:11:14,669
Okay, now.
312
00:11:14,771 --> 00:11:17,104
And that's a Black person
you should know.
313
00:11:20,410 --> 00:11:22,043
I thought you said "unsung."
314
00:11:22,145 --> 00:11:23,010
Mm-hmm.
315
00:11:23,112 --> 00:11:24,278
- Like me!
- Oh, my God.
316
00:11:24,347 --> 00:11:28,015
Rubilene Johnson,
mother of Black America!
317
00:11:28,084 --> 00:11:28,983
Okay.
318
00:11:29,085 --> 00:11:31,285
Ruby, last week,
319
00:11:31,354 --> 00:11:33,854
you wouldn't even let me
use your Costco card.
320
00:11:33,923 --> 00:11:35,823
The mother of Black America
321
00:11:35,925 --> 00:11:38,259
doesn't participate in fraud, Rainbow.
322
00:11:38,328 --> 00:11:39,293
Okay.
323
00:11:39,395 --> 00:11:40,795
That's right.
324
00:11:40,897 --> 00:11:41,796
- Diane.
- Mm-hmm?
325
00:11:41,864 --> 00:11:44,565
Who is your Black she-ro?
326
00:11:44,667 --> 00:11:46,467
It's actually Miss Biggs.
327
00:11:46,536 --> 00:11:49,403
Shirlette Biggs is
the first Black principal
328
00:11:49,472 --> 00:11:50,805
of Valley Glen Prep.
329
00:11:50,873 --> 00:11:53,174
When she talks, people listen.
330
00:11:53,242 --> 00:11:56,510
And she has a contraband drawer
that's the stuff of legend.
331
00:11:56,579 --> 00:11:59,313
We're talking fireworks,
explicit mixtapes,
332
00:11:59,415 --> 00:12:01,716
even a shiv.
333
00:12:01,784 --> 00:12:04,452
And that's a Black person
you should know.
334
00:12:05,488 --> 00:12:07,088
Shivs at school.
335
00:12:07,190 --> 00:12:08,222
Damn.
336
00:12:11,427 --> 00:12:12,960
Aww, Diane.
337
00:12:13,029 --> 00:12:15,896
That's cute, but no.
338
00:12:15,965 --> 00:12:20,595
Oprah Winfrey is the first
Black female billionaire.
339
00:12:20,665 --> 00:12:22,970
- Oh, yeah.
- But go ahead, pick your principal.
340
00:12:24,173 --> 00:12:25,206
Okay.
341
00:12:25,274 --> 00:12:27,274
Just forget I said anything.
342
00:12:27,377 --> 00:12:28,809
What?
343
00:12:28,878 --> 00:12:30,511
- Diane.
- Oh. That's Devante.
344
00:12:30,613 --> 00:12:31,812
I'm gonna go check on him.
345
00:12:31,881 --> 00:12:33,347
I'm coming, baby.
346
00:12:33,449 --> 00:12:34,982
Ha-ha!
347
00:12:35,084 --> 00:12:37,818
So, you don't think I know anything
348
00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,522
about DeRay... Mckesson?
349
00:12:41,591 --> 00:12:43,457
DeRay Mckesson.
350
00:12:43,526 --> 00:12:45,593
He's a young activist on the front lines
351
00:12:45,695 --> 00:12:47,661
of the current fight for civil rights,
352
00:12:47,730 --> 00:12:50,865
advocating for fairer policing
practices on the streets
353
00:12:50,933 --> 00:12:54,135
and fairer sentencing practices
in America's courts.
354
00:12:55,071 --> 00:12:57,538
And that's a Black person
you should know.
355
00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:58,539
Boom.
356
00:13:01,878 --> 00:13:03,010
What do you say?
357
00:13:03,079 --> 00:13:04,912
I mean, I feel like
he could be pretty inspiring
358
00:13:05,014 --> 00:13:06,046
for the kids at school.
359
00:13:06,149 --> 00:13:07,948
Eh, he's interesting. I give you that.
360
00:13:08,050 --> 00:13:10,951
But his history
has not been written yet.
361
00:13:11,020 --> 00:13:12,920
All right, let's give him
his due when he's accomplished
362
00:13:12,989 --> 00:13:15,022
everything that
he's going to accomplish.
