The Breakfast Club - Future Black President : Kamala Harris

Episode Date: April 23, 2018

Monday 4/23 - Today on the show we had hopefully future president Kamala Harris stop by where she spoke about HBCU's, gun laws and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to Kim Zolciak-Biermann after her comments about racism not existing anymore. Moreover, we opened up the phone lines to see if any of our listeners felt the same. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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They're, you know, they're listening to The Breakfast Club. Get your ass up. Good morning, USA. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. Good morning, Angela Yee. Good morning, DJ Envy. Charlamagne Tha God. Peace to the planet.

It's Monday. That must mean my coworkers ain't here yet. I know Angela Yee's still on vacation. Charlamagne will be here in a second. Well, happy Monday to you and yours. I'm sure Charlamagne will be here in a minute. Hopefully you had a great weekend. Short weekend.

Seemed like the weekends are just running by so fast. Now, shout to Michael Blackson and Martin Lawrence. Give them a round of applause. Drop a bomb for them. Friday, they were performing at the Barclays Center. Michael Blackson killed it. I thought Martin Lawrence was going to actually do a whole comedy set, but he's not really doing, I guess, a set.

He's just kind of like hosting, which is kind of odd. I didn't know that. I don't know if I would have made that trek out to Brooklyn to see him, I thought he was actually going to do a set, but he didn't really do a set, it was kind of like hosting, he was just bringing comedians in and out, so I was kind of disappointed a little bit, I wanted to see a Martin set, but it was still a great show, funny as hell, so shout to Michael Blackson for hooking us up with some tickets, and also shout to Michael Bivens from BVD, over the weekend he had his baby shower, so I attended his baby shower, which was pretty good, shout to Michael Bivens from BVD. Over the weekend he had his baby shower so I attended his baby shower which was pretty good. Shout out to the whole

Bivens family and Tisha's family. I had a great time and this is baby number four for them, right? Yeah, four for them. So congratulations and shout out to Michael Bivens and thank you for inviting me. Me and my wife had a great time. And then finally, last night, shout out to our very own DJ ProStyle who works

at Power 105. He had a surprise birthday party. I think this is like party number 23 for him. So we celebrated his birthday. So that was a busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy weekend. And, of course, my daughter's learning how to drive, so she pretty much drove me all over the place all weekend, which is always heart-wrenching, always difficult. She still hasn't really mastered the merge thing yet, where you kind of slow down, but

you speed up just to get on the highway. She kind of just stops, and then the people behind her start beeping, but you don't want to put pressure on her, so you don't say anything, but you really want to be like, push the gas, go, let's go. Yeah, yeah, crazy weekend. Crazy weekend. But anyway, Kamala Harris will be joining us. Kamala Harris will be joining us this morning.

Hopefully, she will be the next president. African-American woman, graduated from Howard University, is doing great things in politics, and we'll talk with her in a little bit. And, of course, we got front-page news coming up. So many people passed away over the weekend. Avicii, he passed. Verne Troyer, mini-me, he passed. We'll tell you about all that and more, so keep it locked.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Char-Me, he passed. We'll tell you about all that and more, so keep it locked. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front-page news. NBA scores yesterday. Milwaukee Bucks beat the Celtics 104-102. They tied a series 2-2. Great game. The Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 103-90. Wizards beat the Raptors 106-98.

And the Cavaliers beat the Pacers 104-100. Now we got to send a rest in peace to EDM DJ Avicii. Now he passed over the weekend. They're not sure exactly why, but they're saying there's no criminal suspicion in the death. They believe he might have had a drinking problem early on and maybe that was due to it. He was only 28 years old. So rest in peace to Avicii. Also, mini-me, Vern Troyer.

Now, he passed away. He was, of course, in Austin Powers. He died at the age of 49. He was one of the shortest men in the world. Yeah, he has passed away. They don't know why. They're still doing an autopsy on him. They said recently he was drunk and saying suicidal.

