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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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- I am goals.
- Mm-hmm.
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Being goals has always been
my goal.
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Hey, hey.
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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,
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...
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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.
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Maybe you shouldn't say things
like that about your mama.
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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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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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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!
- Yeah?
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You know, I think it's time that we hire
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- another Black ad exec...
- 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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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.
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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, all right,
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but second... Huh? That's pretty good.
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We are gonna take
this place over together.
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- Together?
- 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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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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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? 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?
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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? 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. 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.
- 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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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.
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- Aww, sweetheart.
- Right?
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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?
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He moved on?
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Okay, well, do you have his number?
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Oh... he's dead.
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Hm.
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What about you, are you Black?
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Man, why the hell
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are we always out of Hot Cheddar Puffs?
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I have no knowledge of that.
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You know, I'm... I'm...
I'm sorry, Charlie, man.
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I'm... I'm just having
a Black identity crisis.
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Oh, I hate when them come.
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Man, I've called 15 Black ad execs
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and all of them are either now retired,
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out of the business, or dead.
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Hmm.
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It's kind of hard
to come back from the dead.
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But not impossible.
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If you don't mind driving to Arleta,
256
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I happen to know
a reputable necromancer.
257
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Oh, wait a minute.
Does he still work there?
258
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I think he's there.
259
00:09:19,424 --> 00:09:21,223
I-I think he still works there.
260
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I can't believe
that I've fallen this hard, man.
261
00:09:24,529 --> 00:09:26,494
I used to have my fingers on the pulse,
262
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and now I can't even get one person
263
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to line up for an interview.
264
00:09:29,466 --> 00:09:32,333
You know who has all 10 fingers
on the Black pulse?
265
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Charlie.
266
00:09:33,437 --> 00:09:35,670
Let Brother Telphy help you out, Dre.
267
00:09:35,705 --> 00:09:36,938
My man Darren T. Gibson...
268
00:09:36,973 --> 00:09:38,773
he's a great guy, more than qualified.
269
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He can be here this afternoon.
270
00:09:40,257 --> 00:09:42,146
Hey, I-I'd love
to meet your guy, Charlie.
271
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This is what I do, baby.
272
00:09:45,731 --> 00:09:48,265
I-It's all good.
It's seeped in my pores.
273
00:09:51,305 --> 00:09:53,271
Oh, I'm so glad he didn't touch 'em.
274
00:09:57,244 --> 00:10:00,110
I'm so grateful
that you have time to talk.
275
00:10:00,145 --> 00:10:01,478
- Oh, gosh.
- Planning for my future
276
00:10:01,514 --> 00:10:03,113
is really, really daunting.
277
00:10:03,148 --> 00:10:04,481
I get it.
278
00:10:04,517 --> 00:10:07,017
God, I wish I had someone
I could have gotten advice from
279
00:10:07,052 --> 00:10:08,452
when I was in your shoes.
280
00:10:08,487 --> 00:10:10,221
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, speaking of shoes.
281
00:10:10,256 --> 00:10:13,957
You should get yourself
some golf spikes.
282
00:10:13,992 --> 00:10:16,660
Okay. I didn't know I was talking
to Miss Tigress Woods here.
283
00:10:16,696 --> 00:10:18,295
Junior never mentioned you like golf.
284
00:10:18,331 --> 00:10:19,996
Oh, I don't like golf at all.
285
00:10:20,032 --> 00:10:20,997
- Oh.
- Not at all.
286
00:10:21,033 --> 00:10:22,466
Not the bugs, not the skorts,
287
00:10:22,501 --> 00:10:25,168
not the people asking me
which NBA player's wife I am.
288
00:10:25,204 --> 00:10:27,137
But I had to learn
when I was in med school
289
00:10:27,172 --> 00:10:29,406
so that I could get into my professors'
290
00:10:29,442 --> 00:10:30,708
"Good Old Boys Club."
291
00:10:30,743 --> 00:10:32,309
That was the only way to have access
292
00:10:32,345 --> 00:10:34,144
- to the big surgeries.
