#RolandMartinUnfiltered - 2 Black Americans killed in Mexico; Black soldier gets Medal of Honor; new head of Fla. Dem Party

Episode Date: March 8, 2023

3.7.2023 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: 2 Black Americans killed in Mexico; Black soldier gets Medal of Honor; new head of Fla. Dem Party; Black homeownership Family members say the four black Americans kidnapped in Mexico crossed the border for one of them to have a medical procedure. Mexican authorities say they have been found.  Unfortunately, two are dead, one is injured, and the fourth is unharmed. We will break down the chilling details of the kidnapping, how the U.S. should respond to this attack on American citizens, and why millions cross the borders for medical care. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blasts Fox News and Tucker Carlson for the release of selectively packaged footage downplaying the January 6 attack. We will play for you what Schumer said and why he's calling Fox News' Actions dangerous and unforgivable. U.S. homeownership increased in 2021; however, the rate of Black American homeownership still lags. I'll talk to the Founder and CEO of Ready Life, an organization helping black America close the gap. Florida's newly elected leader of the state's Democratic party, Nikki Freed, is here to tell us about her plan to turn the state blue in the next election cycle. In our Marketplace segment, a Mother-Daughter duo is helping folks get healthy hair and skin.  The Founders will explain how an illness inspired them to create Eleora Beauty. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. Today is Tuesday, March 7th, 2023. Coming up on Roland Martin on Filter Streaming Live on the Black Star Network. Family members say the four black Americans kidnapped in Mexico crossed the border for one of them to have a medical procedure, a tummy tuck. Two of them are dead. Two have been found after the FBI offered $50,000 for their information to where they are. Folks, they went to Matt Amores and this thing ended up deadly. We'll

give you more of those details as well. Cinema Charlie, Chuck Schumer, Blast, Fox News, Tucker Carlson for their outright lies. Running January 6th, we'll play for you what Schumer had to say. He's calling Fox News actions dangerous and unforgivable. They're also a trash-ass network. U.S. home ownership increased in 2021. However, the rate of black American home ownership still lags. I'll talk with the founder and CEO of Ready Life, an organization helping black Americans close the gap.

Florida's new elected leader of the state's Democratic Party, Nikki Freed, is here to tell us what she's going to do to turn the state blue. She has one hell of a job. Plus, in our Marketplace segment, a mother-daughter duo is helping folks get healthy hair and skin. They'll join us. It's time to bring the funk on Rollerback Unfiltered on the Black Star Network.

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They were kidnapped on Friday when they went there to Matamoros, where one of them was trying to get a tummy tuck. Folks, this is video showing them being kidnapped on Friday, the four individuals. Folks, Latavia Taye McGee, Shai Woodard, Zendo Brown, and Eric James Williams, again, traveled to Mexico from South Carolina for a tummy tuck procedure. The mother of one of them said she told her daughter, do not go, but she said it was going to be safe. But they ran into the Gulf cartel, which dominates Matamoros. The U.S. State Department has advised Americans not to travel to the Mexican state due to the risk of crime and kidnapping. The FBI got involved, had a $50,000 course notice out, information leading to where they were. They partnered with Mexican law enforcement agencies as well.

Again, two of the four have been killed. Two have been found. My panel, Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, former senior advisor for environmental justice at the EPA, Dr. Candace Matthews, statewide vice chair, Texas Coalition of Black Democrats. Dr. Larry J. Walker, assistant professor, University of Central Florida. Candace, I'm going to start with you. There are a number of people who travel to Mexico

and other countries to get medical procedures. I know somebody who went to Turkey for their veneers. Folks go to Mexico for plastic surgery. You got Brazilian butt lifts. We can go on and on and on. We're talking about going to a place here where folks went for a tummy tuck, two are now dead. You know what, Roland?

Let me tell you something. You have people that always go to Mexico for different surgery procedures as well as veneers, as well as gastric bypass and things of that such. And normally what they would do, they'll have them to where they would travel with an actual medical bus that would take them to the medical hospital and then also take them to, for them to get their medical procedure.

But what happened on that specific video was horrid. And it was horrific. That video pretty much pushed me over the edge to the fact where I don't even want to go to Mexico, okay? Because one, what I'm interested in at this point right now, what is it that the U.S. is going to do? What type of plan do they have in place to retrieve our brothers and sisters? Also I would like to know which civil rights organization or what civil rights organizations that are going to come into play to also work

in congruence with the United States government to retrieve our brothers and sisters. Also, I was told allegedly they were targeted as Haitian drug lords. So this is interesting, it is scary, and it is close to home. Look, this is real simple, Mustafa. You don't know what you're walking into when you go into a foreign country. You don't know who's controlling what area. I mean, we talk about there being gang control areas in the United States. We're talking about in a place where, yes,

where folks are killed, they are beheaded. So is a tummy tuck worth your life? Yeah, you got to make some hard decisions. It really shouldn't be that hard about saving a little longer and getting the procedure done here. There are numbers that about 300,000 people leave our country every year to go seek medical treatment, whether it is for plastic surgery or other things, each year. And I've worked in Mexico on the border. I've been to Mexico City, a number of locations. It is not a place to play around. If you don't speak Spanish, and even if you do, you can find yourself in a really tough situation very quickly because there are a lot of folks who get kidnapped and held for ransom. And unfortunately, now we have these two of the four who lost their lives. So folks need to think really hard before deciding to go to Mexico or other countries that are unstable.

Remember that the cartels really play a significant role in running government there when you really understand from a foreign process of what's really happening in that space. Bottom line here, Larry, I will caution anybody, especially any African-American, it is not worth your life to travel to Mexico for any type of surgery whatsoever. You had better be paying attention to the State Department, their travel advisors, know where to go, where not to go. And it's just, again, it can be very dangerous. And yes, you can lose your life in one of these areas. So first, I want to send my condolences to the two individuals that lost their lives. And so, Roland, you highlighted a point I think I want to make and people to understand who's watching the program. People, if you're going out of country, you need to check the State

Department website in terms of any updates. And often the State Department put out these warnings for countries, like you said, that you should not travel to. But secondly, traveling to Mexico or, like you said, any other country for cosmetic surgery, it's not worth it, particularly, like I said, we all have the challenges along the border. And so, like my colleague described in Mexico City and some other places, you have to be careful. And as Brother Mustafa said, if you speak the language, you still might find yourself in dire straits. So we need to make sure we use common sense here. And certainly, if individuals were warned,

if it was somebody in my family, I would tell them, this is not in your best interest to go to get cosmetic surgery, and particularly, like I said, in Mexico, but it costs two individuals their lives, two other individuals are permanently scarred, and then the family members have to deal with this tragedy for the rest of their lives. Indeed. So certainly our condolences.

But folks, do not put your life, don't play Russian roulette with your life if you're running out trying to get one of these surgeries. I mean, this should be a caution flag to anybody who is thinking about this very issue. And so, again, it is a huge problem. We talk about people traveling places for medical procedures. We'll discuss that next right here on Rolling Mark Unfiltered on the Blackstar Network. On the next A Balanced Life with me, Dr. Jackie, just who do you think you are? And maybe more importantly, who is it that you think you're trying to please?

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Hey, what's up, y'all? It's your boy, Jacob Lattimore, and you're now watching Roland Martin right now. Patients Beyond Borders, an organization that helps find medical care in other countries. It says up to a million U.S. citizens travel each year for medical procedures in other countries. For Americans, Mexico is the most popular destination. Patients can save up to 70% on procedures.

Joining me now from Baltimore is Natasha Murphy, Director of Public Health at Center for American Progress. Glad to have you on the show. Really, Natasha, what this points to is a fundamental problem with the American healthcare system when people are forced to travel to other countries to get medical procedures. Yes, and thank you so much for having me, Roland. Truly a pleasure to join you and your viewers tonight. As you mentioned, you have Americans who are traveling in droves to foreign nations to seek health care services. And the primary driver behind that is the cost of services here in the U.S. So you have individuals who are uninsured, underinsured, or even those with insurance who know that to seek more affordable care, they have to leave our nation's borders and visit countries like Mexico and Costa Rica

to get the health care services that they need. And as I say, we're talking about just all types of procedures, and we're not talking about a place like Canada. I mean, again, I know somebody who went to Turkey for veneers. Yes. And like you said, Roland, it is a mix of elective procedures, necessary procedures, as well as some of the cosmetic work. People are willing to travel the hundreds of thousands of miles to seek care that is more affordable because they know that they can't afford it here in the U.S.