He was treated for possible alcohol poisoning. He struggled with alcoholism for years. So rest in peace to him. Now, did you hear what happened in Waffle House? Now, this is crazy. Now, they're saying a gunman, crazy gunman, he ran up in Waffle House with an AR-15 and started shooting. They said he started shooting anybody. They believe, I think he was naked under his jacket, right?

Was he naked under his jacket? And just started shooting people. His gun jammed. And then one of the people that were eating at Waffle House was hiding behind the door and tackled the gun out of his hand. Now the, I guess call him the hero. He is a hero. His name was James Shaw.

He spoke about it after. I'm not a hero. I'm just him the hero. He is a hero. His name is James Shaw. He spoke about it after. I'm not a hero. I'm just a regular person. And I think anybody could have did what I did if they're just pushed to pushed in that that kind of cage. And you have to either react or you have to or you're going to, you know, fold. And I chose to react because I didn't see any other way of me living. Now, the young man that did the shooting had priors before he was actually arrested at the White House and the police took his guns away. And when the police took the guns away, he gave it, they gave it to his father and said,

do not give this young man the guns again. And the father, I guess, allegedly did. And that's how he had that AR-15 and shot up that Waffle House. You're talking about this seemingly proud member of Vanilla ISIS? This terrorist? Now, his father, I believe, if his father gave him those guns or he was able to get those guns from his father, should be charged.

The first time they took the guns from the dad, he said, do not give this young man the guns anymore. Do not give the guns to the kid. He got the guns again. The father should be charged with this one. All I know is this is a proud member of Vanilla Ice. He's a terrorist. That's what he should be called. And I do agree with you. If they took his guns from him,

you don't just give a kid guns back. It's not a PlayStation. It's not an Xbox. He had mental problems, as you can see. He thought Taylor Swift was stalking him. Like I said, he popped it at the White House. He's had problems before. There's no way he should have had those guns. Now, how do we know Taylor Swift wasn't actually

stalking him? You better stop it. Have you confirmed that Taylor Swift was not stalking this young man? I have not confirmed that. I mean, Taylor Swift, I don't know. Her shows aren't really selling out nowadays. We don't know if she got idle time on her hands, and idle time is the devil's playground. And also, lastly, Southwest. If you're flying Southwest, give yourself extra time.

Definitely call the airport because they say expect delays because of that engine that blew up last week. They're doing inspections on all airplanes right now, so they're having a lot of delays and a lot of cancellations. So if you fly Southwest, definitely call the airport and see if your flight is still on. You couldn't get me on that bus in the sky right now.

Especially after seeing what I saw last week. Not a person with my type of anxiety. I saw an engine blow up and a woman almost gets sucked out of the plane. I'm going to ride on you this weekend? Nope. Did we drop a clues bomb for James Shaw Jr., though? Yeah, we did.

Okay, drop on a clues bomb for James Shaw Jr. Absolutely. That hero. All right. Okay, took down a member of Vanilla Ice single-handedly. And also over the weekend, Adrian Broner fought. He did. Before Vargas.

It was a draw. It was a draw. It was a draw. I agree with that decision. First of all, that was a great card. Dropping the clues bombs for Showtime Boxing. That whole card was great. It was a great card. Javante Davis, he put in work.

He did. Then Charlo put in work. Mm-hmm. And I just feel like Broner wasn't active enough. He wasn't letting his hands go, man. I don't know if I gave it a draw, though. No, it was a draw. I think Vargas got that one.

No, no, no. Mm-hmm. No, no, no, no. Broner, though. Nah, it was a draw. I think Vargas got that one. Nah, nah, nah. Mm-hmm. Nah, nah, nah, nah. Broner almost killed Vargas in the 10th round. In the 10th round, but the first seven, Vargas seemed like he wasn't doing anything. It seemed like he was fighting.

