#RolandMartinUnfiltered - DNC 2024 Day 3: A Fight for Our Freedom

Episode Date: August 22, 2024

8.21.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: DNC 2024 Day 3: A Fight for Our Freedom Roland Martin's live from Chicago at the Democratic National Convention Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox  http://www.blackstarnetwork.com The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platforms 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.

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We are in day three, live from the Democratic National Convention. I obviously am not Roland Martin. Much better looking, some people say. No, I'm just kidding. But it's good to be here and glad the staff asked me to be here. Roland is traveling. He may very well join us before the end of the show.

But until then, you have me, Reverend Mark Thompson. And, again, it's a pleasure to be here with you. Tonight is another exciting night. Last night we heard from the Obamas. Tonight we will hear from the vice presidential nominee himself, Governor Tim Walz, Coach Walz from Minnesota. First of all, though, we have some very special guests with us here in studio. I'm going to introduce them all, and they'll give you, from their perspective, their insight about this nomination, about this race, about this

atmosphere of excitement here at the Democratic National Convention in the United Center. Right behind us, you see Michael Jordan's statue. This is where Michael Jordan made his living off of all the other teams in the NBA right here in the United Center. First of all, the Attorney General from Nevada is here with us. Attorney General Aaron Ford, my brother, good to see you. Great to see you, Ray. Welcome to Roland Martin, unfiltered. And by the way, you do look better than Roland.

Tell him I said that. That's what I'm saying. 100 miles an hour. What did he say in the movie? I'm the captain now. The EPA Administrator, Michael Regan. How are you, brother? I'm doing well.

Good to see you. And of course, one of... You have an Emeritus title now, too, right? Are you Democratic Leader Emeritus or...? No, I'm just... Whip, Emeritus Whip. Yeah. Majority, Majority Leader.

Majority Leader. Majority Leader. Majority Leader. Majority Leader. Majority Leader. Majority Leader. One of you have an emeritus title now, too, right? Are you Democratic leader emeritus or no? I'm just whip emeritus whip. Yeah. Majority and minority whip emeritus. James Clabber. And how are you, sir? I'm great. Thank you very much.

Without whom we wouldn't even really be here because he's responsible for Joe Biden in South Carolina and ultimately responsible for Joe Biden's pledge to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court that made all the difference in the world. So it was no surprise to you when Joe Biden, you all saw Patrick Mahomes do that behind the back pass. That's what he did to Kamala, did he not? That was no surprise to you, was it? Absolutely.

No, it was no surprise at all. Did you expect that when it happened? When he endorsed her? Yeah, was it? Absolutely. No, it was no surprise at all. Did you expect that when it happened? When he endorsed her? Yeah, when he handed her off. Yes, Joe Biden called me before he issued his statement, and we talked about it. He read the statement to me and asked me what I thought. I told him there was something missing. And I told him what I thought it was, that he could not or at least should not leave the scene without endorsing her. And he told me at that time that he was going to issue a second statement within the hour, and that would be an endorsement.

And 30 minutes later, he did. I said, no, I was not surprised. You know, a lot of people miss this but when you were involved when those young men and that one white woman down in Tennessee were treated so unfairly

you saw the vice president spontaneously get on an airplane flew down to Nashville, stood with them, and the speech she gave that night, I was sitting with a few other people. I turned to them. I said, she has arrived. And then not long after that, Dobbs came.

She went around the country with that issue. And I saw how she was connecting to women, women of all shades, all colors, all backgrounds. And then on the international scene, the President sent her to France when we got sideways with the French government over that submarine deal down in Australia, she went to France, came back with a tremendous subtlety. So you saw her acting internationally and nationally. So I knew she was prepared for this. And so within, I guess, less than three hours after Joe Biden made his endorsement, man, I heard last night they wanted to have seven regional primaries. How are we going to do that logistically? That was crazy. Well, you know, what was so crazy about that, and I said at the time that people misinterpreted,

I said, look, the rules committed in their wisdom put together a process that if followed could very well serve as a mini primary. And it could. If you look at the rules, follow the rules, which we did. Right. And it worked out perfectly. Indeed. If we had gone into some kind of seven regional primaries,

we would still be out there arguing right now, and we would be losing this election. Yeah, that's important. Mr. Administrator, now you're here in your personal capacity. I want to be sure we get that right, because Scott's here. We don't want anybody to get in trouble or get hashed to nothing. But talk to us about being here in your personal capacity

and what this means, and knowing that in your personal capacity, environmentalism is very important. How does that intersect with you being here and being involved and concerned about the things that are taking place here? Well, listen, I've spent a lot of time with the vice president. I've been to close to a dozen states with her, focused on really galvanizing young people, reproductive rights. But also as you talk about climate and environmental justice, environmental racism, she and I have spent a lot of time just really trying to cultivate more people following these issues.

And, you know, as a black man, I can tell you that she is focused on our black men, on our black women, but just young people. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes.

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One in four hot car deaths happen when a kid gets into an unlocked car and can't get out. Never happens. Before you leave the car, always stop, look, lock. Brought to you by NHTSA and the Ad Council. The level of empathy and sympathy that she demonstrates on the ground, I am not surprised when I see all of this electricity in this building.

I've seen her talk to mothers whose children have been lead poisoned. I've seen her talk to young women who are worried about their freedoms being taken. And so, you know, I am here in my personal capacity to support a dynamic leader who transcends across multiple issues that I care about, that my mother cares about, that my father cares about. national stage. When we travel internationally, people are always asking me questions about the vice president, her leadership, not just with the environment, but also, again, these reproductive rights. My father was drafted in Vietnam, a military veteran. I speak a lot about how Joe

Biden and Kamala Harris focus on our veterans. You see what the other side says about our veterans. Yeah, right, right. You see what the other side says about those who serve. They're losers. They question their military record. All shot up and injured. We need real leadership, and she is the right leader for the time. We also know that for the younger generation, her theme tomorrow is actually the future. For these younger voters, the issue of the environment and climate change is top of

mind. That's becoming a big issue every day, right? Well, it is. And if you look at her partnership with the president, this administration, the largest investment in mitigating the climate crisis. On top of that, at least 40 percent of these billions of dollars will go to black and brown and disadvantaged communities. She's a key architect of that. And if you look at elements of the Inflation Reduction Act, you'll see things that she's been proposing when she was in the Senate. You'll see initiatives that she had when she was Attorney General. You will see things go all the way back to when she was a district attorney in the state of California,

in San Francisco, focused on environmental justice and equity. So listen, the vice president's leadership has been all through this administration, and I for one am so excited, so excited to see her at the top of the ticket. Attorney General Aaron Ford, some of us are already concerned about funny business after November. Are you and other attorneys general getting ready, getting prepared to deal with that? We know they're going to try something with the electors, try to maybe throw it into the House or even take it to the Supreme Court. Have you all already started diagnosing, crossing T's? Well, absolutely.

Look, in my office, we have a saying. You've heard it before. We don't get ready. We stay ready, so we don't have to get ready. Right, right, right. We have indeed prepared ourselves.

We've anticipated. We've always viewed 2020 what they did then as a test run for 2024. You know, to their disadvantage, the Republicans and those of the cronies of Trump who filed those lawsuits, they did a little bit late. They didn't have as much knowledge about the situation and the system.

The lawyering wasn't that good. And we were able to run them out of court every single time. They sued us in my own state at least a dozen times. My office had to defend at least six of those because it was my particular clients that had been sued. And we prevailed on every single one of those. Across the nation, they filed dozens of lawsuits. And my colleagues have been able to come together and work on all of those and push back against those to defend against those who are trying to undermine the integrity of our elections. And so, yes, we are absolutely staying ready so we don't have to get ready. We continue to have conversation to meet the Democratic Attorney General Association, I'm the co-chair of it.

My other co-chair is Kathy Jennings in Delaware. We and the other 22 attorneys general of Democratic AGs, we meet at least every other week, at least via Zoom. We meet in person quarterly and oftentimes in between to ensure that we have the ability to continue to coordinate, to have conversations around what we can anticipate. And we will be ready. We know that the attacks are coming. They started early in my own state, having sued us already several times. We prevailed on all of those lawsuits because my office is a smart lawyering office. And at the end of the day,

I'm confident in our elections. We're going to continue to protect those and we'll prevail against these frivolous lawsuits. But you all are getting ready, and you'll be prepared for when that moment comes. Absolutely. Absolutely. Do we, well, I guess we are. Trump ain't doing much campaigning at all, which kind of hints to me that he feels confident about the little trick he has in place. He probably has something up his sleeve that makes

him feel that he doesn't have to campaign. Obviously, one of those things might very well be forcing this into the House. Are you concerned about that? Are you all prepared to deal with that if that happens? I don't know if we're prepared to deal with it, but we're prepared to deal with the process that could lead to that. And I want people to know, I know exactly what was going on on January 6, 2021. If anybody questions that, I will say to them, take out your device, Google presidential election 1876. You look at that presidential election and you will see exactly what was happening on January 6th, trying to force the election into the House of Representatives. It happened in 1876 and they succeeded in bringing an end to Reconstruction. That's how we ended

Reconstruction with that election. And it happened by one vote. 185 to 184 in the Electoral College ended reconstruction. And there were three states at the time with dual sets of electors. They were now, they tried five states back then in order to get those challenged in the election that are going into the House of Representatives. So that concerns me. But now I'm going to tell you what I'm not concerned about. I'm not concerned about any kind of insurrection because they're going to find out exactly who and what Joe Biden is. Remember when Forbes sent the National Guard out to try to stop the Little Rock Nine, Eisenhower deputized the entire National Guard and they became federal troops. Joe Biden is ready to deal with this. So he got away with it when he was in charge.

He ain't going to be in charge in this one. And Joe Biden will teach them a lesson in what being the real commander in chief is all about. A lesson they won't forget. Mr. Administrator, I know you've got to run. So tell us more about what it means for you to be here and how historic this must feel for you. Listen, I'll tell you this, and Congressman Clyburn and I talk about this all the time. To be an HBCU graduate, the first black man. Where? First HBCU. Shout it out.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Aggie. Aggie pride. And I still speak to him. And the vice president to be the first vice president graduate from HBCU. Yeah. We spent a lot of time just talking about what representation means. I'm proud, man.

Yeah. I'm proud of her. I'm proud of what Joe Biden has put together. He set us up for success. None of us ever forget he brought us all to the dance. You know, he saved this country. And we owe him a huge debt of gratitude. But he has set the vice president up for success.

For me, I'm proud. Really proud. Before you walk away, where can, is there a place young people can go on the website to find out more about what you're doing and what they can learn about how you are combating some of the climate change issues and what not they're concerned about. Listen, in order for me not to violate the Hatch Act, I'll encourage everybody to Google where I work and then add a.gov to it, and we'll be good to go.

I can say it, right? I can say it. EPA.gov. Good to see you, my brother. I know you've got to run. They're pulling you, but always a pleasure to see you. Thank you. We're very proud of you as well.

Very proud of you as well. Thank you, brother. All right, all right. Good to see you. Good to see you. my brother. I know you got to run. They're pulling you, but always a pleasure to see you. Thank you. We're very proud of you as well. Very proud of you as well. Thank you, brother. All right. Good to see you. Nevada is... How's it going to go? How's it going to go in terms of the election? Is Nevada

in play? Oh, absolutely. And I'm confident that Kamala Harris is going to win the votes coming out of Nevada. There's a rejuvenation. There's a rejuvenation that we've seen happen since Kamala has become the top of the ticket. Thousands of volunteers have signed up in the state. New money is coming in the state. And we're highly confident that Nevada is going to cash the electoral votes for Kamala Harris. All right. No, that's very, very important.

And I know she's been campaigning out there and is going to be going back out there. We're also joined now by Dr. Benjamin. And there's Linda Brown. Hey, Linda. Hey, we live on the air right now. You know that, right? Linda, we want to just acknowledge Linda, who is a member of Sheila Jackson Lee's staff, and they organize a beautiful home-going service for Sheila Jackson Lee.

And I know we're all still in mourning, but thank you for all you did, and thank you for your service. Linda Brown is in the psychopedia of freedom fighters. She can work for all the freedom fighters. Absolutely. Jetson Jackson worked for me, worked for everybody. Al Sharp, still on the case.

Still on the case. One of the things we've done here in Chicago, one of the things we've done here in Chicago is honor Jesse Jackson's campaigns in 84 and 88, and you were part of those. Absolutely.

It was such a fitting tribute for him him I am so glad that it was done not only at Rainbow Push but also Monday night he deserves every accolade there is for an anniversary of Jesse Jackson thank you Linda good to see you as well Dr. Chavis talk to us about

your thoughts I this hour. I just want to go back to what Congressman Claverin said. Because a lot of people think that Donald Trump has the power to do what he did four years ago. He doesn't. And

I think that one of the reasons why we have all this right here is the leadership of President Biden. Absolutely. Putting nation before self. Putting nation before party. Putting nation before the divisiveness in our society. And I just think that we're going to have a massive voter turnout this year.

And yes, there are going to be a massive voter turnout this year. And, yes, there are going to be tactics to try to suppress that vote, but I think the Justice Department is going to be much more active, and we're not going to let a lot of stuff go down that they're planning to do, the tricks. You know, you just came. Black people and communities of color are smart. You know, you may burn a cross in our yard one day, but you come back, we're going to be ready for you. Yeah, yeah, no, that's very good.

You feeling good about the turnout? First of all, let me ask you this. Our other friend, James Carville, is saying we're too euphoric. We're too euphoric. We're too excited. We need to come back down to earth and get ready for what we really might be facing. How do you feel about that? Well, I agree with James. Look, energy, let's just take the atom bomb, the atomic bomb.

The atoms float around in the atmosphere. They're out there forever. But they did not become an effective weapon until it was harnessed. And that's the problem we've got to be careful about. We've got a lot of energy in this building, a lot of energy around the country. It has to be harnessed, and it has to be effectively directed in order to explode on Election Day.

So you don't do that on television. You do that by organizing a good round game. And that's what it's going to take for us to win this election. So I don't care. I get all upset when I hear people say, well, he just had a $50 million buy. They're going to spend $150 million on TV. That ain't going to turn out the vote.

You'd better spend $50 million on the ground, organizing people, harnessing this energy, directing it to the polls on Election Day. Because though I don't worry about what's going to happen after the election, I do worry about what will happen during the election. Just look at what's going on in Georgia right now with that little committee they got down there giving them the authority to validate votes before they're counted, validating the process.

That's the kind of stuff that I worry about. So in order to overcome that, you've got to have an overwhelming vote on election day. And then once that's done, I ain't worried about them trying to reverse anything up at the national level, because you know, that's done in a joint session of the House and Senate, presided over by who? The vice president. The same woman whose presidency will be on the line. So that is what we're looking at different now. So let's get real. Congressman Clyburn, if she wins the nomination, would she still preside over that as the vice president?

Absolutely. Really? She would not be sworn in until January 20th. She would be vice president. So she'd be certifying her own election results. Absolutely. Al Gore had to certify his own defeat. Yeah, exactly.

Okay. Exactly. Two sides of the coin. So one thing I like about Jim Cabell. Now, you're a good lawyer. I know, man. He's a good historian. The law has to be informed by history.

Yeah. Right. This is a different game here. This ain't no courtroom here. That's right. You know, actually, one of my favorite scenes from the Al Gore certification, You all remember Maxine Waters. Oh, yeah. She went up there and tried to object.

But you have to have one member of the House of Women. She didn't have enough members to sign. That's exactly right. And Al Gore said, well, you out of order. And the rules say you got to have. And she said, I don't care what the rules say. Absolutely. I'm going to do this.

Absolutely. But, no, that's a good point. I hadn't thought about it. She will oversee her own search. That's going to do this. Absolutely. But, no, that's a good point I hadn't thought about. She will oversee her own success. That's going to be tough. Do you think that with all the enthusiasm, if we do everything you said, in terms of mobilization and doing the ground game, that we can do something overwhelming?

Absolutely. Absolutely. The election is going to be close. The results don't have to be. What makes for a close election is a state-by-state process. So if I win one state by 20,000 votes, another state by 10,000 votes, that's a close election. But in the electoral college, it's 100%. And so it doesn't have to be a close result.

And I'm predicting there ain't going to be no close result. Close election. You know, Mark, the last live result. Scott Bowden, join us, folks, by the way, as you know. Well, thank you for having me. You know, the other thing winning by a wide margin means is that the electors in these swing states, these red states, are going to be less inclined. Trump's power in 2020 was he was the sitting president. He's not the sitting president this time.

That's exactly right. And we federally prosecuted and the states have prosecuted these false and fake electors. Right. Now, we know in some red states, the election deniers have been put in position as, for the government, certifiers of these election results. In Georgia last month, we know they changed the law, whereby the certification is discretionary as opposed to ministerial now. That's exactly right. Mark Elias and his team and others around the country,

I worry about their ability. They've never lost in court with the certification issues. But if it's a wide margin, I think these electors are going to be better or they won't be close. And they also won't be able to have the power

to hold up anything, if you will, because the American voters, the people, aren't going to let that happen this time. That's exactly right. So we got a lot of work to do. But I worry about that. The results and certification could take 30 to 60 days if we have to litigate in, let's

say, 10 swing states or 10 red states. That's right. Mm-hmm. Indeed. That's right. We want to thank the whip emeritus of the House of Representatives, the Honorable James Clyburn, who has a lot to do with us being here. Lord have mercy. We're thankful for him. He has done as much to save

democracy, if not more, than Joe Biden. The Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. 250 black newspapers still in publication. And you all know the resident legal scholar here at Roland Martin Unfiltered is none other than Dr. A. Scott Bolden. I want to thank all of you for joining us. Stay tuned. Roland had an opportunity to speak with Gretchen. No, we're not.

That was not ready. Okay, we were going to go to the tape of Gretchen. Roland had an opportunity to speak with Gretchen Whitmer on yesterday. We're going to get that ready in just a moment. We know some of the proceedings have already begun on the floor. And as I said earlier, we've got a significant lineup tonight, including Tim Walz, Governor Tim Walz. Former President Clinton will also be speaking tonight. We heard Hillary Clinton on Monday, which I thought was one of the best speeches.

Oh, the best speech I think she ever gave. She's ever given, yeah. Yeah, she did. A great speech. Look, the women are doing this thing. That's right. I mean, you know, her speech was great. And Michelle last night, I felt so sorry for Barack when he got up there.

So I don't know what's going to happen tonight. But so far, the women are winning. Women are winning. Well, you know what my former client, Mary Berry, used to say? What's that? The best job for a man is being done by a woman. That's right. He did say that.

Mary did say that. All right. Speaking of women, Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, who at one time was in the mix herself to be a vice presidential running mate, spoke with Roland Martin yesterday, I believe. Let's go to the tape. Governor, how are you doing? I'm great. How are you doing? All good. Bringing, I mean, I know you don't necessarily want to bring Michigan into Illinois, a whole Big Ten thing going on, but talk about this convention in Chicago and literally the level of energy that preceded this, but also what you were seeing and feeling here.

Hey, it's real. And you know, we should bring Michigan into Illinois because we are all a part of the blue wall, right? You know, it's great to see so many people feeling optimistic, determined. You know, we got a candidate who everyone's unified behind, who is ready to take this on. And it's exciting to be a part of. I love that Tim Walls is on the ticket too, a fellow Midwesterner. I mean, this is, I think, a really great moment in America. And it's still going to be hard. We still got to do a lot of work, but the enthusiasm's high.

So everybody was talking about, obviously, the rallies they had in Arizona and Nevada. But the rally at the airport in Michigan was crazy. And it actually drove Donald Trump crazy by him claiming it was AI, the massive crowd that was there. Well, I can tell you, I was there and it was not AI. It was off the hook. It was so fun. And, you know, I really think that as we come out of this week, people are going to see a party that is joyful is determined has great leaders I mean the wealth and depth of the bench right

now on the Democratic side of the aisle is is real and it's inspiring but we're also you know very sober about how how much work we have to do we leave here on Friday and it's 75 days to Election Day and we can't make any assumptions. We got to do the work. Obviously, your state is critical. Look at the last election. It was major. You've got a significant Muslim population there as well. your role working with this campaign to really establish those bridges and get folks to understand that you should be demanding issues from folks you vote for but you also have to win if you actually want policy things policy to be changed right i i think you know as the governor of a

state that has benefited from this rich diversity we're the most diverse swing state in the country. Michigan is a place that people came to for a job on the line. And so we've got this rich diversity, and it's a wonderful thing. Right now, though, obviously our Jewish community, our Arab and Muslim and Palestinian communities are all hurting. You know, the loss of life, the hostages that still haven't been returned, the innocents who've been killed, everyone's hurting. And so I know everyone wants the violence to cease, the hostages to be returned.

And I've stayed close to both communities. I think it's very important. I've noticed a real genuine interest in getting to know more about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz and enthusiasm that seems to be building. But also it's people have got, you know, legitimate concerns. They want to know where their future leaders stand on the issues. And so it's spending more time in Michigan. I think it's going to be really important for the ticket. One of the things also I think is important with your election and the changes with your legislature, showing people this is what happens when you

actually win. Very similar to what happened in Minnesota with Governor Walz. Because I'm always trying to explain to people that you can whine, yell, complain, I want this, this, this. That means nothing if you don't put the folks in place to actually get the things that you want. That's right. That means nothing if you don't put the folks in place to actually get the things that you want. That's right.

So for the first time in 40 years, Democrats in Michigan control the governor's office, Secretary of State, Attorney General, the Supreme Court, the House, and the Senate. First time in 40 years. I know you in Illinois don't even know what that's like. I'm born and raised in Texas, so no. Okay, no idea then. But, you know, we have led on the things we ran on. We have delivered on real climate action, common sense gun safety measures, the Crown Act, LGBTQ civil rights, getting rid of a 1931 law on precluding abortion in any circumstance. I mean, we have been living

our values in Michigan, and I'm really proud of that. But we've got to show people that when Democrats win, your life gets better. We're actually doing things like free meals for all kids in our public schools, breakfast and lunch. 1.4 million Michigan kids are getting those meals now. That's $850 savings in groceries for their parents. And most importantly, it means kids are getting the sustenance they need so they can learn when they're in school. So that's the kind of stuff that we're getting done. And when people see Democrats leading and getting stuff done, it makes a big difference for all of us. Last question for you. America has never broken that glass ceiling. You've got a female president in Mexico. You've had female leaders in Israel, Pakistan, the Philippines,

Germany, England, places you would never think of. But you also have majority people voting in the country are women. What? There are women out there. There's a woman out there. She's undecided. She's not sure. She may think a man can actually lead better. What do you say to that woman in 2024 about Harris being president of the United States? Well, I think people should make their decision based on the credentials and the caliber and the character of the candidates. Kamala Harris is a true public servant. She works hard. She has delivered for people her whole career. She's ready to take this job on on day one. Donald Trump, you wouldn't even trust with your personal finances, much less the nation's economy. You wouldn't let him watch your kids for 10 minutes, much less

set policy for future generations. Kamala Harris is the type of person we can have confidence in, be proud of, and seize everyone. She grew up a middle class life. And so she knows what the struggles are that everyday Americans are confronting. Donald Trump never has. And I think that's a fundamental difference, too. And women know you want to get something done, ask a busy woman. That's another thing I think in her favor.

Governor Whitmer, I appreciate it. Thank you. Good to be with you. Thank you. Good to be with you. Thank you. We're back here live at the United Center for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. This is night three. We'll hear from Tim Walls and Bill Clinton tonight. Joining our panel, of course, Dr. Chavis of the NNPA is still here. Hey, Scott Bolden. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes.

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Look what she's wearing, y'all. I asked where she was going. Was she on her way out? Hanging out tonight. She said she was coming back from something. She didn't even try to deny it. She came from something here. See, I didn't even notice it.

I'm looking all out. I'm looking all out on that situation. So there she is. Bless her heart. We're going to hit. But the immediate past president, executive director, the executive director, general counsel. That's right.