And so when we talk about, what are some of the other countries we're talking about beyond Mexico? Sure. So one of the most popular destinations, in addition to Mexico, are places like Costa Rica. You also have areas like Thailand and India. And these are some countries that, due to just the dynamics of their health care landscape, you know, their governments play a more active role in negotiating prices and negotiating for more affordable elements like prescription drugs. And as a result, their health care costs are significantly lower. And that really is enticing Americans to cross borders to seek care? So from a congressional standpoint, state standpoint, is anyone trying to do anything about this?

Because obviously we've heard, these folks, two lost their lives. A lot of people have actually died getting various procedures in other countries because you don't have the same standards that you do here in the United States. Absolutely. Oftentimes, the cost of medical tourism can be your life, which is much higher a price than necessary. And so our lawmakers at the federal and state level do recognize that affordability is a primary concern for their

residents and for their voters. And so potentially impactful reforms that have been explored at the federal and state level include policies and bills that would limit surprise medical billing and prevent some of the severe medical debt that we've seen in this country. In addition, there's been a huge push to advance transparency requirements that would inform residents and consumers up front about the costs of their health care services before they seek them. And that's been incredibly impactful in just providing people with the information that they need to know ahead of time. And then finally, it is critical that we expand access to affordable and comprehensive health coverage.

Individuals should have access to insurance that they can afford and that covers the litany of health services that they need. All right. Natasha Murphy with Center for American Progress. We appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Thank you. Folks, on Friday, President Joe Biden recognized an African-American member of the military whose paperwork had been lost. Well, we know how that goes. In fact, they denied opportunities for many African Americans to receive the nation's highest award. Paris Davis, a retired colonel, United States Army, again was recognized for conspicuous gallantry. This was a ceremony that took place on Friday.

My fingers for battle. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold, my deliverer, my shield in whom I take refuge. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this very special occasion in prayer. Almighty God, author of liberty and champion of the oppressed, I praise you for the life, heroic leadership,

and distinctive service of your humble servant, Colonel Retired Paris D. Davis. Our Army has always counted on our leaders to be fully committed to our nation's ideals, to our Army values, and to all the soldiers under their command. Colonel Davis is a warrior leader who demonstrated what it looks like under the most challenging of conditions. We are humbled and inspired by Colonel Davis's example in the moments that mattered most to those with him from the Operational Detachment Alpha 321 5th Special Forces Group Airborne and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam 83rd Regional Force Company with him on that day

of battle in 1965. Your servant displayed uncommon fortitude and courage and the willingness to the military. I am honored to be a part of the service of the military. I am honored to be a part of the service of the military. I was a part of the service of the military. I was a part of the service of the military. I was a part of the service of the military.

I was a part of the service of the military. I was a part of the service of the military. I was a part of the service of the military. I was a part of the service of the military. highest military award for valor and action, for distinguishing himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty. I humbly ask that his legacy not be defined by this moment or the receiving of this medal, but made the

legacy of this medal and the rich history it bears be further evidenced and enriched by the character, selflessness, and heroism of Colonel Davis. And may his life, which has been marked by a commitment to you and a sacred commitment to all that freedom-loving people cherish and hold dear, serve as a continued beacon of inspiration for all who witness today's activities and learn of his courageous actions under fire. Finally, may this ceremony serve as a testament of hope for the world's oppressed and as a terrible warning

to the oppressor because our nation still has men and women like Colonel Davis in our ranks across our military services who stand ready to step into the breach. We thank you, O Lord, for this reality. It is in your most holy name I pray. Amen. Amen. The President. The President. The Vice President. The President. The Vice President. The President. The President. The Vice President. The President.

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And we have five here. But this, Secretary, may be the most consequential day since I've been President. He's an incredible man. 158 years ago today, in this White House, President Lincoln was putting the final touches on his second inaugural address. And he wrote,

Let us strive to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation's wounds and care for him who shall have borne the battle. Today, 58 years after he bore the battle, we honor a true hero of our nation, Colonel Paris Davis. I've had a chance to get to talk to him a little bit. We talked on the phone, and he doesn't know, but we're going to talk a lot more. Incredible guy. honor created during Lincoln's presidency is our country's highest military award, recognizing gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.

That word gallantry, it's not much used these days, gallantry. But I can think of no better word to describe Paris, to describe you. I really can't. Gallantry. And everyone here feels exactly the same way. That includes Secretary Austin and Secretary McDonough and Secretary of the Army Wormuth, and the Vice Chairman Grady and General McConville,

Representative Beyer. Where's Representative Beyer? Thank you. Thank you for pushing this a little bit. Appreciate it. For joining us. wants to leave any situation they're in, and the only people they see are people that are doing this. So I gotta be a gangster, I gotta shoot, I gotta sell, I gotta do this, and I wanted to do it. And it just becomes a cycle, but when someone comes around

and is making other, oh, we don't, you know, they don't wanna push it or put money into it. So that's definitely something I'm trying to fix too, is just show there's other avenues. You don't gotta be a rapper, you don't gotta be a ballplayer. You can be a country singer, you can be an opera singer, you can be a damn whatever, you know? Showing the different avenues, and that is possible,

and it's hard for people to realize it's possible until someone does it. On the next Get Wealthy, with me, Debra Owens, America's Wealth Coach, the wealth gap has literally not changed in over 50 years, according to the Federal Reserve. On the next Get Wealthy, I'm excited to chat with Jim Castleberry, CEO of Known Holdings. They have created a platform, an ecosystem to bring resources to blacks and people of color so they can scale their business. Even though we've had several examples of African-Americans and other people

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Now, as many of you know, Paris will be the first to tell you that he hates the word I. The President of the United States, Where's Ron? Ron. He was the airborne spotter for that team. And it was only a few days ago, right? I also want to thank previous Medal of Honor recipients who are here who joined us to recognize their brother in arms, Leroy Petrie, William Swenson, Melvin Morris, Matthew Williams, and Earl Pumley. Stand up, guys. You're looking at courage in the flesh. And finally, Reagan, Stephanie, Paris, you already know this, but your dad was a hero,

but he didn't have to win this medal for you to know that. You knew it all along. You really did, didn't you, when you were a kid? You knew it growing up. And, you know, like you, I wish your brother, Christopher, was still with us to see your dad's final re- — finally recognize his story. You know, it's a story that didn't just begin

in the Viet-na- — the Vietnamese village 58 years ago. Instead, picture Paris in 1956, the son of a Midwestern foundry worker starting his first year at Southern University in the heart of Louisiana. The college football team quickly noticed that Paris had the grit and the guts it needed on the team. So before long, Paris not only joined the team, but he was named All-American before us.

He's a very slow learner, this guy. I tell you what. But off the field, Paris saw constant reminders that too many, too many, he was less than an American. And that in the eyes of the law, he was less than a person. Signs on bars that read, whites only. Seats on buses where we're off limits for African Americans, school streets, shops divided by segregation. Paris endured all of this and still chose to join his college ROTC unit, volunteering to serve a country that in many places still refused to

serve people who look like him. Right away, it was clear that Paris was a born warrior. He became an Army Ranger. Then he jumped at the chance to join the Green Berets, becoming one of the nation's first black special forces officers. Paris liked the Green Berets because they were elite. It wasn't just as Paris once said, Joe here, Joe there. By the way, that didn't offend me, you said Joe here, Joe there.

You know what I mean? That didn't bother me. But the Green Berets, like our country then, weren't free from discrimination either. People pulled Paris aside to warn him, are you sure you want to join? There aren't a lot of people like you who look like you in this outfit. Well, remember, this was only 14 years after President Truman desegregated our military, only 14 years later.

But Paris didn't listen to them. And thank God he didn't. Paris helped write the history of our nation. And this year, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of our first fully integrated armed forces, and named Paris Davis will still stand alongside the nation's pioneering heroes. You know, in the early hours of June 18th, 1965,

and his captain, then-Captain Davis, and his team with three of the Green Berets were wrapping up a job well done. And together, they just finished a 10-mile march through the night to support a company of South Vietnamese soldiers on their first combat mission, a raid against the Viet Cong, thick in the jungle of Bằng Sông. The raid was a success. But as the sun began to rise, the men heard that haunting sound ring out. A bugle. A bugle. A sure sign of a counterattack.