Not the first seven. Yeah, I mean, Broder wasn't letting his hands go. He wasn't active enough. He'd have been more active if he'd have won that fight easily, but I think a draw was the right decision. Plus, a draw keeps Adrian Broner alive.

Alive, it does. No, it definitely does. And say what you want, Adrian Brona is necessary for the sport of boxing. He is. If anything, just for entertainment value. Oh my goodness. Alright, well that's front page news. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you're upset, you need to vent. Hit us up right now. Maybe you had

a bad night, bad morning, or maybe you had a great weekend and you want to spread some positivity. Either or. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. And Kamala Harris will be joining us next hour. Senator Kamala Harris, hopefully our next president, president one day. That's right. So keep it locked.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Pick up the mother, mother phone and dial. This is your time to get it off your chest. Whether you're mad or blessed. Say it with your chest. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club.

You better have the same energy. Hello, who's this? This is Brittany, this bus driver lady. Hey, Brittany, the bus driver lady. Good morning. How are y'all doing today? We're doing great and blessed. Get it off your chest, mama. I just feel like if you're somebody's friend, you're going to keep it all the way

100, keep it all the way. Keep it a buck. There is no reason why your friend is not my friend. Know my business. And again, that's because that's your friend, not my friend. And I was never pressed to be her friend. However, at the end of the day, I was born by myself. I'm a dad by myself.

I'm going to keep finding it out. Get up at four o'clock in the morning and do what I do. If you have anything to say about me, you know, say it to me, not about me. But, you know, people be, you know. What are you mad about, bro? She been holding this in all weekend. You might as well say some names. I don't know why you sub-tweeting people. Oh, she know who she is?

Say her name. Yeah, say her name, because we don't know. We don't know what's going on. It ain't y'all business. It just no show. I'm just using y'all business it just looks I'm just using y'all radio station she know who she is though all right baby hello who's this it's Taylor Arntz how are you guys doing today good morning mama get it off your chest all right well

I just want to tell you I had an amazing freaking weekend this weekend and I worked third shift and I just got off work and I listen to you guys all the time coming home. So I just want to say thank you for keeping my mornings alive on my way home from work and that's all. Why was your weekend so amazing? You got some s***? I tried but I'm a female and we have to go through our girly cycle so no

I didn't get no s*** but I wanted it. Baby listen a period don't stop nothing but a sentence. My goodness. It does stop a lot of things especially when your boyfriend's a germaphobe. Oh, okay. I got you. Tell him Charlamagne said grow up. I cannot tell him Charlamagne grow up.

He'd be like, who the f*** is Charlamagne? Why are you cheating on me? Well, just be patient. You got five more days. Hello, who's this? She could have been at the end of her. Hey, it's Tip from Miami. Hey, Tip from Miami. Get it off your chest.

Well, I had a pretty screwed up night. I'm going to try not to curse, but it's been a really long night, and I've been waiting for roadside assistance to come and hook me up. Oh, boy. What kind of car? It's a hoopie. I ain't even on front.

Oh, it's a Southwest plane. True, true. It ain't no Southwest plane. How long you been waiting, mama? I've been waiting for three hours. And then it's nighttime. They usually start working again at about 6 a.m., 7, so they should be there shortly. Hold on, I didn't know they take breaks.

Well, they say three hours, but they usually close until 6 o'clock, and then they open back up at 6, and that's when they usually pick you up. That sucks. Exactly. Why you ain't call Uber? I don't feel like calling Uber because I'm a couple of minutes away from my house, and I just want my car to be able to get home. So you're a couple minutes away from your house, but you'd rather sit in the car for three hours instead of calling Uber,

going home, and then going to pick the car up later on? Yeah. Lord have mercy. Maybe she ain't got it. How about that? Y'all got y'all parties all screwed up. Yeah, it's all screwed up, but it's going to be all right. All right. I appreciate y'all for letting me get it off my chest.

I love you guys. I listen to you all the time. Thank you. Angela. Angela, you're on vacation. She's been on vacation for a minute. Damn. That's what I said.