- Mm.
293
00:10:34,179 --> 00:10:36,913
So you got to make
their interests your interests.
294
00:10:36,949 --> 00:10:38,148
- Okay. Makes sense.
- Mm-hmm.
295
00:10:38,183 --> 00:10:40,083
Also, you need to make sure
that your penmanship
296
00:10:40,119 --> 00:10:42,085
and your grammar are on point.
297
00:10:42,121 --> 00:10:44,187
- They really care about that?
- Yes.
298
00:10:44,223 --> 00:10:45,775
- When I was in residency...
- Mm-hmm.
299
00:10:45,815 --> 00:10:50,531
...I misspelled
Neuroleptanalgesia on a chart
300
00:10:50,556 --> 00:10:52,061
and a doctor said to me,
301
00:10:52,097 --> 00:10:55,198
"We don't speak 'Ebonics' here."
302
00:10:56,468 --> 00:10:58,501
Needless to say, I never
misspelled that word again.
303
00:10:58,536 --> 00:11:00,270
Like, never.
304
00:11:00,305 --> 00:11:03,006
Oh, here's something
really sweet and lovely
305
00:11:03,041 --> 00:11:04,040
that you can do.
306
00:11:04,076 --> 00:11:05,075
Okay.
307
00:11:05,110 --> 00:11:06,842
On your first day of grad school,
308
00:11:06,878 --> 00:11:07,910
write yourself a letter
309
00:11:07,945 --> 00:11:09,879
about why you decided
to get into medicine.
310
00:11:09,914 --> 00:11:12,649
It'll be like your "Keep Going!" letter.
311
00:11:14,118 --> 00:11:15,351
W-Well, there were times
312
00:11:15,387 --> 00:11:16,886
where you felt like
you couldn't keep going?
313
00:11:16,921 --> 00:11:19,088
Oh, my God, yes. Wow.
314
00:11:19,123 --> 00:11:21,023
All the time.
315
00:11:21,058 --> 00:11:23,359
I just kept my head down
and did my work,
316
00:11:23,395 --> 00:11:24,761
and I read that letter every day.
317
00:11:24,796 --> 00:11:26,228
And sometimes there were
so many tears on it
318
00:11:26,264 --> 00:11:27,363
that I'd have to rewrite it,
319
00:11:27,399 --> 00:11:29,599
but at that point, I knew it by heart.
320
00:11:29,634 --> 00:11:32,435
- God.
- I still remember it.
321
00:11:32,470 --> 00:11:33,436
Hm.
322
00:11:33,471 --> 00:11:38,207
"Dear Rainbow, you are a strong queen
323
00:11:38,242 --> 00:11:40,576
who has dedicated your life
to helping others.
324
00:11:40,612 --> 00:11:44,546
And when no one else loves you,
I love you.
325
00:11:44,581 --> 00:11:47,916
So in the words of Harriet Tubman,
326
00:11:47,951 --> 00:11:51,286
'If you hear the dogs, keep going.
327
00:11:51,322 --> 00:11:56,425
If you see the torches
in the woods, keep going...'"
328
00:11:56,460 --> 00:11:58,259
Isn't that lovely?
329
00:11:58,295 --> 00:12:01,062
Uh... whew!
330
00:12:01,097 --> 00:12:02,263
- It's something.
- Right?
331
00:12:02,299 --> 00:12:04,165
Uh-huh.
332
00:12:04,201 --> 00:12:08,276
So I was interviewing Charlie's
BlAd boy Darren T. Gibson,
333
00:12:08,301 --> 00:12:09,916
and I figured I'd give Stevens
334
00:12:09,941 --> 00:12:12,307
a courtesy heads-up about the meeting.
335
00:12:12,343 --> 00:12:14,242
Actually, I've met Darren before.
336
00:12:14,277 --> 00:12:15,444
We were on a Men in Advertising panel
337
00:12:15,487 --> 00:12:16,519
a couple years back.
338
00:12:16,547 --> 00:12:17,979
- Really?
- Yeah.