363
00:13:15,124 --> 00:13:16,824
That's exactly what I've been saying.
364
00:13:16,893 --> 00:13:18,459
You know who's accomplished a lot?
365
00:13:18,561 --> 00:13:19,493
Harriet Tubman.
366
00:13:19,595 --> 00:13:20,628
Harriet Tubm...
367
00:13:20,730 --> 00:13:22,696
Stop it! All right?
Everybody knows about her.
368
00:13:22,765 --> 00:13:24,999
You're not bringing anything
to this conversation.
369
00:13:25,101 --> 00:13:26,400
I'm sorry. What was that?
370
00:13:26,502 --> 00:13:28,636
He said you're not bringing
anything to the conversation.
371
00:13:29,739 --> 00:13:31,272
Oh, I am so through with this.
372
00:13:31,374 --> 00:13:32,273
Huh.
373
00:13:32,341 --> 00:13:35,075
You know, we were in the kitchen
374
00:13:35,178 --> 00:13:37,878
talking about some amazing women
375
00:13:37,980 --> 00:13:39,146
you should be thinking about.
376
00:13:39,215 --> 00:13:40,448
No, you were.
377
00:13:40,516 --> 00:13:42,583
Okay, look, I will admit
378
00:13:42,685 --> 00:13:45,252
not all of your suggestions
were terrible,
379
00:13:45,321 --> 00:13:48,322
but I can only choose
one person to present tomorrow,
380
00:13:48,391 --> 00:13:50,224
and that person is Latimer.
381
00:13:50,293 --> 00:13:52,059
I'm the one with the degree
in this stuff.
382
00:13:52,161 --> 00:13:53,761
I think I know what I'm talking about.
383
00:13:53,863 --> 00:13:54,895
Do you?
384
00:13:54,964 --> 00:13:56,030
'Cause I'm pretty sure
you just looked up
385
00:13:56,132 --> 00:13:57,798
DeRay Mckesson in the bathroom.
386
00:13:57,867 --> 00:13:59,600
You lie.
387
00:13:59,669 --> 00:14:01,802
See, we're all just wasting our breath.
388
00:14:01,904 --> 00:14:03,737
Dre's the one with the fancy degree.
389
00:14:03,806 --> 00:14:07,908
Been telling us for 20 years
that he's Mr. Black History.
390
00:14:07,977 --> 00:14:10,644
You can't even get on
the Black History Month poster
391
00:14:10,746 --> 00:14:11,712
until he approves.
392
00:14:11,781 --> 00:14:13,647
Hey, Pops, now you're
putting a lot on it.
393
00:14:13,716 --> 00:14:17,218
Am I? If that's not the case,
what if I said...
394
00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:18,619
Ben Carson?
395
00:14:18,721 --> 00:14:20,087
Ben Carson.
396
00:14:20,189 --> 00:14:21,856
Unh-unh. Nope.
397
00:14:21,924 --> 00:14:24,024
Oh, you talking about the soul brother
398
00:14:24,093 --> 00:14:27,194
who said slaves were
a bunch of Black immigrants
399
00:14:27,296 --> 00:14:30,164
coming to America
looking for a better life?
400
00:14:30,266 --> 00:14:33,567
The man performed the first
successful brain surgery
401
00:14:33,669 --> 00:14:35,836
on a baby in the womb.
402
00:14:35,905 --> 00:14:37,972
Matter of fact, I remember you said
403
00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,875
the movie about him
was inspirational, Dre.
404
00:14:41,978 --> 00:14:45,279
Cuba Gooding Jr. had me thinking
he was Ben Carson.
405
00:14:45,381 --> 00:14:47,815
Ooh, can we put Cuba on the list?
406
00:14:47,917 --> 00:14:49,016
Whoa, whoa.
407
00:14:49,118 --> 00:14:51,485
So you're saying "Boat Trip"
is about Ben Carson?
408
00:14:51,587 --> 00:14:54,355
Boy, we are not putting
Ben Carson on the list!
409
00:14:54,457 --> 00:14:56,123
A man's life's work doesn't disappear
410
00:14:56,225 --> 00:14:58,158
just because you disagree
with his politics.
