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VETERANS' HEALTH CARE. . . |
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70% OF BLACK COUPLE'S CHILDREN WERE BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK. I WAS A SKEPTIC. THE 70% WAS TRUE. THERE... |
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WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN YOU DECIDED TO DO THIS MOVIE? YOU CALL IT IN MOVIE AND NOT A TAPE. |
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I CALL IT A DOCULOGUE. REALLY IS A MONOLOGUE. IT GIVES THE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS WHAT THEY... |
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LIVING WHERE? |
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RIGHT HERE IN WASHINGTON. BORN AND WHERE EAST. |
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BUT THE SHOW, NOT THE EXACT OPENING, BUT LET US SHOW YOU OPENING UP AT A CERTAIN POINT AND WE WILL... |
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MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO HARRIET TUBMAN WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT IF I COULD OF CONVINCE MORE SLAVES... |
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HOW DID YOU DO THAT? |
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IF I TOLD THE U.N. NOT BELIEVE ME. I FILM, EDITED, AND CUT THE WHOLE THING. IT WAS SHOT IN MY OFFICE... |
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DID YOU READ OFF OF A TELEPROMPTER? |
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NO. |
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YES. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS IS A COLOR CORRECTION. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE IT IN THE BIG GREEN. YOU... |
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WHERE WERE YOU BORN? |
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CINCINNATI, OHIO. |
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WHEN DID YOU MOVE HERE? |
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WHEN I WAS ABOUT 6. |
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WHEN DID YOU LEARN ABOUT HARRIET TUBMAN? |
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IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. |
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WHO TAUGHT YOU ABOUT HER? |
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IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHER. I BELIEVE MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER. |
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WEASE -- WAS YOUR SCHOOL RACIALLY MIXED? |
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I WAS PART OF THE FIRST WAVE AND THEY STARTED DOING THE BUSING. I STARTED OUT IN LANDOVER AND I ENDED... |
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ARE YOU POLITICALLY ACTIVE? |
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SOMEWHAT, I VOTE. I TRY TO LOOK AT THE POLITICS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION. |
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BUT AS LOOK AT ANOTHER CLIP. |
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YOU GAVE ME A SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR THE FIRST TIME. I UNDERSTOOD YOU. |
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WHAT I AM SAYING THAT -- THE REAL DEAL IS THAT WE ARE BLACK PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST... |
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I THINK IT IS A NEGATIVE VIEW OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN. |
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THEY HAVE BEEN LOCKED UP OR ON DRUGS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF BABIES MOTHERS. |
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WHEN YOU FIND A MAN SOMETIMES HE HAS KIDS. HE HAS GOT PLENTY OF KIDS. |
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WE ARE 24-YEAR-OLD MEN AND WE CANNOT FIND A DECENT WOMAN WITHOUT A CHILD. |
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THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS. |
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THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE WOMAN THEY ARE WITH. THEY DID NOT STEP UP. THEY DO NOT DO WHAT THEY SAY... |
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TO HAVE A SELFISH MENTALITY. |
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THEY'RE NOT LOOKING AT ME FOR MYSELF. THEY ARE LOOKING AT MY CAR. |
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THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE A GOOD JOB AND A GOOD EDUCATION, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FEMALES.... |
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THEY LIE ABOUT LITTLE THINGS. |
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THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY DOING IT. |
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THEY ARE IGNORANT. |
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THEY ARE -- DISRESPECTFUL BEGIN SEXY TO THEM. |
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GET THEM. THAT IS WHAT NIGGERS IS. |
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AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THAT. |
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THERE IS A TENSION GOING ON INSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I TRY TO EXPORT. WE DO NOT HAVE A GOOD GRASP... |
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THERE IS A REFERENCE TO 40 YEARS AGO, WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? |
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IF YOU LOOK BACK 40 YEARS AGO THE BLACK FAMILY DID NOT LOOK THE WAY IT DOES TODAY. WE HAD 81% OF OUR... |