Well, thank you, Mama. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you're upset, you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake up. wake up. Wake your ass up.

This is your time to get it off your chest. Say it, say it, say it. Whether you're mad or blessed, we want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? It's Mike Will. Good morning, good morning, good morning. Mike Will, what's up? Mike Will didn't make it.

What's happening? Get it off your chest. Yeah, I ain't make it. I'm at work. I just want to tell you about the score on Instagram. It put a post of Solange for Time Magazine, I believe. And I posted that she's ugly as f***. She needs to

throw the whole magazine away. And the whole VHOP came for me. Well, first of all, you're out of line. Why would you say that about Solange? Solange is far from cosmetically challenged. Yo, she's ugly. I just want to know. Are you a troll? I can't talk to you. Mike Will didn't make it. Shut up.

I can't talk to him. That's your name. Mike Will didn't make it. Hello, who's this? J. Howard from West Virginia, baby. What's up, bro? Get it off your chest. What's good, Envy?

What's up, Envy? What's good, Salome? Peace. What's happening? Hey, what's good, bro? What's up? Hey. Drop a bomb for me for coming through the back door.

Whose back door did you come in? What, you dismayed on this weekend? I finally made it. I'm on the back door. Whose back door did you come in? What, you did some anal this weekend? Yeah, I finally made it on the breakfast sub. Oh. Oh, I thought you meant somebody, like, gave you some penis this weekend. Nah, nah, nah, nah. Not at all. All right.

I'm mad because I work overnight, and it's hard to hear y'all live in the morning, so I always listen to the podcast, but my wife's at work, be bugging. So it's like, as soon as I start work, I get my headphones on. All of a sudden, you know, you know, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. And all of a sudden, the joint start all over again. Well, I ain't gonna lie, man. You know, that's why I be late on purpose. Why?

Because people be missing the yo, yo, yo. So I'm like, you know what? I'd rather not get up. Yo, shut up. Yeah, that's the way you be. Hello, who's this? Hey, DJ Envy. What's up, man? What's up with y'all boys? Charlamagne. Angel, where you at? She's back?

Nope. Not yet. Tomorrow. Man, you see, man, I had a great weekend this weekend. I went to the, I don't know if you guys know who Prime America is, the African American leadership. There's a hundred, there's a lot of African American people out there making money, helping other African Americans. I just want to give a big shout out to you guys you guys are big leaders of the community also want to give a shout out to real quick my website mycareersolutions.info

check it out anybody who's looking for work log on that website we help out everybody doesn't really matter man we try to find people jobs that's it man charlamagne the guys dj nvi boys keep doing your thing man may god continue to bless people jobs. That's it, man. Charlamagne the guy, DJ NVI boys, keep doing your thing, man. May God continue to bless your family, your daughters, your kids, everybody, man. Hey, love, my brother. Thank you. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Shout out and happy birthday to

Emery from Rock Nation. Today's Emery's birthday. Shout out to my dude, Emery. I actually got on the new paper plane hat right now. Dropping the clues bombs for my guy Emery Vegas Jones. He's my guy. Yeah, so shout out to Emery. Happy birthday. All right, when we come back, we got your rumors.

We'll tell you about J. Cole's KOD albums. It breaks some records. And also, Tiffany Haddish. She's in the news this weekend. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Come on in. The Breakfast Club.

It's about time. What's going on? Rumor Report. Rumor Report. This is the Rumor Report. Talk to them. With Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Now, congratulations to J. Cole.

It looks like KOD, that single, breaks Spotify's opening day record. Now, KOD racked up 4.2 million streams in its first day, surpassing the previous person, which was Taylor Swift. I'm not mad at KOD. I didn't really like For Your Eyes Only, his last project, but KOD's dope. It's TED Talk music. I actually wrote in the work today listening to it.