339
00:12:18,014 --> 00:12:21,115
I found him, um, kind of difficult.
340
00:12:21,151 --> 00:12:24,018
But, okay, it's, uh,
your pick, your judgment.
341
00:12:24,054 --> 00:12:25,253
I trust you.
342
00:12:25,288 --> 00:12:28,089
Difficult?
343
00:12:28,124 --> 00:12:29,824
Huh.
344
00:12:29,860 --> 00:12:31,756
Darren.
345
00:12:32,095 --> 00:12:33,762
Right now I'm a VP at Essence Nation,
346
00:12:33,797 --> 00:12:35,596
leading some really exciting campaigns.
347
00:12:35,632 --> 00:12:36,731
Yeah, that's cool.
348
00:12:36,767 --> 00:12:37,832
But I also see here
349
00:12:37,868 --> 00:12:41,235
that you only spent five months
at Chiat/Day.
350
00:12:41,271 --> 00:12:43,004
What happened here?
351
00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,305
Essence Nation was closer to home.
352
00:12:44,340 --> 00:12:45,840
My wife... she just had a baby,
353
00:12:45,876 --> 00:12:48,777
so it was a blessing being able
to cut that commute down.
354
00:12:48,812 --> 00:12:50,078
Yeah, but still...
355
00:12:50,113 --> 00:12:52,246
I'm surprised that you would
leave one of the big dogs
356
00:12:52,282 --> 00:12:54,181
to go to a small firm.
357
00:12:54,216 --> 00:12:56,016
You know how it is for us
at those big firms,
358
00:12:56,052 --> 00:12:57,417
it's not always better.
359
00:12:57,452 --> 00:12:59,687
But at Essence Nation,
I'm working on campaigns
360
00:12:59,722 --> 00:13:01,488
on a level I had never done before.
361
00:13:01,523 --> 00:13:04,624
Well, what are we talking,
gas station ads?
362
00:13:04,660 --> 00:13:07,527
Actually, it was
the Kaiser Permanente campaign
363
00:13:07,563 --> 00:13:08,762
with Regina King.
364
00:13:08,798 --> 00:13:09,997
You did that?
365
00:13:10,032 --> 00:13:11,131
Hey, how did I not know that?
366
00:13:11,167 --> 00:13:13,834
Man, you are the reason
that I'm drinking more water.
367
00:13:13,869 --> 00:13:15,703
Ah, you know, there's...
there's a lot of campaigns.
368
00:13:15,738 --> 00:13:17,104
Hard to keep track of them all.
369
00:13:17,139 --> 00:13:18,172
No, I should know
370
00:13:18,207 --> 00:13:20,140
what my fellow Black ad execs are doing.
371
00:13:20,176 --> 00:13:22,642
You know, what is happening to me?
372
00:13:22,678 --> 00:13:24,444
You know, one ding on you
from the White man
373
00:13:24,479 --> 00:13:26,680
and I was convinced that
I shouldn't give you this job.
374
00:13:26,716 --> 00:13:28,448
Hell, you were here 15 minutes early
375
00:13:28,483 --> 00:13:30,871
and I judged you for having
that kind of free time.
376
00:13:30,896 --> 00:13:33,052
- Excuse me?
- I was scrutinizing you more
377
00:13:33,088 --> 00:13:35,355
because I assumed
you only did commercials
378
00:13:35,390 --> 00:13:37,056
where they rap about McNuggets.
379
00:13:37,092 --> 00:13:39,559
It's no wonder I don't know
any Black execs,
380
00:13:39,595 --> 00:13:41,494
hell, I'm too busy second-guessing
381
00:13:41,530 --> 00:13:43,129
whether they deserve to be here.
382
00:13:43,164 --> 00:13:44,497
You know what?
383
00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:46,132
That's gonna stop today.
384
00:13:46,167 --> 00:13:48,735
Brother, this job is yours.
385
00:13:48,770 --> 00:13:51,070
I would love to have you on the team.
386
00:13:51,106 --> 00:13:53,139
Actually...