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WHERE DID YOU FIND THE PEOPLE YOU TALKED TO? |
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OLIVER. PRIMARILY IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. IN TALKING TO SOME OF THE LUMINARIES I GO FROM CALIFORNIA... |
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THE PERSON SHINING YOUR SHOES WAS? |
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THE QUESTION WAS ARE THERE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? HE SAID JAIL. I ASKED HIM WHY HE... |
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YOU DO HAVE A SECTION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT STEREOTYPES, DO YOU NOT? |
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A LOT OF THE IMAGES THAT WE SEE OF THE BLACK MAN, A LOT OF THEM ARE NEGATIVE, NOT JUST FROM SHOWS,... |
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WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE- TYPECASTING OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WITH POVERTY, ALCOHOLISM, THE DOLLAR LOW,... |
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WE ARE IN THE POSITION WHERE WE WILL DO THINGS TO SELL OUT FOR MONEY. WE WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AS... |
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WE HAVE A CULTURE THAT IS ABOUT MINSTRELS AND STEREOTYPING BLACK PEOPLE AS A SILLY, LOTS OF USE OF... |
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WE ARE ONLY GETTING THE NEGATIVE STUFF. IF IT BLEEDS, IT NEEDS. |
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ALL OF THAT IS PREDICTABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF IT IS CONNECTED TO SOME VERY SEDUCTIVE LANGUAGE.... |
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IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN MINSTREL, YOU COULD BE A CRIMINAL OR YOU CAN BE THE ULTIMATE CRIMINAL,... |
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WHERE DID YOU FIND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU TALKED TO? |
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FROM THE EXPERTS PROSPECTIVE, THERE WERE IN BOOKS. THESE ARE FROM AN ACADEMIC AND SCHOLARLY STANDPOINT,... |
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"THE WASHINGTON POST" PUT YOU ON THE FRONT PAGE AND WHAT THIS UP AND SUGGESTED IN AN ARTICLE BY --... |
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SHE WAS BLACK. |
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HOW DID YOU GET THIS IN THE POST? |
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I HAVE A SCREENING IN WASHINGTON D.C. MEDIA OUTLETS WERE THERE. SHE DID A FOLLOW-UP AFTER SEEING ... |
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WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THIS STORY? |
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FOR THE FILM? |
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UP FOR YOU. |
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IT WAS AN EXCELLENT RIGHT UP. IT WAS A RATIFICATION OF SOME OF THE DIALOGUE SO WERE HAPPENING BEHIND... |
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ONE OF THE MESSAGES THAT SHOULD TALK ABOUT WAS THE CONSERVATISM OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU TALKED TO.... |
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I WOULD SAY GIVE ME 90 MINUTES AND DROP THE LABELS. I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU TALK TO MR. FARRAKHAN,... |
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IF YOUR FOLLOWER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING VS. MALCOLM X, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? |
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HE IS A LINE WITH THE INTEGRATION AND WORKING ALONG WITH THE LARGER SOCIETY. BOOKER T. AND MALCOLM... |
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WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR EDUCATION? |
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I GRADUATED FROM BOWIE STATE COLLEGE BEFORE IT BECAME A UNIVERSITY. I WAS IN THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS... |
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WHERE DID YOU LEARN HOW TO DO FILM? |
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MY BACKGROUND WAS IN MUSIC. I LEARNED HOW TO CUT MUSIC VIDEOS. MOVIES ARE JUST AN EXTENSION OF THAT.... |
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WHAT KIND OF MUSIC LABEL DID YOU WORK WITH? WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DID YOU REPRESENT? |
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I IN A JAZZ MUSICIAN. I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE GENRES FROM R AND D TO HIP-HOP. -- RHYTHM AND BLUES TO... |
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WHAT KIND OF THE EQUIPMENT DID YOU USE? |
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I USE STATE -- I USED A JVC CAMCORDER. I USED A SOFTWARE THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE... |
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ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL ALIVE? WHERE ARE THERE? |
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YES, IN ANNAPOLIS. |
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WHAT DO THEY DO? |
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THEY ARE RETIRED. HE WAS A TRAITOR AND A PROFESSIONAL FIRES AND MY MOTHER STAYED AT HOME. -- PROFESSIONAL... |
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DID YOU GROW UP BEING A FIGHTER? |
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NO, BUT I GROW IN THE FIGHTING GAME. MY FATHER TRAINED SUGAR RAY LEONARD. |
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WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? |
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WHERE DID THE NAME JANKS COME FROM? |
