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♪ Unh, unh, unh,
I been puttin' in the work ♪
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♪ Ain't no tellin'
what I'm worth ♪
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♪ I been duckin', I gon swerve ♪
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♪ Got 'em buckin' in the burb ♪
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♪ I just spend lots of paper ♪
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♪ Still got plenty for later ♪
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First week of college,
and I'm already in my bag.
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Transition's going smooth,
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and I've already met
some interesting new people.
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♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪
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Like Annika Longstreet.
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♪ Ooh, nana, ooh, nana ♪
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♪ Ooh, nana, eh, ah ♪
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♪ I been running all day,
ooh, nana ♪
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Junior:
She's someone who's always felt
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that she was bigger
than wherever she was.
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♪ Ooh, nana, ooh, nana ♪
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♪ Ooh, nana, eh, ah ♪
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If the girls she grew up with
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were Destiny's Child...
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she needed to be Beyoncé.
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♪ Eh, ah ♪
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She is the living manifestation
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of decades
of female empowerment...
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the civil rights movement...
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and Oprah having
her own network.
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There is nothing
she didn't think was possible.
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♪ I been puttin' in the work,
ain't no tellin'... ♪
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Because no matter
the challenge,
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Annika was up for it.
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♪ Got 'em buckin' in the burb ♪
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Are you sure you want
to run for office?
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You're just a freshman.
No one knows you.
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They will.
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And Cal U
was gonna be the place
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where she started her journey
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to making sure
everyone knew her name.
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Okay, "Uh-nee-kuh."
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It's Ahh-nih-kuh.
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ Learn something new
every day ♪
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♪ I don't know,
so I'mma feel my way ♪
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♪ Got the weight of the world
on me ♪
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♪ But no regrets,
this is what I say ♪
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ You can tell me ♪
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♪ My heart beating so loud ♪
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♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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Guys! Exciting news.
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I'm running
for class secretary,
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and I've just come up with
the perfect slogan.
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[ Ding! ]
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"I'm With This Bitch."
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Well, yeah,
Annika felt like
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"I'm With Her"
was kind of played out.
Oh.
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We just came from
the Clubs and Activities Fair.
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I didn't run
for student government,
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but I did check out
the campus improv scene.
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Really?
Yes.
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And you guys
should stop by.
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I went by.
I only made it half a lap,
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and some rep tried to pitch me
on going into pediatrics
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after med school,
but I'm not so into chil--
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Feet?
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No. Children.
Huh?
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I don't know why you guys
want to join a club.
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My sister Zoey told me that
clubs are for commuter students
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and people who can't
get into off-campus bars.
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Come on, bro.
Join something.
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You gotta commit
to the college experience --
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you know, ball games,
tailgating,
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getting
our stomachs pumped.
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I mean, that's what
we're here for.
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-Ehh...
-Mm, speak for yourself.
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I am here because
my dead immigrant grandma
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would rise from the grave if
I didn't get a college degree,
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and it was hard enough getting
her in there the first time.
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And I am here to get that paper
so I can get that paper.
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You know what I'm sayin'?
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There's only so much
you can do
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and so much you can make
without a degree.
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Annika: Come on, guys.
Think bigger.
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Do you really want to just be
a doctor or a marketing exec
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making boring ads
that people just skip over?
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Excuse me. Boring?
Have you ever seen
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our Stevens & Lido
skydiving tampon commercial?
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That campaign was submitted
for an Adweek Award, thank you.
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And do you know how hard it is
to "just" be a doctor?
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I'm not insulting doctors.
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I'm just saying, if you're
gonna be a doctor, be Dr. Phil.
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That feels like
you're insulting doctors.
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Mm-hmm.
Look at Rihanna.
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She could just
drop incredible albums,
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but to become Rihanna,
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she had to have
Savage and Fenty.
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So your "Umbrella" is
"I'm With This Bitch"?
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No.
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I'm just saying
that this is my play
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to get tapped
by The Crest.
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Uh...
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You do know that Cal U
has a secret society, right?
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Absolutely.
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-He doesn't.
-I don't.
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Well, it's our version
of Skull and Bones,
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and it's a proven path
to becoming a senator,
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a C. E. O.,
or even president.
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Once you're in, you're on
your way to running the world.
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Mm. You know what?
I'm good.
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What you just described
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does not sound like
it's for Black people.