387
00:13:53,174 --> 00:13:55,709
I think I'm gonna stay
at the rapping nugget place,
388
00:13:55,744 --> 00:13:56,976
but thank you.
389
00:13:57,011 --> 00:13:58,511
Oh, hey, hey, Darren.
390
00:13:58,547 --> 00:14:00,580
Wait. Wait a minute, bro.
391
00:14:00,616 --> 00:14:04,016
Do you know what four brothers
could do at this place?
392
00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,685
Ooh.
393
00:14:06,721 --> 00:14:09,821
I probably shouldn't have
been in here for that. Ah.
394
00:14:09,857 --> 00:14:12,725
While I was letting a Black protégé
395
00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,193
slip through my fingers at work
like sand,
396
00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:18,930
Bow was trying to pressure one
into a doctor diamond.
397
00:14:18,966 --> 00:14:22,701
I found the letter that I was
telling you about. That's it.
398
00:14:22,737 --> 00:14:25,455
And, also, I remembered
another med school story
399
00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:26,513
about perseverance.
400
00:14:26,538 --> 00:14:27,873
It was my birthday
401
00:14:27,908 --> 00:14:31,042
and the chief resident had just told me
402
00:14:31,078 --> 00:14:34,179
that my gorgeous braids
were unprofessional and they...
403
00:14:34,214 --> 00:14:36,447
Okay, Dr. Johnson,
can we have a heart to heart?
404
00:14:36,483 --> 00:14:38,250
Ooh. Ah, yes, please.
405
00:14:38,285 --> 00:14:39,900
You're telling me all these stories
406
00:14:39,925 --> 00:14:41,792
like they're funny, fond memories...
407
00:14:41,817 --> 00:14:43,855
- Uh-huh.
- ...but they're horrible.
408
00:14:43,891 --> 00:14:45,556
Oh, no.
409
00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:46,900
No. It's just from a different time.
410
00:14:46,927 --> 00:14:47,959
You don't get it.
411
00:14:47,995 --> 00:14:51,850
That is textbook minimizing,
Dr. Johnson.
412
00:14:51,882 --> 00:14:53,939
You needed that defense mechanism
413
00:14:53,967 --> 00:14:56,565
to get you through years of abuse.
414
00:14:56,590 --> 00:14:58,964
Abu...
415
00:14:58,989 --> 00:15:01,174
This was not abuse.
416
00:15:01,199 --> 00:15:02,908
It was character-building.
417
00:15:02,943 --> 00:15:06,043
It's why I'm the strong woman
that I am today.
418
00:15:06,078 --> 00:15:07,779
You shouldn't have to beat a person down
419
00:15:07,814 --> 00:15:09,781
- to make them strong.
- W...
420
00:15:09,816 --> 00:15:12,383
O-On the other hand, tough love works.
421
00:15:12,419 --> 00:15:14,786
You know,
my dad has been rough on me
422
00:15:14,821 --> 00:15:15,986
and I'm great.
423
00:15:16,022 --> 00:15:17,054
Right?
424
00:15:17,089 --> 00:15:18,989
You've had to put up with a lot of crap
425
00:15:19,025 --> 00:15:20,758
to get to where you are, Dr. Johnson...
426
00:15:20,794 --> 00:15:22,293
Yeah.
427
00:15:22,328 --> 00:15:23,760
...but you shouldn't have had to.
428
00:15:23,796 --> 00:15:25,395
Come on.
429
00:15:25,431 --> 00:15:28,165
If I hadn't,
then it would have been worse
430
00:15:28,201 --> 00:15:30,134
for all of the Black women
that came behind me.
431
00:15:30,169 --> 00:15:32,736
Don't you ever wonder
who you could have been
432
00:15:32,771 --> 00:15:35,339
if you didn't have to also
fight this other fight?
433
00:15:35,374 --> 00:15:37,607
- No, they were just trying to...
- Dr. Johnson.
434
00:15:37,643 --> 00:15:39,844
- Okay, if the...
- Rainbow.
435
00:15:39,879 --> 00:15:42,279
Okay.