411
00:14:58,261 --> 00:14:59,527
The point I'm making is that
412
00:14:59,629 --> 00:15:02,229
you are not the king
of all Black people, Dre.
413
00:15:02,331 --> 00:15:04,164
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, Dad, just admit it.
414
00:15:04,267 --> 00:15:05,699
You have some blind spots.
415
00:15:05,801 --> 00:15:07,067
I mean, we keep on giving you
416
00:15:07,169 --> 00:15:08,736
all of these suggestions to help,
417
00:15:08,838 --> 00:15:11,505
and you just keep shooting us
down for no good reason.
418
00:15:11,607 --> 00:15:12,673
- Oh, I have reasons...
- Dre.
419
00:15:12,775 --> 00:15:14,742
You should listen
to the kids' suggestions
420
00:15:14,844 --> 00:15:16,777
before you make your final decision.
421
00:15:16,879 --> 00:15:19,213
As if you're any better
at listening to us.
422
00:15:19,315 --> 00:15:20,481
- What?
- Diane.
423
00:15:20,506 --> 00:15:21,559
Forget it.
424
00:15:21,584 --> 00:15:23,317
Just make it whoever you want.
425
00:15:23,419 --> 00:15:26,086
I'll just sit through
the presentation, like usual.
426
00:15:26,188 --> 00:15:27,555
This whole thing stinks.
427
00:15:27,657 --> 00:15:29,924
You're supposed to be doing this
for our school,
428
00:15:30,026 --> 00:15:31,191
but we don't get any say.
429
00:15:31,294 --> 00:15:33,160
It's not a good look, Dre.
430
00:15:33,262 --> 00:15:35,429
No, it's okay. Dre knows best.
431
00:15:35,531 --> 00:15:38,632
When someone asks you
to talk about somebody,
432
00:15:38,734 --> 00:15:40,100
pick whoever you want.
433
00:15:40,202 --> 00:15:43,003
But in a few hours,
I am going to present
434
00:15:43,105 --> 00:15:46,407
an inspirational, squeaky-clean dead guy
435
00:15:46,509 --> 00:15:49,910
with major accomplishments
and no skeletons in his closet,
436
00:15:50,012 --> 00:15:52,379
so no one can say he does not belong,
437
00:15:52,481 --> 00:15:55,228
and that person is Lewis Howard Latimer!
438
00:15:55,306 --> 00:15:56,767
That's it.
439
00:15:56,853 --> 00:15:58,419
- Okay. Gosh.
- And you know what?
440
00:15:58,521 --> 00:16:01,088
You guys don't deserve
Latimer's lightbulbs.
441
00:16:01,190 --> 00:16:02,690
Wha... Ah!
442
00:16:04,493 --> 00:16:06,609
Those are LED!
443
00:16:11,068 --> 00:16:13,501
Brought you back a burger.
444
00:16:13,555 --> 00:16:16,369
Your betrayal killed my appetite,
445
00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,825
so I have to finish
my Latimer presentation.
446
00:16:18,927 --> 00:16:20,527
I was just trying to help.
447
00:16:20,595 --> 00:16:22,429
I didn't mean to get you all upset.
448
00:16:22,454 --> 00:16:23,473
I did.
449
00:16:23,498 --> 00:16:24,798
You were being an ass.
450
00:16:24,900 --> 00:16:25,965
Really?
451
00:16:26,068 --> 00:16:27,467
Maybe I was messing with you...
452
00:16:27,569 --> 00:16:29,202
bring you down off your high horse...
453
00:16:29,271 --> 00:16:31,204
but I don't like it when you talk to me
454
00:16:31,273 --> 00:16:32,939
like I'm a know-nothing old man,
455
00:16:33,008 --> 00:16:35,442
just like you didn't like it
when Junior knew more than you.
456
00:16:35,510 --> 00:16:37,744
Cheating in the bathroom
is beneath you, big guy.
457
00:16:37,813 --> 00:16:40,280
Instead of being mad,
you should be proud
458
00:16:40,348 --> 00:16:42,682
that you raised kids that know so much
459
00:16:42,751 --> 00:16:45,085
about Black history and culture
in all its forms.