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Well, neither were the Oscars
before Halle Berry.
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♪♪
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Did she just compare herself
to Halle?
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I think so.
Zaara: Yep.
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♪ I got the moves, yeah,
I got the juice, yeah ♪
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Aaron: First day, already
the face of the university.
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Hmm.
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♪ Yeah, moves that make
lil' mamas shake, ankles break ♪
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♪ Moves that make
my pockets fat ♪
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Okay, Zo.
♪ Beat that money, andale ♪
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♪ I'm ballin'
like Jrue Holiday ♪
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♪ Pack my bags,
move out of state ♪
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♪ Like, I'm so fly,
I'm outer space ♪
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♪ You got a move,
I'm in a blitz, whoa ♪
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Doug: Professor Jackson!
Professor Jackson!
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I'm your biggest fan!
Will you sign my ass for me?
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[ Laughs ]
Congrats, brother.
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You're a fool, man.
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What up, boy?
What's up, what's up?
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Hey, funny thing --
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I've actually done that.
What?
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A woman got a tattoo
of my signature
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after an Afro-Salon event
in Johannesburg.
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So, what are you doing here?
Quick coffee run for the office?
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You know, you should make it
a coffee slow walk
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so that you don't spill anything
on your new super pastor suit.
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Oh, very cute. He thinks
I'm an errand boy. We'll see.
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No, come on, bro.
I think you're an errand man.
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Oh. Well, actually,
I'm getting coffee for myself.
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I don't do grunt work,
just grinding.
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Alright, look, no shade.
I just --
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I figured, you know,
that's what assistants do.
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I mean, typically, yeah,
but not me.
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I mean, I'm beyond that.
I'm on my Oprah shit.
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Oprah?
Yeah.
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That's who
you're going with?
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Yeah.
Okay.
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Well, you know, you could have
said Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett,
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Floyd Mayweather.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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The point is, I'm killing it
at work right now.
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I mean, they've got me handling
stuff around the agency
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they usually give to people
three titles --
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three titles
above my level.
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I'm on course to have my
five-year plan down to a three.
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Maybe 2 1/2.
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That's a good look.
Thank you.
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Proud of you, man.
Thank you.
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You know, you also could have
said, uh, Bob Johnson,
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Jack Dorsey,
Tyler Perry.
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These are all
great options.
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Hey, looking good,
Assistant Professor Jackson.
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Hey!
Feeling good, Dean Watson.
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How you guys doing?
Welcome, welcome.
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Ah, I swear, sometimes
it's just too easy.
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You know what? I don't have
a problem with school spirit.
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I'll flip a cop car when we beat
Cal State Rancho Cucamonga.
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[ Indistinct shouting ]
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Whoo!
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Just kidding. I'm Black.
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It's just with this being
my second go-round at school,
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I don't have time
to mess around.
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I know what I'm here for.
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I'm here to get my degree
and get ou--
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What -- [ Grunting ]
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What the...?
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♪♪
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Alright, look,
if you're holding me for ransom,
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just call my dad,
Andre Johnson Sr.
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Tell him you have Virgil Abloh's
last pair of Off-Whites
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in a size 12, narrow.
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He will wire you
any amount of money you need.
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Female voice: Andre Johnson Jr.,
you've been chosen.
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For what?
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The Crest.
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♪♪
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Cool.
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Make sure you vote for me.
Thanks. Oh, my God, Junior.
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You should have been here
last night.
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They finally figured out
who pulled the fire alarm
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in the middle
of the night.
It was Tasha Wong.
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But, I mean, if she didn't want
to hear people going at it,
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she should have
just gone to BYU.
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Yeah, that's true.
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Where were you, bro?
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Oh, I was just out.
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You know, just being
out and about. It's whatever.
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Well, you're smiling like
you just found your G-spot.
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What is up with you?
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It's nothing.
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You know, I just had some things
that I had to handle.
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[ Chuckles ]
Some secret things...
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that happen
in a society.
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Wait. Did you get tapped
by a secret society?
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Hmm.
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Hold on.
Did The Crest tap you?
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Oh!
She got it out of me.
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You got into
that Illuminati cut?
Yes, sir.
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Ooh, we up!
Let's go.
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I got shotgun on
your next Elon flight.
Got you, bro.
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Wait. Heh.
What's happening?
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Are you a "Johnson & Johnson"
Johnson?