Within minutes, the jungle lit up with enemy fire. Hundreds of Viet Cong began to swarm Captain Davis and his team, pinning them down in a rice paddy with no cover. Captain Davis rallied his team to fight back. Getting so close to the enemy, he was battling them hand to hand. Hours, this is the part that stuns me, hours into that fight, Captain heard, suddenly heard a sound worse than the bugle. His teammate crying out for help. His team sergeant had been shot badly in his foot and his leg, trapping him in the middle of the paddy.

And it got worse. On the far side of the field, his weapons specialist was stuck in a cesspit after being temporarily knocked out by shrapnel. You know, and even further beyond him was his medic, who had been shot in the head. Captain Davis realized he was the last American standing. Without hesitation, he yelled, I'm coming for you. I'm coming for you.

He called in friendly fire and gave a little bit of cover to run out and rescue his team. On his first attempt to get to Team Sergeant, Captain Davis was shot in the arm and had to turn back. Captain Davis waited for another window and sprinted back out again. But his Team Sergeant was stuck. Captain Davis couldn't fully break him free before he had returned to cover. He didn't give up, though. That's not the Green Beret way.

For his third time, as enemy fire rained down on him, he ran out. Captain Davis freed his team sergeant, threw him over his shoulder, and started carrying up the hill to safety. Captain Davis got about halfway up the hill before a bullet pierced his leg. Then, in front of him, another Green Beret sergeant who had just arrived to the battle to reinforce the team was shot in the chest and now needed to be rescued as well. Captain Davis limped up the hill with his team sergeant on his shoulder. He'd been fighting for around 10 hours, but Captain Davis didn't hesitate.

He went back down the hill to retrieve the reinforcement who had been just shot in the chest, all 240 pounds of him. Next, Captain Davis ran to his weapons specialist, who was struck in that cesspit. Viet Cong fighters continued to spray gunfire across the field as Captain Davis threw his teammate a rope, pulled him out, and began to haul him up the hill as well. But this time, the rescue helicopter,

by this time, the rescue helicopter had landed. Captain Davis' commander gave him a direct order, get on board. Davis' response was just as direct. Sir, he said, I'm just not going to leave. I still have an American out there. Unsure if he was still alive, Captain Davis began to plan how he would get his medic. Just the day before, the medic had found out he was the good news.

He was a new father. His wife had given birth to the first child. Captain Davis was going to give him a chance to see his baby boy. He pinpointed the medic's position and began crawling toward him, with gunfire and grenades still exploding around him. When he got there, the medic still alive asked him, Am I going to die? Am I going to die? Captain Davis responded, Not before me. Still fending off the Vietcom assailants, Captain Davis hauled his medic up the hill. And nearly 20 hours, nearly 20 hours later, after that bugle first rang, Captain Davis had saved each one of his fellow Americans.

Every single one. Just as the story of Paris Davis did not begin in June 18, 1965, it does not end there either. Captain Davis went on to become Colonel Davis, serving more than 25 years in our military and earning a Ph.D. on top of that. He received the Civil Star, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, the Purple Heart. And even after he hung up his uniform, the captain continued to serve the community, founding the Metro Herald, a newspaper that focused on his local community and civil rights issues. I wish I could say that this story of Paris' sacrifice on that day in 1965 was fully recognized and rewarded immediately. But sadly, we know they weren't. in 1965 was fully recognized and rewarded immediately. But sadly, we know they weren't.

At the time Captain Davis returned from war, the country was still battling segregation. Returned from Vietnam, Vietnam experienced some of his fellow soldiers crossing the other side of the street when they saw him in America. And although the men who were with him on that June day immediately nominated Captain Davis to receive the Medal of Honor, somehow the paper, the paperwork was never processed.

Not just once, but twice. But you know what Captain Davis said after learning he would finally receive the Medal of Honor? Quote, America was behind me. America was behind me. He never lost faith, which I find astounding. He never stopped believing in the founding vision of our nation, a vision that Lincoln kept alive 158 years ago, and a vision Paris fought to defend 58 years ago.

This vision for a more perfect union, one where all women and men are created equal. You know, we're the most unique nation in the world. We're the only nation founded on an idea. Every other nation is founded based on a philosophy, based on ethnicity, religion, whatever, an idea. It's captured in, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, life, liberty.

We've never fully lived up to it, but we've never walked away from it. This is evidence we're still not going to walk away from it. Look, folks, we never, ever walked away from our troops who dare all and give all to our nation. Paris, you are everything this medal means. I mean everything this medal means. And look, you're everything our generation aspired to be. You're everything our nation aspired to be. Terrific scene. A white nationalist rally that descended into deadly violence. You will not.

White people are losing their damn lives. There's an angry pro-Trump mob storm to the U.S. Capitol. We're about to see the rise of what I call white minority resistance. We have seen white folks in this country who simply cannot tolerate black folks voting. I think what we're seeing is the inevitable result of violent denial. This is part of American history. Every time that people of color have made progress, whether real or symbolic, there has been what Carol Anderson

at Emory University calls white rage as a backlash. This is the wrath of the Proud Boys and the Boogaloo Boys. America, there's going to be more of this. There's all the Proud Boys, guys. This country is getting increasingly racist in its behaviors and its attitudes because of the fear of white people.

The fear that they're taking our jobs, they're taking our resources, they're taking our women. This is white fear. We're all impacted by the culture, whether we know it or not. From politics to music and entertainment, it's a huge part of our lives. And we're going to talk about it every day right here on The Culture with me, Faraji Muhammad, only on the Blackstar Network. What's up, y'all? I'm Will Packer. Hello, I'm Bishop T.D.J. What up? Lana Wells.

And you are watching Rolling Martin Unfiltered. Best. Brave and big-hearted. Determined and devoted. Selfless and steadfast. American. The President of the United States, the President of the United States, and the President of the United States have been the best. Brave and big-hearted, determined and devoted, selfless and steadfast. American. American. And now, at long last, it's my great honor

to ask Lieutenant Colonel Rowe to read the citation. Thank you. The president of the United States of America, authorized by act of Congress March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Captain Paris D. Davis, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. Captain Paris D. Davis, Commander, Detachment A321, 5th Special Forces Group Airborne, 1st Special Forces, distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an advisor to the 883rd Regional Force Company, Army of the republic of

Vietnam during combat operations against an armed enemy in the vicinity of bong song, republic of Vietnam on June 17-18, 1965. Captain Davis and three other U.S. special forces advisors accompanied the Vietnamese 880th regional force company on

its first combat mission, a daring nighttime raid against a Viet Cong regional headquarters housing a superior enemy force. Captain Davis' advice and leadership allowed the company to gain the tactical advantage, allowing it to surprise the unsuspecting enemy force and kill approximately 100 enemy soldiers. While returning from the successful raid, the regional force company was ambushed and sustained several casualties. Captain Davis consistently exposed himself to the hostile small arms fire to rally the inexperienced and disorganized company. He expertly directed both artillery and small arms fire enabling other elements of the company to reach his position. Although wounded in the leg he aided in

the evacuation of other aided in the evacuation of other wounded men in his unit, but refused medical evacuation himself. Following the arrival of air support, Captain Davis directed artillery fire within 30 meters of his own position in an attempt to halt the enemy's advance. Then, with complete disregard for his own life, he braved intense enemy fire to cross an open field to rescue his seriously wounded and immobilized team sergeant. While carrying the sergeant up a hill

to a position of relative safety, Captain Davis was again wounded by enemy fire. Despite two painful wounds, Captain Davis again refused medical evacuation, remained with the troops, fought bravely, and provided pivotal leadership and inspiration to the regional force company as it repelled several Viet Cong assaults on their position over a period of several hours. When friendly reinforcements finally arrived, Captain Davis again refused

medical evacuation until he had recovered a U.S. advisor under his command who had been wounded during the initial ambush and presumed dead who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was

personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded.