Current general counsel. Current general counsel. Current general counsel. Watch what I do here. Janice Mathis. We love her. Jonathan Jackson, the son of Reverend Jackson. Hey, brother. Wonderful.

Great to see you, Brother Mark. Thank you, sir. That's right. For those of you who don't know, we're going to do a little history because we celebrated Reverend Jackson's 40th anniversary of 84 and 36th anniversary of 88. Janice was in that. Janice was a child whose father was his father's football coach in high school. That's how long she'd been knowing Rem Jackson, right?

All of his life. All of his life. Yeah, that's the fact. You know, there's a tremendous amount of legacy around here, and I can't thank Ms. Janice Mathis too much. Her father was an inspiration for my father. Even though my father wasn't raised with his natural father, men have always stepped in the gaps and have done these tremendous things.

I see Maxine Waters' great-grandchild is here today. I just spoke with Mrs. Angela Rye. Her father sent a picture when I gave her a kiss on the cheek when she was a toddler when we were running in the Northwest. And so there are a lot of people, and let this be a family tradition, a family of service. People bring their children and families and come on and participate, and we're on the verge of having unprecedented gains. We've never been here before.

A future Speaker of the House of African Americans. Five committee chairs are going to be African Americans, and foreign affairs and financial services, and homeland security and other great things, educational workforce, President of the United States. This is our time. We've never had it this good. The fights, the vices that are going against us are absolutely evil and corrupt.

The race shouldn't even be close. Character's on the battle. It's the criminal versus the prosecutor. Let's go, Ms. Harris. We've got your back. We're going to fight together. Love you, Mark. Thank you all.

Thank you for letting me crash. Yeah, no, we'd love to have you crash. Wait a minute, wait a minute. What was your, what did Reverend Jackson nickname you? You were telling us the other night. After they lost the game. My nickname was Stevens Lee. That was the high school that they played and won the night that I was born. Is that right?

Oh, my gosh. He called me Stevens Lee. Yeah, Stevens Lee. Well, talk to us about what this means. For a black woman to accept the nomination and to be about to be president, that's not that big of a deal for the National Council of Negro Women, is it? I'm kidding. Well, you know, first of all, thanks for...

What would Dr. Hite say? Dr. Hite and Dr. Bethune. Yeah. I mean, Dr. Bethune founded NCNW, and I think people have to understand the history of the organization. Bethune gathered 22 national black women's organizations to talk about socio-political and economic opportunities for black women.

It's 2024. She did that in 1935 in the middle of the Depression. You think about Dr. Hyatt standing as the only woman in the middle of the Big Six, the architect behind a massive number of pieces of legislation. To fast forward to 2024, a black woman who happens to be a member of NCNW,

Kamala Harris is a member of our organization. She's a member of two of our national affiliates. I believe they both are rejoicing because their work was not done in vain. And we now have a combination of the activism of a Chisma, Jordan, Rosa Parks, Coretta, now on the stage representing what black women can be and actually should have been a long time ago. combination of the activism of a chisma, Jordan, Rosa Parks, Coretta, now on the stage representing what black women can be and actually should have been a long time ago. That's important. So what is the NCNW doing in terms, because I'm a life member,

but I don't always get, I get folk in trouble. How much can the NCNW do? Is there a C4 component? We are a C3. We're a 5-1-C3. However, we are politically astute. We have now an eight-state, all-state strategy. We're asking high schools, seniors across the country,

to work with NCNW to help them all get registered prior to our voter registration deadline. We're also going to be activating local school boards and engaging them with poll workers. Something called Turnout Sunday. We're trying to bring preachers to the polls. We're trying to engage women clergy as well. Here's the last thing. We are going to be canvassing.

We're going back to the old school. We're getting out on the streets and we're asking our folks to get down in these states. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona. And we're going to be going door to door with the van system, finding those voters, knocking on the door and saying, listen, we can't tell you who to vote for, but you got to get out here and vote. That's very, very important. Yeah. And absolutely necessary. You know, I'll tell you a story about Dr. Haidt, too. I think we were doing

the Million Man March, or maybe it was something before that. And back then, y'all, we still didn't have a lot of cell phones. We still had some pagers. Pagers, yeah, beepers. And one night I get a page. I recognize the number, but I didn't recognize

the number. So I called, because y'all, when the page came, you'd stop return up And it's dr. Height And I said Dr. You know how to page So what you mean? I know how to be dr. Height pays me. I told I went on the radio next morning Y'all don't believe this dr. Height is paging people out here. Dr. Dorothy. Hi page stop it. I was never so honored That's your best page ever.

I've got pages from presidents, but I got a page from Dorothy Height. It was over. I was truly, truly honored to receive that. How does this feel for you? When I joined NCNW eight years ago, I could hear Bethune and Height talking to me. You need to do this. Yeah. Your people need you to do this.

And so it feels wonderful. It feels magnificent. It feels like we've been organizing. We've been organizing all through the century and up until now. And to have the kind of leader that we have in Siobhan Arline Bradley, where she says, we didn't just start this this month or last month. That's right. We started in January surveying our members to find out what they care about. And then hosting a policy summit so they could discuss what they care about. And then sending them out to meet with their state representatives in our purple rush all over the country, women

going to meet with their state reps to talk about what they care about. And now we're here with the eight-state, all-state strategy. I like the strategic brilliance, but of course I'm tied to the emotional past and history of it all. Right, right. And you having been involved in the Jackson campaigns and that trajectory, this has to be a moment of culmination.

I was a delegate in 84 and 88. Go ahead. I was put on the DNC in 88, Rules Committee in 88, attended every convention from 88 until a few years ago when I joined NCNW and swore off on partisanship for a minute. It feels good, but let's not fool ourselves. We've got work to do. Yeah, that's right.

The opposition research is being done right now, and we can't fold. We have to meet the moment, follow our leader, meet the moment, and respond in a way that is hopeful and positive and life-affirming. And, Mark, I wanted to say this, too. What's important for the listeners, this is an example of civil rights leadership at its best where generations are in alignment, right? In most places, this doesn't work. Where you have egos and folks that cannot handle transition.

Janice was executive director and passed the baton off to me. And we're still in the same office working together. And that does not happen often because I think a lot of times egos in our community take over so one is a testament to god that's my sorrow too shout out to the deltas in the house because you know we work that's the way we do it but but beyond that and that's in jest it does speak to where we are as a country we have got to get ourselves ready for this next generation. Because we're coming, and the young people behind me. And there's another sorority that just walked up on us.

There's another sorority. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, how are you? I'm fine. It's a pleasure to be here. And thank you all for everything you're doing. And we're right here at the convention getting ready to make history. We're making history. How does this feel for you?

How historic does this feel? It's very personal for me, being a black woman, someone who served with Vice President Harris. She's a forever member of the Congressional Black Caucus. That's right. When I was the chair of it, and tonight here we are, Tim Walz and I served together. And they have an economic plan and a plan.

And we have young people. We have black women, brown women. We even have white dudes for conference. Come on now. So this is our time. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you.

Thank you for stopping by and saying hello. We love you. We love you. So, yes, this is an important moment. There's another issue, though, I want to raise that is foremost in the minds of women and young women. And I guess this may have less of a, it'll get you less in trouble on the C3 side. What is the NCNW doing to address the loss of women's bodily autonomy? So, because I'm ready to answer this question today.

Come on. I'm going to have to tell you this. Our board backed me up on this, and I want to say this. It's the first time in our entire organization's history where we had a national stance named under NCNW where we believe in advancing women's bodily autonomy. That means you can be on any side of the aisle. You can agree with abortion or not. But we believe that your constitutional right is to be able to access the health care at your own discretion.

Again, there's some women in our organization that are conservative. They don't agree with abortion. But they do believe in constitutional freedoms. Right. They do not believe in government overreach. Dr. Haidt was one of the first that wrote a manifesto that talked about abortion rights. But the organization did not support that. That was her words.

NCNW now, as of 2023, we have our first statement. Say that again. Yes, sir. About the difference between somebody having an individual opposition themselves to abortion versus you all saying that all women don't have the right to make their own choices. In a country that has a history of denying particularly black women their bodily autonomy. Denying black women access to anything. And I'll tell you what's really important.

The hypocrisy for me is when an agenda says that we don't like government overreach except for this issue. Right. That's hypocritical. That's hypocritical. It is hypocritical. So there is a difference. System-wide, right, this is a law. We're talking about the law telling me what I can and cannot do. Yet instead, don't touch my guns, right?

Right, right. So you're picking and choosing in this space. Don't touch my guns because you can touch women's bodies. Absolutely. That's right. You kind of also shared some history with some of us the other night about how black women are responsible for this moment, even this very moment, because there were folk that did not want this to happen. They did not want there to be Kamala Harris as the top of the ticket.

And some black women had to stand up and say, you're not. And see, women, and I'm going to be honest with you, Siobhan and Janice, I think there's some white women can relate to. White women work in spaces where they get passed over for promotions. It's true. And then white men leapfrog them into positions. White women can do it. And now white women work in spaces where the white man is saying they're not smart enough.

That's what Trump is doing. Trump thinks he's insulting her. But you're a lawyer. White women file sexual discrimination every day. White women can relate to this man. I've heard that before. I don't think he realizes what he's doing when he says that and how that may even be triggering to some white women. Maybe.

Maybe. This hall, last night in this hall up in the nosebleed section, I sat with a Jewish woman who said that she had quit her job to work full time to convince white Republican women to vote and think more broadly about their political choices because she felt that they were not being adequately represented. That sentiment is there. You have Republicans, women, and men supporting her. You know, the polling told

us that they did not want, the voters did not want a Biden-Trump race. We didn't listen to them until recently, but part of this movement is about what the voters, black, white, yellow and brown said that they wanted to see

so now what you have is the Democrats have given them an alternative right? and you see Trump still running and talking like he's in 2016 and 2020 I don't want to stop in an ironic way Mark Trump, I don't want him to stop being himself.

Right. You better preach over there. You better preach over there. Because every time he attacks that woman, her race, you know, there are a lot of cracks in that glass ceiling. Come on. Black women and white women,

don't hurt. You're not smart enough. You're not good enough. You're not bad enough. It's not the time. You're not a good fit. You see? So every time he makes those attacks,

he's attacking every woman in this country. Absolutely. Or when his running mate talk about cat ladies with no children. My goodness. What a personal decision it is for a woman whether she can have a child or not or what she goes through. Absolutely. It's just so

offensive. So the more they talk, the more women, white women and black women, I think are going to vote for the alternative. But you know what? I think I got to look at 2016 and 2017, though. 50% of white women still voted for Donald Trump. Yeah. Even with the rhetoric, even with the recordings, even with the evidence that said that this person does not align with what it means to have decorum, even when it comes to women and their bodies. So I say, we've seen some of that movie before.

Yeah, but 2024, I think you're going to see some movement on that. I think we have some evolution. I do. I agree with you. Because when she cracks that ceiling, she's not just cracking it for black women. It's for everybody. And black people, for everyone,

especially white women and brown women and Indian women and Latinas. They just do. So, you know, I've been involved in the civil rights movement a long time. So I want to say on the public record, we wouldn't have a civil rights movement if it hadn't been for black women. Wow. Yeah. women. And today, we would not be here in this convention with this level of enthusiasm

if it wasn't for black women. And I think that as a black man, I'm so proud of the National Council of Negro Women. I can see Dr. Bethune, Dr. Hyde, and all the long legacy of sisters who sacrificed to get us to where we are. And I think that what you said about mobilizing at the ground level is so very important. We've got to take this enthusiasm from the convention back to our homes, back to our communities, back to our churches, back to our synagogues, our mosques, to make sure that we have an overwhelming voter turnout. That's right. That's right.

You know, we have the opportunity of history in our hands, but we've got to exercise it. And we've got to let no brothers and sisters fall asleep. Come on. Between now and November. That's right. That's right. We've got to stay active.

How can people find and join? Like me, I'm a life member. He's an NCNW. Brothers can join. Call it ncnw.org. Follow us on social media as well. We're on Facebook. They kicked me off of X.

Cool. But we've got opportunities on LinkedIn, Instagram, and also we have brothers that are joining us as associates. Support us and please give to our Get Out the Vote Fund. We are building on the ground. 17 to 24-year-olds,

that's our priority. We need 4 million voters to change this election. I'm joining. I'm not a member. I'm a life member. Come on, man. I'm only a life member. Send me the information. Black men, if you do not, let me tell you something. Some men think supporting black women is against it. You are a real man if you support these sisters.

Exactly. All right? Thank you, Janice Mathis, General Counsel. Siobhan Arline Bradley, who is the president of the National Council of Negro Women. Y'all probably hear words she said. You're distracted by the outfit. He's trying to compliment you on your dress. He's trying to.

You're proud in here. You're looking at the top and the earrings. And you say you're not going no way after this? You know, back in the day, we had nice clothes. We couldn't waste the good clothes. We had at least go to two or three of them. Can't waste these good clothes. You got to go somewhere else. You got to look the part. You're of them. Can't waste his good clothes. You got to go somewhere else.

You got to look the part. You're going to be able to talk this talk now. You got to go somewhere else. Thank you. Love you. Love you. Love y'all. Keisha Lance Bottoms also spoke with Roland Martin.

We're going to hear their conversation right now here on Roland Martin Unfiltered. All right, y'all. Former mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, coming here dressed like an AKA. That's because we look good in every color. So what happened? You and the congresswoman, y'all got together and said make it a pink night on Tuesday. Well, I mean, I'm trying to honor the moment. But, you know, Deltas have been a part of making history for a very long time. So the least I could do is, you know, give a little love to the AKs.

Let's talk about this campaign. 77 days. A lot of work to do. How do you see leaving here, this campaign unfurling, if you will, and going to the next level? This is great momentum, and I'm so excited about the momentum. That's a period on that sentence. At the end of the day, if we don't get out and vote, then we would have just had a great time this week. So it's going to be important for every single person here, every community that's represented here, for us to go out and

magnify the energy that we are feeling in this place, because the energy is real. But we have so many people getting information, not through traditional news. I mean, your great show was a prime example of that. People getting their information in so many different ways. We got to do it the old-fashioned way. We got to knock on doors. We got to call people. We got to talk to them in the barbershop, the hair salon. We got to hit them on YouTube.

We got to hit them on social media and remind people that this is not a done deal. It's far from a done deal. And there's still a lot of work to be done in a short period of time. So five years ago, we were sitting next to each other at Texas Southern University. Then Senator Kamala Harris was on that stage. And we had our running commentary about everybody on that stage that particular night, which was pretty funny. It's been a long five years.

A lot has changed. I wish that I could say some of the things that we discussed that night, but I'm not going to open my mouth. But that was a great night. And you're right. A lot has changed for us to be here and in this incredible moment. And this election cycle could not have been scripted. It is beyond anything that any of us could have ever have imagined.

But the big day is still the big day. Yep. So for all of the changes and ups and downs and uncertainty that we've had, we still have this opportunity to put this great exclamation point on this season in November. And I can tell you, I don't miss going through that debate season. So I'm okay not to have to sit through another debate this season with however many people were on stage in Texas that night. Well, now the only debate that's going to matter, which is going to be hugely important, is September 10th. Absolutely. It's going to be extremely important. And we have seen our vice president in action. I mean, she was made for this moment. And what I love about that only a superstar like her could do. And I use the word superstar by that. I mean, this very accomplished woman who's a district attorney, who served as the state attorney general, who served as a senator who served us as so well as vice president and

she's continuing to rise and shine so i cannot wait to see her on that stage with donald trump because you know he's afraid of her right of course well first of all he's afraid of anybody who's gonna call him a liar absolutely that that's what happens to bullies when they get punched in the mouth they run and hide. All right. Looking forward to it. Always good to see you. Well, and I hope everybody knows you have the best set location in the entire arena. Like I said, when you know folk.

Like I told them last night. So, of course, the VIP entrance, y'all, is right here. So they got to come here and they got to go out. So I can just snatch them right here. Last night when the speakers were over, I was kind of like,all, is right here. So they got to come here and they got to go out. So I can just snatch them right here. Last night when the speakers were over, I was kind of like, hey, get over here. I'm just grabbing folks. But you know what? I wanted to join you last night, but I told your producer one of my eyelashes was hanging on by a thread.

So I didn't want to be talked about. So hopefully I got my eyelashes still on right now. You're good. All right. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Thanks a lot. All right. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Thanks a lot. All right.

All right. We're back here live in the... Oh, guess that would help. I'm holding my phone. I'm holding the wrong thing. That was a mistake. Rolling on fire me. We're back here live at the United Center here in Chicago.

And we have another very special guest joining us at this very moment. She is the CEO of the YWCA USA, Margaret Mitchell. Hi, Ms. Mitchell. How are you? I am well, thank you. CEO Mitchell? Yes, yes.

How's it going? It's good, it's good. It's good to be here. I'm sure it is. How is this making you feel? You know, it is making me... I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun?

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because this bridge is incredible to the future. And the future is bright. So I'm excited for young women. For young women. It's interesting you talk about young people because young people are really going to drive this election. I'm telling you. And how many young people are going to get in the election

and the political process because of this movement? Well, you know, 8 million teens are going to be eligible to vote on November 5th. Wow. 8 million? 8 million. That is no small number. And so the energy and the excitement because they are crossing that bridge. Wow. That's the first time you heard that?

That is. 8 million. Nobody said that before you. Did you know 8 million teens were going to be Congresswoman Gwen Moore? Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. No, I didn't know that. But I do know that Kamala, with her mixed racial background, looks more like an American than any of us sitting here.

That's what America is now. That's what America is. And so these people, they're excited because she's someone that looks like them. And her policies are very family-oriented. She's really, really drilled down past those issues that older people are concerned about and really talked about the need to do truly kitchen table stuff. She's governing like a woman. She wants child care.

She wants that child tax credit extended. She wants homeowner down payment assistance. She says the rent is too damn high. This is stuff that it's not abstract. It's not how great the Inflation Reduction Act is. It's real stuff. That's right. That's right. You must be proud. I am very proud. You feeling confident we're going to do this, huh? Oh, yeah.

I'm not ready to take that victory lap yet. We've got to work. I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. So how's that looking? Well, I tell you, last night I was in Milwaukee in the stadium with Kamala Harris. I flew from Chicago to Milwaukee and back with her. And she filled two stadiums. That's right.

Chicago and Milwaukee. And it was thrilling to see that. I don't know what her opponent thinks of that. You know, what is so concerned with crowd size. But she had a packed stadium in Milwaukee and it was electric. Yeah. 40 years ago, Lyndon Johnson was trying to end the Vietnam War and Richard Nixon sabotaged Paris Peace Accords.

Now it's reported that Donald Trump is trying to sabotage the ceasefire conversation. Well, absolutely. But we know what Donald Trump would do. He's already told us, some of his opponents, like Nikki Haley, told us, we'll just finish him off. So all of those folks who are disgruntled, and they have every reason to be disgruntled. The Gaza war is terrible, it's horrible. They're bad people on both sides, let's be clear about that. But the only hope of any kind of resolution is going to be with Democrats.

And the efforts that this current president has made every single day going into a war zone. And I think people understand that. And I don't have any objection to them protesting. They've protested in front of my house. And I have supported them in doing that. But I think that it's really time for people to come home and realize that the fate of the Middle East, you know, and our engagement depends on Democrats. You know, Donald Trump has already said that any Jew that votes for Kamala Harris, you know, is nuts. So that should signal to them that this is unfortunately a binary choice. Yeah.

But we need to work with what we got. So are we making a projection tonight that Kamala Harris wins Wisconsin? Are we ready to do that? Kamala Harris wins Wisconsin. We just have a projection. Carol, breaking news. We got a projection. Kamala Harris wins Wisconsin. Are we ready to do that? Kamala Harris wins Wisconsin. We just have a projection. Carol, breaking news. We got a projection. Kamala Harris wins Wisconsin. Put that in the bank. Love you. Thank you for stopping by to see us. By how much? It don't matter. We just want them electoral votes. We're not proud. Eight million teenagers. Teens will be eligible, yes.

The young vote is... That's a big number. This is... And, you know, one thing about this bridge and bridging to young people that is so important, it's about the environment, childcare, housing, all of these issues, economic empowerment, is so important to young people.

We think it is something about, you know, folks my age, our age. But young people are just as drilled into this. But, you know, there is this political cynicism that has been in the air. We just did a national poll of women. Scott is not going to be on the air. Well, is that... What's going on? Y'all go ahead. Okay.

That's his way of telling me that he loves me. Okay. That's what my therapist told me. But the political cynicism, you see it being washed away. Very important. And the engagement in voting, the excitement about being involved, is really driving just such a level of excitement. How many of those young people does YWCA touch?

So we are involved in about a million individuals, a million young people across this country. We're in 46 states and the District of Columbia. And so is the YWCA, and forgive me for not knowing this, what flexibility is YWCA C3? Can it be partisan? We are a nonpartisan C3 organization, which puts us in the heart of Get Out the Vote. And, you know, we do a lot of work, particularly around those individuals that are hard to register, individuals that don't have houses, women who want to protect their address because they've been involved in domestic violence.

That is really our special sauce. We understand how to register those individuals because that's who we work with. That's who we are alongside of every single day. Those that we house, child care, domestic violence, intimate partner violence. That is the work that we do. And I can only imagine then you also are touching young women that are acutely concerned about the threats and the loss of their bodily autonomy and reproductive rights too. Yes, we have a women's policy institute at Spelman College focused on social justice and reproductive justice. And we are focused

on scaling that work all across the country on college campuses. We've been doing that work. We had a YWCA at Spelman since 1912. Wow. Wow. That's something. That's something. Where are you from? I am from Fresno, California. Okay. Okay. All right. Live in the DC area currently. Yeah. What does this mean to you as a black woman? You know, I graduated from, uh, Hampton. I remember the first election, the first convention I ever paid attention to when Barbara Jordan spoke. Yes. Wow. Great speech. Wow. And I was mesmerized by Barbara Jordan.

Yeah. I was watching her with some young people at that convention, and their minds were just blown. She was incredible. Just incredible, incredible. Incredible, incredible. Well, we can look forward to the YWAs. You all are going to be doing a lot of voter registration.

A lot of voter registration. We'll be in Philadelphia September 7th with a Gen Z town hall. September 7th a Gen Z town hall. The run up to the debate panel of Gen Z leaders from across the country in Philadelphia

at the convention center September 7th. That's the first time we've heard that 8 million figure. How many of those 8 million that are the convention center September 7th. That is very good. That's the first time we've heard that 8 million figure. How many of those 8 million that are eligible to vote, right, how many of those are eligible to vote, are registered to voting, if you know? You know what? I don't know that. Yeah.

I don't have that. Yeah. But that is what, this is pressing, and it's so exciting to see the energy, that political cynicism being washed away and that engagement coming back in for young voters. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very good. Thanks for having me. Thank you for your work. Yeah.

Thank you. Thank you. This is very important, and we're glad to hear that. And only you would have known that, working with the young people. We've not heard anybody on that stage. And so we got to get that word out so that people will know and that people will get engaged.

And this is for the future after all. They're appealing to young people. They're speaking to young people. So young people, if we're making that, young people ought to be motivated to come and be a part of this. Yeah. Thank you, Margaret Mitchell.

The YWCA is here. Thank you so much for joining us. What are we going? Oh, okay. I was looking for something. Roland also had an opportunity to interview Bobby Scott as well. Let's take a listen. Congressman Bobby Scott, good to see you, Frat. How much does it irk you when you hear Donald

Trump and Tim Scott talking about all the HBCU money Trump sent black folks away? Well, I know when I was chairman, most of the money people are bragging about came during my chairmanship. What Trump is bragging about, what Biden is bragging about. And we were able to direct a significant sum of money to HBCUs to make sure they could fulfill their mission. We're very proud of that record. It was over $6 billion, which is about $60 million per school on average. Florida A&M and some of the larger schools got a lot more. But some got $100 million, like North State and Hampton in my district.