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MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER HAD THE NAME DOWN SOUTH IN LOUISIANA. |
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WHAT IMPACT DID IT HAVE ON YOU? |
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IT WAS A GREAT IMPACT. I GOT EXPOSED TO THE BALANCE EARLY ON. WATCHING THE MEDIA. AT ONE TIME HE WAS... |
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HOW DID YOUR DAD GET INTO THIS BUSINESS? |
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THE BOXING BUSINESS? HE WAS A PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER. HE WORKED AT THE LOCAL GYM. HE WAS THAT GUY. |
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HOW MANY KIDS WERE THERE IN THE FAMILY? |
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JUST ME AND MY BROTHER. HE IS A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER. HE WORKS FOR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. HE IS IN THE... |
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I DO NOT KNOW IF WE HAVE A CLIP OF HIM. YOU TELL US THAT WE DO. |
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WE DO HAVE A CLIP OF HIM. |
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LET US LOOK AT ANOTHER ONE. |
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JUSTICE SAID THAT IN TO FINGERPRINT AND PUT THE BLAME TOTALLY ON THE MEDIA. IT HAS DONE IRREPARABLE... |
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THAT IS THE BIGGEST MYTH IN THE WORLD. WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT EVERYONE IS TRYING TO GET. WE ARE JUST... |
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IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE LYRICS TO THE LATEST RAP SONG THAT TO KNOW WHAT THE TEACHER IS TEACHING... |
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RAP DIALOGUE IS SAID TO BE THE LANGUAGE OF THE STREET. WHAT STREET COULD SUCH HATRED AND MALEVOLENT... |
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THE IDEA THAT IT IS URGENT, THAT YOU WOULD WRITE A WHOLE BOOK ABOUT TUPAC AND CALL HIM A GET THOSE... |
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A RAPPER HIMSELF SAID THAT I WAS WRONG WHEN I WROTE THOSE SONGS. I CREATED A BAD SITUATION FOR MYSELF... |
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THE LIFE THAT HE MET IN THE MESSAGE OF THAT MUSIC HAS THE ICONIC STATUS MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE. IT... |
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WE HAVE HAD NOT ONLY IN BALTIMORE BUT IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK RECORD HOMICIDE RATES ALMOST ALL... |
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BUT ONE WHITE PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER FIRED A SHOT IN THE DIRECTION OF ONE OF THE SPIRIT OF HIM... |
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IN GETTING THAT IS EASY. ONE OF THE EASIEST EMOTIONS TO PORTRAIT IF YOU'RE AN ACTOR IS A DANGER --... |
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WHEN YOU ARE ANCHOR, THEY CAN CONTROL YOU. THAT CAN CONTROL YOU. WHEN THEY WANT TO GET AN EXTRA PAY... |
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AND A LOT OF THINGS I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT. I SAW THIS THREAT YOUR WHOLE FILM. HOW LONG IS IT? |
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87 MINUTES. |
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YOU SEE IT THAT LIKE A SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE IN THERE, HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO THAT? |
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IT WILL BE A TRIVIA QUESTION ON THE INTERNET. IT IS IN THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. IT IS NOT THAT IT... |
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WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE DON IMUS SITUATION? |
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AS I SAY IN THE FILM, I THINK WE PROTESTS SOMETHINGS THAT ARE MISSING THE MARK. WE DO NOT HAVE OUR... |
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YOU GRIMACED BUT THAT STRONG LANGUAGE. |
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THERE WERE CERTAIN TO PLACES THROUGHOUT THE FILM WHERE THERE IS PROFANITY AND IT IS VERY METHODICAL.... |
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MANY TIMES A -- MANY TIMES WE LET THE LANGUAGE THING GO SO THAT PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT IT IS LIKE. HAVE... |
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YES, I HAVE. |
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FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT DOES NOT KNOW HIM, COULD YOU TELL US. |
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HE WAS A LEGEND IN WASHINGTON D.C. AT WLOL RADIO. DURING THE LATE 1960'S HE WAS A SOOTHING VOICE.... |
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HE HAD BEEN IN PRISON AND HAD A RADIO SHOW IN PRISON. HE HAD A VOICE. WHAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT, THE... |
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I AM NOT AN EXPERT. THE FRAMING OF THE QUESTION IS BLACK OR WHITE. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I AM... |
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WHAT HAS TO CHANGE? |
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WE HAVE TO KNOW WHO WE ARE. WE HAVE TO ASK BETTER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT BLACK PEOPLE LOOK LIKE ASK... |
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IN THE LAST CLIP THERE WAS A PERSON NAMED STEVE PERRY. |
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HE IS A PRINCIPAL AT 89 THAT SCHOOL OR A CHARTER SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL... |
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HOW DID YOU FIND HIM? |