436
00:15:45,451 --> 00:15:48,252
Oh.
437
00:15:51,057 --> 00:15:53,423
Oh, my God.
438
00:15:54,460 --> 00:15:55,959
Oooh, the pizza rolls are ready!
439
00:15:55,994 --> 00:15:58,362
Why did you do that?
440
00:15:58,397 --> 00:16:00,395
You could have been
her favorite daughter.
441
00:16:00,420 --> 00:16:01,817
No, no, no, it's... it's okay.
442
00:16:01,842 --> 00:16:04,634
I'll just... I'm gonna...
I'm gonna read my letter.
443
00:16:04,670 --> 00:16:06,636
- Okay.
- Yes.
444
00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:13,042
- Tears are coming. I'm gonna...
- Okay.
445
00:16:13,078 --> 00:16:14,678
You go... Yeah, take...
446
00:16:14,713 --> 00:16:15,726
No, take... Do you.
447
00:16:15,751 --> 00:16:17,080
Take your time.
448
00:16:18,981 --> 00:16:21,362
Hi.
449
00:16:21,387 --> 00:16:23,687
Hey, babe.
450
00:16:23,722 --> 00:16:25,823
Did you know
451
00:16:25,858 --> 00:16:29,329
that when Jackie Robinson
retired from baseball,
452
00:16:29,354 --> 00:16:31,294
that it was only 6% Black?
453
00:16:31,330 --> 00:16:33,677
And that it's only 7% Black today.
454
00:16:33,766 --> 00:16:36,132
I thought we blocked Wikipedia
455
00:16:36,168 --> 00:16:38,702
when Diane kept changing
Michael B. Jordan's page
456
00:16:38,737 --> 00:16:40,504
- to "Married to Diane Johnson."
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
457
00:16:40,539 --> 00:16:42,425
- "Back off heifers."
- I remember.
458
00:16:42,450 --> 00:16:43,714
Okay.
459
00:16:43,739 --> 00:16:47,511
Jackie Robinson died at 54.
460
00:16:47,546 --> 00:16:49,079
- I know.
- And for what?
461
00:16:49,131 --> 00:16:51,414
So he could get a couple more
Black players in the league?
462
00:16:51,450 --> 00:16:54,250
Can you imagine
what he could have done, Dre,
463
00:16:54,286 --> 00:16:57,153
if he hadn't been so focused
on breaking barriers?
464
00:16:57,189 --> 00:17:00,390
Can you imagine what I could've done?
465
00:17:00,425 --> 00:17:02,825
I could be Dr. Rainbow Johnson
Poet Laureate
466
00:17:02,861 --> 00:17:06,328
or Professor of Chicano Studies.
467
00:17:06,364 --> 00:17:08,397
You know how I love that.
468
00:17:09,701 --> 00:17:11,200
Well, I had the chance
469
00:17:11,235 --> 00:17:13,369
to give a qualified Black man
a job today,
470
00:17:13,404 --> 00:17:16,105
and I almost didn't
because Stevens made a face.
471
00:17:16,140 --> 00:17:17,239
Hmm?
472
00:17:17,274 --> 00:17:20,175
Babe, there's so few of us at the table
473
00:17:20,211 --> 00:17:23,546
that I felt that I needed
a White co-sign.
474
00:17:23,581 --> 00:17:25,080
That's how the system is set up.
475
00:17:25,116 --> 00:17:26,682
You know, sometimes, being the first...
476
00:17:26,718 --> 00:17:29,893
it feels like the weight of
the world is on our shoulders.
477
00:17:29,918 --> 00:17:30,920
Oh. It does.
478
00:17:30,955 --> 00:17:36,125
We're conditioned to work
10 times harder to succeed.
479
00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:40,261
But is it all worth it for 6%?
480
00:17:40,296 --> 00:17:43,131
You know... maybe Jackie Robinson
481
00:17:43,166 --> 00:17:45,934
only made baseball a little Blacker...
482
00:17:45,969 --> 00:17:48,570
- Mm.