460
00:16:45,187 --> 00:16:46,453
Like you are of me?
461
00:16:46,555 --> 00:16:48,788
I didn't say that.
462
00:16:48,857 --> 00:16:51,558
I like it when you keep pushing
for the new kids on the block,
463
00:16:51,626 --> 00:16:53,660
but I'm still gonna keep riding
for the classics.
464
00:16:53,728 --> 00:16:55,295
See, I worry that if
they don't teach the classics
465
00:16:55,397 --> 00:16:57,697
during Black History Month,
they'll just fade away.
466
00:16:57,766 --> 00:16:59,866
Too many people look for excuses
467
00:16:59,968 --> 00:17:01,835
to just forget
the hard parts of our story.
468
00:17:01,903 --> 00:17:03,369
We have to keep reminding them.
469
00:17:03,438 --> 00:17:04,604
I hear you, Pops.
470
00:17:04,673 --> 00:17:05,738
And I just want to say
471
00:17:05,841 --> 00:17:08,074
that I'm sorry
for being a jerk about Latimer.
472
00:17:08,143 --> 00:17:10,877
You took all of the lightbulbs
out of our bedrooms.
473
00:17:13,482 --> 00:17:16,850
I didn't realize it was gonna be
so much pressure.
474
00:17:16,918 --> 00:17:19,452
You know, I saw this
as my chance to show the kids
475
00:17:19,521 --> 00:17:21,254
a bigger picture of who we are,
476
00:17:21,323 --> 00:17:23,323
but then I had to compress
all of our history
477
00:17:23,425 --> 00:17:26,860
into just one more person.
478
00:17:26,928 --> 00:17:29,229
A lot is riding
on me getting this right.
479
00:17:29,331 --> 00:17:30,363
Wow.
480
00:17:31,633 --> 00:17:32,799
Now I kind of feel bad
481
00:17:32,901 --> 00:17:34,767
for eating most of your burger
on the way home.
482
00:17:34,870 --> 00:17:36,035
Don't do that, son.
483
00:17:36,104 --> 00:17:39,005
We got to take these moments
to kick him while he's down.
484
00:17:42,310 --> 00:17:44,410
I'll be taking this.
485
00:17:53,054 --> 00:17:56,456
Okay, we are so lucky
to have Mr. Johnson here
486
00:17:56,525 --> 00:18:00,093
to tell us about
one more great Black American
487
00:18:00,162 --> 00:18:03,196
before we close the book
on Black History Month
488
00:18:03,265 --> 00:18:04,631
for another year.
489
00:18:04,733 --> 00:18:05,765
Yes.
490
00:18:08,637 --> 00:18:09,969
Thank you, Ms. Davis.
491
00:18:10,038 --> 00:18:13,973
Um, I'm actually going to do,
uh, things a little differently.
492
00:18:14,075 --> 00:18:14,974
We had a deal.
493
00:18:15,043 --> 00:18:16,609
I told you he would do this.
494
00:18:16,711 --> 00:18:17,677
Okay, hey, guys.
495
00:18:17,779 --> 00:18:20,713
Um... I racked my brain
496
00:18:20,782 --> 00:18:23,449
trying to find the one person
to tell you about today,
497
00:18:23,552 --> 00:18:25,885
and that's how I came up with
Lewis Latimer...
498
00:18:25,954 --> 00:18:30,557
inventor, child of slaves,
proud partner of Thomas Edison.
499
00:18:30,659 --> 00:18:33,693
But the thing is, there is no one.
500
00:18:33,795 --> 00:18:35,762
There are so many people to talk about,
501
00:18:35,864 --> 00:18:38,598
and 28 days isn't long enough
502
00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:41,901
to contain
their influence and greatness.
503
00:18:41,970 --> 00:18:45,538
Just like the white heroes that
you learn about all year long,
504
00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,741
you should be learning about
these Black heroes, too.
505
00:18:48,810 --> 00:18:50,243
And not just Lewis Latimer.
506
00:18:50,345 --> 00:18:52,278
Joycelyn Elders.
507
00:18:52,380 --> 00:18:54,080
DeRay Mckesson.