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Because if not,
this literally makes no sense.
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I don't know. I guess they
just saw something in me.
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Something undeniable.
So...
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Undeniable?
Mm-hmm.
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Like a Tom Ford aviator
undeniable? Hardly.
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They chose you because you're
a non-threatening Black man.
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What?
You heard me.
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You're the safe choice,
Barack.
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I am hardly
a safe choice.
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Raised in the suburbs,
private-school education.
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You make them look good
while increasing diversity.
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Plus, they know you'll
never rock the boat...Barack.
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Okay, you keep on
saying "Barack"
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like it's an insult
when it's definitely not.
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Of course not. Barack.
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Okay, Annika, look.
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I am sorry that
they didn't choose you,
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but I don't know
what I can do about that.
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♪♪
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[ Scoffs ] What?
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Wow. Finally
a cold front in SoCal.
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Um, well, I'mma dip,
'cause...
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I'm with that bitch.
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♪♪
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♪ I'm a big, big,
big, big, big, big ♪
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♪ I'm a big shot ♪
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♪ I'm a big, big,
big, big, big... ♪
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Amazing!
You're killing it.
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Killing it!
Incredible work, guys.
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In-credible!
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This is a disaster.
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You took the words
right out of my mouth, Robin.
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[Singsong voice]
Full train wreck.
247
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This day. We haven't
gotten the shot yet.
248
00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:10,467
And now Glossier wants
a whole new graphics package
249
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for their campaign.
[ Cellphone buzzes ]
250
00:09:11,926 --> 00:09:13,303
Is there anything
I can do?
251
00:09:13,303 --> 00:09:16,139
Yet another fire
to put out.
252
00:09:16,139 --> 00:09:18,141
Robin: No, no.
That's not what I told you.
253
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[ Camera shutter clicking ]
254
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♪♪
255
00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:24,606
Can I make
a few suggestions?
256
00:09:24,606 --> 00:09:26,608
And who exactly are you?
Oh. Doug.
257
00:09:26,608 --> 00:09:28,610
I'm one of
the Account...Executives.
258
00:09:28,610 --> 00:09:31,613
Junior
Account Executive.
259
00:09:31,613 --> 00:09:33,239
I'm part of Robin's team.
Mnh.
260
00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:36,993
Look, this right here, this --
This isn't hot.
261
00:09:36,993 --> 00:09:39,245
This is kind of
giving lukewarm.
262
00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:42,916
But I have some ideas
to give it a little energy.
263
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So let's get into it.
264
00:09:44,626 --> 00:09:46,628
You're sure about this?
265
00:09:46,628 --> 00:09:48,755
Trust me.
They're gonna love it.
266
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♪ Big, big, I'm a big shot ♪
267
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
268
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♪♪
269
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There's the face
of Cal U!
270
00:09:59,015 --> 00:10:00,642
[ Chuckles ]
Guilty as charged.
271
00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:04,813
Ahh. The face of Cal U.
That's funny.
272
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♪♪
273
00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,822
Man on TV:
...this commercial break.
274
00:10:13,822 --> 00:10:16,449
Announcer: At California
University of Liberal Arts,
275
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we pride ourselves
on being the intersection
276
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of academics and culture.
277
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What the [bleep]?
278
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California University,
279
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where you'll see yourself.
280
00:10:26,501 --> 00:10:28,169
"Educated
Black Minds Matter."
281
00:10:30,922 --> 00:10:32,382
You see that?
282
00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:35,009
I told you, you should have
trademarked it.
283
00:10:35,009 --> 00:10:37,220
T-The only reason
I came back to Cal U
284
00:10:37,220 --> 00:10:40,014
is 'cause I was promised
that things would change.
285
00:10:40,014 --> 00:10:41,558
2% of this college
is Black.
286
00:10:41,558 --> 00:10:44,602
Of that 2%,
20% are athletes.
287
00:10:44,602 --> 00:10:46,187
There's a lot of work to do,
but these ads,
288
00:10:46,187 --> 00:10:48,982
they make me feel...
exploited.
289
00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:52,569
Bro, it is time to man up
in the real world.
290
00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:53,820
You've always been
this disruptor,
291
00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:56,197
so go out
and disrupt some shit.
292
00:10:56,197 --> 00:10:57,866
We're grown-ass men.