- ...but his sacrifices were felt
483
00:17:48,605 --> 00:17:50,972
throughout sports and the world.
484
00:17:51,008 --> 00:17:52,206
Yeah.
485
00:17:52,242 --> 00:17:54,576
You know, maybe a person's impact
486
00:17:54,611 --> 00:17:57,579
can't always be broken down
into numbers.
487
00:17:57,614 --> 00:18:00,214
Mm. That's right.
488
00:18:00,250 --> 00:18:01,482
Mm-hmm.
489
00:18:01,518 --> 00:18:03,151
Got to keep pushing.
490
00:18:03,186 --> 00:18:04,188
Yep.
491
00:18:04,213 --> 00:18:05,779
But I'm tired, though.
492
00:18:05,823 --> 00:18:08,957
Babe, well, put the torch down.
493
00:18:08,992 --> 00:18:10,024
All right?
494
00:18:10,060 --> 00:18:11,693
This burden has to be shared,
495
00:18:11,729 --> 00:18:14,396
by your Black colleagues
and your White colleagues.
496
00:18:14,431 --> 00:18:16,197
You'll be able to pick it up again,
497
00:18:16,233 --> 00:18:17,932
but let them have a turn.
498
00:18:19,936 --> 00:18:21,202
Maybe you're right.
499
00:18:21,238 --> 00:18:23,204
Mm-hmm.
500
00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,039
I'm not even sure
501
00:18:25,075 --> 00:18:27,308
I know how to put down the torch
at this point.
502
00:18:27,344 --> 00:18:28,709
Hey.
503
00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,213
There's a first time for everything.
504
00:18:32,249 --> 00:18:33,281
Thanks, honey.
505
00:18:33,316 --> 00:18:34,648
You're welcome.
506
00:18:34,684 --> 00:18:37,485
Bow and I may have been down
for a minute,
507
00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,650
but we were never out.
508
00:18:39,675 --> 00:18:41,822
Bow took the time to think about it
509
00:18:41,858 --> 00:18:44,558
and realized it shouldn't all be on her.
510
00:18:44,594 --> 00:18:46,060
Hey, Dr. Windsor.
511
00:18:46,096 --> 00:18:48,062
Diversity is a team sport.
512
00:18:48,098 --> 00:18:51,592
I'd love to talk to you
about the diversity initiative.
513
00:18:51,617 --> 00:18:53,234
Oh, yeah. I saw that
you were heading that up
514
00:18:53,270 --> 00:18:55,436
with, uh, Dr. Gutierrez and Dr. Patel
515
00:18:55,471 --> 00:18:56,663
and Dr. Running Water, right?
516
00:18:56,688 --> 00:18:58,100
Yeah, I was heading that up.
517
00:18:58,125 --> 00:19:00,508
But...
can't take that on right now.
518
00:19:00,543 --> 00:19:01,809
Oh.
519
00:19:01,844 --> 00:19:03,243
Well, I'm sure diversity
will be there for you
520
00:19:03,279 --> 00:19:04,678
- when you're ready.
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
521
00:19:04,714 --> 00:19:07,247
I'm saying that other people
can lead the charge.
522
00:19:07,283 --> 00:19:10,117
You care about diversity, right?
523
00:19:10,152 --> 00:19:11,018
- Of course.
- Yeah?
524
00:19:11,053 --> 00:19:12,753
Why? What have you heard?
525
00:19:12,789 --> 00:19:14,121
Well, congratulations.
526
00:19:14,156 --> 00:19:15,122
Hm?
527
00:19:15,157 --> 00:19:17,357
You are the man for the job,
Dr. Windsor.
528
00:19:17,393 --> 00:19:19,960
- Wait, what are you doing?
- I'm handing the torch over to you.
529
00:19:19,995 --> 00:19:21,662
You can pass out those fliers.
530
00:19:21,697 --> 00:19:24,665
And if I see them in the garbage can,
531
00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:26,600
then I'm gonna set your car on fire.
532
00:19:28,236 --> 00:19:29,869
Oh, my goodness.