So we did extremely well for HBCU funding while I was chairman. And the reason I bring that up because uh yeah want to take credit but it wasn't like he was driving that uh and he loved talking about uh this 250 million dollar program oh i guaranteed hbcu funding uh forever and i'm going first of all at dr walter kimbrough is broken down trump's budget zeroed that program out well i i think we can if we if he's going to take credit for it let's all agree that it ought to take place and stop zeroing out stop um the project 2025 cuts in education um their project 2025 eliminates a lot of funding for college, paying off college loans, the forgiveness programs. They're totally against it. They want to get rid of the Department of

Education. Which means people can't go to college. If you can't go to college, HBCUs won't be getting any tuition. And so there are a lot of things that they're doing that are adverse to the interest of students attending HBCUs. But we need to make sure that we continue the funding. And next year, I'm sure that we'll have robust funding for HBCUs. And one of the things we have to do is to make sure that they use the funding to increase their endowments. Because there will be ups and downs. And if you don't have a significant endowment, uh, the downs could knock you out.

As a matter of fact, a lot of the schools would have gone bankrupt if we hadn't stepped up during the COVID period with a significant funding. Uh, you're in Virginia, a crucial state, uh, for Democrats.

Republicans won with Glenn Youngkin, uh, as the governor. What is Virginia looking like for Harris-Walls? Well, Joe Biden had eroded, his lead had eroded, and he was actually underwater when he dropped out. But since Kamala Harris has become the nominee, the numbers have looked much better. And all of the polls now are showing her with a clear lead in the Commonwealth of the polls now are showing her with a clear lead in the Commonwealth of Virginia. And we expect her that we frankly we expect that lead to increase.

The momentum is going in that direction. And so we're very confident that Virginia will be in the Democratic column. Are you seeing a really energized and mobilized black vote, black community there in Virginia? We've seen motivation all over the areas. In the red areas, Democratic committees have never seen a volunteer. They're saying volunteers are pouring into those areas. So it's all over the state. And in the black community, we're seeing significant activity. The city committees, we have a monthly breakfast in Norfolk.

The attendance of that in the last month or two is significantly higher than it's ever been. And so we're optimistic that we can channel this enthusiasm in actually getting out the vote. All right, then. Well, Congressman, it's always good to see you. Keep up the great work. And 77 days, got to put the work in. We got to put it in. It'll make a difference. Tell people to read Project 2025, and I'll convince them that they got to get on board and make sure that thing doesn't happen.

All right. We appreciate it. Good. All right, Fred. Thanks a lot. All right. Thank you. I appreciate it.

All right. All right, folks. We're going to now bring up Ashanti Gholar. She's going to step on up, chat with her. Lots of activity, as you see, folks are coming to the convention hall. And so we're going to now focus on this. How you doing? Step up right there. Just grab the microphone. Great. Ashonda is president of Emerge America. So folks who don't know, what is Emerge America? Emerge is the nation's premier organization that is changing the face of politics in this country. Our organization actually came out of Vice President Harris's first race for DA. Our co-founders were friends with her, and they looked around and realized there wasn't a great organization to teach women how to run for office and thus we emerged. So you so your focus

women running for office? On women running for office we do that in-depth candidate training and we demystify what it takes but we also give them an ongoing network of support. And so you got that piece how how are you mobilizing and organizing women voters? We are really excited because we have so many dynamic candidates up and down the ballot, and we know that they're going to be exciting candidates. We've seen these past few cycles where our alums are getting elected because people see those people from the community who look like them, who share their values, who are going to work for them. So when you have great candidates on the ballot, that automatically mobilizes voters.

Are you also seeing post-Dobbs decision and with Vice President Kamala Harris on, are you seeing those same women significantly not only volunteering but giving more? Absolutely. They are volunteering, they are donating, and they're also stepping up to run for office. We saw a huge uptick after the Dobbs decision with so many women who knew that they wanted to run for office. But I love the fact that it was a lot of young women after the Dobbs decision who knew that they were going to have to be in elected office and pass legislation in order for us to build back something better than Roe. One of the things that again,

when you start examining, we start examining the races, you start looking at key places. Are there specific states that you are targeting that you're looking at? Yes, we're really excited about Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. She is an Emerge alum. Her and our other alums, they were the ones who got that 1864 abortion ban overturned. We have alums who are running for the state house in Pennsylvania. We know that that's always a state that we have to pay attention to. And even at the federal level, I'm looking at Oregon. Oregon has six congressional districts we have emerged alums that are the democratic nominee and four out of those six oh look what sounds good last

question in terms of what are you seeing in terms of black women running uh a lot rally is many black women do not get the level of support as white women uh what is happening there yeah at emerge we have a focus on the new american majority, and that includes black women. We have seen a huge uptick in black women running, but we even have a program called Seated Together that is focused on black women elected officials who want to run for higher office. So for us, it's not just those black women who are looking to run for the first time. It's those black women who are elected.

We want to make sure that they move up the ladder. All right, then. Well, Shonda, we certainly appreciate it. Thanks a bunch. Good luck. Thank you. All right. Thanks a lot.

All right, folks, welcome back. Day three of Democrat National Convention here in Chicago. I am back. Yep, I was in Miami. We're talking to the National Association of Minority Auto Dealers, leading a fireside chat for General Motors. And so I left Chicago 5.01 this morning, and I was supposed to come back on American Airlines. I love y'all.

Y'all need to restore my damn highest status. Okay, so I don't know what's going on, but y'all need to go restore that. Flight was delayed, so I got on the Southwest. I was C-50, and luckily, dude was on the aisle, and he couldn't speak English, and it was a middle seat. And I was like, I pointed. He didn't know. He just scooted over.

I was like, all right. That is highly inappropriate. Don't hate. And by the way, don't hate Airlines. Don't hate. I got a favor. You should get concierge key. I know that.

They took it from you the last three years I know that. They took it from you. I had it the last three years. Oh, I still have it. Okay. I can call them for you. But I mostly fly United because I'm a million miler. I'm a million miler and I'm 1K. I got all that, too.

I got all that, too. Yeah, but you ain't me. Okay. So that's how it works. We're going to do this. Right here. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're going to do this.

We're going to do this. The game don't change. I had a little cap of Kwame Jackson on. so y'all cap is rarely get any air time. But we ain't trying to talk about you. Joining us right now, y'all, is my congresswoman, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. She's been running around here. I think she's been busier than Jamie Harrison at the convention. Every time I see her, she's like, ooh, child.

That's the convention. Every time I see her, she like, ooh, child. That's the feeling. So how has this been your first convention as a member of Congress? It's my first convention ever. Ever? Yes. My first convention ever, and I came as a member of Congress, and I also delivered a speech. Yeah.

So you riding high? I don't know about that. It I also delivered a speech. Yeah. So you were adding high? I don't know about that. It's more overwhelming than anything. Right. You know, like, I'm really a Netflix and chill girl, so to have to come and deal with the big crowd all the time is a lot. But listen, I love the people. I love the work.

I love the energy. And so I am looking forward to us being victorious in November because I really believe that what people will find out from this convention is number one, our bench is deep, but number two, that we can do this if we pull together. And number three, that there's still work to be done. You can't just rest on your loyals of excitement. You've got to decide that you're going to transfer that excitement and make sure that we actually get this done. When you look at the ratings, ratings came out, and this is just television ratings,

day two, 20.572 million, night two of the Republican National Convention was 14.8 million, and so Dems beat them on night one, beat them on night two. And it's going down tonight. Tonight. Tonight it's going to be lit. Yes. Of course, you got Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, but you got the queen, long-time queen of Chicago, Oprah. You got John Legend, Sheila E., doing a Prince tribute.

You got Stevie Wonder. And then you got the closer, President bill clinton yeah yeah we've got him we've got um governor westmore let's make sure we give him his flowers for those that don't know who westmore is they're about he's an alpha stop yeah he reminds me of that always more is like it um if anybody thought i did a halfway decent speech just wait until he gets up and delivers. He is a powerful speaker as well as he is a powerful leader. So I think that's going to be great. You've got Hakeem Jeffries. We know that Hakeem Jeffries, when he takes the stage,

he knows how to slay a good Republican. And you know he's going to reference Biggie. You know if you're going to do some alliter's right he's gonna drop some biggie he's gonna drop some rap line he's a real lyricist like for real i mean he actually went to high school with a bunch of those guys i don't know if it was but he went to the same high school as a bunch of like new york rappers like he's for real lyricist um And if y'all Google, y'all can actually find him on YouTube randomly freestyling at some random party.

He for real. So Hakeem, he's legit. I am not. He's a cypher? He's a good Kappa man too. A good Kappa man. Listen, so Hakeem will be great. I'm going to check to see if he's financial. I'm sure he's got to be. No, Hakeem will be great. I'm going to check to see if he's financial. I'm sure he's got to be.

No, no, Hakeem will be great. So it will be a high-energy night all around from the speakers to the music. I am really, really looking forward to tonight. And the thing is, you know, when the queen herself steps in tomorrow, that it has to go to the next level. The crazy part is that tonight is going to be so amazing. But tomorrow is going to be even crazier. But I thought last night was so lit by being here and then having a sold-out arena in Milwaukee.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like this, yeah, exactly. We sold out in Chicago and we filled it in Milwaukee. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Like this. Yeah, exactly. We sold out in Chicago and we filled it in Milwaukee. Exactly. Exactly. No, but I think that what the American people need to see is somebody who's not taking this race for granted and somebody who's saying, listen, I am going to stay in these streets. Like, great. We got the convention. I'm a pop through when I can. But I still got to go and take my message to the people. And the reason Milwaukee is important, because in 2022, there was a 50,000 voter drop off in Milwaukee alone. Had those folks who voted in 2020 voted in 2022, Mandela Barnes is a United States senator. He lost by 26,000 votes. And so that's what folk have to understand. So when we say every vote matters, there's a MAGA Senator Ron Johnson,

who was one of the conspirators on January 6th. He got reelected because folk stayed at home. Yeah, no, Mandela Barnes is an amazing person. He was an amazing candidate. This was someone who had won statewide before. So we knew that it could happen. I mean, this was their lieutenant governor at one point in time. But you have to work it and see. And that's the thing that, you know, he gets mad at me because I had activists on by saying, yo, they didn't hear from the campaign.

And what I keep saying is you cannot assume folk will turn out. No. I mean, you have got to work it, work it, work it. Yeah. No. I mean, and that's what we're seeing. We're seeing a team that not only is better for us, not only has the credentials, but also who is not afraid to work. I mean, here's the reality. Forget what anybody says. Do you want the person that's always showing up in your face saying, hey, I'm here for you, what you need? Or do you want the person that ain't never showing up? I mean, which one will really deliver for you? The one that comes and talks to you?

Or the one that is actually like, well, let me get on my little own bootleg social media and let me send out a message. And if he does come, he's talking about his ragged ass gold sneakers and stuff like that. Or his bootleg Bibles. Right.

Or crowd sizes. Then he got a licensing fee for the Bible. Right. Yes, he loves to talk about size. Barack Obama reminded us last night. Yeah, oh, yeah. I mean, that was a lot of pettiness last night. Yes, there was.

I was here for it. As the king of petty, I stamp every piece of petty. Absolutely. I was here for it. Listen, people want to see that we can deliver a punch. And listen, these are great punching bags. I mean, you know, they give us a lot of material. From J.D. Vance to Trump, we've got a lot of things that we can hit them on.

But I want you to hold it right there because that's one of the reasons that so many people have responded to you is because in these settings, the problem I've always said about Democrats, Democrats want to play by a set of rules, want to be nice, want to be cordial, want to be, you know, my colleague or whatever, all the phrases they use. So when you punch back, folks are like, damn, that's what I'm saying. Somebody who's not going to sit there and play nice and stuff goes viral. And so is that what you hear from people when you're traveling around the country? They're like, thank you for, like, swinging on folks. Yeah, yeah. They absolutely love that I'm hitting back.

They absolutely feel like, you know, it's almost a release, especially when I went off on Marjorie, because like she I mean, she deserved to be dragged a long time ago. Oh, no. She's's all on bullying other people. And people really like the person that is supposed to be the victim coming back and punching a bully out. And so that's what they saw. But I think they also see in me someone that is not going to let them trample on who they are. You know, when they try to come after us and act like we're not anything because we're diverse, because we're black, because we're women. And I stand up for myself and say, no, no, no, let me tell you something. You are the one that got here by virtue of whoever your mama or daddy or just the fact that you had money. I'm the one that had to work to get here. I had to work

10 times as hard to get here because that is the story of being black in America. And so what you won't do is act like I'm lazy. What you won't do is act like I'm unqualified because if we're really going to look at the resumes, I can always tell you that my resume will look so much better and stand so much stronger than yours any day of the week. What do you say to that person who's watching, who's listening, or there's someone who's watching and listening who will vote, but they got folk in their family, they got friends, who are really looking at the couch. Yes.

What do you say specifically to them? Well, if you're looking to vote and you've decided that you're going to, then you need to tell your story. You need to talk to your family, your friends, explain, this is the reason that I'm going to vote. I'm going to tell you this. When I go out and I talk to people on the trail, I'm still talking about Project 2025.

Now, they don't want you to talk about it no more. They didn't run scared away from it because it's just that bad. But what I tell people all the time is this. I say, I'm not asking you to read 1,000 pages. What I'm asking you to do is use the Google, use whatever. But what you need to do is figure out what is the one issue that matters most to you, whether it's the economy, whether it's housing, whether it's voting rights, whether it's jobs, whether it's the climate. Just whatever your one issue is, Google that issue plus Project 2025. And if Project 2025 got something in there that you think is nice,

then you know what to do. If you think it's terrible, then that is your reason to vote. Real quick, I'm going to take a question from Rebecca. This is Scott. You got 45 seconds, question and answer, because she got to go, because, you know, she be popular around here. You know, she the belle of the ball. Y'all, it is terrible being his representative.

I just want to put that out there. It's absolutely great. Because with me, I bring people with me. I bring workers with me. Mama and daddy are watching, and they are workers. I bring people with me. I bring workers with me. Mama and Daddy are watching, and they are workers. I do love his parents. Him. Well, they made me.

Right. Does he ask you for a lot of stuff as part of his constituency? No, he doesn't. He doesn't. But I will tell you, now, y'all know Roland talk a lot of shit all the time. That's not me. Where did you get that? Now, y'all know this because you watch him, okay?

Considering that, listen, when you're his representative and you're a me, he going to talk his shit to me. So if he got an issue, he knows exactly how to reach me, and he going to text me and tell me about his issues. And I'm just like, oh, my God, oh, my God. I'm a freshman, but it don't matter. He like, ha-ha, you a car-carrying member of Congress. I'm about to lay this out for you.

And so I get lots of complaints. The rest of y'all need to find y'all members' telephone number and start hitting them up. Because, listen, it ain't no difference. His vote counts just like everybody else's vote. So y'all need to start finding them and wearing the shit out of them, too. And y'all, it ain't personal, but Eddie Bernice Johnson got the same trick. Rebecca. Okay, so I work with about 4.6 million students across 10 battleground states.

What is your message to them? Why should they vote? Listen, first of all, I'm relying on y'all to save this country. I'm going to be honest, because what I find from young people is that they are empathetic. You actually care about the environment. You care about gun safety because you are growing up in a generation where when you go to school, you've had to do active shooter drills. That's some stuff that none of us sitting up here ever had to do. We did tornado drills, and we had fire drills.

And that's really not. We did nuclear bomb drills. I'm like, what the hell was that? Okay, I did not do that. Go in the hallway, put your head down. Oh, that was going to stop it. But the point is, you know, actually when I first wore into Congress and we went through an orientation, they took us to Harvard.

And one of the guys that presented to us talked to us about the mindset of Gen Z. And I never really realized how much trauma your generation is struggling with because everything you've lived through, I've lived through it, too. The difference is it's been the totality of your existence. And so I want you to understand that as someone who served on a mental health board, had to give it up to run for office, that we also need to make those investments. And I am here to do that for you as well. And so, you know, there's only one team that cares about whether or not you will have access over your body and be able to make decisions. There's only one team that cares about gun safety. Only one team that cares about climate. Only one team that cares about making sure that you can actually buy a home. Only one team that cares about making sure you can afford that college degree. And if you don't want to go

to college, making sure that you have all the tools that you need to go to that trade school. So, I mean, it's very clear. There's only one team that's fighting for you. We are doing best amongst young folk, to be honest. And so that's why we need y'all to show up more than anybody. Before I go to Scott, Max Siegel, y'all record-breaking, first of all, CEO, U.S. track and field. Y'all killed it at the Olympics. It was awesome.

Well, thank you, man. And Texas represented. Texas did represent. Texas 30 specifically. Hey, Roland, let me know how we can improve. Louis will let you know how you can improve. Louis, let you know how you can improve. Man, it's so good to be here. Good to see you.

I just want to give you a shout-out for what y'all did at the Olympics in Paris. Yes, yes, yes. So, brother, good to see you. And I was there, and it was amazing to see it in person. I was there Friday and Saturday for the gold medal rounds. Listen, that team was incredible, so we're excited about it. So thank you guys for the support. Glad to be here. And so I need to be hooked

up with some credentials for L.A. We got you. I ain't a free tax. I ain't a free tax. Appreciate it, Max. Appreciate it. Congresswoman, I don't think I don't think the results are going to be determined

on November 5th or whatever general election day is. I also't think the results are going to be determined on November 5th or whatever General Election Day is. I also think that the 70-plus electors that are election deniers in swing states and red states are going to act up, if you will. As someone who chairs the NBA PAC, like myself, lawyers are writing checks to our PAC, but they're also asking what else they can do. Do you agree that this isn't going to be over on November 5th? But more importantly, what should lawyers, particularly black lawyers, be ready for to stand guard between chaos and community? Legal warfare.

Yeah, no. So my good friend Nick Pittman is trying to do a tour right now where he's trying to recruit lawyers to come into the fold to make sure that we're doing election protection efforts. And so we are having to invest more heavily in election protection as well as start to go to court right now on different random bootleg laws that we see coming out of states like Georgia. Yeah. Ahead of it. So hopefully, I absolutely believe we can get election results on November 5th.

But I think that it's one of the reasons we're stressing that we have to overperform. We have to stretch ourselves. We can't just be on the fringes. We got to beat the dog shit out of these motherfuckers. I'm just saying. Shut the show up, Pilton. I'm just saying i mean that's that's what it's got to be because it's just that deep because that's how they are trying to beat us with their policies you know you only get maybe whatever

viral moments and things like that which y'all don't get is all the stuff that we kill which y'all don't get is all the stuff that they kill. What y'all don't get is all the stuff that they are bringing. And for anybody that is concerned about the war, I just want to be clear. I would actually question your humanity if you weren't concerned about the war. Anybody that is human should actually feel something every time somebody dies, whether it is abroad or here on our streets at home. But let me be clear. These Republicans have the audacity to go on the House floor and say things such as just nuke them, talking about Gaza. So as I know that this decision is rough, I don't know exactly how the former first lady characterized it yesterday, but we are not looking for perfection. We are looking for someone who is

seeking perfection because we have no perfection walking on this earth. So stop looking for the perfect candidate because I got news for you. There will never be a perfect candidate. And as many people love me, I promise you, I got plenty of them that hate me. There is no such thing as perfection, but we got to stand together and say, you know what? At least we check this box, this box, this box, and that one. And we got to show up and show them who's boss and who the power belongs to. And the power has always belonged to the people. It's just that we act like we want to recede and cede that power to them.

And that's on us. So let's make it about us and show up. So if you need the cliff note version, we're going to beat the dog shit out of these motherfuckers. Is that what I just heard? Not for me. We got it on tape. Appreciate it.

Thanks so much. Always good to see you. Thank you. All right. And the folks in the congressional district, y'all vote. Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Duncanville, all the places there. Coswell and Crockett, we appreciate it. We're going to do this here.

We got another interview coming up, but I want to do this first. Yesterday, my man Common and Jonathan McReynolds performed here. It was earlier. We missed that, so I want to be able to share that with y'all. And so here's their performance yesterday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Hailing from the south side of Chicago, please welcome

Oscar and Grammy Award winning artist, author, and long time activist, Common. Featuring Grammy Award winning gospel gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds. I thank God for this moment in time where Kamala Harris will change the world for the better with love, hope, and grace. Be fortunate.

I'm fortunate to be alive. Can't explain how I got here, but we've arrived. The deliverance and diligence for which we strive. It's the feeling there's no silliness when we rise. Fortunate to have friends who don't synthesize. I keep good company, we enterprise. Had a strong gaze since Infini's. I guess I can see the power in the prize.

Incentivized by the streets I identify Other people's struggles I don't minimize Fortunate to be born and raised in the sky Salt of the earth people with the bravest eye They say your God is the truth, I wasn't raised to lie Fortunate to be so gay, sirrah Every day that I get up, I trace the sky Draw with the most high on the place that I am

And that's fortunate. You can feel it in the air. Hey, yo, it's love out there. Hey, the feeling is free. Yo, Chi-Town at the DNC. Jonathan, what you say? May your struggles keep you near the cross. And may your

troubles show that you need God. And may your battles end the way they should. And may your bad days prove that God is good. And may your triumphs keep you humble and high

And may your endings be worthy of every sigh Hey, let's take this message to every heart That your whole life will prove that God is good And we all are fortunate You can feel it in the air Hey, hey, yo It's love out there Hey, the feeling is free

Yo, we live in the DNC Fortunate I was raised by my Uncle Steve And my uncle Charles. They both told me, believe the seeds of a revolutionary evolution is very necessary to become fruits and berries of our labor. Told to search for a savior. Fortunate.

I had a chance to raise up in the days of the unknown. I'm fortunate to come home to blocks. We fought and swung on. Fortunate. The Lord put me on the path to use the microphone for a ride in the staff Fortunate, yo, we got the golden parents We fortunate, y'all, for Kamala Harris Yo, we fortunate

Your love is in the air Yo, can you feel it out there? Yo, can you feel it out there? Hey, yo, the feeling is free Chi-town, we live in the DNC Hey, yo, the feeling is free. Shout out, we live in the DNC. Hey, yo, we are fortunate. Thank you, yeah. Oh, yeah. Tell them to come back and say hey.

We live. Just come say hey. Hey, Rev Rev We got it Y'all baby Reverend Sharpton Reverend Sharpton Rev He ain't gone

Just go get him I told y'all This is the blackest show Had to convention I told y'all All the folks here This is how we do it So I put on a all the folks here, this is how we do it. So I put on a little Montel Jordan.

So that's how we do it here. Hey, Scott, we back. Can you focus? That's my homegirl. See, that's why I don't let catfills on the show. I'll give you a number later. Joining us right now, the leader of Higher Heights. Hold up.

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We're coming to the stage. I want to make sure we got that straight. Linda Carr runs higher heights. She tells us right now. What's happening? I don't know. We're about to make some history. Absolutely.

Absolutely. Y'all were created to help black women get elected. This election come November is the ultimate of your goal. When we started this in a Brooklyn cafe in 2011, this was our North Star. Very early on in our organizing,

we believed that Kamala Harris was the shooting star. And the thing here, obviously, so many things transpired to get to this point. But I keep making this point to everybody who's watching. It was black folk who held the line for 23 days after the June 27th debate because a lot of folk were trying to skip over Vice President Kamala Harris. It was a congressional black caucus.

It was a letter written by 1,400-plus black women. It was the black sisters and the brothers in the DNC who understood the rules. And that was a line. People didn't understand they were trying to break that black solidarity. And only one black member of Congress, Mark Vesey of Texas, broke with the CBC. And if it was not for that black solidarity, we wouldn't be sitting here talking about Vice President Kamala Harris as a nominee. You would have a bunch of angry black women at this convention.