He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was personally injured and wounded. He was a soldier who was or medically evacuated. Captain Davis' heroism and selflessness, above and beyond the call of duty at the risk of his own life, are in keeping with the highest traditions

of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. Vielen Dank. Larry Mustafa wanted to show that full ceremony not only because he is our Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brother, but also because, look at this, go to my iPad, please. This is what is shameful, Larry. He was immediately recommended for the Medal of Honor, but the paperwork was lost twice. This man is 83 years old. He could have become an ancestor and never gotten this recognition.

And this is the reality of the racism that we face. And the reality is there have been a couple of others that President Biden has honored that were delayed in receiving the highest honor because of racism in the U.S. military. Yeah, you know, it's interesting because listening to this story, and I had a chance to watch it live, is I'm reminded of all these movies I see, all these military movies I see, but many of them don't depict these kind of experiences for African-Americans that risked their lives multiple times on the battlefront and saved the lives of their comrades. And, Roland, you're right. It's tragic this – when we talk about this history of racism and then all of our family and friends who've served in the honorably served in U.S. military.

This particular story is tragic. As you said, he could have very well have not been not been honored why he was still among us. So I'm glad, you know, give a shout out to President Biden in the White House for honoring him. It's decades too late. And unfortunately, this is a story we hear too many times in terms of African-Americans that have fought for this country and been brave in terms of the level of bravery, but not be recognized at that time. So hopefully that we're hoping the military has evolved and changed over the years. And congratulations to the colonel. Well-deserved. And as you said, I'm proud. It makes me proud to be an alpha man. It's just it's just again, here you are, an African-American Mustafa. You give your you literally put your life on the line

and racists still don't give a damn and deny this man 60 plus years his rightful honor. Yeah, it's amazing the things that black soldiers have had to go through. And, you know, first of all, it is an honor that he was finally recognized for his service and dedication to our country. You know, it's interesting when you look at how many people have received the Medal of Honor, there have been 3,516. And out of those, only 95 have been African American. So when you look at the percentage of the folks from our communities who have actually won the award, it's about 3 percent, even though we know that we show up in huge numbers to defend our country. I grew up, my stepfather actually was shot twice in Vietnam and never received the Purple Heart or any other medals for his service. So I know that, you know, it is still real that there are men who are out there who have never been recognized for their

dedication to our country. But I want to thank President Biden for trying to do what he can to rectify, you know, the disproportionality that comes with honoring our veterans. Candace. Our Black veterans. Candace, go ahead. Okay. And you know what? I'm just going to say this. Kudos to President Biden for doing what's right. I really appreciate that. But I'm also saddened because racism has raised its ugly head once again, because Captain Paris was supposed to

been got this award. And then all of a sudden you saying that they lost the paperwork twice. We know that's a damn lie. You didn't want to give this man an award who defended his country over a country who don't give a damn about him. And I'm just going to be straight up about it. But at the end of the day, I'm glad that he was able to get it because at the end of the day, he can rest well knowing that his work wasn't done in vain. Absolutely. Folks, this is, again, it boggles the mind, but it really doesn't. And when you listen to these people out here who act as if, oh, systematic racism doesn't apply. Think about it. To Mustafa's point, how many other soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice have never been honored?

Yes, there's a black secretary of defense and retired four-star general Lloyd Austin. But the fact of the matter is, this is what we see and deal with on a constant basis. African Americans not getting their just due, not just in the military, but in many other places as well. This is the story of black people in this country. And so when you listen to folks like Governor Ron DeSantis, and they don't like telling black history,

when you look at their attacks on critical race theory, their attacks on books by black authors, their attacks on African-American studies programs, it is because this is the America they want to deny. They love to paint this picture. And everything is wonderful. America is the greatest country the world has ever seen. All these things that y'all talk about, why can't y'all just let that stuff go? Well, if we did, Colonelis doesn't get honored. If we did, numerous other African Americans all across this country who have done things in cities and states and towns and locales

would never get honored. In Atlanta, they're going to be unveiling a statue to Zerona Clayton. Good, well-deserved. And there are so many other African Americans They're going to be unveiling a statue to Zerona Clayton. Good. Well deserved. And there are so many other African Americans who deserve to be honored. Yet we have a country that gladly will defend, or really, a party, an ideology, largely white conservatives, who will gladly defend Confederate statues. I told you when I was in Texas, the monument that's there,

dedicated to white domestic terrorists, a massive monument. This is the stuff that we have to deal with in this country. And so when someone says, oh, you should just forget those things, you should say, no, we can't. Because if we did, the Colonel of Paris would never get their just due. Would never get their respect and their honor. But it's also why the next generation can't be as callous and just have disregard to what happened before.

What we must understand is our responsibility as the current generation to ensure the next generation understands that the fight continues. Bernard Shaw, the late anchor at CNN. I remember when I called him and I said I wanted to use this clip when he was critical of white men in newsrooms. And he said, Roland, every generation has its turn. It's now your turn. Meaning, as African Americans, our job is to ensure that we are fighting on behalf of those heroes and sheroes who have been ignored, who folks want history to simply forget,

who want us to somehow act as if their heroism is not deserving of public praise. It is our job. And we must continue to fight for them every step of the way and so if you're sitting there watching and you say this is performative this doesn't impact us whatsoever tell that to the families of the men

that he saved tell that to his family because now his children's children's children will be able to say that our father, our great grandfather, our great great grandfather, our great great grandfather was honored with the nation's highest honor. That in the face of racism and bigotry, he still cared enough about his fellow soldier. That is the story of black people in America. And yes,

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They're an absolute propaganda machine. Now, if you want any further evidence, last night, white nationalist Tucker Carlson literally, literally said this about what took place on January 6th. Three weeks ago, thanks to the new Republican Speaker's office, we gained access to thousands of hours of surveillance video that helped answer that question. The January 6th committee had access to this very same tape and watched much of it. But as we're about to show you, committee members lied about what they saw and then hid the evidence from the public as well as from January 6th criminal defendants and their lawyers. That is unforgivable. Whatever you think of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, he rectified that crime and we are grateful that he did. Before we show you the tape, a few words on the process. Our producers had

unfettered access to the Capitol surveillance video. Neither the speaker's office nor our bosses at Fox News interfered in any way with our investigation. Of the 40,000 or so hours of tape, most of it turned out to be irrelevant, static shots of empty rooms, in some cases far from the Capitol itself. To find relevant videotape, our producers were given use of capital computers with advanced mapping software. That made it easy to find what we were looking for. What we didn't have was access to facial recognition software, and that was significant. For more than two years, we have wondered why some in the crowd that day who seemed to be inciting violence were never indicted for it.

We assumed these were federal agents of some sort. We still assume that. And in fact there were many examples of behavior we saw in those tapes that didn't seem to make sense. Y'all this fool literally said folks were just taking tours. They were just walking through the Capitol, no big deal. There was no violence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had the same expression that I have right now. And he said this today on the floor of the Senate.

Mr. President, last night, millions of Americans tuned in to one of the most shameful hours we have ever seen on cable television. With contempt for the facts, disregard of the risks, and knowing full well he was lying, lying to his audience, Fox News host Tucker Carlson ran a lengthy segment last night arguing the January 6th Capitol attack was not a violent insurrection. By diving deep into the waters of conspiracy and cherry-picking from thousands of hours of security footage, Mr. Carlson told the bold-faced lie that the Capitol attack, which we all saw with our own eyes, was somehow not an attack at all. He tried to argue it was nothing more than a peaceful sightseeing tour. Can you imagine? A nonviolent demonstration, a perfectly fine and appropriate instance of people expressing their opinion.

I, so many others who were here in the Capitol, and millions and millions of Americans are just furious with Tucker Carlson and Kevin McCarthy today. Many of my staff were here at the Capitol on January 6th. Their lives were put in danger, as were the lives of many of my colleagues, as well as police, maintenance staff, reporters, countless others. At one point, I was within 30 feet of the rioters. One of them, I was told, shouted out, let's get him, before my detail pulled me away and we ran in the other direction. To say January 6th was not violent is a lie, a lie pure and simple. I don't think I've ever seen a primetime cable news anchor manipulate his viewers the way Mr. Carlson did last night. I don't think I've ever seen an anchor treat the American people and American democracy with such

disdain. And he's going to come back tonight with another segment. Fox news should tell him not to. Fox news, Rupert Murdoch, tell Carlson not to run a second segment of lies. You know it's a lie. You've admitted to it. Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, tell Carlson not to run a second segment of lies.