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I CALLED HIM. IT WAS THAT SIMPLE. IT WAS A TESTAMENT TO EVERY MAN IN THAT FILM. I PICKED UP THE PHONE... |
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NO JESSE JACKSON, HOW SHARPTON, CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE NAACP, WHY? |
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ALL ASTIN ALL DECLINED. |
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-- ALL ASKED, ALL DECLINED? AS YOU TALK TO PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE, YES STEVE PERRY, YOU... |
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AS THE BACK TO YOUR FILM. |
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AS I WALK THE STREETS ANYWHERE IN THIS COUNTRY FROM MAINSTREAM TO THE UPPER ECHELON IN BEVERLY HILLS... |
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ARE THERE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? BUT THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. |
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IN JAIL. |
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MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL. |
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I WOULD HAVE TO SAY JAIL. |
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MORE IN JAIL. |
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THERE ARE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL. |
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IN JAIL. |
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I AM GOING TO STAY IN JAIL. |
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IN JAIL. |
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IN JAIL. |
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WORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL. |
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IN JAIL. |
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IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU HEARD OR SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL? |
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I WORK AT A JAIL. |
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THEY WOULD SAY THAT THERE ARE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL THAN |
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IN JAIL. " I THINK THERE ARE MORE IN JAIL THAN IN COLLEGE. |
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IN JAIL. FOX IN JAIL. |
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PROBABLY MORE INCARCERATED THAN IN COLLEGE INSTITUTIONS. YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, WHO IS REALLY TO... |
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THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE SAVE BLACK AMERICA, AND IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BLACK MALE. EVERYBODY GET IN... |
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COLLEGE. |
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JAIL. |
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ARE THERE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? |
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IN JAIL. |
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ARE THERE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? |
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IN JAIL. WHAT'S MORE LIKE MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? |
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JAIL. |
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IS VERY NEGATIVE. WHAT IS THE MESSAGE THAT WE ARE ALLOWING TO BE PUT INTO THEIR MIND. |
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ARE THERE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? |
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IN JUNE JAIL. POTTS THE ANSWER IS COLLEGE. THERE ARE SOME TOUGH MOMENTS IN THAT FILM. THAT IS ONE... |
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EACH ONE OF THEIR PARENTS? |
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I WANTED A SPONTANEOUS RESPONSE. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD SAY. I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THEIR... |
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YOU HAD A PIECE OF PAPER FOR EVERYONE? |
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EVERYONE OF THE KIDS. IT IS RIGHTS, IT IS A DOCUMENTARY BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FOR MINORS.... |
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DID YOU DROP EVERYTHING TO DO THIS FILM? |
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THERE WERE A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS AND WORKING ON WEEKENDS IN FLYING AND TAKING A VACATION TO GET IT... |
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WHEN WE SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN TALKING, ARE YOU TALKING TO THE BALL OR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING? WHEN WE... |
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THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. IT IS BOTH HAS ASKED THAT BEFORE. SOMETIMES I AM TALKING TO MYSELF AND... |
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WHAT IS THAT BY TALKING TO YOURSELF? |
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THERE IS A LOT OF TIMES -- YOU'LL SEE CLIPS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THAT IS ME TALKING TO THE CAMERA.... |
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THE NEXT ONE IS YOU TALKING TO A BOARD. BUT AS OF THAT THAT. . |
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WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK OF THE TRIP. ARE THERE MORE BLACK MEN IN JAIL OR IN COLLEGE? THE WAY WE WILL... |