And brothers. But they, you have to actually go back to the organizing efforts from 2017. So if you remember, black women wrote a letter to the then chair of the Democratic National Convention, Tom Perez. I sat in a cafe and helped to pin that. That turned into a series of conversations and meetings. We now have more black vendors in the DNC. I know Roland's going to be like, but we need more. Always need more. But the progress we've made that in this moment where there was an opportunity to elevate Kamala Harris,

you had the co-chair of the Rules Committee was a black woman. The chair of the convention was a black woman. The chair of the Brooklyn of the Black Caucus is a black woman. The chair of the Women's Caucus is a black woman. Black women, the political director at the DNC is a black woman. The chair of the Women's Caucus is a black woman. Black women, the political director at the DNC is a black woman. Black women were in formation, along with our brothers, you know, Jamie Harrison, to actually usher this in. In 2014, there was only one black, 31 black women serving in the Congressional Black Caucus. We now have, sorry, I did that wrong. In 2014, there were 18 black women serving in Congress.

We now have 31. If you add in the entire Congressional Black Caucus, it's the largest black caucus in our history. And so black men and black women are in formation as a time as this, including the black-led political organizations like Higher Heights, Collective PAC, Black PAC, Black Voters Matter. We have now grown the bench of black-led political organizations for a time as this. Rebecca. Thank you so much for being here. Can you talk more what it means to have the financial early investment in black candidates, not just black women, but black candidates across the board? What does that look like?

How is it helpful? How does it get the national party's attention? Yep. The work that we've done over the last 10 years has grown the number of black women running for office. Over the last two cycles, we've actually seen black candidates be competitive in fundraising. Kamala Harris has raised $300 million in less than 30 days. And that money has actually come from black communities. Now, the question is, beyond this election cycle, us taking our economic might and turning it into political economic stewardship. And when you do that, they can organize their campaigns. They can hire staff very early.

They can hire consultants. They can hire staff very early. They can hire consultants. They can hire media. And so we're in a next phase of our political power and our political leadership, and it is using our financial resources to back candidates that we inspire. Scott? You know, I think I'm a former party chair for the D.C., and I'm shocked that the party coalesced as quickly as they did. Not only were black men and women in line in formation, but the DNC got in formation. They weren't in formation. They got in formation.

Does that ultimately surprise you? And the fight continues because there were several people who thought they wanted to have many primaries. Not several. No? Not several. A lot more than several. Well, it was reported. No, it wasn't reported. You even had President Barack Obama who talked about an opening convention.

You had Nancy Pelosi talk about an opening convention. And they got threatened with a civil war. That's what happened. No, they got threatened, straight up said, every black person said, y'all do this, you're going to trigger in every one of us what we've all experienced when you experience and somebody whites up over you. Yeah, they weren't going to take us for granted this time, and they weren't going to skip over her.

So what does that tell us about the Democratic Party, though, and the work ahead of us, notwithstanding where we are right now with the movement and the energy? Well, the three tweets that changed this election cycle, right, part of the magic of this moment, Joe Biden, I had been having quiet meetings about preparing for a Kamala Harris presidency before 2028. Little did we know that it was going to be this immediate. People didn't believe that America would coalesce around one of the most qualified black women. She has run and won on every level of government. And so I think Joe Biden's legacy was always going to be elevating her to be president. And so when he made that quiet decision was always going to be elevating her to be president.

Yeah. And so when he made that quiet decision, which is part of it, right, is that tweet came out of nowhere for most people. So people couldn't organize because it was tweet one. Yeah. I'm out. Tweet. Then we were, you know, black women were like, OK, you just said you out. Yeah. And then that second tweet that said, I'm putting her in.

That's right. And then everyone's waiting, okay well we gotta hold because she ain't said anything they couldn't organize against her because it was so quick and then you have a call with 42,000 black women that night, like the roll call

moved so quick they couldn't do anything let it hold tight one second folks, we're gonna go to the stage, we got the audio straight? good here's mr. Stevie one American icon Stevie Wonder I love you. I just want to say I love you. I love you. I love you. And every song that I've sang, every song that I've written,

is because of my love for you right here. But this year, this year I've prayed very hard for peace to come to our world's nations, but also to each one of our hearts. Even though our hearts have been beaten and broken, beyond prayer, I know the importance of action and now is the time to understand where we are and what it will take to win. Win the broken hearts.

Win the disenchanted. Win the angry spirits. Now is the time. That's right. Now is the time. This is the moment to remember when you tell your children where you were and what you did. As we stand between history's pain and tomorrow's promises, we must choose courage over complacency.

It is time to get up and go vote. Listen, the choice is clear. Clear than anyone else is saying. You hear me? Clear than anyone else is saying. You feel me? Yeah. We need to choose joy over anger, kindness over recrimination, and peace over war. Every time. We must choose to be above the ugly words, the hateful anger, and the division those words and anger create.

We must keep on keeping on until we truly are a united people of these United States. And then, and then, we will reach a higher ground. Are y'all ready? Are y'all ready to reach a higher ground? Are you ready to reach a higher, higher, higher ground? Tell me. I want to hear you again. Are you ready?

Are we ready? Because you know we need Kamala Harris. Yes, we do. And we need a great man as we do have as a future vice president. You know that. So you know what? I'm depending on you to do, as Spike Lee would say, the right thing. Are y'all ready?

Are y'all ready? Are you ready? Mosky, are you ready? I'm ready. Are you ready? Are you ready? Mosky, are you ready? I'm ready, Steve. Are you ready? I'm ready. Everybody, clap your hands like this. Everybody clap your hands.

Clap, clap, clap, clap. Now somebody scream. Here we go. Are y'all ready? Oh, you're going to have to get louder than that. I want y'all to sing with me. Come on. People. People.

You sing. Keep on laughing. Soldiers. Y'all sing. Keep on lighting Soldiers Y'all say keep on warning Yeah Word Keep on turning Cause it's only too long Are y' you with me?

Power. Keep on flying. Water people. Keep on flying. Water people. Water people. Keep on turning. I can't keep on turning cause it won't be so long again

so dark that I'm trying again the last time I ever ever hoped so dark that I know my Oh, God, will you let me try it again? The last time I'll ever, ever hold you

So close that I know my hand I'm gonna keep on living Till I meet my high ground Till I meet my high ground Oh, no Till I meet my highest man Oh no No one's gonna meet me now Alright Till I meet my highest man Somebody scream! Thank you. Wow.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. I couldn't see the rest of y'all, but from back, Nebraska was getting down. Stevie's song is powerful, but so was his words. He said, courage over complacency. He gave us a call in his remarks. But now I got to tell you, the party is going to keep going.

We're just getting started, y'all. And this is a segment that I am very, very excited about. Because it might be Wednesday night and we might be in Chicago, but, but it's starting to feel like something I've wanted to say my whole life. Live from New York, it's Saturday night! Please welcome Kenan Thompson! Kenan Thompson! Alright, alright, alright! All right, all right, all right. What's up, DNC? All right. Y'all remember this big old book from before?

When Colorado Governor Jerry Polis ripped a page out of it. this is Project 2025, the Republican blueprint for a second Trump term. It is a, yeah, yeah, boo. It is a real document that you can read for yourself at KamalaHarris.com forward slash Project 2025. You ever seen a document that could kill a small animal and democracy at the same time? Here it is. You know how when you download an app and there are hundreds of pages there that you don't read, it's just the terms and conditions, and you just click agree right well these are the terms and conditions of a second trump presidency you vote for him you vote for all of this let's take a look all right do we got matt here with us tonight is matt here hey there he is. Matt, how are you, sir? All right, Matt.

Now, Matt, I understand that you work as an AV tech in Nevada, and you make a decent hourly rage. Is that right? Oh, I don't know if we can hear Matt. Can we hear Matt? So who's going to fix it? Keep speaking, Matt, so we can hear you. Uh-huh.

Okay, that's good. I guess we're going to move on from Matt. And this is Becky. Becky, can we hear you? Hi, Kenan. It's great to be here. Thank you. All right, good. Hi, Kenan. It's great to be here. Thank you. All right, good.

Now, Becky, you're married, correct? I am. Me and my wife have been together for about eight years. Oh. That's amazing. Very, very cute. Thanks. But I have got some bad news for you. I hate that. On page 584, Project 2025 calls for the elimination of protections for LGBTQ plus Americans. So, yeah, right back to the Stone Age.

I'm afraid so. Right back to the Stone Age. That's terrible. Yeah, it is. Thank you, Becky, for being here and making that wonderful point. All right, next up, we have Nirvana. Nirvana, are you with us? And your people are with us as well?

All right, good. Now, Nirvana, I understand that you are on insulin to manage your diabetes. Yes. Yes. And thanks to President Biden and Vice President Harris, I only pay That is great. That is great. But on page 465, Project 2025 calls for millions of people like yourself to pay more for prescription drugs like insulin. Why? Why? Why? Well, I guess maybe to help Big Pharma make more money

that they can donate to Republican politicians, I assume. Yeah, that makes sense. Yes, unfortunately, it does make sense. All right, let's talk to Anita. Anita, are you there? Yes. Hello, Anita. Hello. And Anita, what do you do for a living? I'm an OBGYN who delivers babies and does surgery. An OBGYN that delivers babies. Uh-oh. Uh-oh, yeah.

It's bad news, isn't it? It sure is. On page 459, Project 2025 resurrects a law from the 1800s called the Comstock Act to ban abortion nationwide and throw health care providers in jail oh my god that is awful yes it is awful all right let's do one more is sharia with us sharia are you there hey keenan i'm here yes sharia i love it all right let's talk to you um i understand that you work for the federal government yes sir, sir. I'm in the United States Department of Education. I'm a proud civil servant and a proud union president. She works for the Department of Education and she's a proud civil servant. unfortunately for you on page 78 project 2025 calls for president trump to purge the civil

service of everyone who isn't a MAGA loyalist are you a MAGA loyalist now keena absolutely not i i'm just i'm just asking i mean you might as well be because also page 319 calls for the complete elimination of the Department of Education. Yeah, there's a bunch of stuff in here, but that's all we have time for at the moment. Just remember, everything that we just talked about is very real. It is in this book. You can read it online at kamalaharris.com forward slash project 2025. And most importantly, you can stop it from ever happening by electing Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States. All right, folks, that was Kenan Thompson of SNL, of course,

using a little humor, talking about Project 2025, really important. Glenda Carr, Higher Heights, before we broke off for Stevie Wonder, you were answering Scott's question in terms of this Democratic Party. Here's the reality. We're in Chicago. 1968 was the first time that they had integrated delegations. The reality is it's here. Dr. King always talked about America be true to what you put on paper. The reality is that it has been black people that has forced this nation

to be true to what it put on paper. It is black people that have forced this party to understand that be true to what you put on paper. And so this is what I'm always trying to explain to folk when they're complaining about Democrats this, Democrats that. You've got to use the leverage and the power of the influence every way possible, every single day. Shirley, in my office, my home office, I have a picture and a quote of Shirley Chisholm

who said, I have faith in America. And so I certainly many times go like, Shirley, I don't know this faith in America. I don't know, this faith in America, I don't know. But here is a woman, 52 years to this month, you know, boldly came to her convention in Florida vying for a space for us. This is Kamala Harris is part of the Chisholm effect, right? The architecture of this moment is based on the Fannie Lou Hamers who held the party accountable, the Shirley Chisholms who pushed the party to think big. And then when Kamala Harris steps off the stage tomorrow, we are going to be talking about the Kamala Harris effect. You will see more women, more black women, more candidates of color running in 2025.

She's only going to be as strong as the candidates that we help get elected. We're there to be a House of Representatives and a U.S. Senate and state legislatures across this country. So black people, we need to be engaged from the top of the ticket all the way down. We also got to remember, 72, there were black men that would not support

Shirley Chisholm when they had the Black Political Convention in Gary. They didn't support her. But we also got to remember one of the folks who was there in Gary, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., when he ran for president, the sisters that you see who are in power right now, the conduit was Reverend Jackson working on his campaign. And so that's important because you have black men who understood as well, use their leverage and power. And so whether you're Mignon, whether you're Donna, whether you're Leah and the list goes on and on, they reverend position them.

They pay the way for the next generation of sisters. And if you are a middle aged or younger African-American brother or sister to the party, you damn well owe it to them to make sure you are creating spaces for the next folks. Absolutely. They've created spaces for us. Lottie Shackeford, who is the chair of the Women's Caucus, most people don't know, she is the first black woman to serve as a mayor of a top 100 city, which was Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a mother, a PTA president who wanted her voice to be heard. Y'all, that was former Congressman Harold Ford walking in with his Fox News crew.

Go ahead. And so women, black women, have been the architects of this modern day democracy. Absolutely. Well, Glenda, we appreciate it. We got, what, 76 days left? 76 days, a lot of work. This is going to be, this is such a short runway. Most presidential candidates are running for more than a year and a half to two years.

So we have 76 days to pull this together. So, yes, her, the party will have operations. Her campaign will have an operation. It is actually about the organizing power of black women. You know that when you fire us up, we don't go to the polls alone. We bring our house, our block, our church, our sorority, and our union. And that is the work over the next 76 days to make phone calls, to text, and to knock on doors. All right. Get out the vote.

It's time to get to work. Linda, we appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Thank you. All right, folks. Right now, I'm going to go back to the stage. Coming up to address this audit is the United Center. Leader of the Democrats in the House.

And, of course, I'm going to check to see if he is a financial, if he's financial with the Capitals. He's financial? He's financial. I checked during the commercial break. No, you didn't. You're lying. All right, folks. Right now, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

Good evening, Democrats. It's a high honor and a distinct privilege as a Brooklynite, New Yorker, and as an American to stand before you today and unequivocally express my support for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to be the next president and vice president of the United States of America. Over the last few years, House Democrats have been hard at work, and we could not have asked for a better leader to partner with than President Joseph Robinette Biden, who will go down as one of the most consequential presidents of all time. Last month, President Biden selflessly passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris, who is ready, willing, and able to fight for the people. Kamala Harris is a courageous leader, a compassionate leader, and a common-sense leader who will deliver real results for everyday Americans. Kamala Harris is fighting for our freedom.

Kamala Harris is fighting for our families. Kamala Harris is fighting for our future. Together, let's make Kamala Harris the 47th President of the United States of America. In our great country, when you work hard and play by the rules, you deserve to earn a living wage. You deserve to have an affordable place to call home. You deserve to educate your children in a great public school that is free from gun violence. And you deserve high quality, affordable health care. And you deserve the chance to one day retire with grace and with dignity.

But for far too many people in our great country, they are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck. And as a result, the American dream is out of reach. Here's the thing. Extreme MAGA Republicans don't care about everyday Americans. They only care about themselves. Our approach, led by Kamala Harris and Coach Walls, is very different. We care about you, the American people. And we will fight hard to make sure that the American dream is alive and well in every single community.

Now, the road ahead will not be easy, which brings me to you know who. Donald Trump is like an old boyfriend who you broke up with, but he just won't go away. He has spent the last four years spinning the block trying to get back into a relationship with the American people. Bro, we broke up with you for a reason.

Trump was the mastermind of the GOP tax scam, where 83% of the benefits went to the wealthiest 1% in America. Trump failed our country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump is a chaos agent who is focused on himself, not the American people. Trump tried to destroy our democracy by lying about the election and inciting a violent mob to attack the Capitol. Trump put three extreme justices on the Supreme Court who destroyed Roe v. Wade. We broke up with you for a reason. Donald Trump can spin the block all he wants, but there's no reason for us to ever get back together. Been there, done that, we're not

going back. Kamala Harris Kamala Harris and House Democrats will always put people over politics. Kamala Harris and House Democrats will lower costs and grow the middle class. Kamala Harris and House Democrats will fix our broken immigration system and secure the border. Kamala Harris and House Democrats will strengthen the relationship between the police and the border. Kamala Harris and House Democrats will strengthen the relationship between the police and the community. Kamala Harris and House Democrats will continue to

combat the climate crisis with the fierce urgency of now. Kamala Harris and House Democrats will protect Social Security, protect Medicare, protect Medicaid, protect the Affordable Care Act, protect working families, protect small businesses, protect the middle class, protect free enterprise, protect our children, protect our seniors, protect our veterans, protect our unions, protect our dreamers, and always protect a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive health care decisions. The extreme MAGA Republicans want to divide us. But the Constitution promises equal protection under the law. We are one nation, under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Together, together, together, let's build a brighter future for our children and our grandchildren. In the Old Testament, Book of Psalms, the scripture tells us that weeping may endure during the long night, but joy will come in the morning. Here's how we do it.

Strategize on Sunday. Meet the moment on Monday. Take it to them on Tuesday. Work it out on Wednesday. Thank the Lord on Thursday. Fight the out on Wednesday. Thank the Lord on Thursday. Fight the power on Friday. Set it off on Saturday. Get a few hours of sleep.

Wake up the next day and do it all over again until joy, joy, joy comes in the morning. Now there's only 76 days left. There are only 76 days left. We must continue to speak up. We must continue to show up. We must continue to stand up, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no.

Across the country, cops called this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that taser told them. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi-billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated

on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st Incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes one, two, and three on May 21st and episodes four, five, and six on June 4th. Ad free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Lott. And this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast. We are back.

In a big way. In a very big way. Real people, real perspectives. This is kind of star-studded a little bit, man. We got Ricky Williams, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just a compassionate choice to allow players all reasonable means to care

for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne. We have this misunderstanding of what this quote-unquote drug thing is. Benny the Butcher. Brent Smith from Shinedown. We got B-Real from Cypress Hill. NHL enforcer

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And to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple podcast. You say you'd never give into a meltdown and never fill your feed with kid photos. You say you'd never put a pacifier in your mouth to clean it and never let them run wild through the grocery store. So when you say you'd never let them get into a car without you there. No, it can happen. One in four hot car deaths happen when a kid gets into an unlocked car and can't get out. Never happens. Before you leave the car, always stop. Look, lock. Brought to you by NHTSA and the Ad Council. And when we do, nothing can stop Kamala Harris from becoming the 47th president of the United States of America. Nothing can stop House Democrats from taking back the majority.

Nothing can stop the American people from continuing our march toward a more perfect union. Nothing can stop us. We're all the way up. God bless you. God bless Kamala Harris. May God bless the United States of America. You want to go outside today? Yeah.

You want to put your shoes on? Yes. Let's go outside. Ruby is two years old. I'm starting to think, will she be another worker like her dad? I hate to break it to you, but I'm not a billionaire. Donald Trump talked a big game about bringing jobs back to America, but it was all talk, like Foxconn.

This is the eighth wonder of the world. Foxconn, by most estimates, has not even come close to meeting expectations. This whole project was a scam. He is not looking out for the residents. He's looking out for himself. You know what Trump delivered? $2 trillion in tax cuts focused on his billionaire buddies and big corporations. You're rich as hell. It makes me angry.

Billionaires don't pay their share of the load. And he wants to do that again. Trump talked a massive game about infrastructure. What a joke. We call it infrastructure week. Infrastructure is the easiest of all. We're going to get this infrastructure going. Trump was too incompetent to get it done.

Who's he looking out for? Not us, not my family. You know who got it done? Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Biggest infrastructure package in history. Infrastructure is just a fancy word for jobs. Not just union workers, but for everyone. Small businesses are booming.

Communities are starting to thrive again. I wish it was faster, but prices are easing. Kamala Harris helped deliver the largest job growth in American history. Wages are higher. Manufacturing is booming. We're building roads, bridges, airports again. That's a fact. And we have health care. When our middle class is strong, America is strong. Kamala's goal is to rebuild the middle class for families like mine. Please welcome the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Whoa. Let me ask you something. After the last two days, aren't you proud to be a Democrat? And I am very grateful to the Republicans and independents that have joined us and been up here on the stage. And I hope they feel better about it now. Because I've seen all these things that even I have to be reminded of

from time to time when I get my spirits down. I love seeing the Obamas here. I love seeing President Biden. And I thought Hillary gave a great speech, too. And I thought Hillary gave a great speech, too. But I love seeing all these young leaders. A bunch of them are coming up after me.

They look better, they sound better, and they'll be exciting. I do want to say one word about President Biden. Remember, he had an improbable turn that made him president. And we were in the middle of a pandemic and an economic crash. He healed our sick and put the rest of us back to work. And he strengthened our alliances for peace and security. He stood up for Ukraine. He's trying desperately to get a ceasefire in the Middle East. And then he did something that's really hard for a politician to do.

He voluntarily gave up political power. And George Washington knew that, and he did it. And he set the standard for us serving two terms before it was mandatory. It helped his legacy, and it will enhance Joe Biden's legacy. And it's a stark contrast to what goes on in the other party. So I want to thank him for his courage, compassion, his class, his service, his sacrifice. Joe Biden. Thank you.

And. Thank you. And he kept the faith and he's infected a lot of the rest of us. Now let's cut to this chase. I am too old to gill the lily. Two days ago, I turned 78, the oldest man in my family of four generations. And the only personal vanity I want to assert is I'm still

younger than Donald Trump. Last night, in what I thought was a very moving series of episodes, we nominated Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. And just think about that. Two leaders with all-American but still improbable life stories. It can only happen here. Their careers, after all, started in community courtrooms and classrooms. Two leaders who spent a lifetime getting the good job done. Now one of the things that I've noticed over my increasingly long life that is that a presidential election is

unique in several ways. First of all, it's the greatest job interview for the greatest job in the world. Secondly, the Constitution says we, the people, get to do the hiring. And the third thing is that every four years, we get to change the requirements for the job. So here's what I'm thinking, because I try to apply this in every election. Will this president take us backward or forward? Will this president give our kids a brighter future? Depends. Will this president bring us together or tear us apart? Will the president increase the peace, security, and stability and freedom

that we enjoy and extend it to others as we can? We the people, we have to make a decision about these kind of questions. And every four years, it's a little different because the people come at the candidates, come at the candidates, and they say, as they're saying now, here are our problems. Solve them. Here are our opportunities. Se solve them. Here are our opportunities, seize them. Here are our fears, ease them.

Here are our dreams, help them come true. A president can answer that call by saying, I'll do my part, but you have to help me. We have to work together. or you can dodge what needs to be done by dividing, distracting, and diverting us. So in 2024, we got a pretty clear choice, it seems to me. Kamala Harris for the people. The other guy who's proved even more than the first go-around that he's about me, myself, and I. I know which one I like better for our country. Kamala Harris will work to solve our problems, seize our opportunities, however they vote, has a chance to chase their dreams.

You know, when she was young, she worked at McDonald's. And she greeted every person with that thousand-watt smile and said, how can I help you? Now she's at the pinnacle of power, and she's still asking, how can I help you? I will be so happy when she actually enters the White House as president because she will break my record as the president who spent the most time at McDonald's. Now, but we got an election to win. And remember, we've got a guy that's pretty good at what he does. Donald Trump has been a paragon of consistency.

He's still dividing. He's still blaming. He's still bel, he's still blaming, he's still belittling other people. He creates chaos and then he sort of curates it as if it were precious art. Let me say not a single day goes by, even though I've been gone for well over 23 years in the White House, not a day goes by that I don't thank the Lord for the chance I had to serve and what it meant. And one of the reasons I love the job so much is that in the toughest times, even on the darkest days, if you tried hard enough, there was always something good you could do for somebody else.

Now, some days that's not easy to do. You've got to deal with all these emergencies. There's something going on here, there, or yonder. But Kamala Harris is the only candidate in this race who has the vision, the experience, the temperament, the will, and, yes, the sheer joy to get something done. I mean, look, what does our opponent do with his voice? He mostly talks about himself. Right? So the next time you hear him, don't count the lies. Count the eyes. Count the eyes. His vendettas, his vengeance, his complaints, his conspiracies.

He's like one of those tenors opening up before he walks out on stage like I did, trying to get his lungs open by singing, me, me, me, me, me, me. When Kamala Harris is president, every day will begin with you, you, you, you. So, we've got to ask ourselves the questions that we're going to hire a president. Do you want to build a strong economy from the bottom up and the middle out? Or do you want to

spend the next four years talking about crowd size? You're going to have a hard time believing this, but so help me, I triple checked it. Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, America has created about 51 million new jobs. I swear I checked this three times. Even I couldn't believe it. What's the score? Democrats 50, Republicans 1. I'm glad that we've got a championship-winning coach on our team. But even the most limited of us in what we know about football or any other sport knows that if you're not 50 and the other side's got one, you're ahead.