You know it's a lie. You've admitted it's a lie. And Speaker McCarthy is every bit as culpable as Mr. Carlson. Speaker McCarthy's decision to share security footage with Fox looked like a mistake from the very beginning. But after last night, it looks like a disaster. Speaker McCarthy has played a treacherous, a treacherous game by catering to the hard right. He has enabled the big lie and has further eroded away at our precious democracy.

When people don't believe elections are on the level, that's the beginning of the end of this bold experiment in democracy that has gone on for more than 200 years. It's all the more shameful because Speaker McCarthy knows precisely what kind of customer Mr. Carlson is. He's not surprised by this outcome. What a low point for Speaker McCarthy. What a low point for Fox News. As reporting on the Dominion lawsuit shows, Mr. Carlson had no problem admitting behind the scenes that the big lie is pure garbage. When Sidney Powell went on the air to push the stolen election

narrative, Mr. Carlson told fellow anchor Laura Ingram that Sidney Powell is lying. His words by the deposition. Mr. Carlson's own producer texted him that quote, I don't think there is evidence of voter fraud that swung the election. They know. They know full well they've been lying. And they're doing it anyway. and corners of this country, Democrats, Republicans, independents, need to take a stand and call out Mr. Carlson's conduct for what it is, a dangerous, unforgivable attempt to destabilize our democracy and rewrite the history of the worst attack on our Constitution since the Civil War. It's an insult to every police officer who was on the scene that terrible,

fearful day. It's an insult to the memory of every single person who perished in connection to the attack, especially to the memory of Brian Sicknick. Nonviolent? Ask the Sicknick family. It makes me sick just thinking about what his family must be going through this morning. And it's an insult to everyone who cares about our democracy and wishes to preserve the dream of our founders in our day, in our age. I hope every member of this chamber will call out Fox and Mr. Carlson for defending the insurrectionists. And again, I am disappointed and angered in Speaker McCarthy's decision to share sensitive security footage with Mr. Carlson. Speaker McCarthy was here that day.

He knows what actually happened. His staff and members suffered like everyone else, but he chose cheap political expediency over truth and preservation of democracy. I condemn Mr. Carlson for siding with the enemies of democracy. I strongly condemn Speaker McCarthy's actions and fiercely oppose his decision to share this footage with Carlson.

I urge Fox News to order Carlson to cease propagating the big lie on his network and to level with their viewers about the truth, the truth behind the efforts to mislead the public. Conduct like theirs is just asking for another January 6th to happen. Bottom line here, Mustafa, we are dealing with a shameful organization that purposely lies to people. Shame on Rupert Murdoch, Shame on Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and every single one of the executives. We now know they were afraid. They were afraid of their audience for telling the truth and calling Arizona for Joe Biden. These people are despicable. And you have no

leadership to let this man, Tucker Carlson, go on a show and lie. Let me tell you something right now. I got five shows on the Black Star Network. If any host of mine on the Black Star Network did a show and purposely lied, I would tell them, you're either going to apologize or you're fired. Yeah. And, you know, and that's the way that it has to be because folks can't have confidence in the information that's being shared if we don't have that higher standard that folks who are sharing important information have to live by. But we know that Fox News is all about erasure. It's about erasure of truth. It's about erasure of the impacts that are happening. It is about the erasure and then the rebuilding of narratives, if you will. And we know that Tucker Carlson right now is doing a CYA set of actions because both Fox News and

himself know that they're in trouble with the Dominion case that's currently going on. So we understand these dynamics. But we also got to ask the question, you know, where is the FCC and where are others in pushing? Well, first of all, the FCC has no jurisdiction here because this is a cable network. They only regulate broadcast. Yeah, that is correct. I guess it comes down to each and every one of us also making sure there's accountability. For those folks who are sponsors on these shows that are pushing these false narratives, we've got to make sure that we are not supporting them or we're reaching out to them and letting them know that we will no longer utilize our dollars with them. They continue to support this misinformation that is continuing to be pumped because it is dangerous and it does nothing to help our country. So we have to realize that

we also have power in this moment to play a role in the accountability that's necessary in keeping Fox News in check. Candace. In my opinion, everybody let's hold hands. Welcome to another petty episode of white people fighting each other, but don't, but not, but not going to do anything to help black people.

Okay? You can't save a republic until you end racism. okay? What happened on January the 6th was motivated by racism. It was a clear view of what racism looks like today. So just me seeing these white people going back and forth with each other, but y'all really don't have an interest in what you're going to do for black people.

They better go find you something else and find you something safe to do. The thing here, Larry, they want to tell a different story. They literally want to tell all of their millions watching, hey, there was no violence. It was sightseeing. I mean, Tucker Carlson is a flat out liar. So is Sean Hannity. So is Laura Ingram. And if Rupert Murdoch, if you're Rupert Murdoch and you're Suzanne Scott, you are knowingly allowing one of your employees to completely lie about January 6th and you're lying to the audience and you defend that because

oh, they might go to Newsmax and elsewhere. This is a trash network. So this conversation about what happened January 6th reminds me, it kind of parallels the same folks who believe the Confederacy was about states' rights, but states' rights to do what?

And it's almost like, Roland, I feel like when I used to watch wrestling on Saturday mornings back in the day when I was a kid, I thought it was real until someone told me it was fake. This weird idea about what is reality and what is not is always so strange

for me when it comes to Fox News. But they give folks the information based on their beliefs they'd already had. Fox News will continue to tell these lies. We will continue to have problems when it comes to democracy if we don't put it to an end. Now, I know people talk a lot about this lawsuit with Dominion, but the fact of the matter is that Fox has made billions of dollars off of all these fabrications, these blatant lies. But once again, what does it cost? It costs our own democracy. And sharing this footage also puts many members of Congress in danger because it also, you know,

so this is a really tragic time in our country's history. The last thing I want to add, Rowan, is as a former congressional staffer with my boss, I've walked with him with a badge on and tried to get to the U.S. Capitol and have Capitol Police officers stop me. So we saw in January 6th what happened in terms of how they pulled back and let folks, a lot of folks were able to get in the building, fight their way into the building. But the idea of that, how in terms of a country we disallow folks to get away with this, and not, and many, some of us, some people in this country are not willing to do anything about it. It's tragic. And once you say we need to put Fox News, we have to put

this to an end. At the end of the day, folks, this is a lying network. They don't believe in truth. They don't believe in honesty. They will allow their people to go on the air, purposely lie, in order to keep making money. When y'all see people come

on this show, people like, oh my God, Roland, you were too tough on Phillip. You were too tough on the sister was pro-life. This is very simple. I do not allow people to come on this show and lie. And if you lie, Republican, Democrat, black, white, don't matter. I'm going to stop you. I'm going to check you. And I'm going to gut you. Because what I cannot allow is for my audience. This is when you have respect for the audience. I cannot allow any person watching or listening to this show to hear something and go, well,

Roland never said anything. He didn't push back. So therefore, it must be true. In the case of Fox, and I'm not going to call them Fox News, in the case of Fox, Suzanne Scott, the CEO, Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, his son, they are purposely allowing their on-air talent to go on the air and lie to the public, to knowingly lie. They are sanctioning it because they want to keep making money. They do not want to lose conservative viewers to Newsmax or One American News or the rest of these other conservative outlets. When you sacrifice the truth, how dare you challenge anybody else when it comes to being

honest and having integrity. Fox News has literally no integrity, no morals, no values, no conviction. All they care about is money. And we must call it for what it is. Got to go to break. We come back. We'll talk black home ownership and what is being done to close the gap. We've never had black home ownership above 50%.

My next guest believe they can help make that happen. You're watching Roller Barton Unfiltered on the Black Star Network. Back in a moment. A lot of these corporations or people that are running stuff push black people if they're doing a certain thing. What that does is it creates a butterfly effect of any young kid who wants to leave any situation they're in. And the only people they see are people that are doing this.