533
00:19:29,905 --> 00:19:32,004
- Really?
- Yeah.
534
00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,874
For me, I made sure my relationships
535
00:19:34,910 --> 00:19:37,009
with other Black admen were good,
536
00:19:37,045 --> 00:19:38,545
starting with Darren.
537
00:19:38,580 --> 00:19:40,146
Look, man, I appreciate the opportunity,
538
00:19:40,181 --> 00:19:42,615
I just... I can't accept the job.
539
00:19:42,651 --> 00:19:44,283
Bro, I'm not here to beg,
540
00:19:44,319 --> 00:19:45,718
I'm here to bond.
541
00:19:45,754 --> 00:19:49,155
Now, can a brother be a BlAd Man?
542
00:19:49,190 --> 00:19:50,890
What is a BlAd Man?
543
00:19:50,926 --> 00:19:52,670
Your networking group, man.
544
00:19:52,695 --> 00:19:54,894
Charlie told me about it.
545
00:19:54,930 --> 00:19:56,563
Man, that guy keeps trying
to change the name,
546
00:19:56,598 --> 00:19:57,797
but won't pay any dues.
547
00:19:57,833 --> 00:20:01,133
Ah. Yeah, that is very Charlie.
548
00:20:01,687 --> 00:20:03,971
You know, he owes me $3,000 for lunch.
549
00:20:06,074 --> 00:20:08,140
Oh, man, I wish Jack was here,
550
00:20:08,176 --> 00:20:10,409
because this is Black excellence.
551
00:20:14,106 --> 00:20:16,673
This... is Black excellence.
552
00:20:17,118 --> 00:20:19,452
You bet your Black ass it is.
553
00:20:22,419 --> 00:20:23,403
What do I do?
554
00:20:23,428 --> 00:20:26,251
She made my mom snap.
I have to do something.
555
00:20:27,734 --> 00:20:28,900
Olivia.
556
00:20:28,935 --> 00:20:30,367
Hm?
557
00:20:30,403 --> 00:20:34,265
It, uh, pains me to do this.
558
00:20:34,292 --> 00:20:35,531
You know I wanted nothing more
559
00:20:35,556 --> 00:20:38,094
than for you and my mom to be close.
560
00:20:38,129 --> 00:20:40,463
But we flew too close to the sun.
561
00:20:40,498 --> 00:20:42,059
Boy, what are you talking about?
562
00:20:42,084 --> 00:20:43,309
I think we should break...
563
00:20:43,334 --> 00:20:45,848
Just the lady that I want to see.
564
00:20:45,873 --> 00:20:47,673
Dr. Johnson,
565
00:20:47,698 --> 00:20:50,450
I hope I wasn't being
too harsh on you yesterday.
566
00:20:50,475 --> 00:20:53,531
I can be sort of
a toughlove kind of girl.
567
00:20:53,556 --> 00:20:55,234
- Hmm.
- You hear that, Mom?
568
00:20:55,259 --> 00:20:56,859
- Tough love.
- Mm-hmm.
569
00:20:56,884 --> 00:20:58,339
- Love.
- Mm-hmm.
570
00:20:58,390 --> 00:21:02,125
Well, having a 20-year-old
psychoanalyze me
571
00:21:02,150 --> 00:21:04,117
was a tough pill to swallow...
572
00:21:04,288 --> 00:21:05,521
but I'm grateful.
573
00:21:05,556 --> 00:21:07,188
I'm grateful for your honesty,
574
00:21:07,224 --> 00:21:09,758
and I actually needed to hear
what you had to say.
575
00:21:09,793 --> 00:21:11,259
Oh, thank God. Whoo!
576
00:21:11,294 --> 00:21:12,260
Whoo!
577
00:21:12,295 --> 00:21:13,795
You guys still like each other?
578
00:21:13,831 --> 00:21:15,597
- Yeah.
- What were you gonna say?
579
00:21:16,634 --> 00:21:19,668
Doesn't matter, right?
580
00:21:19,703 --> 00:21:22,303
Just let me enjoy this moment.
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