What about affordable housing? It's a terrible problem in America now. We need more. And affordable health care. That's why the Democrats put a limit on monthly payments for insulin and a $2,000 a year out-of-pocket limit, and are trying to cover more drugs by bargaining for prices. We need more financing for small businesses. We need still to strengthen our alliances.

I almost croaked in the first debate of this election season when President Trump said nobody respected America anymore like they did when he was president. Wait, wait. And with a straight face. Look, you got to give him. He's a good actor. With a straight face, he cited as evidence evidence of the respect that existed for us when he was there, the presidents of North Korea and Russia. I'd rather have the people who respect us now. And one of the things is when you send a signal to the other countries, you want them to know whether they agree with you or not, at least that you're on the level that here's where you are and what you believe. What are they supposed to make to these endless tributes to the late, great Hannibal Lecter?

I mean, President Obama once gave me the great honor of saying I was the explainer-in-chief. Folks, I've thought and thought about it, and I don't know what to say. Like Hakeem Jeffries, I, too too want an America that's more joyful, more inclusive, more future-focused. Just think what a burden it's been on us to get up day after day after day after day buried in meaningless hot rhetoric when there's so many opportunities out there, so many problems that need to be solved? I want that. And that's the America Kamala Harris we need. She's already made her first presidential decision, and she knocked it out of the park when she asked Governor Tim Walz to be her nominee for Vice President. As they used to say when I was a young man growing up in Arkansas,

you do not have to be all broke out with brilliance. You just look at Tim Walz, listen to him, follow his record as a teacher, as a coach, and the National Guard, as a congressman where he was the only Democrat, save one, elected in that district in more than 100 years. And he stayed a long time. And then he became a great governor. And by all accounts, he was a crack shot who had the courage among his rural constituents to say we do not need these assault weapons

available to people who can kill our kids in school. So, armed with her first decision, Kamala Harris confronts an interesting dilemma. We're going to walk out of here feeling pretty good, I think. We've got energy, we are happy, we feel like a load's off our shoulders. And we know we're just being asked to fight the same fight that the forces of progress have had to fight for 250 years. In the face of stiff and often violent opposition, we have to find a way to go forward together, where we the people make our union more perfect. So that's a good thing. How could we possibly lose? Kamala Harris has fought for kids her whole life that were left out and left behind. She's taken on gangs trafficking across the border.

She's fought to protect the rights of homeowners. She's been our leader in the fight for reproductive freedoms, and we know a majority of the American people are with us on that. And she's gained an invaluable amount of experience as vice president, advancing our values and interests around the world. She's already said she's going to work really hard to make sure that no American working full time lives in poverty or has to worry about their children living in poverty. She says that we got to make home ownership an achievable dream for everyone, not just a privilege. She said that it, and this meant a lot to me, that she would protect everybody's right to vote whether or not they voted for her. They were citizens and they deserve the right to vote.

The other day, her opponent implied that if his people voted one more time, they'd be able to rig it from now on and they wouldn't have to vote again. You think they're kidding, but I know a lot of these folks, and most of them are really good people. But some of them think that they are bound to dominate America politically, economically, and socially, and they have to use politics to do it, and they should rig the system. I don't believe that. And so here's what I want to tell you. We've seen more than one election slip away from us when we thought it couldn't happen, when people got distracted by phony issues or overcompetent. This is a brutal, tough business. issues, are over-competent.

This is a brutal, tough business. I want you to be happy. One of the reasons that President-to-be Harris is doing so well is that we're all so happy. But you should never underestimate your adversary. And these people are really good at distracting us, at triggering doubt, at triggering buyer's remorse. As the Obamas said so eloquently last night, they are human, you know. They're bound to make a mistake now and then. We got to be tough.

And so, as somebody who spends a lot of time in small towns and rural areas, in New York and Arkansas and other places, I urge you to talk to all your neighbors. I urge you to meet people where they are. I urge you not to demean them, but not to pretend you don't disagree with them if you do. Treat them with respect, just the way you'd like them to treat you. Ask for their help and then follow our leader, Kamala, and ask them, how can I help you? We Democrats right now have a lot of hay in the barn. We've got massive achievements, massive advances, but there's still a lot of slips between today and election day that we have to navigate. And so I want to say this from the bottom of my heart. I have no idea how many or more of these I'll be able to come to. I started in 76, and I've been to every one since. But no. 72. Lord, I'm getting old. But here's what I want you to know.

If you vote for this team, if you can get them elected and let them bring in this breath of fresh air, you will be proud of it for the rest of your life. Your children will be proud of it. Your grandchildren will be proud of it for the rest of your life. Your children will be proud of it. Your grandchildren will be proud of it. Take it from a man who once had the honor to be called in this convention the man from hope.

We need, we need Kamala Harris, the president of joy, to lead us. So I'll be doing my part. You do yours. I'll see you when we're making a real joyful noise when the votes are counted. God bless you and God bless America. Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone Don't stop, we're gonna look back tomorrow Don't stop, we're gonna see you It'll be better than before Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone Ooh, don to me, come to me Ooh, come to me, come to me Ooh, come to me, come to me How about this energy in this room?

And guys, I couldn't leave here without giving a shout out to the amazing delegation from my home state, Massachusetts. I love you, Massachusetts. Everyone is always hating on us. But they just don't get it. Go Sox. Go Jason Tatum. Ben Affleck. Hang in there.

Dunkin' Donuts is the best coffee in the world. Okay. Our next speaker needs no introduction. She was the first woman to ever serve as Speaker of the House. Yes. You know what's coming. This woman was doing brat before brat was brat. The Mother of Dragons.

Please welcome Nancy Pelosi. Thank you. Hello, California. Hello, Maryland. Hello, Democrats. Hello, Democrats. On January 20th, 2021, with the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, we established one of the most successful lowering the cost of prescription drugs, all thanks to President Biden's patriotic vision of a fairer America, doing so with liberty and justice for And I know that Vice President Harris is ready to take us to new heights. I've known Kamala Harris. All right, folks, welcome back to our Black Star Network live,

covered from the Democratic National Convention here in Chicago. Y'all know I'm real transparent. We just covered President Bill Clinton's speech. He and Hillary Clinton, they immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on the day President Joe Biden announced that he was not going to seek reelection. If y'all want to watch Nancy Pelosi's speech, y'all can go watch our other stream. We have two streams going, a continuous stream of the convention, plus our coverage here. But I'm not showing Nancy Pelosi's speech because she was not supportive of Vice President Kamala Harris. She won an open convention. And so I don't give a damn because I own it. Joining us right now,

Jolanda Jones. Look, I'm just being straight up, okay? She was not supportive, and she was one of the people who was trying to kneecap her, and that's just straight up. So she ain't getting no love here. Jolanda Jones, state representative in Texas. Jones is right now also an attorney there in Houston. A man, Ellie Mistel, justice correspondent with The Nation. Rebecca Carruthers, Fair Election Center. I'm glad to have all three of you here.

And I'm going to go ahead and just stay on that point. Oh, no. No, I'm going to say that because here's the deal. Rebecca, I'm going to start with you. It's a fact. There were individuals like Nancy Pelosi who were talking about an open convention, was trying to skip over Vice President Kamala Harris. It was abundantly clear. And it was black people who said, no, y'all are not going to sit here and do that white game that black people have experienced all of our lives when we got skipped over by a less qualified white person. So that part, when we are qualified, but we're still intentionally skipped over, we've had enough. Whether you're a black man, you are a black woman. We're not dealing with that in 2024.

The other thing is, I have to shout out someone of the RMU family, Reese Colbert. If it wasn't for the work she did in 2018, 2019, to really raise the national narrative on Kamala Harris, then we wouldn't be here now. We wouldn't be talking about her. She would not be the nominee for the Democratic Party because we also knew in 2018 people wanted to, they wanted to dismiss Kamala Harris. 2019, they wanted to dismiss her. They wanted her to be an also-ran instead of a major component in the 2020 cycle. So there's a lot of work, a lot of grassroots work. And if it wasn't for

black people collectively raising their voices, we wouldn't be here tonight. Ellie, it wasn't just dismissed. There were Democrats who on several occasions literally went to President Joe Biden and said, remove her from the ticket. One of the folks who was in the room told me. And Joe Biden said, hell no. Joe Biden, look. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun?

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Always stop. Look, lock brought to you by NHTSA and the ad council. It's a very interesting relationship within president Obama. Joe Biden wasn't happy about getting pushed aside when Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton, President 2016. But here's the other thing that people need to understand the dynamics here, that Joe Biden was the only person who was standing in the way for one, her being on the ticket or off, and then also her being in this position.

Because if he doesn't endorse and then if he doesn't make phone calls on her behalf, then she doesn't lock up the nomination that quickly. Well, there are two things in play here, right? And the first is, if we're just going to talk as adults here, The people who pushed Joe Biden out were not black people, were not progressive people. It was the rich donor class of this party that pushed that man over the ledge. That was their plan. So now you've got these rich donor people who are already engorged with power and thinking that they call the shots.

And all the people that you're talking about, Nancy Pelosi included, who is, let's just be, let's give her her flowers. She is one of the toughest, smartest, and most effective politicians ever. She is probably the most effective Speaker of the House ever. And so what was the one thing in her potential plan to push Kamala Harris out? What was the one thing that Nancy Pelosi did not predict? That one thing Biden and Dorsen that day, Pelosi and the rest of them, they thought they had more time. They thought they were going to

have 24, 48 hours to organize their thing. And Joe Biden said, uh-uh, you ain't got no 15 minutes to organize your stuff. And so you always have to give, I think history will give Biden credit for that because it was Biden that took away the time that other rich, white, wealthy donors thought they were going to have to play around and just put it right on Kamala Harris. At that point, the movement to get her off the ticket fizzled, you know, fizzled in its crib. No, absolutely. And so it was very interesting. Well, we weren't going to let that happen. No, of course not.

But I want to do this here. I'll tell you one second. So these are two of the Imhoff children and then also Alexander Hudlin. So the brother you see on the far left, I do want to play some of this here because Alexander Hudlin is the son of Reggie Hudlin. And it was Reggie Hudlin and his wife who introduced Doug and Kamala. And, in fact, tomorrow is their 10th wedding anniversary. Let's go to the podium. Senate win. We saw Trump winning. I was only nine, but I knew enough to be

concerned. Auntie said, do you know what superheroes do? They fight back. And we will too. She will make time for what matters. You know, no one is busier than my auntie, but she always makes time for family. From moments as simple as cooking and sharing a meal to exchanging stories and jokes, Auntie taught me about being present in what's important. And I know that's how she'll lead. She'll treat everyone with respect. Even as a kid, Auntie made me feel that I was seen, that my words are important, that I am important and loved. I know she'll value others' perspectives, no matter their age or their background.

Auntie, we love you. We're so proud of you. And most importantly, you're a baller. And as you say, let's win this thing. Let's win this thing. We want to just share that with you. So Alexander Hudlin, great job. And so his daddy should be happy that I gave him some love.

Jelana, we were talking about, again, what happened here. First of all, who is this speaker coming up right now? Who is this? It's Buttigieg, isn't it? That is the poet. Amanda Gorman? That's not Amanda Gorman. That's a grown woman.

No, no, no. That's a grown woman. No, no, no. That's a grown, grown woman. That's an older black woman. Yes, that is. I think you said Latifah Simons. I don't know who that is. All right. Let's carry it.

Tell you all about the Kamala Harris that I know. I'm going to tell you. When Kamala Harris was the district attorney in San Francisco, California, I was a teen mother running an organization working to end sex trafficking among beautiful young women and girls to build the self-determination and power among those girls.

And Kamala learned about the work that I was doing and she asked me to join her team. And I joined her team. She saw my potential, my commitment, and the good work that we could do together. And I saw her. I saw Kamala Harris holding knew, they knew that she would hear them, that she would truly see them. because there's something about Kamala Harris. For those who know her, you know. When she hears your story, she carries it with her. When she sees you, she truly sees you. She truly sees you. She is the best among us.

After working with Kamala Harris day in and day out for five years to create programs that supported young people to get out of the criminal justice system once and for all with good jobs, with opportunity. She wanted to get to the root cause of a broken criminal justice system. I saw her chip away. She came early and she left late every single day because, you know, like those those mothers like those sexual assault survivors when she goes into that oval office she when she goes into that Oval Office, I guarantee you she will take all of us with her. All of us. The single mothers, the disabled veterans, the low-income folks who are dying to survive, the immigrants who are trying to work towards the promise of America,

she will take us all. The farm worker, she will take us all with her. All of us. That is the Kamala Harris that I know so deeply. That is the Kamala Harris that I love. A woman of the people. Good night, Democrats. Please welcome former U.S. Associate Attorney General of the United States and the Vice President's brother-in-law, Tony West. 35 years ago, in my first week at law school, I met a new classmate, Maya Harris. We became best friends, but the way Kamala tells the story, we'd already fallen in love by graduation day.

And when Maya and I married, I not only gained a life partner I love, a daughter I adore, and a mother-in-law I revered, someone I affectionately called Mother Harris. I also gained a sister, a sister I cherish, Kamala. Now, Maya, Kamala, and I each pursued different legal careers, but we were motivated by the same values, a belief in equal opportunity, a yearning for fairness, a passion for justice. Values Mother Harris taught those two little girls. Values that powered Kamala's public service from the very beginning. You know, one of Kamala's very first cases in the district attorney's office, it involved a woman, an innocent woman, wrongfully arrested in a police raid. It was a Friday afternoon, and the courthouse was shutting down for the weekend. And look, most prosecutors, they would have gone home and dealt with the matter the following Monday. But not Kamala.

You see, my sister-in-law knew that if the judge didn't see this woman that afternoon, she'd spend the entire weekend in jail. And Kamala, she wondered, does this woman work weekends? Would she lose her job? Does she have young kids at home? Who'd feed those kids? So Kamala pleaded for the judge to return to the bench and to hear the matter. And the judge agreed. And within minutes, that woman was released back to her family that night. Now, it may seem small, but that's what it means to stand up for justice. That's what it means to stand for the people.

And as Kamala says, when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. And look, believe me when I tell you, as a sister, a daughter, an auntie, and a mother, I've seen Kamala fight for her family. As district attorney, attorney general, U.S. senator and vice president of the United States, I have watched her fight in the halls of power for those who have no voice there. And as president, I know, I know she'll fight for you. She'll fight for all of us. Because, friends, when Kamala fights, we win. Thank you. God bless you. A crime against any one of us is a crime against all of us. The work that she did as Attorney General was taking on issues to help people who were trying to make a life for themselves and their families.

When Kamala Harris came into office in 2011, the most urgent economic crisis facing communities throughout California was the foreclosure crisis. For too many Californians, hopes for lasting homeownership have been dashed. Victims have fallen prey to a series of mortgage scams, fraud, and unfair business practices. In order to get meaningful relief, we had to sue the banks and see through a lengthy litigation process. When Kamala was sitting at the table negotiating, it wasn't just about the money. It was about real people. I vividly remember her thinking about mommy, who could finally afford to buy her first home, and how proud mommy was.

So Kamala knew what was at stake for families and even whole communities. We are very proud to announce a tremendous victory for California. She truly believes that every single person, every American is worthy of the promise and the prosperity of this country. And every time Kamala has run for a bigger office, it's because she believes that she can have a bigger impact. We are making a commitment tonight with this celebration of this Senate race to bring our country together. In the Senate, to get a position on the Intelligence Committee is very coveted because it is about protecting our nation's security. And come I hit the ground running, she would not let a witness off easily. Did you have any communications with Russian officials for any reason during the campaign that have not been disclosed? I don't recall it. I need to be correct as best I can.

I do want you to be honest. I'm not able to be rushed this fast. It makes me nervous. The questioning of Attorney General Sessions was historic, and she earned the respect of colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Kamala, as a senator, was a truth teller. She was there to expose what some of these guys were and what they intended to do. Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body? I'm not thinking of any right now, Senator.

They didn't know what hit them. And in those moments, so many people saw her for the first time and saw how tough she was. Would you accept them recommending a charging decision to you if they had not reviewed the evidence? Well, that's a question for Bob Mueller. He's the U.S. attorney. I think you've made it clear, sir, that you've not looked at the evidence and we can move on.

When she's on a mission, she is determined and relentless. When our fundamental values are being attacked, do we retreat or do we fight? I say we fight. If you want to go forward in this country, not go backward, then there is only one choice. All right, folks. All right, folks, welcome back here. So a lot of influencers here, all right, some 200 influencers of Democrats have brought in here. I see this brother's video.

He came over. He wanted a photo. And I saw earlier he was jamming up Mike Lindell. Actually, he's been kicking butt all over the place. Noah, Noah, what's your last name? Noah, on social media, Noah's taken. Where are you from? I'm from Georgia.

Georgia? Where in Georgia? Atlanta. Atlanta. So how long have you been doing media stuff? I've been doing media since 2022. Stacey Abrams running. Okay.

And where does your stuff run? My stuff's run all over Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Got it. So what kind of work have you been doing here? I've been doing some interviews. I interview Dean Phillips. I interview racist Charlie Kirk. I interview Mike Lindell earlier.

My man! I interview Mike Lindell earlier. It's been great. Gotcha. So the Mike Lindell video, he was trying to get in your face and you were giving it back to him. He was trying to get all up in my face. I had to push him back a little. I see you little man.

So what inspired you to do this media work? It's mainly because of the importance of the election and I appreciate you for all you do fact-checking folks and stuff. And it's the importance of electing Kamala Harris. In this election, you get a two-in-one deal.

You get to defeat Donald Trump, and you get a good policymaker. Absolutely. All right. See? All right. All right. I've been checking out his videos. You've been killing the game.

Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate that. How old are you? I'm 12. Okay. Yes, ma'am. So where do you find the time in between school and your media work?

So I'm homeschooled, so I get a little bit more time. So usually when I'm on the Zoom, I'll get the work done fine, and then I'll do my tweets and do what I do. Gotcha. What else? So what's the next step? What do you want to do next to the media? Yeah, depending on the outcome of the election, how everything goes, I plan to be around for a little while. Right. In terms of what? Do you want to do next to the media? Yeah, depending on the outcome of the election, how everything goes,

I plan to be around for a little while. Right. In terms of what? Do you want to do a show? What do you want to do? So I'm trying to, funny enough, I'm trying to start a podcast. I just can't find a name. I have the equipment and everything ready.

I just can't find the name. Okay. Where's the podcast going to run? Where's the podcast? YouTube. I'm going to have a Patreon set up. I'm going to do a Patreon set up. I'm going to do lives on Twitter like you do and Instagram, of course.

Gotcha. So is your man over there shooting? Is he with you? That's my friend there, yeah. That's your friend? Yep. Gotcha. You come over here and shoot.

So he's shooting stuff for you? Yep. I had Dutch News follow me around the whole stadium. The police had to push him back a little bit, but they were following him around. I was happy to interview them. Your parents cool with all this media stuff? They're cool with all the media stuff. They love you, too. Are they here?

They're here. Where are they? They want to go get some chicken. Yeah. Yeah. Now, trust me, I don't be sitting with my guy, Deshawn, and going to get me some as well. That's been my meal for the last three days. Right. They got some good last three days. Right.

They got some good chicken over here. Absolutely. So you want to do the podcast. And so how about this here? What if I gave you a show on the Black Star Network? I would be honored. I would love that. I'm serious.

Seriously. I would be honored. I would accept. No, no. I own the network. I understand. Real doesn't play. And I would be honored. I would accept. No, I own the network. I understand. Real doesn't play. And I would be honored.

I would love that. All right, so what we'll do is we're going to talk about it. I'll take you up on that. No, absolutely. Yes, sir. I'm serious. Yeah, me too. Oh, absolutely.

The name ain't a problem. We ain't worried about that. Right, right. Because you came up with your name, and it's pretty brilliant. Came up, made it easier. And then also the Black Star Network name came from, that was a cruise ship of Marcus Garvey. And, of course, the Black Star Gate that's in Accra, Ghana. Right, right.

Wow. I didn't know that. Yep. Yep, that's where it comes from. All right. You're going to answer some questions. Rebecca, you first. Okay.

Okay. So if you were able to vote in this election, who would you cast your ballot for? Absolutely Kamala Harris. No third party because they have no chance of winning. It would only split my vote. Donald Trump because he's Donald Trump. So Kamala Harris with the best policy platform. Come on, Noah.

Oh, my question. What's your most important policy right now? My most important policy right now is keeping, first of all, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which is so, so critical. And we've seen a lot of pro-black legislation out of the Biden-Harris administration. Right now, I would love to see her raise the minimum wage for our workers. I would love love that too. So my question to you is how are young people feeling about being educated

on politics based on what they learned from you? Yeah, so they usually have an open, my cousins especially have a better time listening to me than listening to the aunties but it'll be very helpful if I could get on your show and spread the word for other young people to get the message out how important it is.

Well, that's going to happen. And so we're going to work on that. And then I can show you all the tricks of the trade and help you advance in what you're doing. Thank you, sir. I'm honored. Thank you. I already sent you. And your phone is dead. So the first rule, always have some backup juice with you because you cannot have your phone die, Noah.

That's right. That's right. I know you probably never have a dead phone. No, because I got five bricks. I'm going to always have juice with two phones. Right. You're going to have the juice and you're going to have the platform as well. Absolutely.

So you're going to do this here, Noah. You're going to put your information and you're going to have the platform as well. Absolutely. So you're going to do this here, Noah. You're going to put your information in my phone. All right. And then. We're doing this live, folks. No, we don't. I ain't got to ask nobody. I own it.

And look, and he's telling the public. You're going to put your information in. You're going to put your number in. Yeah. And put your email. And so we get Monday. We'll follow up. And then we'll start working on that. Thank you, sir.

I mean it. Thank you. No, not a problem. His parents did a great job. I love your spirit. I love your knowledge. And, again, I love your videos. And, y'all, leave a like, subscribe, send him some super chats so he can fund the show.

See? Come on, man. He gets it. Like and subscribe. He gets it. He says super chats so he can fund the show see come on man like and subscribe he says super chats there you go so Noah we're going to follow up and man we're going to make this happen thanks for stopping by my brother I appreciate it

alright we'll chat soon tell your parents I'll be calling And, man, we're going to make this happen. Thanks for stopping by, my brother. I appreciate it. All right. We'll chat soon. Tell your parents I'll be calling. All right, then. Appreciate it. Did he say stay woke in his flip-flop? My man. In his flip-flop. I need him to grow up and take over the New York Times like today.

Killing it. In his flip-flop. But let me tell you something. People ask me all the time. They say, what? What? You can't hear me? What?

Oh, he did. No. He right there. He right there. Phone. I was trying to charge it. No worries. All right, then.

By Monday, I have a charge. Yeah, by tonight, you're going to have to charge it. No worries. All right, then. By Monday, I have a charge. Yeah, by tonight, you're going to have a charge phone. So people ask me all the time. They say, hey, are you creating more Roland Martins? And what I tell them is the problem is a lot of folk don't want to do the work. They a lot of folk don't want to do the work. They don't. They don't want to do the work.

They want what's easy. They want to come on. They want to basically chill. Don't tweet. Don't post stuff. And think, I'm going to do all the work. And I got to remind them, I still tweet. I still post.

I still say you have to watch. And what I tell anybody is, you got to remind them, I still tweet. I still post. I still say you have to watch. And what I tell anybody is, you got to want that thing. You got to want it. And so I was familiar with his videos, but listening right there, I was like, oh, absolutely. This is a no-brainer. He's brilliant. It's also like it's how you build up any expertise, right? Like I get a similar question.