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THAT IS QUITE A BIT. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE MY AGE GOING TO JAIL. WHAT ARE THE STATISTICS ON THAT?... |
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I DID NOT WANT TO BE ACCUSED OF WHAT I USE OF THE PEOPLE OF. THAT WOULD BE AUGMENTING DATA OR PULLING... |
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IS 4-1 BUT NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE KIDS ARE SAY THEY ARE BEATING OUT WOMEN AND OURSELVES... |
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ANY TIME THAT WE BUY INTO A MYTH ABOUT US THAT SAYS SOMETHING HORRIBLE ABOUT US, IT DOES TWO THINGS,... |
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IT IS GOOD THAT WE HAVE THE STATISTICS AND INFORMATION, BUT WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS TO BREAK IT DOWN... |
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WHERE DID THE GET STARTED? |
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IT IS TWO FOLD. THE ORIGINAL STUDY, THERE IS A GROUP CALLED THE JUSTICE POLICY INSTITUTE THAT THE... |
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THE ONE THING THAT IS TRUE IS THAT OF THE 800,000 THAT ARE IN JAIL, THERE ARE ONLY IN THE COUNTRY,... |
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AS A BLACK MAN IN THIS COUNTRY, AS WE PETITION THE FAIRNESS OF THE SYSTEM, I SAY THAT THE FOCUS SHOULD... |
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BUT BACK INTO YOUR OWN LIFE FOR YOUR WORK IN MUSIC. DID THE MUSIC THAT YOU WORK WITH, WAS SET MOSTLY... |
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YES. |
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WHAT IMPACT DID IT HAVE ON YOUR THINKING? |
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IT CHANGED. WHEN WE WERE KIDS GROWING NOT, WE ROMANCED OR WE SERENADED AND WE CELEBRATED. I DO NOT... |
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HE REFERRED TO TUPAC BEING LIKE A GOD. WE HAVE DONE PROGRAMS HERE. WHY IS IT SO BAD THAT HE IS LOOKED... |
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AS I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT HOW YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE PITFALLS. HE WAS A GENIUS, BUT HE WASN'T ANGRY... |
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YOU SAID THIS COST YOU $7,000 TO MAKE. HOW DID YOU DO IT FOR $7,000 WITH THE TRAVELING AND THE RIGHTS?... |
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THAT IS THE COST. BECAUSE FOR THE VIDEO. THAT IS THE BIG DEAL RIGHT THERE. THE FILM DOES NOTHING.... |
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HOW DID YOU START TO PROMOTE IT? |
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YES. IT IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON. |
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$19.95. THERE ARE USED VERSION SADR OUT THERE. |
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WHEN DID YOU FIRST BEGIN TO SELL THIS? |
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THE 25 OF AUGUST. |
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THE 25TH OF AUGUST. WE ARE TAPING THIS BEFORE THE 20TH OF AUGUST. THE 25TH OF JULY OR AUGUST? |
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I AM SORRY, THE 25TH OF JULY. I AM SORRY, GUYS. |
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WHEN YOU FINISHED THIS, HOW DID YOU FIGURE YOUR GWENN TO MARKET IT? MOST PEOPLE WOULD KILL FOR A ... |
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I THINK AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND THE MINDSET OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY I THINK THE CHALLENGES... |
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DID YOU HAVE A SCREENING? |
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YES. THE SCREENING WAS ON THE 25TH OF JULY. THAT IS WHEN THE REVIEW WAS. |
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HOW DID YOU DO THAT? WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THIS IS SOMEONE ELSE'S LISTING.... |
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WHERE DID YOU HAVE YOUR SCREENING? |
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IT IS UP ON CONNECTICUT AVENUE. |
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WHAT THEY CHARGE YOU? |
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IT WAS MARGINAL. FIVER $600. |
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DID IT WORK? |
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I THINK IT DID. |
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DID YOU HAVE IN THE RAHM? |
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A FULL HOUSE. IT WAS A FULL HOUSE. |
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HERE IS MORE FROM YOUR DOCUMENTARY. |
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THIS IS HOW THE GAME WORKS. IF I WERE TO LIKE THIS THING RIGHT HERE, I WOULD BE COMMITTING A CRIME.... |
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WHEN DID HE DEVELOPED THE IDEA THAT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY? |
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ULTIMATELY, WHEN YOU LOOK OF THAT PROPOSITION IN BLACK MEN IN JAIL VERSES' AGAINST COLLEGE, AND THE... |
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WHEN YOU SHOP THOSE IN FRONT OF THE CAPITAL AND IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND ALL AND IN FRONT OF CBS,... |
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NO. |
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IS AT THE CAMERA UP AND AS PEOPLE WALK BY AND SHOT IT. |
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AND CRAZY PEOPLE -- PEOPLE IT'S A, LOOK TO THE PRESIDENT. |
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PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS A TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY? |