508
00:18:54,182 --> 00:18:57,584
And Aretha Franklin and Harriet Tubman
509
00:18:57,686 --> 00:18:58,685
and LeBron.
510
00:18:58,787 --> 00:19:01,321
Right?
511
00:19:01,423 --> 00:19:04,824
And someone
sitting in this room right now.
512
00:19:04,893 --> 00:19:06,893
You should also know artists
513
00:19:06,995 --> 00:19:11,231
like Kehinde Wiley and Kara Walker.
514
00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:13,366
Black Lives Matter founders
515
00:19:13,468 --> 00:19:17,103
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors,
and Opal Tometi.
516
00:19:17,205 --> 00:19:18,771
Dr. Ben Carson...
517
00:19:18,873 --> 00:19:20,473
but only for the surgery stuff.
518
00:19:20,575 --> 00:19:23,910
Cannot forget about
my man Lonnie Johnson,
519
00:19:24,012 --> 00:19:26,346
who created the Super Soaker.
520
00:19:27,716 --> 00:19:29,983
Journalist Ida B. Wells.
521
00:19:30,085 --> 00:19:33,853
Or civil rights icon Bayard Rustin.
522
00:19:33,955 --> 00:19:39,025
Or medical pioneer Doctor McStuffins.
523
00:19:41,162 --> 00:19:44,831
Black History Month
may be over on February 28th,
524
00:19:44,933 --> 00:19:47,267
but that doesn't mean
we have to stop celebrating
525
00:19:47,369 --> 00:19:49,836
the fullness of Black achievement.
526
00:19:49,938 --> 00:19:52,538
We can celebrate it
every day of the year,
527
00:19:52,641 --> 00:19:55,141
and we still won't get to all the people
528
00:19:55,243 --> 00:19:57,844
who deserve to be included
in the conversation.
529
00:19:57,946 --> 00:20:00,689
But that doesn't mean
I'm going to stop trying.
530
00:20:01,290 --> 00:20:06,142
Andre Johnson... husband,
father, advertising visionary.
531
00:20:06,189 --> 00:20:08,990
Growing up in Compton,
Johnson knew he would one day
532
00:20:09,077 --> 00:20:11,269
climb to the heights of the ad game.
533
00:20:11,371 --> 00:20:14,871
Along the way, married
a smoking-hot doctor wife
534
00:20:14,918 --> 00:20:16,258
and had five children,
535
00:20:16,376 --> 00:20:17,708
most of whom he likes.
536
00:20:17,810 --> 00:20:19,618
He's a true American hero
537
00:20:19,673 --> 00:20:23,214
and the owner of the dopest
shoe collection in Sherman Oaks.
538
00:20:23,316 --> 00:20:26,317
And that's a Black person
you should know.
539
00:20:26,419 --> 00:20:28,119
Is this the kind
of person we're doing now?
540
00:20:28,221 --> 00:20:29,519
Just a dude with some shoes?
541
00:20:29,570 --> 00:20:30,819
Cut!
542
00:20:30,820 --> 00:20:32,189
Stupid.
543
00:20:32,190 --> 00:20:34,195
If you could, uh...
544
00:20:34,203 --> 00:20:36,782
If you could just read the
cue cards, that would be great.
545
00:20:36,783 --> 00:20:38,699
You know, we paid a lot
to fly you out here.
546
00:20:38,724 --> 00:20:39,761
It just seems weird.
547
00:20:39,786 --> 00:20:41,366
I mean, of all the people
in the world to pick.
548
00:20:41,391 --> 00:20:43,011
Read the lines, Octavia.
549
00:20:44,916 --> 00:20:47,299
You know I have an Oscar, right?
550
00:20:47,324 --> 00:20:48,783
So does Mo'Nique.
551
00:20:48,784 --> 00:20:50,783
But she was unavailable.
552
00:20:50,784 --> 00:20:51,863
We can roll.
553
00:20:51,864 --> 00:20:53,364
Sound speed!
554
00:20:53,389 --> 00:20:54,760
Rolling!
555
00:20:55,404 --> 00:20:57,283
Andre Johnson...
556
00:20:57,284 --> 00:21:00,653
husband, father, jackass.