A lot of people want to know how I do what I do, how I got into doing what I, what I did. And I always say like, well, sorry, we're reading. Like, I know a lot about the Supreme court because they publish their opinions and I read them. So if you go back 10 years ago, I'd only read the opinions for a few years right now. I've read them for 15 years. So I can tell you what happened 15 years ago because I read them all. Right. But it always starts with homework. It always starts with educating yourself and lifting yourself up before you can lift up others. Right. And that's how you get to any position. You also got to work through the difficulty because it's not going to be easy.

Like Michelle said last night, ain't nobody going to be having an escalator up for us. Right. If we're not going to fail forward. But the other thing is it's not linear. Sometimes you go down, you go up, you go down, you take two steps back, then you propel forward. And a lot of times people think it's just A to B and that's all it is, but it's never linear.

Some people make it look easy, but it's not. Yeah. And so I get that a lot because I'll be like, okay, it is easy when you're doing it. But also what I try to remind folk is you have to be in a constant state of learning. I remember I was doing an interview. I was doing an interview in Houston with my man Matt Hatter. And so he was at KTSU. And so we're waiting for his camera crew to come in.

So they come in. I was like, is this camera model y'all using? So I said, I was like, we like y'all using. How's your audio? So I started hitting him with that and they were like, he was like, how do you know all, I said, dude, you got to stay reading. I said, I don't stop learning.

But you did that at Yates. But the point is, at this age, I don't stop learning. But you did that at Yates. But the point is, at this age, I don't stop learning. That's the point. And you teach it. Because when you came to Yates with their technology, which is your alma mater, and was teaching young kids how to put on shows, and you actually

programmed from Yates. That's how we did the show from there. We're going to go live to the stage. Amanda Gorman is now speaking. We gather at this hallowed place because we believe in the American dream. We face a race that tests if this country we cherish shall perish from the earth and if our earth shall perish from this country. It falls to us to ensure that we do not fall for a people that cannot stand together, cannot stand at all. We are one family, regardless of religion, class, or color, for what defines a patriot is not just our love of liberty, but our love for one another.

This is loud in our country's call because while we all love freedom, it is love that frees us all. Empathy emancipates, making us greater than hate or vanity. That is the American promise, powerful and pure. Divided we cannot endure, but united we can endeavor to humanize our democracy and endear democracy to humanity. And make no mistake, cohering is the hardest task history ever wrote. But tomorrow is not ridden by our odds of hardship, but by the audacity of our hope, by the vitality of our vote. Only now, approaching this rare era, are we aware that perhaps the American dream is no dream at all, but instead a dare to dream together. Like a million roots tethered, branching up humbly, making one tree, this is our country from many, one from battles won, our freedoms sung, ready for our journey from it.

Together, we must birth this early republic and achieve an unearthly summit. Let us not just believe in the American dream, let us be worthy of it. There's a word I heard. The word is called freedom. Can you tell me what it means? Interesting. Let me think about that for a second. The spirit of freedom for for me oh yeah freedom to me means choice the ability to laugh with friends. Be who you want to be. Go where you want to go. Living your life day to day. Having new chapters in that life. I believe in having your own words

and being able to do what you want to. The freedom to raise our family in healthy communities. The idea that I can turn to my partner, my husband, and say I love you with every bean of my soul. Being able to start a family when I want to, being able to support the missions that I want to, to go to the church that I want to. Not everyone has the same opportunities, but the United States is, of anywhere I've ever been, it's the one place where you can accomplish more.

The big fantastic thing about America is that it is the land of opportunity. I know it sounds trite, but it's the truth. I grew up with a single mom, and she really imbued in me these qualities that you just really have to care about your neighbors and your family and your friends. I feel like the American dream is having opportunities, having opportunity to go to college if you want to, you want to do with your life without anybody telling you if it's good or not. We are in an incredible moment in history. We've seen women stripped of their most fundamental right to autonomy over their bodies. The freedom to make choices about your body,

your life, your career, should be entirely in your control. But I have found that good people want to do good things. That you find a way to move forward under ugly and scary circumstances. The work that lies ahead is to make America live up to its highest ideals. And, you know, we're proud to go to work. The work to build a better future really depends on all of us coming together. We have to bring back that respect for everyone. I don't think we're as divided as we seem.

Let's come together as one big nation. I feel like we are on the verge of something very amazing in this country. It makes me want to fight for our children and future generations to ensure they have just as many, if not more, freedoms than we had. I believe in a future where my mom can feel safe no matter where she is in the country. A future that is filled with a healthy and vibrant planet, where families are not separated by fences or jail bars. A future in which we all get what we need. I want to say that for people who are younger than me. Hopefully the kids I teach can chase their dreams and believe in what they want to be.

I want a future for him that he knows that he's covered and protected. Everyone should think about what we can leave to the next generation. It's our responsibility. It's what we have to do. My name's Tyler. My name's Yvette. And we believe in love. I'm Alex.

I'm Kiara. My name is Steven. My name is Charlie. I'm a proud seventh generation Texan. I am from Waterford, Michigan, just north of Detroit. I'm from East Tennessee. And we believe in the American dream. We believe in a better world for our child and we believe in this country. My name is Karen and I believe in justice. My name is Nancy. My name is Thoreau. My name is

Jennings. My name is Dana. My name is Todd. And we believe in freedom. My name is Gina and I believe in freedom. My name is Pat and I believe in the freedom to work together. Please welcome Oprah Winfrey. Good evening, everybody. Good evening. Who says you can't go home again. After watching the Obamas last night, that was some epic fire, wasn't it? Some epic fire. We're now so fired up, we can't wait to leave here and do something.

And what we're going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States. I am so honored to have been asked to speak on tonight's theme about what matters most to me, to you, and all of us Americans. Freedom. There are people who want you to see our country as a nation of us against them, people who want to scare you, who want to rule you, people who'd have you believe that books are dangerous

and assault rifles are safe, that there's a right way to worship and a wrong way to love. People who seek first to divide and then to conquer. But here's the thing. When we stand together, it is impossible to conquer us. In the words of an extraordinary American, the late Congressman John Lewis, he said, no matter what ship our ancestors arrived on, we are all in the same boat now. Congressman Lewis knew very well how far this country has come because he was one of the brilliant Americans who helped to get us where we are. But he also knew that the work is not done. The work will never be done because freedom isn't free.

America is an ongoing project. It requires commitment. It requires being open to the hard work and the heart work of democracy. And every now and then, it requires standing up to life's bullies. I know this. I've lived in Mississippi, in Tennessee, in Wisconsin, Maryland, Indiana, Florida, California, and Sweet Home Chicago, Illinois. I have actually traveled this country from the Redwood Forest, love those Redwoods, to the Gulf Stream waters. I've seen racism and sexism and income inequality and division. I've not only seen it, at times I've been on the receiving end of it.

But more often than not, what I've witnessed and experienced are human beings, both conservative and liberal, who may not agree with each other, but who'd still help you in a heartbeat if you were in trouble. who make me proud to say that I am an American. They are the best of America. And despite what some would have you think, we are not so different from our neighbors. When a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We don't wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No, we just try to do the best we can to save them. And too. Because we are a country of people who work hard for the money.

We wish our brothers and sisters well and we pray for peace. We know all the old tricks and tropes that are designed to distract us from what actually matters. But we are beyond ridiculous tweets and lies and foolery. These are complicated times, people, and they require adult conversation. And I welcome those conversations because civilized debate is vital to democracy, and it is the best of America. Now over the last couple of nights, we have all seen brave people walk onto the stage and share their most private pain.

Amanda and Josh, Caitlin, Hadley, they told us their stories of rape and incest and near-death experiences from having the state deny them the abortion that their doctor explained was medically necessary. And they've told us these things for one reason and that is to keep what happened to them from happening to anybody else because if you do not have autonomy over this, over this, if you cannot control when and how you choose to bring your children into this world and how they are raised and supported us from going back to a time of desperation and shame and stone-cold fear, they are the new freedom fighters. And make no mistake, they are the best of America. I want to talk now about somebody who's not with us tonight.

Tessie Prevost Williams was born in New Orleans not long after the Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional. That was in 1954, same year I was born. But I didn't have to head to first grade at the all-white McDonough 19 school with a U.S. marshal by my side like Tessie did. And when I got to school, the building wasn't empty like it was for Tessie. You see, rather than allowing Madonna to be integrated, parents pulled their kids out of the school, leaving only Tessie and two other little black girls, Gayle Etienne and Leona Tate, to sit in a classroom with the windows papered over to block snipers from attacking their six-year-old bodies. Tessie passed away six weeks ago, and I tell this story to honor her tonight because she She, like Ruby Bridges and her friends, Leona and Gail, the New Orleans four, they were called.

They broke barriers and they paid dearly for it. But it was the grace and guts and courage of women like Tessie Prevost Williams that paved the way for another young girl who nine years later became part of the second class to integrate the public schools in Berkeley, California. And it seems to me that at school and at home, somebody did a beautiful job of showing this young girl how to challenge the people at the top and empower the people at the bottom. They showed her how to look at the world and see not just what is, but what can be. They instilled in her a passion for justice and freedom and the glorious fighting spirit necessary to pursue that passion. And soon and very soon,

soon and very soon, we're going to be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, two idealistic, energetic immigrants, immigrants, how this child grew up to become the 47th president of the United States. That is the best of America. You know, you know, let me tell you this. This election isn't about us and them. It's about you and me. And what we want our futures to look like. There are choices to be made when we cast our ballot.

Now there's a certain candidate that says if we just go to the polls this one time, that we'll never have to do it again. Well, you know what? You're looking at a registered independent who's proud to vote again and again and again because I'm an American and that's what Americans do. Voting is the best of America. And I have always, since I was eligible to vote,

I've always voted my values. And that is what is needed in this election now more than ever. So I'm calling on all you independents and all you undecideds. You know this is true. You know I'm telling you the truth, that values and character matter most of all.

In leadership and in life. And more than anything, you know this is true, that decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024. And just plain common sense. Common sense tells you that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz can give us decency and respect. They're the ones that give it to us. So, we are Americans.

We are Americans. Let us choose loyalty to the Constitution over loyalty to any individual. Because that's the best of America. And let us choose optimism over cynicism. Because that's the best of America. And let us choose inclusion over retribution. Let us choose common sense over nonsense, because that's the best of America. And let us choose the sweet promise of tomorrow over the bitter return to yesterday.

We won't go back. We won't be set back, pushed back, bullied back, kicked back. We're not going back. Not going back. We're not going back. So let us choose. Let us choose truth. Let us choose honor. And let us choose joy. Because that's the best of America. But more than anything else, let us choose freedom. Why? Because that's the best of America. We're all Americans. And together, let's all choose Kamala Harris! Thank you, Chicago! Thank you, America!

Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America!

Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you, America! Thank you Chicago! Thank you! Here's what I want people to know about Tim Walls. Well, everybody at Mankato West High School loved Tim Walls. Yeah, I mean, Tim was jovial. When he would start teaching, it was like full contact teaching. You could not help but be interested in what he was talking about. He seemed to care about everybody in his class.

He knew everyone's name. He wanted to know what interested you, how to engage you, what you were excited about, what you're feeling bad about. Mr. Walls was my geography and social studies teacher. Mr. Walls was my football coach. My middle school basketball coach. When we were doing the high school play, The Nerd, he was the person building the sets.

I don't think that there has ever been a moment where I've seen Tim exhausted from giving or engaging. He always seems like that person that's got the never-ending gas tank who can keep going. When I decided to come out as gay, we started the Gay Straight Alliance. Tim Walls was the faculty advisor. We saw him not only as a teacher, but a mentor and a leader. Mr. Walls was a really big part in helping build this community, and he's a big reason why I became a teacher myself. It was inspiring being in his classroom. Please welcome Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Thank you.

Thank you. On March 26th, at 1.30 in the morning, a container ship the length of three football fields slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. And the bridge collapsed. A port that drives 13% of our state's economy was now closed. Thousands of workers were hours away from waking up and realizing they no longer had a job. Six Marylanders

who had been on the bridge in the middle of the night fixing potholes lost their lives. And one of the first phone calls that I got that morning started with these three words, Dove, it's Kamala. She said, I know you Army when I was 17. In fact, I was too young to sign the paperwork. I had to ask my mom to sign the paperwork for me because I don't have combat in Afghanistan. And my training, my training taught me that you never learn anything about anybody when times are easy. You learn everything you need to know about somebody when times are hard and when the temperature gets turned up. And America, I saw that Kamala Harris is the right one to lead in this moment firsthand.

And united with the Almighty God's grace, we brought closure to the families of the six victims. And while many said it could take 11 months to reopen the story of America. We are a nation of patriots who serve when the mission is hard and who serve when the destination is uncertain. And I know our history is imperfect. The unevenness of the American journey has made some skeptical. But I'm not asking you to give up your skepticism. I just want that skepticism to be your companion and not your captor. And I'm asking that you join us in the work. Because making America great doesn't mean telling people you're not wanted.

And loving your country does not mean lying about its history. Making America great means saying the ambitions of this country workers who fixed potholes on a bridge while we slept, who were born in a different country, but who knew that America was big enough for them, too. It's the journey. It's the journey of a man raised by a remarkable immigrant single mom, a man who fell handcuffs on his wrist at 11 years old, who now stands before you as the 63rd governor of Maryland and the first black governor in the history of our state. It's the story.

It's the story of a prosecutor who defended our freedoms and had Maryland's back when we needed it most. And now, MVP, we've got your back as well. That's right. It's my fellow veteran, my brother, and the next Vice President of the United States, Tim Walz. And now, Tim knows that in the military, you count the days towards mission completion. So guess what, y'all? We have got 75 days and a wake-up until Election Day. 75 days and a wake-up for us to prove what Americans can do when the pressure is on. 75 days in a wake-up for us to show that true patriots do not whine and complain.

We put our heads down and we get to work. 75 days and a wake up to build a future that those who came before us hoped for and those who come after us that they deserve and 75 days and a wake up to elect a leader who is willing to believe in the best of us and that leader is Kamala Harris, the next president of the united states thank you god bless you and let's leave no one behind Please welcome former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening, Democrats. Thank you, Chicago. Thank you. Here's a sentence I never thought I'd hear myself saying. I'm Pete Buttigieg, and you might recognize me from Fox News. I believe in going anywhere, anywhere, in service of a good cause and friends we gather in a very good cause electing kamala harris and tim walsh the next president and vice president of the united states welcome back to black saturn network that was of course uh the governor of um uh barryland they're speaking uh wes moore um We'll check in and out.

What do you think? I'm always a fan of Governor Wes Moore. I think he is uniquely positioned to take us into the next level, maybe in eight years, maybe in 12 years. But I think what's happened with Vice President Harris' ascension is the Democratic bench has been revealed, and there is gold in them dark hills. You know what I'm saying? It's like we know that we have all these diamonds in the rough like governor westmore and his message resonates with our community his service to our country through afghanistan and combat decoration i just

am a big fan of the brother and i'm not even gonna hold it against him that he's alpha because you can't because you can't because you know i'm a close on that but i don't think he's a diamond in the rough okay i think he's a diamond i agree and um i just know that that he definitely should uh be next on the bench our bench and our bench is rich and we know he's tough and he is able to communicate with regular people which is important because sometimes politicians speak over people's head that's correct and he's a team player and we know he loves his mama which is always really important and as he said he did things in 11 in 11 weeks that other people said he couldn't do for 11 months.

So we know that he breaks records. And I think that the Democratic Party is as strong as black people in the Democratic Party. What you about to say, Roland? We are as strong as the Democratic Party. And we were talking about previously about how some people want to overlook us when what they don't understand and they about to understand is the importance of D9. All of us in here are D9 and trust and believe that Biden was a beneficiary of D9 in 2020. Because I know the only reason I supported it was because he picked Kamala. Wes Moore is D9. Yep.

And what the Democratic Party needs to understand is that we are supporting each other because that's why we were formed. That's right. And we are a power. We have a built-in political infrastructure. That's right. That we started building in 1906, and we've continued, and now there's nine of us. And they better pay attention because the days of us just voting for white folks because they're at the top of the ticket, those days are gone.

Rebecca, when you look at it, first of all, he's two years into his term. And so he can run for a maximum of two years. So you talk about this being 2024. So the reality is I can be governor till 2030. Listen, we don't know what happens in terms of if Vice President Harris gets elected, the courts run a second time. Other thing is you also have potentially United States Senator. And so you have you have options there. But there's no doubt in my mind when you talk about future leadership, Democratic

Party, Governor Wes Moore's name at the top of that list. Top of the list. You know, if I was Sam, one of the things that I would do to really build my national party, my national power, I would take over the DGA. I would take over the Democratic Governors Association. Right now, there's, what, 23 Democratic governors across the country. Wes Moore has the political acumen and the ability, the fundraising prowess, to change that number over the next three to four years.

And so if I was him, I would take over the DGA. I would focus on that. I would develop my own 50-state strategy because that's exactly what he's going to need because i do see him as a future president of the country well first of all the current here the dj tim walsh i mean so about so bottom line is uh that's what we're talking about but again i think that uh i think one of the greatest mistakes that people make is that they they talk about higher office way too soon. Let folk do something in their positions. I mean, listen, we're sitting here watching Pete Buttigieg.

The reality is he was the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He runs for president. I'm sorry. That jump ain't happening. It's not happening. And it didn't. No, right. It's too far.

It's like Wasilla. Huh. It's like Wasilla. It's like Wasilla. No. You can't do that. No, no, no. But she was governor. She was. No, she was governor. That's different. Asterix. She was governor. So the mistake, look, I go back to

like it drives me crazy when I see these stories and somebody's referred to as a rising star. First of all, somebody's referred to as a rising star. First of all, you've got to become a star. You've got to do something. So I don't like the phrase rising star. That means nothing to me.

I think I remember when they were calling Artur Davis a rising star. We saw how he flamed out. And so to me, that is the mistake. Let folk be able to build, grow. He's only two years in. Same thing with Josh Shapiro. He's only 18 months in. Same thing. He left at the same time as Wes Moore. And so,

you allow folks to build a track record because, and I'll say this, and I don't care, what happened with Obama ain't happening again. You're not going to serve a short period as a United States Senator, go from a state Senator to U.S. Senator, less than two years, run for president, and you actually win. And I'm telling you right now, from a black standpoint, that ain't happening again, because folks are not going to extend you that kind of runway. You're going to have to have to build that credibility in order to be able

to go to the higher office. That's what I tell people. Pump the brakes. Let the man get through one term. Run a second term. Then you figure out where to go from there. He's got two feathers in his cap right now if you think about it. His response

to the bridge collapse. We can all agree that's one feather in his cap because that shows courage under fire. It shows the ability to lead in duress. And then his big policy initiative, the Marijuana Relief and Incarceration Act that he was focused on. That, I think, is really important in terms of changing the conversation around cannabis, making sure that we're understanding that there's a whole business infrastructure around it, making sure that people's lives aren't ruined because they were once in the marijuana business, in the cannabis business, and allowing them to rewrite their own futures and their own history.

So I think leading in that in a national legislation piece is important, and Maryland's going to be a bellwether for that. And as he said when he spoke at the collective fact brunch, he said in a swipe of a pen, he changed the trajectory of people. Of so many people's lives. Right. Who were criminalized. Whether you could get a job, your credit score impacted, all kinds of things that were shut

down. Whether you could get a place to live. All kinds of things that were shut down over a small conviction many years ago for something now that people are making not millions, but billions of dollars off of. And he also reminded us that he has the lowest unemployment rate for black folks. He's doing his thing. So he did it. So, you know, when you grow up and you're struggling, you understand what it's like

to be poor, then you can include the drawbacks of poverty in your policy. You know, the problem with some folks that ain't struggle, they don't understand the barriers that are there and they don't understand how it affects you. So he is building the runway, as Roland said, but he's got time because I plan on helping Kamala get elected on November 5th. So we can celebrate my birthday on November 6th. I'm going to say that again, so we can celebrate my birthday on November 6th.

And then, just like when President Obama was running for re-election in 2012, a bunch of white folks jumped off the bandwagon, and they were having all these polls saying, well, nobody going to vote for them. They had these old crazy-ass black people, some, saying stuff. And I was like, where they went and found them from?

Yeah. Because every black person I know likes him, and we're going to get her reelected again. And then we're going to do what we can do. We're going to exert our influence. We're going to use people like Roland and his knowledge of the political process. Hold tight one second. Got to go to the stage real quick. John Legend, Sheila E.

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G.B.E. everybody! John Legend! John Legend! That was incredible. I just want to say I feel so motivated after tonight. It's like never been more clear that if Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are elected this November, they're going to protect our freedoms. The freedom to read whatever books you want, the freedom to work one job and afford your rent. And Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will protect your freedom to start a family on your own

terms. All right, folks, welcome back. Black Start Network as we continue our coverage here from day three of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the United Center. And so Governor Tim Walz is going to be the last major speaker. So coming up in a second, as a performance, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, and then a former student of Tim Walz is going to also be introducing him. And then the VP nominee is going to be speaking.

Let's talk about this nominee. President Obama made a comment last night about his flannel shirts. These well-worn flannel shirts. And listen, the Republicans have been trying to attack him um when it comes to um his service they're trying now trying to suggest that they didn't use ivf even though they were it was the the drugs that were being used in the same family the thing here and i saw some posts earlier that when it came to the research for likability he's actually higher than harris vance and trump because he because how he comes across as just being a regular guy and what i

kept trying to explain to people they're about trying to figure out who she should pick. I kept saying, guys, forget all the calculations. Try to win Pennsylvania. The last person who helped a nominee win a state to win the presidency was Lyndon Baines Johnson and John F. Kennedy. I'm like, y'all, it means nothing. I said, you have to. It's somebody who the nominee likes. That's the most important thing. Who does a nominee like? You have to have somebody who gets along well with the nominee. That's the most important. That chemistry is so important, but also that last voice in the room.

And that was Joe Biden's voice with Barack Obama. Right. It's that last voice when you're going through policy, when you're going through tough decisions, when you're talking about whether to go after Osama bin Laden and whether we should do it. Are we going to pull the trigger? Are we not? You need that last voice in the room that is someone who is going to be a sounding board for those ideas. And I think she sees that with him. But what you also have here, Rebecca, you have relationships. He's not just a two-term governor. He's also a former member of Congress of the House. So you win.

She has relationships in the United States Senate. He has relationships in the House. That's what you also need because you can propose whatever you want to, but it has to get passed by Congress first. Hold on, hold on. You worked on Capitol Hill. I didn't just speak to that. Yep.

So there's a couple of things. First of all, he's a native Nebraskan like myself. So he's very disarming. He's very folksy. You have to really understand prairie populism and what that means in the upper plains, in the Midwest. And so that's the same thing that you need going into the Great Lakes. It's the same thing that you need going into Wisconsin. It's the same thing that you need going into the Great Lakes. It's the same thing that you need going into Wisconsin. It's the same thing that you need going into Michigan. It's the same thing that you need to make a competitive race

and to support Sherrod Brown in Ohio. So that's one of the things that you have. Janice Mathis, National Council of Negro Women. What's your title? Executive Director. What's all of the titles? National Council. I have graduated.

Oh, you graduated? Yes. Okay. Your assessment of what has happened this week so far? We've come to a place for which our mothers side. I think about my grandmother and how she religiously voted, how my mother came home from A&T, bought her family a house, and couldn't vote in the primary, and then look at where we are now.

But we still got a lot of work to do because they're going to do the opposition research. It's not going to be easy, but it's possible. And it gives us hope. Share with the folks, we were talking early in the week, the vital role African-Americans play, especially black women, in knowing the rules of the party. Reverend Jackson, Ron Brown, Dr. Ron Walters, late Dr. Ron Walters, how they were stressing that if you want to understand power, you've got to learn the power dynamics.

And you were one of those folks who was involved in that. We were involved because the Jackson campaign was involved. And one of the things that was going on behind the scenes, there was fighting going on between the Jackson and Dukakis camps. A lot of people thought that Jackson should have been on the ticket as vice president. Dukakis was not willing to do that. And so when it turned out that Bush was the nominee. Lloyd Benson.