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IT WAS JUST MADE. |
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WHERE DID YOU LEARN HOW TO DO FILM OR TAPE OR ANY OF THAT HOW FAR BACK AS I GO. |
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MAYBE TWO YEARS. I DID NOT GO TO FILM SCHOOL. BY STEADY MOVIES. I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EDITING... |
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ARE ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS SURPRISE THAT YOU DID THIS? |
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I AM THAT GUY ON A SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY I WAS SICK, WHEN YOU STOP THE TALKING ABOUT -- THAT IS IN... |
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GIVE US AN EXAMPLE. HAVE WE SEEN HIM YET? |
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MY BROTHER, MY BEST FRIEND FROM COLLEGE. THE WAY THAT THIS FILM STARTED WAS A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION.... |
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HERE IS MORE OF THE DOCUMENTARY. |
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HOW DO WE GET TO THIS STATEMENT RIGHT HERE. BRING IN THE LAST PLAYER IN THIS GAME. ONE THAT SHOULD... |
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THE AND EE -- THE NAACP HAS BEEN EXPLOITATIVE OF US. THAT IS EXPANDING THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.... |
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HE IS WILL SMITH, HE IS A GOOD FRIEND FROM MY CHILDHOOD. HE IS A REAL-ESTATE AGENT. JUST A REGULAR... |
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WHERE DID YOU MAKE THESE FRIENDS? |
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WE GREW UP TOGETHER. SUMTER COLLEGE, JUST THROUGH THE COURSE OF WORK AND GROWING UP IN WASHINGTON.... |
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DO YOU ALL BELONG TO A CERTAIN POLITICAL PARTY? |
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NO, WE GO ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM. THERE ARE CONSERVATIVES, LIBERALS, LIBERTARIAN'S BRAND THAT ARE... |
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DID YOU TALK TO HER ABOUT THIS? |
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SHE IS TOO YOUNG TO GRASP WHAT IS GOING ON. SHE KNOWS THAT SHE WAS ON TV. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE... |
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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR OWN PERSONAL POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY THAT GUIDES YOU EVERY DAY? |
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I AM IN A LIBERTARIAN. I AM SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTER AS A LIBERTARIAN. |
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YOU ARE PART OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY FOR JUST THE LABEL THE LABEL. I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER... |
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WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT SOCIETY. |
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A PROFOUND MISTAKE THAT WE MADE WAS TO BEGIN TO BELIEVE IN HIM AND THAT GOVERNMENT RATHER THAN IN... |
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IF WE WANTED OUR FAMILY TO EAT AND HAVE A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD AND I WAS UNABLE TO FIND A JOB, I WAS... |
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WE BEGAN TO BELIEVE THAT THAT WHICH WE ARE CONFRONTING IS ENTIRELY GOVERNMENTAL AND SYSTEMATICALLY... |
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HE CALLED AT 12:00 OR 1:00 IN THE MORNING AND YOU WOULD SEE IF YOUR SHOES ARE THERE AND IF YOUR CLOTHES... |
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WE OF -- AS THE PEOPLE SAID, THE GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO HELP US, WOULD NOT HAVE TO DO... |
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NO LONG-TERM WERE YOU EXPECTED TO WHAT INTO YOUR MARRIAGE TO HAVE A CHILD. -- NO LONGER WHERE YOU... |
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IT WAS WRONG IN THE BEGINNING. TO MAKE THE CRITERIA TO GET HELP FOR THE FAMILY THE FACT THAT YOU HAD... |
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THE MORE CHILDREN THAT YOU HAD, THE MORE MONEY THAT YOU'VE GOT, THE MORE FOOD STAMPS THAT YOU GOT,... |
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AS THE WOULD DREAM OF REDEMPTION AT THE HAND OF SOMEONE ELSE, WHERE IN THE ENTIRE CONDITION OF HUMAN... |
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HE SAID THAT YOU BEGAN TO BELIEVE IN HIM. WHO IS SAM? |
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THE LARGER SOCIETY. HE IS REFERENCING THE LBJ, THE PRESIDENT AT THE TIME. THE STATEMENT, IF THEY'RE... |
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EAST UP -- YOU GUESSED NOT IN ANOTHER WAKE UP. |
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YES, I DID. HE IS TALKING ABOUT THE NON THIS ASCENT -- THE NECESSITY OF MEN. THE FAMILY WAS PENALIZED... |
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ANOTHER TECHNICAL QUESTION ON YOUR DVD, WHERE DID YOU HAVE THIS PRODUCED? |
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THE ACTUAL DVD? IT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT THE CD REPLICATION AND THE BEEDIS. |
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HOW DID YOU GET IT ON AMAZON? |
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GEETA SET UP AN ACCOUNT. IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE DAY OR ONE -- I JUST SET UP AN ACCOUNT. IT IS ALMOST... |
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IN A ONE-MAN BAND. HE DID THE DOCULOGUE, WHAT BLACK MEN THINK WELL -- "WHAT BLACK MEN THINK." |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