So I got to be a gangster. I got to shoot. I got to sell. I got to do this in order to do it. And it just becomes a cycle. But when someone comes around and is making other money, they we don't, you know, they don't wanna push it or put money into it, so. That's definitely something I'm trying to fix too,

is just show there's other avenues. You don't gotta be a rapper, you don't gotta be a ballplayer. You can be a country singer, you can be an opera singer, you can be a damn whatever, you know? Showing the different avenues, and that is possible, and it's hard for people to realize it's possible until someone's done it. We're all impacted by the culture, whether we know it or not. From politics to music and entertainment, it's a huge part of our lives. And we're going to talk about it every day, right here on The Culture with me, Faraji Muhammad, only on the Black Star Network.

On the next A Balanced Life with me, Dr. Jackie, just who do you think you are? And maybe more importantly, who is it that you think you're trying to please? The answer to that second question is really wrapped up in the first. Think about that. Being the true, authentic you, no matter the circumstance. But we learn the art of forgiveness, not only of forgiving one another, but forgiving ourselves. And we also learn how to love ourselves so that we can love each other. That's next on A Balanced Life, here on Blackstar Network.

-♪ Hi, everybody. This is Jonathan Nelson. Hi, this is Cheryl Lee Ralph, and you are watching Roland Martin, unfiltered. Folks, the black-white home ownership rate in this country is at its widest gap in more than a decade. The national rate for home ownership is 65.5%. For African Americans, it is 44%. It has never actually exceeded 50%. And we've seen what has happened since the Fair Housing Act of 1968. That number has actually dropped at one point to almost 40%. We lost a significant amount

of wealth during the home foreclosure crisis from 2006 all the way through present day. Some 53% of black wealth was wiped out due to the home foreclosure crisis. And so we still right now are dealing with a massive housing crisis in this country because in 2010 to 2020, we had the fewest number of homes built in the United States since the 1930s. It was less than 10 million. We pretty much averaged about 20 million homes being built per decade from 1940 through 2010. That was not the

case with 2010, 2020. And so there's a black-owned firm that's trying to impact this. Ashley Bell is the founder and CEO of Ready Life, and Montel Williams is a Ready Life advisor. Ashley's in LA, Montel is in Miami. Glad to have both of you here. So for folks who don't know, Ashley, you were on before talking about this here. So exactly what is Ready Life and how have y'all had an impact on helping African-Americans get home ownership? Well, thank you, Roland. It's good to be with you again. Good to see you briefly in Salt Lake City at our brother Kenny's event he had there. Just always good to be in conversations around uplifting our folks. And Ready Life is at the heart of helping us just rethink what we've been

through. And when you think about credit scores, most people, Roland, are going to sit here and say, you know, well, credit scores are the only way to get a mortgage. My credit is the barrier. But the reality is that credit scores weren't invented until 1981. There was a world without credit scores. They have not always been in our lives. But what we've seen with credit scores are that they've been the source of black mental health challenges, people feeling ashamed by these three digits, people feeling like these three digits control their entire life. And the reality is that we believe that you can qualify for a home by your rent payment primarily instead of your credit score. And so, look, in Atlanta, the average rent in Atlanta is

$1,530. The average mortgage in Atlanta is $1,538. So there's an $8 difference between owning and renting. The person who's renting is paying it every month, but they don't create the equity and create the wealth. That's what we're trying to change. Montel, what people have to understand, we had all of these banks complaining about toxic assets. We all remember 2007, 2008, and that whole period. When we bailed them out, shored up their bottom lines, they held onto those homes, then sold them to private equity. So part of the reason why we're in a housing crunch today is because private equity owns so many homes, they're forcing people to rent.

To Ashley's point, there are people who literally are paying more money to rent than it costs to actually have a mortgage. And you would think that policymakers will be trying their best to make some changes to get folks to own because when people own, they actually have a different mentality about their street, their block, their neighborhood. Absolutely right. I mean, and you just said that policymakers have determined that maybe it's not time for us to be as equitable as we think we're trying to be as a nation. And what we're trying to do is make sure that they keep more people who have been marginalized, keep us marginalized.

But I think that that's where you've got to give a big shout out to Ashley and to Ms. King for forming a group like this, which is going to allow so many more people to have a touch of that America dream or bite at that American dream. Ashley, what is your capacity? So first of all, for folks who don't understand how real life works, how many people are you hoping to assist each year? And explain exactly the process in terms of them paying, how are you helping you know, how you're helping them actually own the home. So here's what we do. You can go to ReadyLife.com.

You can go on your on the Apple Store or Android Store right now. Download the ReadyLife app. Our goal is to be where you bank with us. And so we underwrite you based off of data of how you spend. So take your credit score and replace that with, you know, you're buying gas, buying groceries, but most importantly, buying rent. How you manage cash flow is more important. If you pay your rent on time, you should be able to own a home. If your mortgage payment is equal to or less than your rent payment, we believe that

you have the credit necessary to own a home. So we see you paying it because you do it through our app. You bank with us. We take that data. And then ultimately, we'll be able to fund your mortgage between six and nine months of data. Now, for people with bad credit, it's too many people paying these companies $59.99 a month to do credit repair and get stuff removed off your credit report, we don't cost you anything. We just take the data that you're already using and use it to your advantage. And by doing that, we're able to process you for a loan. And it's going to be in areas where there's CRA credits because the banks need to buy credits, Consumer Reinvestment Act credits. So we're able to ultimately take these loans and we're still going to sell them back to the banks. The difference is

we take a risk on people who are renters. And then once we prove that you can pay your mortgage, then the banks will come by the paper. But our job is to take the risk that they want. How many folks you think you'll be helping your first year? You know, I think we'll get into a couple of thousand. I think we're going to have some target markets where the market is good. I think, you know, if you look at um you know atlanta houston dallas miami uh places like that the market is is is not as bad people are able to where rent and mortgages are the same if you live in a city where rent and mortgages per square foot are the same we're a good product for you um and i think that's where we're going to focus montel this this is a much different way uh of doing this there's so much attention that's placed on a credit score.

And we all know even how that game is played and how it's used against people. And first of all, the credit score game was just so stupid to me. Like, for instance, they tell you, oh, to keep your credit score high, don't pay off your credit card. Well, hell, last I checked, if you didn't have debt, I would think you're the kind of person folk would want buying something. But it's actually held against you. I mean, and then, of course, we have no idea how the algorithm was created.

And then you got three major bureaus. And so you might have a low score on one, mid to high on others. And then people go, oh, we're going to use a low score. Well, what the hell? It's a rigged game. It's absolutely ridiculous. You nailed it right on top. It's a rigged game to make sure that people stay marginalized.

This is something that, you know, we've got to start facing some facts here. You know, as we look at America these days, we're looking at a nation that everybody's afraid of what black people may achieve or may not achieve. And we only represent right now 11 percent of this country. So that means that nine out of 10 people in this country are not black. So we really aren't an entity amassed to be feared, but we are feared. And I'm glad the fact that we have Ready Life that's stepping in right now to say, you know what, we're ready to take not a chance, but we're ready to give you the opportunity that you need. And that's what's so important about the difference of what's going on here and with, you know, credit scores and all this other garbage. Indeed, indeed. So, Ashley,

you said probably a couple of thousand this year. And so what is your five year plan? How many people you hope to have involved in assisting with Ready Life? Yeah. So, you know, we would love for people to sign up now because our job is to show the banks that this is doable. So ultimately, the system is only going to work once we can prove to the banks what we already believe, that someone who pays their rent on time is going to work once we can prove to the banks what we already believe, that someone who pays their rent on time is going to pay their mortgage on time. So we're going to fund the first mortgages, and then eventually we're going to sell them to the banks. And once the banks realize that, hey, you're right, these renters are going to pay on time, then we'll open up an entirely new marketplace, and we won't be the only ones doing it. You'll see what normally happens in