Bush was the presidential nominee. Bush won. They negotiated to put some Jackson folk on the DNC for the first time. So you look at people like Donna and Mignon, the colored girls, me, a bunch of other people. We went on the DNC. I had a law degree, so they stuck me on the rules committee. What I know about, but I learned and Reverend Jackson was the one who stressed that we learned so that we could not just have the seats, but be able to exert the power that went with the position. So, of course, that's 1988.

And I keep trying to tell people, if that doesn't happen in 88, there is no Obama in 08. And without that happening in 88, there is no VP Harris because they used those. They knew the rules and blocked some other folk from being able to get a leg up. And that wasn't the last time the rules got used. Some folk wanted to have an open primary right now and not allow the sitting vice president to succeed the president. But the rules were otherwise. And so we ended up with the president being able to cede the position to his vice president,

as he should, without getting into the chaos and turmoil of an open primary with eight weeks to go. Absolutely. Well, I hollered your name. You were trying to leave. So I appreciate you stopping by. I appreciate you being at the church the other night. You were good.

I appreciate it. You were good. I try. And it's good to integrate young folk into this. That's why I'm so proud of Siobhan Arline Bradley, who is our president now, all of 46 years old, but got a vision and understands how to get people to follow with that vision. So I'm feeling good about where we are. I appreciate it.

Text me what party you're going to. Party? I'm going to a party at the Arnie Hotel in a room with my key. Love bed. Those days for me are done. Yeah, uh-huh. party, I'm going to a party at the Arnie Hotel in a room with my key and I'm getting... A little bit. A little bit. Those days for me are done. Yeah, uh-huh. If I put in a good 12 hours, I'm done. See you later.

I was about to say, having been an athlete, that you need somebody who is a team player and who knows their role on the team. So you need a vice president who is going to allow you to shine and back you up where they need you to back them up. I want you to keep talking here, and let's go to the floor.

You keep talking because they're going to bring out some former athletes of Governor Tim Walz. Right on time. Keep talking. His athletes, his team, the high school championship team. Right, because there's something about being an athlete. And Kamala Harris understands that people appreciate coaches. Yeah.

Almost every parent has a child who had a coach, right? And they helped them. And coaches teach you more than just sports. They teach you life. And what is the most watched thing on all of television? Football. And New York Times did a piece on this. They talked about how it is the natural, the national religion and the national

conversation. So people can see themselves through the lens of football. They see that high school football coach because every small town has a Friday night life story. Everybody has a Texas football story. Everybody knows that football is the national religion and the national

conversation. So I think it creates a natural touch point for so many people. In the first rally they had, I really, really liked his body language. Yes.

I was watching when they walked out. If he was going to fall back. Well, but not just fall back. Not just fall back. I watched how, when they walked out and the crowd was going crazy and they're all clapping. And then he would turn,

he would point to her. That's right. And then he will, he will clap towards her. Um, and as, and as I watched it. And so I was watching without the sounds, and I'm looking at his body language. That's what jumped out at me because he understood what his role is.

A lot of times you have, and again, we mentioned JFK and LBJ, and that was one of the fears of JFK. One of the fears of JFK of being outshined by LBJ. But one of the mistakes of a JFK was not taking advantage of the expertise of LBJ. Oh, all the things that LBJ can do.

So you allowed that ego battle with Robert Kennedy and LBJ to get in the way because the man flat out was brilliant. And then we saw what happened after Kennedy was assassinated, how he leveraged that power to drive through critical bills. I wrote my senior thesis on LBJ in college. Speak on it. I was a science major. And you know what?

He was a C student, but he was politically brilliant. Yep. And he did not take enemies. So if you crossed him, you paid for it. And people knew that, right? So he led by fear, right? And people ended up respecting him. But when you can get people to move in politics where you need for them to be, whether they want to be there or not, that is a skill set that you can't teach. But that's the mistake I believe we make when we place this premium on straight-A students. Now, I'm not saying you're dissing that. No, I'm not. But the reality is, listen, I went to school with some folk who were straight-A students who could not talk their way into a room.

It's a different skill set. Right. And so when you talk about politics, politics, oh, okay, I've got to go speak to Gabby Giffords. I haven't seen her in 12 years. Y'all go ahead and talk. I've got to go say hi. But what I was saying as an athlete, it's important to know when to score.

It's important to know when to pass. It's important to know when to block. That's what I was going to say about important to know when to block that's important and you suppose to block and you suppose to create an opening create a lane you know get that running back down to get them down the field and the thing that's been most impressive or one of the things that's been most impressive to me about him is he ain't got no problem letting a woman leave. Yeah. And you know what? It's time for that.

Yeah. Because the thing about us, when we think about what's good for everybody. Yeah. Right. And generally, like physically, we don't have the strength that you have. Correct. Physically. So we got to figure out how to compensate for it. It's sort of like that little thing they say about them bulls that's on the top of the

mountain. You know what I'm talking about? I definitely know what I'm saying. Where all the bulls say, I'm going to walk down there. And this is not a family show. This is unfiltered. But my point is this, right? It's not always the best to go fast.

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candidate but when you touch that power when you have access to that power will he be consistent during that first term if they're elected well here's the deal the the advantage you have here is he's a governor he's touched power before so so and that's so when when you're a is he's a governor. He's touched power before. So when you're a, but also when you talk about, we also know what the limited power of the Vice President is. The reality is, the VP

is there to support the President. They serve at the pleasure of the President. Largely ceremonial. Largely ceremonial, except if you have a skill set. Vice President Dick Cheney exercised power because Bush allowed him to do so. So we have to understand that. Some of y'all may be wondering why did I jump up to go see Gabby Giffords.

And we all remember in 2011, she was shot and almost assassinated in Phoenix. Well, that was an annual conference I was attending in December 2010. That's when I first met her, then Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, and Senator Mark Kelly. He wasn't senator then. She was in Congress. And it was New Year's Eve, and we were clocking struck midnight. And so we're at this party, and folks are all dancing. This is South Carolina. And she comes in.

So I walk over, and I was like, Mark, man, dance with your wife. And he's like, well, I got two left feet. I was like, dude, I don't care. Just stay side to side. So she's out on the dance floor, and she's just moving and grooving. And then it literally was a week later. And I was at home. I was watching news coverage.

And it came on about the shooting. And I told my wife, I was like, man, that person looks familiar. And I go to my bag, put a business card. It was her business card. So every time I see her, all I can remember was the look on her face, dancing next to us, just enjoying herself immensely. And I often say that may have been the last time her and Mark had that dance together. So that's why I had to jump up and actually go say hey to her.

That's the humanization effect in politics. Absolutely. The human stories. Folks, right now, the VP nominee for Democrats, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is now taking the stage. All right. Thank you. Thank you, first of all, to Vice President Harris. Thanks for putting your trust in me and for inviting me to be part of this incredible campaign.

And a thank you to President Joe Biden for four years of strong, historic leadership. It's the honor of my life to accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States. We're all here tonight for one beautiful, simple reason. We love this country. So thank you to all of you here in Chicago and all of you watching at home tonight. Thank you for your passion. Thank you for your passion. Thank you for your determination. And most of all, thank you for bringing the joy to this fight. Now, I grew up in Butte, Nebraska, a town of 400 people. I had 24 kids in my high school class and none of them went to Yale.

But I'll tell you what, growing up in a small town like that, you'll learn how to take care of each other. That family down the road, they may not think like you do. They may not pray like you do. They may not love like you do, but they're your neighbors. And you look out for them, and they look out for you. Everybody belongs, and everybody has a responsibility to contribute. For me, it was serving in the Army National Guard. I joined up two days after my 17th birthday and I proudly wore our nation's uniform for 24 years. My dad, a Korean War era Army veteran, died of lung cancer a couple years later. He left behind a mountain of medical debt. Thank God for Social Security survivor benefits.

And thank God for the GI Bill that allowed my dad and me to go to college and millions of other Americans. Eventually, like the rest of my family, I fell in love with teaching. Three out of four of us married teachers. I wound up teaching social studies and coaching football at Mankato West High School. Go, Scarlets! We ran a 44 defense. We played through to the whistle on every single play, and we even won a state championship.

Never close the yearbook, people. But it was those players and my students who inspired me to run for Congress. They saw in me what I had hoped to instill in them, a commitment to the common good, an understanding that we're all in this together, and the belief that a single person can make a real difference for their neighbors. So there I was, a 40-something high school teacher with little kids, zero political experience, and no money, running in a deep red district. But you know what? Never underestimate a public school teacher. Never.

Never. I represented my neighbors in Congress for 12 years, and I learned an awful lot. I learned how to work across the aisle on issues like growing the rural economies and taking care of veterans. And I learned how to compromise without compromising my values. Then I came back to serve as governor and we got right to work making a difference in our neighbors' lives. We cut taxes for the middle class. We passed paid family and medical leave. We invested in fighting crime and affordable housing. We cut the cost of prescription drugs and helped people escape the kind of medical debt that nearly sank my family. And we made sure that every kid in our state gets breakfast and lunch every day.

So while other states were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours. We also protected reproductive freedom Because in Minnesota We respect our neighbors And the personal choices they make And even if we wouldn't make those same choices for ourselves We've got a golden rule Mind your own damn business. And that includes IVF and fertility treatments. And this is personal for Gwen and I. If you've never experienced the hell that is infertility, I guarantee you, you know somebody who has.

And I can remember praying each night for a phone call. The pit in your stomach when the phone had rang and the absolute agony when we heard the treatments hadn't worked. It took Gwen and I years, but we had access to fertility treatments. And when our daughter was born, we named her Hope. Hope, Gus, and Gwen, you are my entire world, and I love you. I'm letting you in on how we started a family because this is a big part about what this election is about. Freedom. When Republicans use the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to

invade your doctor's office. Corporations free to pollute your air and water. And banks free to take advantage of customers. But when we Democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. Freedom to make your own health care decisions. And yeah, your kids' freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in the hall. Look, I know guns

I'm a veteran I'm a hunter And I was a better shot than most Republicans in Congress And I got the trophies to prove it But I'm also a dad I believe in the Second Amendment But I also believe our first responsibility is to keep our kids safe. That's what this is all about. The responsibility we have to our kids, to each other,

and to the future that we're building together, in which everyone is free to build the kind of life they want. But not everyone has that same sense of responsibility. Some folks just don't understand what it takes to be a good neighbor. Take Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. Their Project 2025 will make things much, much harder for people who are just trying to live their lives. They spent a lot of time pretending they know nothing about this. But look, I coached high school football long enough to know, and trust me on this,

when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they're going to use it. And we know if these guys get back in the White House, they'll start jacking up the costs on the middle class. They'll repeal the Affordable Care Act. They'll gut Social Security and Medicare. And they will ban abortion across this country, with or without Congress. Here's the thing. It's an agenda nobody asked for. It's an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us. And it's an agenda that does nothing for our neighbors in need. Is it weird? Absolutely. Absolutely. But it's also wrong. And it's dangerous. It's not just me saying so. It's Trump's own people.

They were with him for four years. They're warning us that the next four years will be much, much worse. You know, when I was teaching every year, we'd elect a student body president. And you know what? Those teenagers could teach Donald Trump a hell of a lot about what a leader is. Leaders don't spend all day insulting people and blaming others. Leaders do the work. So I don't know about you. I'm ready to turn the page on these guys. So go ahead. Say it with me. We're not going back. We've got something better to offer the American people. from her first day as a prosecutor, as a district attorney, as an attorney general, as a United States senator, and then our vice president. She's fought on the side of the American people. She's taken on the predators and fraudsters. She's taken down the transnational

gangs and she stood up to powerful corporate interest. She has never hesitated to reach across that aisle if it meant improving your lives. And she's always done it with energy, with passion and with joy. Folks, we've got a chance to make Kamala Harris the next president of the United States. But I think we owe it to the American people to tell them exactly what she'd do as president before we ask them for their votes. So here, this is the part. Clip and save it and send it to your undecided relatives so they know. If you're a middle class family or a family trying to get into the middle class, Kamala Harris

is going to cut your taxes. If you're getting squeezed by prescription drug prices, Kamala Harris is going to take on big pharma. If you're hoping to buy a home, Kamala Harris is going to take on big pharma. If you're hoping to buy a home, Kamala Harris is going to help make it more affordable. And no matter who you are, Kamala Harris is going to stand up and fight for your freedom to live the life that you want to lead. Because that's what we want for ourselves, and it's what we want for our neighbors. You know, you might not know it, but I haven't given a lot of big speeches like this. But I have given a lot of pep talks.

So let me finish with this, team. It's the fourth quarter. We're down a field goal, but we're on offense and we've got the ball. We're driving down the field. And boy, do we have the right team. Kamala Harris is top. Kamala Harris is experienced and Kamala Harris is experienced. And Kamala Harris is ready.

Our job, our job, our job, our job for everyone watching is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling. One inch at a time. One yard at a time. One phone call at a time, one yard at a time, one phone call at a time, one door knock at a time, one $5 donation at a time. Look, we got 76 days. That's nothing. There'll be time to sleep when you're dead. We're going to leave it on the field. That's how we'll keep moving forward. That's how we'll turn the page on Donald Trump.

That's how we'll build a country where workers come first. Health care and housing are human rights. And the government stays the hell out of your bedroom. That's how we make America a place where no child is left hungry, where no community is left behind, where nobody gets told they don't belong. That's how we're going to fight. And as the next president of the United States always says, when we fight, when we fight, when we fight. Thank you. God bless. Folks, that's Governor Tim Walz there finishing his speech. Man, this is the earliest. Thank God.

They finished the first three nights. The longest was Monday night and last night. It's just 1039 Central, 1139 Eastern. And, again, what you had there was you saw it. I love the fact when they brought out his son and then the football players and then him just in his very folksy way, very plain-spoken way. I really look forward to what's going to happen after tomorrow. They're going to hit the road. They're going to hit the road.

They're going to hit battleground states. And then you're going to see more of these rallies, get out there, the votes. So just your thoughts, Rebecca, what you heard tonight? You know, it's simply amazing. But they've been on the road. The last few days have been crisscrossing. Bus two in Pennsylvania over the weekend and Milwaukee yesterday. Yes, and they're having sellout crowds.

So you're having 50,000 people here in Chicago. You have 19,000 people in Milwaukee. And so what we're seeing is a lot of excitement. And I think that's what we're going to see for the next 76 days. And, by the way, early voting starts in 18 days in some states. And that was one of the points that I was making. That was one of the points I was making, Jolanda, that we have to understand. Everybody keeps talking about we're 76 days from Election Day. No.

In some states, there's early voting starting. And so what I keep telling people, we should be focusing on registration deadlines and early voting starts depending upon where you are. Oh, for sure. And I like what Walls had to say. And, again, the athlete in me, he was talking about taking it one inch, one yard at a time because, you know, you don't have to go for the touchdown. No.

You know what? If you get three yards every play, you can move down the field and you're going to get a touchdown. Yep. For those of you who don't play football, go figure it out. But he talked about that. But he definitely, as we were talking about earlier, he definitely knows his role.

He knows who the star is, and he knows how to catch the ball when she throws it to him, and he knows how to block for her when she needs it, and that's exactly what he did in his speech. And I think he is the soft underbelly touchpoint for the campaign. He is that soft blanket for everybody to have that warm, relatable feeling. And that's great. I think that's a great role for him to be. And then it allows Vice President Harris to really step up into that

pure presidential level. And it allows for her to be the chief prosecutor. That's right. Because we have to prosecute the case going into November. And he's going to protect it. Well, I think that, and again, first of all, roles. Roles matter. And so when you talk about being the Well, I think that, and again, first of all, roles. Roles matter. And so, when you talk about being a prosecutor, that requires

a certain tone, a certain attitude, and then he can give sort of the yin and the yang. He can give a lot softer feel, a lot more manageable. I'm excited. Jelani, look, you've had to run for office, and what people don't understand is, listen, in order for a person

to win, I mean, you have to actually convince people. That's what you have to do. That ain't the easiest thing in the world. You know, it's not. And you got to talk to people. You got to listen to what they say. You got to listen to their complaints. You cannot blow them off because they will vote against you. That's exactly what they will do. And you've just got to balance things and you got to keep those deadlines in mind. When does early vote start? When does the last day to register start? Right. What are the rules where you are? So that stuff is very, very, very important. You're talking about the skill of listening to folks. And that brings in the empathy that I think Tim Walls exudes. He exudes

that empathy that you learn from listening to students in the classroom, that you learn to listening to athletes that you're coaching on the field. And I think that empathy that you learn from listening to students in the classroom, that you learn to listen to athletes that you're coaching on the field. And I think that empathy and that ability to listen and then take that in and kind of channel it up in the campaign is going to be a key. And figure out how you're going to put those puzzle pieces together because you've got to figure out where stuff fits to make it work, to make it complete. What we've had so far, Rebecca, we've had camp where they've been doing the rallies. But once you get past tomorrow, there will be the media

interviews and then more policy. Then, of course, the September 10th debate. And so the two weeks after this convention, again, will be critical. No day can be wasted between now and November. Well, here's the other thing, too. The map

has changed. We are now talking about Georgia. We're now kind of peeking at Florida to see if anything is going to happen, especially with the Reproductive Rights Amendment there. We're looking at Ohio. Look, it just got on the ballot in Montana. That could be a very well-helped Senator John Tester. And don't leave my state off, North Carolina. We are about to be flipped again.

Right. And so especially when we're in some of those states in the South where there is a super majority in the state chambers, this is when you start to see a momentum shift. So that's what we're going to see for the next 76 days, how this is going to impact not just the top of the ticket, but going down the ticket as well. But I also think in Texas, because I know ain't nobody talking about my state. They had us way at the back. Give it the back. But let me tell you something. There are a lot of seats that we thought before Kamala was head of the ticket that we were going to lose for sure to Republicans.

That's true. We're going to get some seats. So on the state level, you're going to have to pick up. On the state level, I think we're going to pick up some seats in the House, maybe in the Senate. But at least they can't just stomp on us like they have just because they just have pure numbers. Well, I think what has been what has been hugely helpful for Democrats are the thousands of people who have been volunteering. Yesterday, we talked to Nikki Freed and we talked about the wins in Florida school board races.

Rhonda Sanders took a lot of losses. A lot. She stood right here and talked about it. Half of them lost. Six of them were runoffs. And so that was huge. But, again, this is where, hold on, I'm going to grab somebody. Y'all keep talking.

I want to remind people of one thing, and this is a button I just put on. You see this? I want you to zoom in here. It says, voting is my black job. Voting is my black job. That's what this show is about. That's what this conversation is about. It's about realigning our vision on what our job is. It's like Michelle Obama said the other night, you know what to do. Don't nobody need to tell you or cajole you or how to get you to the polls or get your opinion over a phone call. You know what to do. So voting needs to be my black job.

It needs to be your black job. It needs to be your black job. And we bring people with us. But I think that what we need to understand, especially the people that are apathetic, we need to understand that my one vote is the same as one rich person. I'm about to move. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. Hey, Congresswoman, how are you?

Well, thank you. It was a whole lot of fun tonight. It was a lot of fun tonight. It was a lot of energy and excitement because we know we're going to send Kamala Harris to the White House. And you saw her vice president. You saw the coach. You saw American values. John Legend, Sheila E., Hakeem Jeffries dropped the mic on her.

And I'm going to say Oprah did okay. And Prince. Yes, she was amazing. But really what you saw tonight was people talking truth to power. People are tired of the divisiveness. They want joy. They want freedom, all our freedom. So there's been a constant theme.

And this is probably the first time I've seen this type of diversity with unity. Right. We even had Republicans here tonight saying that I'm going to vote for vice president. And saying you're a patriot. The former lieutenant governor of Georgia, Jeff Duncan. Yes, was here. And it's one thing when people say it to some of us, but when they come before 20,000, 25,000 people and say it on national TV,

I think you can take that to the bank. Here's the most important question for tomorrow. You've got your white on right now. Looking good. Looking clean. Will you be dressed in pink and green tomorrow, even though you are a Delta? I will not be dressed in pink and green. I will.

I will. I will. I will be in all white tomorrow. And you may see a little red pendant on it. That's what I'm talking about. But you know what? But I got D9 love. I got D9 unity. Well, we were talking about that earlier.

We were saying, OK, so all AKs, well, they pick a green. But if you're not, wear your white. Women's suffrage is all together. So that's why I had to ask the question. But let me tell you, I agree with the sister. It's all about the divine nine. And they about to find out. We have such a beautiful relationship and we all stand together.

So, you know, I might put a little pink and green. Pink and green ribbon. In honor of my sorors. And the vice president, you know, is an AK, and I like that. She's part of the divine nine. All right. Okay. And if the world don't know, they gon' know.

They gon' know. If you look up there tomorrow, there's going to be so much pink and green. We're not going to know what to do, and that's all right. All right. Always good to see you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Thank you.

Y'all know I had to ask the question. I know you did. I know you had. You were trying to trap her a little bit. No, I wasn't. But we got friendly rivalry. I just wanted to know. We got friendly rivalry.

I just wanted to know. And it opens the door to the conversation to activate that D9 infrastructure that we talked about. Like I was talking about, the D9 has an infrastructure that we started building in 1906. Ain't nobody duplicated. That's it. They try to culturally appropriate. With all the college students that I'm working with. But let me expand this. And I've been expanding this beyond the D9.

And so the question I have, and I've been asking to everybody who's watching y'all. So I'm doing that. I'm talking. He's trying to mulled out tasks and grabs here. I'm also asked, to everybody who's watching y'all, so I'm talking. He's trying to multitask and grab people. I'm also spotting people. He's talking and stalking. I'm also, and so I've been asking a question. You've got to expand it.

Where's the Prince Hall Masons? Like it's me. Where's Eastern Star? You've got Lynx. You've got Jacksonville. You've got all these organizations. My issue is, are they fully leveraging their influence to drive folks out to vote? And so to me, it's a waste of having black infrastructure if you don't use it.

Well, one good thing is that the D9 has tentacles in all those organizations that you just mentioned. And so you will see leaders that cross over in every bridge and can help activate. But I have not seen those organizations step up and do phone calls, step up and do Zoom. And so my deal is, like, where are you? Yeah. Well, that's part of the call to action for tonight. We, the other organization that I'm a part of, we are active. We are mobilizing, and we are also doing the work. Speaking of links.

Are you about to put her on the spot? Yes, national president. My national president. We literally were just talking about Divine Nine and I said beyond that, Prince Hall, Macy's, Eastern Star, links in terms of activating the infrastructure. How are y'all

mobilizing folks to drive the vote? We're driving them out with Link Up the Vote. That means you need to register people, but most importantly, get them to the polls. It doesn't matter what the affiliation, be it the church, be it your barbershop, your hairdresser, your school. It's about getting everybody you know on your street, in your neighborhood. They have got to get registered, know where to vote, have a vote plan, and then get to the polls.

That's my national president. Get them there early, often, but vote. All right. I appreciate it. All right. Well, she answered the question. Everybody. And we're with the Divine Nine. We're with the church affiliation.

You name it. And we're with Roland Martin. I appreciate it. Thanks a bunch. Thank you, darling. Thank you. All right. Well, there you have it.. I appreciate it. Thanks a bunch. Thank you, darling. All right. Well, there you have it.

There you have it. Well, I'm snatching people. There you have it. But that's what we need to know. That's what the world needs to know. And this is what the Democratic Party about to learn. That's right. That we have built-in infrastructure.

Real quick question for you. Y'all going to ordain Wes Moore soon? Yeah. He keep preaching. Yeah, I've noticed that he's another unlicensed preacher. He bootlegged like me. Yeah, well, I said another.

We got to start doing something. I talked to Warnock earlier today. You know, if we win the White House and the House, we'll pass some new laws. When? Because you said if. The when is in January. And people like, I mean, there shouldn't be a Reverend Martin on the radio. And not be known as a radio preacher.