293
00:10:57,866 --> 00:11:00,160
It's time to get out there
and take what we want.
294
00:11:01,953 --> 00:11:04,539
I mean, respectfully
and consensually, of course.
295
00:11:04,539 --> 00:11:05,790
I'm glad you added that.
296
00:11:05,790 --> 00:11:08,334
No one's gonna give
our generation anything.
297
00:11:08,334 --> 00:11:10,044
Look, if I wasn't
on my game,
298
00:11:10,044 --> 00:11:12,088
I'd be getting coffees like
the rest of these assistants,
299
00:11:12,088 --> 00:11:14,507
but instead
I'm running photo shoots.
300
00:11:16,134 --> 00:11:18,595
Okay, so...
what you're saying is,
301
00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,305
I need to dust off
the orange jumpsuit.
302
00:11:20,305 --> 00:11:23,600
I'm saying...I don't think
the people at this university
303
00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,935
know what Assistant Professor
Aaron Jackson
304
00:11:25,935 --> 00:11:29,314
is capable of
until you tell them!
305
00:11:29,314 --> 00:11:30,523
Bet.
306
00:11:30,523 --> 00:11:31,733
Buck the system.
Right!
307
00:11:31,733 --> 00:11:33,151
-Be a doer!
-Exactly!
308
00:11:33,151 --> 00:11:36,112
Because --
W-What is that old saying?
309
00:11:36,112 --> 00:11:39,407
Those who can do
and those who can't...
310
00:11:39,407 --> 00:11:41,451
Teach.
Yeah.
311
00:11:41,451 --> 00:11:42,994
Your words, not mine.
312
00:11:42,994 --> 00:11:45,121
♪♪
313
00:11:45,121 --> 00:11:46,998
Sometimes you're really bad
at being a good friend.
314
00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:50,168
I know Annika was disappointed
315
00:11:50,168 --> 00:11:52,045
when she wasn't chosen
for The Crest,
316
00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:54,422
but she was way out of line
when she went off on me.
317
00:11:56,591 --> 00:11:59,469
I know who I am,
and I am not safe.
318
00:11:59,469 --> 00:12:00,845
I speak my mind.
319
00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:02,096
I let the Reddit boards know
320
00:12:02,096 --> 00:12:04,557
how I really feel
about the "Snyder Cut."
321
00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,142
Maybe they see
some greatness in me
322
00:12:06,142 --> 00:12:07,810
I didn't even see.
323
00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:09,729
[ Glass clinking ]
324
00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:14,400
Congratulations to the future
leaders of Cal U and America.
325
00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,861
Welcome to The Crest.
326
00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:18,238
All: Cheers!
327
00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:19,447
-Yeah!
-Whoo!
328
00:12:19,447 --> 00:12:20,907
[ Applause, glasses clinking ]
329
00:12:20,907 --> 00:12:23,034
This is incredible.
330
00:12:23,034 --> 00:12:25,954
I feel like a Batman villain.
In the best possible way.
331
00:12:27,372 --> 00:12:28,790
Hmm.
Hey, man.
332
00:12:28,790 --> 00:12:30,458
Hey.
Hey. I'm Kyle.
333
00:12:30,458 --> 00:12:31,751
Junior.
Nice to meet you.
334
00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,586
Nice to meet you.
335
00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,255
Hey, look,
I'm sorry for the whole
336
00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:37,257
"hood over the head"
thing last night.
Oh.
337
00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:40,009
When they did that to me,
I was ready to fight.
338
00:12:40,009 --> 00:12:42,345
Some things you just can't do
to a Black man, right?
339
00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:44,681
It's true. My whole life
did flash before my eyes.
340
00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:46,307
It was a lot of me
playing video games.
341
00:12:46,307 --> 00:12:49,352
[ Chuckles ] Man.
342
00:12:49,352 --> 00:12:51,521
When I look
around this room,
343
00:12:51,521 --> 00:12:53,231
I see the people we'll be
building the future with.
344
00:12:53,231 --> 00:12:54,440
You know,
when I got to Cal U,
345
00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,776
I was all work,
but it's interesting --
346
00:12:56,776 --> 00:12:58,903
I can really think
about my place here.
347
00:12:58,903 --> 00:13:00,571
Maybe I could be
the next shot-caller, huh?
348
00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:02,490
Ah, that's why you came
to college, right?