America. Once you prove you can do something, everybody jumps in the game. But that's what we want. I want to have the competition. I want more people out here offering credit scoreless mortgages because to your point, the average age of the first black homeowner is 48 years old in this country. You're 48 years old before you buy your first home

if you're black in America. You sign a 30-year mortgage, but you die at 75, which means that your mortgage is still due and you still owe debt by, but you die at 75, which means that your mortgage is still due, and you still owe debt by the time you die at 75. We're trying to take that down a decade. So not only do we want to get mortgages out the door, we want to make the mortgage borrower younger. So if you're out there right now and you've got a college student who's paying rent, they should be paying it through Ready because the moment they get out of college and they get their first job,

they can own a home at 28 instead of 48. That is how you create wealth. Get that starter home, sell it, roll it into another home. It's about 48. They're sitting on hundreds of thousands of dollars of equity so they can start a business, take care of their family, do whatever they need to do to take care of mom and dad. That can't happen if you're not buying a home until 48. We got to get to age younger. Share it with your college students, which are young people. Indeed. Because I bought my home in 1999. It was $122,000. The last appraisal was appraised at

$325,000. I paid it off in 2008. My parents lived there. My sister and her daughter used to live there. There were three generations of my family living in the house that was paid off. So they've been able to live and their economics are impacted by not having to pay rent or pay a mortgage. So that's also how home ownership works. So even though I'm not there, they still are able to benefit from it. That's how, again,

we are able to impact when we actually own, as opposed to always being in a position to rent. That appraisal that you talked about, you got to understand that right now in this day and age in America, you know, just because you are the owner, your appraisal probably came in about 15 to 20% lower than someone who's comparable house and a white neighborhood. Yep, absolutely, absolutely. And trust me, for the last four years, they've been blowing up my phone with text messages and calls asking,

do I want to sell in cash? And I'm like, nope, leave me the hell alone. Because mom and dad are doing just fine there. Ashley Bell, Montel Williams, we certainly appreciate it. Thanks a lot, gentlemen. Thank you, brother. All right, got to go to break. We'll be back.

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to help other black girls and women maintain their hair while undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments. The duo then soon launched Elora Beauty. Elora and Eugenia join us now from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Glad to have both of you on the show. And so walk us through this process. I mean, it's always interesting when you start doing something on your own, when you can't find what's out there in the show. And so walk us through this process. I mean, it's always interesting when you start doing something on your own, when you can't find what's out there in the marketplace. And so just, what was that process like for you?

I'm like, Oh, hi Roland. This is my first time doing this. So I'm a little bit nervous. Don't worry about it. Just take your time. We'll walk you through it. It's all good. Okay, so when you're talking about what was the process like, do you mean with the disease itself? No, no, in terms of y'all just siding,

it was like, you know, whose idea was to say, hey, all right, let's do our own hair care product company, and then how did you start putting together, start making the calls and going through all of the machinations to build a business? That would be me, Roland. Hi. So when Eliora lost her hair, we tried products out there to kind of help with the growth. But at the time,

Eliora was eight and she had been out of school for about a couple of months. So she was nervous going back to school without any hair, and we were kind of desperate to find something that would work quickly. So I just started to experiment with oils and bottles that we had at home, and they started working. The hair started growing out thicker and healthier with more density. And then a couple of friends who knew what the process was when she lost her hair started asking about it. So we spent a whole year, you know, giving it out to friends and families just to see if the result would be the same. And by the second year, we decided to have an official launch. at that time I was still making it at home small scale

but now we've kind of grown it to you know having a co-pack up down in Quebec handling all the production and yeah that's where we are now. And I mean so for both of you did you have any experience in running a business and working in a hair care business prior to this? I do have another business, a cookie business, but with a hair care, no. It was just born out of a need, I would say. We needed something, and that was how we started, really. And so, now, how do y'all divvy up duties? Who does what? She tries to, I do all the formulation and dealing with the chemist and dealing with the lab.

So she handles the social media. Marketing and stuff like that. Making videos to post. Yeah. All right. So how do y'all settle disagreements? Uh-oh. Sounds like there are at times disagreements yeah i'm just mother telling

daughter what to do i guess come on now you can't you okay first of all what are your titles are your co-ceos how do y'all work that out yes co-founders both of us co-founders yeah so she goes to all the you know vendor events and she gets to talk to people. And I kind of handle the more intense consultation, you know, telling people how to take care of their hair, basically. So she handles all. She's a face. So she's prettier than I am, so she's a face. All right.

So when y'all are having disagreements and, how do you, how do you handle that? We pull that in. We pull that in. Go ahead. That's when dad comes in. I think the only disagreement we've had really, or we have is just time management. She gets tired sometimes of going for trade shows and having to sit all day and talk to people yeah and then i go well it says you're a beauty not eugenia beauty so you have to be there

i think it's just like balancing between being able to like market the product and then also with like uh other stuff i have going on like school school or just extracurriculars. So sometimes there aren't enough videos to post on the Instagram. So that's kind of where we start to have an argument about need to do more videos and stuff like this. How old are you? I'm 15.

Okay, you're 15. And so when your mom is arguing with you, not enough videos, do you say, well, why don't you go shoot some videos then? Well, usually I say that my sister can help shoot videos because she really likes to make videos too. She's learning how to do it now. So usually that's when I'm like, well, Ketra can also make some videos. So that's usually how it goes. But then she's like, but you it now. So usually that's when I'm like, well, Ketra can also make some videos. So that's usually how it goes. But then she's like, but you're like the face of the brand and stuff like that.

So it's kind of like a back and forth. Gotcha. Questions from our panel. Candice, you're first. Well, first of all, congratulations. I am so excited to hear about this. So my question is, what did you all do to get the actual product to help with Black Women Edges? Because, you know, that's a problem that we have because we were wearing those freestyle braids, you know,

and getting a perm and trying to get the braids the same time and look at our edges out. So tell me, what is it that you all, what product that you all put together to help with black women edges? So we have, so that's actually one of our best sellers and it's the edge booster, we call it. So we have two variations of that and that actually works for the edges.

So we have people with really, really thinning edges, and they use it for months, and they come back and they say this actually works. And one of the things that I would say that really helps the black hair will be texture. So I was kind of, we needed something that would make the hair more manageable and that's where the hair mask and the leave-in conditioner comes in, you know, because we have specific butters and oils that actually went into that to help to make the hair

more manageable, you know, to reduce the amount of tears, particularly for children on, you know, wash days. Mustafa? Yeah, I got to ask the question for the fellas. particularly for children on, you know, wash days. Mustafa. Yeah, I got to ask the question for the fellas. Do you also have products that, you know, can help our hair as well? So for the hair, I guess the same products that work for the ladies work for the men as well.

Yeah, but like for beards and stuff, we have like conditioner, shampoo, and a beard serum. Larry, you don't have a need for their products, but you still have a question. I got the beard. So they said send me some serum for the beard. So I can check out the

beard products, but the hair products, those days are gone. So my question is testimonialsials so you and i know roland talked about your story in the background and if you could talk about what you're hearing particularly from black women because we know it's it's the challenges black women in hair in our society can you talk about testimonials you've heard from people to use your products we have a whole lot i have to say know, and that's what makes it really fulfilling. We have photos on Instagram with, you know, comments and text messages from mothers who have tried the product with before and after photos saying, you know, this was how it was when I started using it.

And it's been a month. This is what I have now. And we have moms usually or clients take photos of day one and day 30, just to be sure that they too can actually see how far their hair has come. We get customers sometimes to take photos of the shedding that they have when they wash their hairs before they start to use our products and then take shedding of the photos after they use our product. Just that way they can compare and see how healthy the hair is in between using our products. All right, then. All right. Okay, so you have these products here. And so are you looking to add more products down the line?

Yes, based on customer feedback, yes, we are planning. So what we have right now, it's basically hair growth. The products we have right now were formulated based on the problems we're having at the time. So these are just engineered towards hair growth. We have had people who have thinning hair, and we've talked about, you know, we need something that will make our hair thicker, more density. We have moms who have asked for the tanglers, so those are things that we are working on. But we can't rush it.

We have to make sure it actually works before we put it out there. So that will probably happen maybe next year or the year after. All right. But also, so what is this chin chin crunchy cookie snack that was in the package so that is that goes out complimentary with every order so that's actually my business chin chin is um it's west african originally i'm we are nigerians and that's what i had growing up as a child as a snack. So it's complimentary for every other. So that just went in there. That's a cookie.

You should try it. All right, then. Well, look, we appreciate it. Look, good luck. First of all, where can people get your products? So we ship worldwide, and it's available on the website, elirabeauty.com. And you can also ask questions if you have any from our Instagram or send an email.