Pastor, Congressman, we appreciate it. Also, Alpha Man. I respect it. I respect it. Appreciate it. Folks, this is, of course, hey, hey, hey, bootleg is bootleg.

This is, of course, the end of day three of the convention. People leaving. Folks are coming out. Excuse me one second. I got to grab South Carolina right here. Come through, South Carolina. Come on. Of course, the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party.

I'm in Spartan. Yeah. All right. Just your thoughts. I saw y'all hype yesterday on the roll call. Just your thoughts about tonight and just this week. Oh, it's been great. I think it's been electric. It's been the revival that

we need. You know, the DNC convention is about these are the leaders, the county party leaders, the activists, the volunteers. So this is the boost that they need to kind of warrior on until November. And it's going great. A lot of folks, they write your state off. And what I keep saying is if you look at the number of eligible black voters,

if black folks in South Carolina vote at 70% of their capacity, you can win in the state. It changes things tremendously, right? The state is red because it's so heavily gerrymandered, but if you remove those gerrymanders and draw fair maps,

Democrats can win. Statewide, there's no gerrymandering. That's the point. Yeah, absolutely. You're right. You're right. That takes year-round voter engagement that we have not ever had the investment to do. Absolutely. All right.

It was always good to see you. All right. It's going to be a big day tomorrow. Oh, yeah. Exciting day. I hope it's, like, big as the rumors are saying it's big. That's it. Do you know something?

Of course I do. I always. Get up that seat. Of course I do. I always. Get up, Estee. Of course I do. Yeah, there are some things I do know that I can't talk about. I'm just saying. And so, as I've been telling you all, literally the VIP entrance is right here. And so we're in a prime position.

So I can just sort of just snatch folks while they're coming by. What's up, Frat? Snatching while they're coming by. Talk's up, Frat? Snatching while they're coming by. Talk to them. Getting there. Grabbing them. A little bit earlier, former HUD Secretary Marsha Fudge, she came by. And so I was trying to have her.

Roland, speaking of South Carolina, what state do you think is going to be the South Carolina of this election? Just like the South Carolina delegation really put Joe Biden back in the game in the last election. Well, that was a primary. Yeah. That was a primary. What do you think is going to be this? I think that if you go back to, if you go back, how you doing? How you doing?

You go back to last election, Democrats lost North Carolina by two points. Senator? Huh? Just real quick Your governor did great It was a big night and I've never had John Legend As a warm up act before You feel good now

We do and the governor was absolutely incredible And his kids standing there You know what his son was saying That's my dad Senator Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Of course she preceded Governor Tim Walz On the stage tonight That's my dad when he was born. Santa, good to see you. Santa Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota. Of course, she preceded Governor Tim Walz on the stage tonight. Of course, go ahead.

We have Leah Daltrey coming up. This is the political red carpet. I'm going to grab a real deal. This is the political red carpet. And then I think, yes, she's going over right now to greet Kara Mosley Braun. If we go to a hot shot, so behind us is Kara Mosley Braun, a former United States Senator from Illinois. So we chatted with her yesterday.

And so that's what's happening. Literally, they're all right there. I'm going to grab Leah. Bishop. How do you feel? You've been rocking and rolling in this conversation. Your thoughts on how it's been going? It's been great, you know, from mountaintop to mountaintop.

It's just been we got one more to climb. That's tomorrow night. Now, after midnight Monday, we were before midnight last night. We finished about 10.50 tonight. We're going to be done by 9.30 tomorrow? Let's hope. It's been a long week, but a good week. Always good to see you.

Nice job. Congratulations. Great job. Great job. Yes. Great job. Great job. Folks, again, Leah Daughtry, head of the Rules Committee,

significant player with this convention, along with Mignon Moore, the CEO. Hey, what's going on? How you doing? So, again, all the folks are coming out here, headed to the parking lot. How y'all doing? Headed to the VIP parking lot over here. And so let's see who else we can grab as they come on out.

I was supposed to grab Cora. I'm looking for Cora Berry. Saw her yesterday. She was like, you ain't talked to me yet. And I'm like, I got you. They could be taking their personal role. They want you to recognize. No, no, no. This is the black carpet. I got you. They could be taking their personal role. They want you to recognize. They want to be part of the carpet experience, man. You said it up here.

No, no, no, no, no. This is the black carpet. The black, you right. You right. This is the black carpet. This is the black carpet. We did. This is the black carpet.

That's what this is. We diversify. That's right. Hey man, we don't play. You're doing all the work, man. The pleasure seeing you. Do all continue to do the wonderful work, man. I appreciate it.

Thanks a bunch. Sam Duckworth, how do you feel about this night? Oh, fantastic. Sam was her old friend, and he just knocked it out of the ballpark. Also, Prince, I mean, you know. John Legend doing Prince. Let me tell you, I'm a child of the 80s. I was up and dancing.

That's Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth headed on out there. So I'm certainly glad to see her as well. And so, Star Jones. Star. What's going on? Star, give us 30 seconds. Well, say it on the mic. Say it on the mic. Coach Walls is the bomb, okay? I it on the mic. Say it on the mic.

Coach Walls is the bomb, okay? I mean, doesn't he feel. Hold on, watch out. Hold on, watch out. She taking selfies. In the middle of the interview. I need the camera shot, Jolanda. Jolanda, Jolanda, it's a camera.

It's a TV show, Jolanda. Okay. Blackest show on TV. Don't you think that Coach Walls is the kind of neighbor that we all want, that you feel confident in? For sure. And having known Kamala Harris... He bought my lawnmower, he's going to bring it back. Yeah, you know exactly. And he's going to help cut your lawn.

But the deep part about it is I have known Kamala Harris for over 40 years since we were in school. I feel confident that he's going to have my sister's back. That makes you feel really good. And that's what you need in a vice president. The very first choice that you choose

a presidential candidate's judgment on is who he or she picks for the vice presidency. We discussed it earlier, and I said everybody kept talking about, well, who can help Winner State? I kept telling everybody, no. Who is the nominee most comfortable with? Because

in the trenches, in the situation room, when he or she has to make the toughest decision of their lives to send men and women into battle on behalf of our country, who do you want to sit at your right hand? Last voice in the room. Who are you going to depend on? And I feel confident

that Tim Walz is that guy. I gotta ask you this here. Oprah was bringing it today. Well, Oprah bring it all the time. Don't hate the player, y'all. Hate the game. I can't wait for tomorrow. My sister gonna bring the fire. I think I kinda know what you're gonna

be wearing tomorrow. Pink and green. She got it already picked out. She got it already picked out. You know I had to go ahead. I had to go ahead and ask that one. Of course, we knew that was going to be the case. I got it. We knew that was going to be the case. So that's why I had to ask it.

That's why I had to ask it. Of course we wearing pink and green. It's going to be an ocean. I was just checking. I was just checking. I was just checking. Ocean and pink and green. I was just checking. This just checking I was just checking I was just checking this is going to be like a convention

this is a pink and green convention it's going to be don't you wish you were naked Jelena move your ass over there Jelena let me explain something to you there's a table table table you know it she's blocking the camera alright right so this is the end

of night three okay uh and again this is the earliest we ended uh because we've been walking out of here after midnight uh monday of course uh with the longest and so um folks are still streaming out uh but i can tell you right now uh they're really going to be staying to the end tomorrow night. That's going to happen. Tomorrow is the big, big night. Here comes Clyburn. All right. What's up, Doc?

How you feel? I flew back from Miami. Yeah, I had to go pick up some money. I'll send you soon. I can make a campaign donation now. There you go. There you go. Yeah, thank you.

I appreciate that. There you go. So, y'all, again, so tomorrow, the big speech. How y'all doing? The big speech, Vice President Kamala Harris. This room is going to be lit tomorrow. Lit. There are some surprises in store tomorrow.

I think y'all know what those surprises might be. No, you don't. I'm telling you. You ain't the only one who knows. They're going to be. The Internet might be broken tomorrow. That's all you need to know. There's going to be some Texas representation.

The Internet might be broken. I'm all good. Senator Gary Peters, Michigan, how do you feel about this week, but also tonight and get ready for tomorrow? This is just amazing, the energy that we have. Tim Walls is an amazing vice presidential candidate here. He's just a down-to-earth guy. I've had the privilege of working with him in the House.

He's the right person for the job right now. And your state is going to be a huge, huge state for this ticket. Yeah, Michigan is certainly ground zero. You can't be president of the United States if you don't win Michigan. But Kamala Harris is doing great in my state. The enthusiasm is incredible, the amount of volunteers that are coming out, people who want to work, especially young people that are engaged in a campaign that they've never been before, so I'm very optimistic.

But we've got to remember it's not over until it's over. We've got a lot of work to do. And you don't stop running until you run through the tape. Exactly. And I've got a good feeling I might be bringing my show back to Michigan when I was there when you were running, so we may be doing that again. Well, I'd love to have you back because we are the center of the political universe. All right.

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That's when the Democrats took back, won back the House, and he became the Speaker of the House. And so that's why it absolutely matters. So tomorrow I'll start with you, Rebecca. What are your expectations tomorrow night to see the second woman accept the nomination of a major presidential party, nomination for president of the United States, and the first black woman? I'm going to be crying like a baby. It's going to be nonstop.

And it's not just the emotion of what's happening, but it's sometimes when you see yourself reflected back, it's almost like a gut ancestral cry. I'm going to, it's going to be an ugly cry. Yeah. I got, I'm already telling the person doing my makeup tomorrow.

Look, make it as waterproof as possible because it's going to be an ugly cry. I'm already telling the person doing my makeup tomorrow, look, make it as waterproof as possible because there's going to be streams coming down. And it's like I remember when Obama accepted the nomination. I remember sitting and crying that entire night. In the football stadium in Denver. Absolutely. But for this, because we knew everything that happened during the Obama administration and where we're at now. We're in a much better position than what we were then.

And so knowing the work that we have ahead of us once she gets elected, it's also crying for that, knowing what's possible and what we get to do over the next four years. Kwame, I just talked to a very prominent lawyer in L.A. Hey, Errol, what up? I talked to a very prominent lawyer in L.A. who's going to take a 6 a.m. flight, a middle seat. So he can be here. He said, I'm taking a middle seat from L.A. to Chicago because I got to be there tomorrow night. And you know why that is?

It's because we are the keepers of the culture. We are the keepers of the culture. John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Sheila E., and the names that will be revealed tomorrow. We are the keepers of the culture, and we are the people who are going to use that energy, use that culture to drive folks to the ballot box. And I think that's a really important part about tomorrow, and it's a really important part that keeps people engaged and part of why they need to be part of this process. Jelanda, if you look at the speeches that have taken place this week, if you look at yesterday with the Obamas or even Joe Biden's, they were very, very harsh, very critical

against Donald Trump. I'm going to say right now, I don't believe her speech tomorrow will be. I think the groundwork has already been laid. The amazing videos, tough videos they put together. is lay out a strong vision for the future of America and make tomorrow more about the future of the country and not specifically him. What do you think? I agree with you, and I think that she's going to, oh. Hey, jump on. Jump on.

Come on. Oh, come on. Come on. Come on. So for those of you who didn't see, it's Kerry Washington. That was Kerry Washington on the DL. I know, right? He just creeped by.

He's trying to come through looking glamorous and be alive. So I agree with you, Roland. We know it was Kerry Washington. That was my girl, Kerry Washington. I was trying to creep through on the DL. And it's so crazy because we saw her husband yesterday. Yeah, Nnamdi. And I was going to text her the photo.

Today I got busy. So story about that, Nnamdi presented a hero award because I saved somebody's life before they were married. Nnamdi Asamoah and Chester Pitts. But that's another story for another day. I agree with you, Roland. I believe that she's going to talk about hope and joy. She's going to lay out a plan because that's what they're hitting her with in air quotes. And so she's going to do that.

And for me, I'm already emotional just talking about it. I literally have never been a delegate at this convention, but I see myself in her. My granddaughter happens to be black and Indian. Her mom was Indian. My son is black. Look at that. And so Kamala is my grandbaby like what she can be.

So I'm just excited because I never thought that I would see a black woman be president in my... How you doing, darling? Of course your best friend was great. Of course your best friend was great. She did.

And she looked good doing it. Yeah, way down. We ain't just standing here holding microphones, Gayle. And so I just think that for black women and for black people, and we're the mothers, that this is important for us. And we're going to introduce the world to the kind of leadership that we can do. And we are going to save this country. We are going to save this world. And we're going to do it with dignity because people are tired of all the complaining of a silver spoon billionaire white guy. We're sick of it. And what do you have to complain about? Nothing. But we about to see somebody who puts their head down, and she's going to inspire people.

She inspires me, and I'm just excited. And I'm glad I'm in the House. And think about all the times that historically America has gone to that emergency, break glass, pull down black woman. You know, Harriet Tubman, so join her truth. So many great leaders throughout. Barbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan. You know, Sheila Johnson Lee. Sojourner Truth, so many great leaders throughout. Barbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan. You know, Sheila Johnson Lee.

Sheila Jackson Lee, my congresswoman. Always breaking that glass and asking black women to step up. Maxine Waters. You guys have answered the call time and time again. And they hit us. And they just hit us. And they hit us. And it's going to be a change tomorrow to take it to the next level, the ultimate level.

And I think that's what we're all excited about. Some of you, go ahead. But what's different now, we're not just going to do it and do emotional labor on behalf of other people, but this time we're taking the country back for us. We are taking it back. Right, right.

Because we ain't going back. This is our country. This is not about cleaning somebody else's house. No, no, no. So let me say this here. Of the biggest rat crook. So let me say this here. Of the biggest rat crook. So let me say this here for folks out there

who have to understand something. Oh, Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson. How you doing? So the folks who are watching and listening and you don't understand this here. When you talk about public policy,

what I get tired of, I get tired of people who complain about stuff and then say, well, my vote doesn't matter when the reality is, it does. If you look at what's happening, Israel and Gaza, there's a stark contrast between two candidates. There's a stark contrast between Donald Trump, who will literally turn Gaza into a parking lot, versus a vice president, Kamala Harris, who wants to come up with using the leverage of the United States to come up with a peaceful solution to stop death.

A two-state solution. And what we have to understand is that, and again, and I used this example before, and I'm going to say this to anybody out there who, all of you, whether you're Palestinian American, whether you're Arab American, whether you're African American, whether you're white American, and you are outside protesting, you're pushing, and you want action. Ain't one black person not understanding that. That you can't talk to black folk about this because we understand about how do you put pressure.

But in 1964, Atlantic City, Democratic National Convention, a group of black folks came from Mississippi. And they were hell-bent and they were focused on integrating the Mississippi Democratic delegation. Led by Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses and others. They push. They pressed. But then there was a solution that was offered. One, they were not happy with. Dr. King, Bayard Rustin accepted that compromise. And they cussed Bayard Rustin out. They were angry with Dr. King. Bob Moses left deflated. Fan Lou Hamer was not happy.

But Dr. King said, I cannot turn my back on a win today because I want to win the battle today and the war tomorrow. He told them the delegation, the entire convention will be integrated in 1968. In Chicago, in 1968, the Mississippi delegation was integrated, as was every single one. So why am I saying that? If you are somebody who is saying, I am not going to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris because of what's happening in Israel and Gaza, what is the alternative? If you say I'm going to penalize her and the Democrats, I get it, and that's your right. But what will be the alternative by that decision? What you have to

understand, it's a binary choice. And so the question is, how do you make that decision? And who can you meet with? So I hear this all the time. Because I hear so many silly people, and I really don't give a damn. Like, I don't give a shit. When somebody says, oh, you've been a shield for the party. This is very basic.

If I am trying to get something passed, the first thing is, who will grant me a meeting? Will they take my phone call? If Rebecca and Jolanda and Kwame, we were like, yo, we want to do this here. Who will meet with us? Who will likely set the meeting up? Who will likely agree to the meeting? Who will likely listen to what we have to say? As opposed to somebody who won't even talk to you. So part of the political process is, who do I have access to?

I cannot get somebody to support what I want to do if they won't even take my phone call. Won't give you a listen. And that's why I need us to understand. So those of you who are, those of you, and Mark Morial will agree with this, those of you who are considering the couch, I need you to understand the couch ain't going to feed you. The couch ain't going to supply lunch meals. The couch is not going to build roads. The couch ain't going to help you get a house, help you own a home. The couch will do none of that.

And if you listen to people, and I heard some of you Negroes out there, you ain't getting enough of that vote. It is a fundamental lie. Anybody who says your vote cannot make a difference is an absolute lie. Mark. Roland, you're just telling it like it is tonight, brother. It's a powerful night tonight. Hakeem Jeffries did a powerful job. Mike. When Oprah came out there, what a surprise.

Stevie Wonder, John Legend. Come on. And then Coach Walsh, he brought it. He brought himself. He brought his authentic self. So it was a powerful night and a strong night. But you know what? We are going to work precinct by precinct, block by block, house by house, neighbor by neighbor, person by person.

So we understand that voting is not a me thing. It's not a transaction. It's a we thing. Power comes from we, not me. And our struggle inside of elected or outside of elected has always been a we and us and our. And what we've got to do is we've got to continue to convey that and remind people that that is absolutely the case in this fall's election. So we're going to get momentum. It's a powerful feeling in here. This is our 12th democratic national convention and uh this one's special it's special i'm looking and history tomorrow tomorrow night yes sir we'll be there and i think somewhere fan lou hamer will be smiling tomorrow

night fannie lou hamer will be smiling shir Shirley Chisholm will be smiling. And many, many, many others. Barbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan, for sure. Will be smiling. Texas legend. And Karen Mitchell will be smiling. And Adam Clayton Powell will be smiling. And you could name, you could go down the roll call of the many pioneers

who could never have imagined this day this kind of convention. So always good, man. Keep telling it. That's why we're here. Keep telling it like it is. That's absolutely it. Fact check. And so I'm going to close it out this way.

A lot of you, you've been watching our broadcast. And when I ask you all to support us and give, I say, why we got to be here? And I'm going to keep saying it. Every day we've done this show, you have seen more black people talking about the issues than on every other network combined. Right. If y'all go count them, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox. One, you ain't seen all those black speakers. There were some people tonight, we had some tech issues. We didn't have them.

We're going to show you those tomorrow. So the bottom line is we got to understand this is why the Black Star Network matters, speaking to our issues that matter. And so that's what's most important. And so this is why we do what we do. All these other media folk, they done gone home. They gone home. But we want

to be able to give you this wrap up because we wanted you to hear from our people about what took place tonight. And so behind us, you see back there, is Governor Wes Moore. He might be coming this way.

So we're going to try to make him the last word. He gave a great speech tonight. And, again, I just want everybody out there to understand, you've got to get in the game. You've got to get in the game. I just want each one of you all to call five people and ask them the question, are you registered? And if they're not registered, are you going to register? And they say yes, when are you going to register?

If you're out there right now and you say I'm already registered, double check at IWillVote.com because Republicans have been removing folks from the rolls and playing games. And so check that. It's been happening. You got folks like that criminal attorney general in Texas, Ken Paxton, who wants to steal the election for Donald Trump again.

And so I just want you to call five folk and ask them. Call five folk and all around you because this election is about the margins. Biden-Harris won Georgia less than 12,000. Arizona less than 10,000. It was 45,000, 45,000 votes. 45,000 votes. That was really the difference. And so we got to understand it's a margins election. We got to understand that. Go ahead. But Roland, even after you check your voter registration and you confirm to make sure you are registered to vote, you have to come up with a plan to vote. Are you going to vote early

in person? Are you going to vote by mail if your state allows it? Are you going to wait for election day? If you're in Florida, if you're in North Carolina, if you're in South Carolina, we will still be in hurricane season. If you are in Louisiana, if you are in Texas. Don't waste. And let me tell you something. I always,

once I learned about early vote, I always vote on the first day of early vote because stuff goes wrong. Yeah, because you're going to bank that vote. You want to bank it. Well, because if there's problems, you can fix it. You got time, right? And the one thing they do in Texas is the Republicans make it very difficult even in Houston that's

urban to vote. So machines don't work, paper runs out, and then guess what your vote is lost your vote is lost so i always vote early yeah i think about harold ford when he was running for u.s senate on election day there was a tornado at 4 p.m that hit memphis and so all of the votes that he needed to bank from those who were leaving um school, leaving work to go vote for him. He wasn't able to bank those votes. So he ended up losing that election.

But you heard this, Jarvis Johnson, on election day, this past election, in that runoff, he lost by 62 votes. Yep. There was a storm, I mean, like a hurricane, a tornado in Houston. And for three hours, it was pitch black dark. I was at the polls. I was at Acres Homes. People did not come. It was quiet as a church mouse, right?

How many people didn't come vote for them three hours? And it was flooded because we had just had a disaster. So I'm telling you, you cannot wait until the last minute. You cannot. You have got to be prepared. The early bird gets the worm. And again, we already know what's going to happen. We know the games are going to be played.

When it comes to long lines that come holding folks up, we know what they are going to do. But we have to understand, and I always think about this here, when Nelson Mandela was elected, there were people who were in line for two days. There was an elderly black woman who died in line waiting to vote.

All I'm saying is they understood. We ain't talking about free for hours. They couldn't vote. It was two days. You know Terry Hodges? Yeah.

He was a state rep in Texas. Dallas. Yeah, and I sit next to her because we're delegates. I took pictures of her. I was so moved by her because she was crying. And I knew why she was crying. Because of what she went through. Big night.

We on. We live. We need to kill the last word. Big night. Last word. We on. We live. Last word. We need to kill you. Last word. Big night. We need it for the last word. Big night is we going to win in November. Huh?

We going to win in November. Yeah, but we got to work. Last word. I want you to shout too. Great to see you. Great job. Thank you. You did great.

Thank you. I mean, the energy is real. Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver was also a pastor. He said he's going to have to talk to Warnock about these bootleg preachers who are pastors and politicians. Tell him I agree because I know who they are. Just your perspective, again, tomorrow, watching history unfold. That's right. Well, you know, it's powerful because she understands this is going to be a historic moment for her and a historic moment for the country.

But the thing that the vice president understands is that's not the assignment. Making history is not the assignment. Making history is not going to get people to come out. Hillary made history. Correct. When understanding the assignment means going out there and making the change that the people are calling for. That's what she's prepared to do. And so I think it's powerful that we're about to watch history being made.

It's powerful that in November we will watch history being made, watching our first African-American female being elected president of the United States. But she very much understands that's not the assignment. The assignment is to go out there and make the impact and the difference that everyone believes and knows that she's going to be able to make. I got to ask how you are going to feel watching with your own eyes tomorrow night come to life. I think the night is going to be electric. I'm so excited.

We're doing everything we can to get her elected. She has proven her case to the American people. She'll continue to do that. And, you know, the women are here for her. The men are here for her. But more than she needs. All I'm saying, Kwame Jackson, don't be shocked. Tomorrow, Kwame, you see an A-stroke.

I knew it was going to happen. He brought you over here to see that. Just do that to me. Look, look, look. You might see an A.K.A. stroke tomorrow. You might see an alpha. I'm just saying. Yeah, you, look. You might see an AKA show tomorrow. You might see Alpha. I'm just saying. Yeah, you never know.

Kwame's a great brother, but not everyone makes all the right decisions. There is redemption, good brother. There is redemption. It's all good, brother. I'm so proud of you, man. So proud of you. Well, Governor, what I keep telling you. And you were great at the collective.

Well, I'm going to leave you here soon. What I keep telling the Kappas, without Alford, they just Kappa Psi. That's it. That's why I love you. Fred, I appreciate it. And this is what the D9 is about. This is what the D9 is about for those of y'all that don't know. Did you see?

That's what D9 is about. Y'all, that is it. For those of y'all that don't know. We're going to close it out with that. Let me thank Jolanda. They represent Jolanda Jones, Rebecca Carruthers. Let me thank my man Kwame Jackson. Appreciate it.

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