349
00:13:02,490 --> 00:13:06,452
Ah, it wasn't.
But I'm down now.
350
00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:09,455
You know they haven't let a lot
of us in places like this,
351
00:13:09,455 --> 00:13:11,332
but it's good
to see things changing,
352
00:13:11,332 --> 00:13:12,834
because the sky
is the limit now,
353
00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:14,836
and this is your ticket
to changing the world.
354
00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:16,629
Being a C. E. O.,
a judge,
355
00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:20,300
maybe even the second
Black president...Barack?
356
00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:25,596
Again with the "Barack".
What is up with that?
357
00:13:25,596 --> 00:13:27,849
I get it --
I'm eloquent, I am dashing,
358
00:13:27,849 --> 00:13:30,643
but if there's one thing
I am not, it is safe.
359
00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,312
I mean,
I will rock the boat.
360
00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,856
♪♪
361
00:13:34,856 --> 00:13:37,817
Hey, so, it's great that all
the efforts towards diversity
362
00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,110
are really paying off,
363
00:13:39,110 --> 00:13:41,320
but we could be doing more,
right?
364
00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,989
What do you mean?
I mean, for starters,
365
00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:45,616
opening things up for more
Black kids who didn't grow up
366
00:13:45,616 --> 00:13:48,202
in the suburbs or
go to a private high school?
367
00:13:48,202 --> 00:13:50,121
If we're gonna
run the country,
368
00:13:50,121 --> 00:13:52,165
we need to look
like the country.
369
00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:53,875
There's someone
you should consider.
370
00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:55,168
Annika Longstreet.
371
00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:56,794
Annika Longstreet?
Yes, man!
372
00:13:56,794 --> 00:14:00,590
She is smart, focused,
pathologically driven
373
00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:02,592
in a way that is
a little scary, honestly,
374
00:14:02,592 --> 00:14:04,469
but I think she is
perfect for you guys.
375
00:14:04,469 --> 00:14:07,055
Look, I get what you're doing,
but that's not gonna happen.
376
00:14:07,055 --> 00:14:08,890
Why not?
377
00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:10,600
Let's just say
that everyone can see
378
00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,435
that she's not right
for us.
379
00:14:12,435 --> 00:14:15,438
You are, and that's
why we chose you.
380
00:14:15,438 --> 00:14:17,482
Oh, man. You just
gotta get to know her.
381
00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:18,983
She is great.
382
00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:21,027
And if it's about numbers,
she can even have my spot.
383
00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:25,323
This isn't covering a shift
at the Olive Garden, Junior.
384
00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:27,408
Don't let the Louboutins
and the Gucci fool you.
385
00:14:27,408 --> 00:14:30,119
She's just not one of us.
386
00:14:30,119 --> 00:14:31,788
And The Crest isn't
about to go ghetto.
387
00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:34,248
[ Guests gasp ]
388
00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,667
Let's see Barack Obama do that.
389
00:14:36,667 --> 00:14:38,628
Ow.
390
00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:41,380
Okay, maybe that's not
exactly how it went down.
391
00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:43,132
[ Rewinding ]
392
00:14:43,132 --> 00:14:44,884
And The Crest isn't
about to go ghetto.
393
00:14:47,303 --> 00:14:50,556
Well, then The Crest isn't
about to get Andre Johnson Jr.
394
00:14:50,556 --> 00:14:53,810
♪♪
395
00:14:55,686 --> 00:14:57,980
[ Chuckles ]
396
00:14:57,980 --> 00:15:00,483
I was driven here
blindfolded,
397
00:15:00,483 --> 00:15:02,443
so I'm definitely
gonna need a ride home.
398
00:15:06,614 --> 00:15:09,784
Yo, yo. What's the good news
on the shoot?
399
00:15:09,784 --> 00:15:11,452
Did you tell
the Creative Director
400
00:15:11,452 --> 00:15:13,204
that you were in charge?
No.
401
00:15:13,204 --> 00:15:16,791
I mean, I let him do his thing
and I added some ideas in.
402
00:15:16,791 --> 00:15:18,292
He almost quit.
403
00:15:18,292 --> 00:15:20,545
Do you know how insulted he was
to have some college kid
404
00:15:20,545 --> 00:15:22,880
come in and tell him
how to do his job?
405
00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,298
I'm not a college kid.