There's always someone, you know, available to answer any questions that you might have. And we do ship to the U.S. as well. All right then. Well, look, we certainly appreciate y'all being with us. And so let's work out those co-founder dynamics. Yes, we will. When it comes to decision making. And we appreciate it. Good luck. Thanks a lot. Thank you so much, Roland, for having us. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. All right, folks, when we come back,

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But, of course, DeSantis, we now see what happens when he's governor of Florida. Then, of course, you have Trump winning Florida. Republicans have been crushing Democrats across the state. It is a party that is in disrepair, unorganized, you name it. People have said all kinds of different things. My next guest, her job is to try to rebuild it. Nikki Freed has a very tough task at hand. She's the new head of the Florida Democratic

Party. Nikki, glad to have you back on the show. You would have arguably, I say, a tougher job trying to restore your Democratic Party in Florida than President Biden has leading America. I don't disagree with that. I think that I've got the toughest political job in all of America. And it was definitely not something that I had originally thought was going to be the next chapter of my life. But as you just said, we got to start winning again. And the party is in such disarray, such disarray. But we'll get there. We will get there. We are going to fix this. And remember, the thing that jumps out at me also, I think about the same thing in Texas,

where I hope Beto O'Rourke decides to lead the party there. And it's just, you're dealing with these red states and how things have gotten very difficult in terms of winning statewide. Republicans are controlling the supermajority in the House as well, gerrymandering all these different things. And so what is your beginning step? How do you do that? How do you begin to restore and rebuild trust? When I look at the data in terms of the top 15 counties and how they vote, your blue counties, look, they're turning, they're not even hitting 60% turnout, where these red counties are 65, 67, 70, 72, 75 percent. Am I still here? Yep, you're here.

Go ahead. You're here. That's kind of like spotty. Look, here's the thing, Roland. Like, this didn't happen overnight. As you know, I was the last statewide elected Democrat. You know, I ran out with Andrew in 2018 and was able to win that election cycle. But this has been 30 years in the making. We haven't had a Democratic governor

since 1994. And so what we are going to have to do now, as you're right, is completely rebuild, rebuilding how we talk to our voters, how we deal with voter engagement, how we organize, how we communicate, how we fundraise. And so when I walked in on day one, which is now a week and two days, to look underneath the hood and to realize that so much is not here. Everything from fundraising to the comms, to how we register voters, to how we make sure we have year-round organizing. And unfortunately, we, every single election cycle, have kept blaming this particular election cycle on whatever it is instead of doing that self-analysis. Like, I'm not saying that Ron DeSantis won by 19 points. The Democrats lost by 19 points.

And so we've got to make sure we are doing the right self-evaluation. And I just, you know, I apologize for being a little late today, but you know where I was? I was sitting down with our House leader, Frances Driscoll, who is the first Black female to lead our Florida House. And so we were just talking. And that kind of conversation never used to happen with the head of the party, with our leadership in the House and the Senate. So already in week one, we are doing this differently. We are hearing from all across the state that people haven't heard from Democrats in Florida in four years besides me as our commissioner of agriculture and a member of the Florida cabinet. But now we're going to be lifting up diverse voices. We're going to be doing rapid responses. We're going to make sure that if we've got something going on in Florida, that we've got somebody who is directly connected to you and saying this is our messaging from coming out in Florida.

Who can you have on your show tonight to talk about what's happening in our state today? And this is what needs to happen, that Democrats need to learn how to fight, how to fight back, and most importantly, also be able to talk about the issues that are actually impacting the people every single day, not this culture war BS that DeSantis is pulling off. He's leaving our state to run for president, and we are going to be the ones who are going to be suffering from this radical agenda that doesn't gel with the everyday Floridians who can't afford their rent, who can't afford their property insurance,

who can't afford to even pay for gas and food on their plates because the cost of living in our state has become so astronomical under this governor, and he doesn't care. Questions from our panel. Larry, you're there in Florida. I am, Professor UCF. So, yeah, the question is, we talk about the Democratic Party, rolling all your highlight that you did in terms of being bulldozed, right? We've some serious challenges for Democrats. And when you look at the state's demographics,

it's in the third largest state and one of the most diverse states in the country. And I'm wondering, and congratulations on your new election, if you plan on, in terms of, you talk about issues that people care about and talk about at the kitchen table, are you planning on doing some kind of listening tour? I know you have to work on getting the Democratic Party organized and differences in the party, but what do you plan on doing in terms of a listening tour and going throughout the state, listening to voters and figuring out how now we can have a stronger platform, but also in terms of recruiting even more people from minoritized backgrounds? 100%. You know, I am, I'm thinking things through very, very differently than we have thought before. You know, first of all, yes, I got to, know, first of all, yes, the car can't run if the tires aren't even on.

And so first things first is I've got to put the tires back onto the car. But then we are going to be doing statewide tours, talking, and most importantly, listening to our stakeholders in every demographic across the state, from the Panhandle all the way down to Key West, from our Black community to our Brown community to our Muslim community to our faith-based community to our rural community, and listening to what's on the ground. The added benefit of me being chair is that I just came out of being our only statewide elected for four years. I just came out of running for governor of our state. So I have been doing a listening tour when I was running for governor to hear that.

But it's going to be important that we're bringing those diverse voices into the party. So we are thinking through differently of creating a kitchen cabinet, of bringing back different diverse voices, making sure that there's a line item in our budget for community engagement year round in all of our minority communities, making sure that we've got funding that's going towards our Black-owned radio and TV and print, and making sure that we are putting ourselves into positions that, one, we are listening, but we're showing up. You know, how many times have I heard from our pastors across the state, why do Democrats only come to our churches right before election time? That ends. We're putting together a faith council.

I keep hearing from our youth, we don't have a seat at the table. You keep, you know, discarding our youth and the next generation. We're creating a youth council. We're going to be able to start looking at things differently because coming again from an elected's perspective, I know what needs to get done on the ground. We just didn't have people that are willing to roll up their sleeves and stop the internal fighting. You know, Democrats have loved to do this. We love to, you know, take on each other, push people down, kill our youth, and not willing to lift each other up, lift up those diverse voices. So this is going to be a new day. Is it going to happen overnight? No.

It took us 30 years to get here. But having those really hard conversations, making sure that people like you and Roland that are at the seat of the table so that we make sure that we are listening to the message. I mean, even still, what I just talked about with our minority leader in the House was that we've got to be thinking through the next 60 days. Unfortunately, we've got a radical report. It looks like Nikki froze. Let me know when we get her back until hopefully we'll get her back. Candace, until we get her back,

you're facing the same problem there in Texas, having to rebuild the statewide Democratic apparatus. Oh, absolutely. And I feel exactly what she's going through, because when I tell you, we're dealing with it here. But what I'm more interested in is what is her messaging is going to be to the disenfranchised voters who refuse or simply stop voting? Because that is a task that we're dealing with here in Texas. 75. Now, yeah, there was a poll show 75 percent of young voters in Texas didn't even vote in the last election. They didn't. And so and that is a task that we're dealing with right now. And so, me, I have to put the cowboy hat on and go and talk crap, and I have to tell a lot of

these Democrats we go in like the mafia when we go into our SDC meetings. And I let them know. I say, look, you cannot be scared to go in the hood. You cannot be scared to go to the stripper because them strippers can vote. You can't think you two better to go into the trap houses to get them to come out to vote. But you have to have the proper messaging in order for those people to respond. That's the key. Mustafa, 45 seconds real quick, your take.

You know, we gotta make sure that we're strengthening that Democratic base with the messaging that's necessary. But the other part of it, too, is that they're about, I forget what the number is, 4.4 million folks who are non-affiliated. How are they going to make sure that they're also engaging with those folks to win them over to the Democratic Party? Well, first of all, you can't win over non-affiliated unless you win over affiliated. So you've got to rebuild brick by brick, and I think that's really what Nikki Free's task is. We'll reschedule her, some issues with her Skype there.

We'll certainly get her back on the show. We'll try to get her back on tomorrow. We definitely want to hear more of what she has to say. Folks, that is it for me. I got to go. Don't forget, folks, support us in what we do. Download the Blackstone Network app, Apple phone, Android phone, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV. Join our Bring the Funk fan club. Send check-in

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