406
00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:27,301
And you're also not
an Account Executive.
407
00:15:27,301 --> 00:15:28,803
I don't think
this is working.
408
00:15:31,347 --> 00:15:34,767
No. Look, Robin.
We -- We can figure this out.
409
00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,562
I've been doing
really good here.
410
00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:39,313
I thought I was helping.
411
00:15:41,899 --> 00:15:45,194
Robin,
this is a big mistake.
412
00:15:45,194 --> 00:15:47,530
We can get past this.
413
00:15:47,530 --> 00:15:49,574
Oh, I'm way past this.
414
00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:51,617
You can get your final check
at the end of the week.
415
00:15:51,617 --> 00:15:52,702
Thanks.
416
00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:53,870
Ohh.
417
00:15:53,870 --> 00:16:01,002
♪♪
418
00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:08,092
♪♪
419
00:16:08,092 --> 00:16:09,343
What?
420
00:16:09,343 --> 00:16:10,887
I came to say
that you were wrong.
421
00:16:10,887 --> 00:16:13,556
I am not
the safe Black choice.
422
00:16:13,556 --> 00:16:15,391
I almost punched a guy
who's probably gonna decide
423
00:16:15,391 --> 00:16:16,726
whether or not
we go to Mars
424
00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:19,562
or where the next
World Cup is gonna be.
425
00:16:19,562 --> 00:16:22,481
I'm not joining
The Crest.
426
00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:25,234
Well, there goes any chance
of you ever going to Davos.
427
00:16:25,234 --> 00:16:27,695
What's Davos?
Oh, my God.
428
00:16:27,695 --> 00:16:30,990
If you have to ask, it just
proves you don't belong.
429
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:32,325
Okay.
430
00:16:34,118 --> 00:16:38,039
Look. I'm sorry I went
at you for getting in.
431
00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:39,415
I was just jealous.
432
00:16:42,043 --> 00:16:43,419
All my life, I've wanted
433
00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:45,213
something more than I've had,
you know?
434
00:16:45,213 --> 00:16:46,881
Going to college
and getting a good job
435
00:16:46,881 --> 00:16:48,925
just isn't enough
for me.
436
00:16:48,925 --> 00:16:51,177
I want that elevator ride
to the top.
437
00:16:51,177 --> 00:16:55,139
I want things that no Black girl
has ever dreamed of.
438
00:16:55,139 --> 00:16:58,100
That way, maybe there'll be
a little Black girl out there
439
00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:01,687
who can dream beyond
what I can imagine.
440
00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,272
I know whatever
you end up doing,
441
00:17:03,272 --> 00:17:05,983
you're gonna inspire
a lot of people, Annika.
442
00:17:05,983 --> 00:17:07,235
Thank you.
443
00:17:11,614 --> 00:17:13,407
You know,
it was kind of nice
444
00:17:13,407 --> 00:17:16,410
to dip a toe into the idea
of belonging to something,
445
00:17:16,410 --> 00:17:18,996
you know, knowing some people
would have my back.
446
00:17:18,996 --> 00:17:20,957
Maybe I should
find a club to join.
447
00:17:20,957 --> 00:17:24,585
Well, whatever you do, do not
join the John Birch Society.
448
00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:26,879
They make The Crest
look like Howard.
449
00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:28,214
[ Chuckles ]
But, seriously,
450
00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:31,759
we need to find someplace
that we can rock with.
451
00:17:31,759 --> 00:17:33,219
We have to find
our people.
452
00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:38,182
♪♪
453
00:17:38,182 --> 00:17:41,352
Assistant Professor Jackson.
The big man on campus.
454
00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:44,021
Yeah.
Uh, about that.
455
00:17:44,021 --> 00:17:47,733
All of the, uh, banners
and the bus ads --
456
00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:49,819
Research has shown
they've been very effective.
457
00:17:49,819 --> 00:17:52,196
Yeah, but they all --
458
00:17:52,196 --> 00:17:53,739
Well, don't they all
seem a bit much?
459
00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,658
I don't follow you.
460
00:17:55,658 --> 00:17:57,618
I told you, the university
is very excited
461
00:17:57,618 --> 00:18:00,204
that you've come back home.
Mm-hmm.
462
00:18:00,204 --> 00:18:03,833
But "Educated Black
Minds Matter," it just...
463
00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:05,126
It sounds
a little demeaning
464
00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:08,421
to actual
educated Black minds.
465
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:10,965
Well, we're a changing
university.
466
00:18:10,965 --> 00:18:13,301
Two years ago, you shut down
your own graduation.
467
00:18:13,301 --> 00:18:15,094
Yeah.
Now you're
an assistant professor.
468
00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:18,973
I -- [ Sighs ]
469
00:18:18,973 --> 00:18:21,642
I just don't know if I want
to be the face of all this.
470
00:18:21,642 --> 00:18:23,769
So just take me off.
471
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:25,187
Aaron.
472
00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:27,815
To do what I need to do,
I can't play it safe.
473
00:18:27,815 --> 00:18:30,693
I'm sorry, but y-you brought me
back to this university,
474
00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:34,155
and I have to
stay true to me.
475
00:18:34,155 --> 00:18:36,490
Hope you can understand.
476
00:18:36,490 --> 00:18:38,951
Junior:
So what is college for?
477
00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:41,203
Maybe it's to see
who you are...
478
00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:43,039
♪ I'm touchin' down ♪
479
00:18:43,039 --> 00:18:45,374
...if you're someone
that rocks the boat.
480
00:18:45,374 --> 00:18:46,459
♪ Pull up on you ♪
481
00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,544
Is it time to level up
482
00:18:48,544 --> 00:18:50,588
and meet the challenge
of your generation?
483
00:18:50,588 --> 00:18:51,714
♪ Don't make a sound ♪
484
00:18:51,714 --> 00:18:52,923
[ Knock on door ]
485
00:18:52,923 --> 00:18:54,342
Is it time to dream...
486
00:18:54,342 --> 00:18:55,593
♪ Cannot be found ♪
487
00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:57,011
♪ I got two seats ♪
488
00:18:57,011 --> 00:18:58,721
♪ We got tonight ♪
489
00:18:58,721 --> 00:19:00,681
♪ She up on me ♪
490
00:19:00,681 --> 00:19:01,974
♪ We up all night ♪
491
00:19:01,974 --> 00:19:03,893
You just
gonna stand there...
492
00:19:03,893 --> 00:19:05,519
or are you gonna
let me in?
493
00:19:05,519 --> 00:19:07,188
♪ You trying to get her back ♪
494
00:19:07,188 --> 00:19:08,689
♪ I'm Kobe with the steal ♪
495
00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:12,276
♪ MIA, MIA-A ♪
496
00:19:12,276 --> 00:19:15,571
♪ MIA, MIA-A ♪
497
00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:19,325
♪ MIA, MIA-A ♪
498
00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:22,119
♪ Back in your city, yeah,
pullin' up ♪
499
00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,121
...or become more realistic?
500
00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:26,248
♪ MIA-A ♪
501
00:19:26,248 --> 00:19:29,960
♪ MIA, MIA-A ♪
502
00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,587
Maybe part of
what college is about
503
00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:34,423
is just your experiences
and the people you meet.
504
00:19:34,423 --> 00:19:36,509
♪ MIA-A ♪
505
00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:40,137
♪ MIA, MIA-A ♪
506
00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:43,974
♪ Back in your city, yeah,
pullin' up ♪
507
00:19:43,974 --> 00:19:52,900
♪♪
508
00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:55,152
Which makes me think...
509
00:19:55,152 --> 00:19:57,113
maybe I do need
to find my thing.
510
00:20:00,616 --> 00:20:03,077
You really said that
to Dean Watson? Good for you.
511
00:20:03,077 --> 00:20:05,413
Look, bro, this is
tenure-track talk, right?
512
00:20:05,413 --> 00:20:07,248
So I just told him it wasn't
cool to exploit us like that.
513
00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:10,251
You can't use my face
and not hear my voice.
514
00:20:10,251 --> 00:20:11,627
You think
he took it to heart?
515
00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:13,087
100%. I just --
516
00:20:13,087 --> 00:20:15,047
I told him what it was
and what it should be,
517
00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:17,174
and that was it, you know?
518
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:19,719
Well, I can tell you
what it is right now.
519
00:20:23,681 --> 00:20:24,932
[ Aaron sighs ]
520
00:20:24,932 --> 00:20:27,184
Well. [ Scoffs ]
521
00:20:27,184 --> 00:20:28,894
Let's just hope they change
the ones in the bathroom.