I really like the record Windowpane and Friends, Tough Tunes. Okay, well, congratulations to J. Cole. Well, Tiffany Haddish, it seems like she was on a trip with her girlfriends. As she got to LAX, she was loading up her bags into an SUV, and then TMZ came after to ask questions. Well, Tiffany didn't like that. She said, you see me packing all these bags, how come y'all didn't help? And we actually have audio.

I fly here to LA. TMZ standing there. We got umpteen thousand bags. The man standing up on the pillar watching me and my girls load this SUV up all by ourselves. He stood there and watched us do it. As soon as we finish, he gonna come over and be like, can I ask you some questions? If you don't get the out of my face trying to ask some goddamn questions, you could have been helping us. I would have stood there and talked to your ass for 30, 45 minutes. I would have told you I would have told you who the f*** big be ass was. Drop on the Clues Bounce with Queen Tiffany Hattestown.

I ain't mad at her. You see me holding all these bags. I'm a female. I'm by myself. You can't help me put one bag in the car. I mean, common sense would tell the TMZ guy, if you're trying to get some questions, you're trying to get some video, the least you can do is help with a bag or two. Be nice. Yeah. That could have been the story. I don't know if he was by yourself

or not. If it was two of y'all, then one of y'all could have been helping with the bag, the other one could have been recording. That could have been the story. Well, the TMZ photographer said that's not his job and he was there to film. It's not my job to talk to your cameras. You know what I'm saying? It's your job to get me to try to talk to your cameras, but in order to get me

to try to talk to your cameras, how about do something nice for me? That's just common goddamn sense. Mm-hmm. And lastly, guess who's trying to get into the weed business? Lamar Odom. Lamar Odom, yes,

he's talking about investing into a bunch of brands of marijuana products called Rich Soil. He believes he can help people with their ailments, like it's helped him. I don't have a problem with that.

Now, if you say Lamar Odom is selling crack now, then I'd be like, you know what? That's very contradictory. That's very hypocritical. That's when you use the smoke crack. So you use the smoke crack, you can't sell it. But it's weed. Weed is legal in most places and a lot of places.

He says his goal is to get people healthy high. He's saying, I want people to do better. If I can get them high, I can get them better. Huh? That don't sound right coming from an ex-crackhead. That part didn't sound right. I'm sure that's not what he said. Yes, it is. We have audio.

If I can get him high and get him better, why not? How long? Healthy high. It's all organically, chested, and everything. Have you been like it? I started smoking a little bit more since I woke up out of the coma. Has it helped? I think so.

Really? I'm talking to you. Totally. Do you think the weight is in it? I can walk. I can talk. Hopefully, I can play again one day. And that's his next goal.

He wants to play again. What do you mean? Like in the big three or something, right? I think he wants to try overseas first and see if he can play some ball. How old is him now? He got to be between, I would say, 38 and 40. Somewhere in that range. Okay.

All right. And that is your rumor report. Now, when we come back, Kamala Harris will be joining us. No way in that range. Okay. All right, and that is your rumor report. Now, when we come back, Kamala Harris will be joining us. Senator Kamala Harris. Of course, she went to Howard University. She could be our next president. I want this woman to be president one day. All right, and we'll kick it with her when we come back.

So don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We have a special guest in the building. Yes. She went to the other H.U. I know you. She went to the other H.U. The fake H.U. But we let it slide this morning. Kamala Harris. U.S. Senator of California. And I feel the next president of the United States

of America. If she chooses to run. Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris. I feel the next president of the United States of America if she chooses to run. Ms. Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris, welcome to the show. Good morning. I am so happy and honored to be here and join you. You're going to let them diss Howard like that? Absolutely not. So who beat UNLV?

Hampton or Howard? It was Howard. Thank you. Who has the best homecoming in the world every year? Hampton. Howard? Hampton. Howard. Hampton. Who produced Thurgood Marshall?

Howard. Howard. You got a couple of all right ones over here. Who produced the Black Panther? We did the costumes. We did the costumes for Black Panther. I'll share the love with you. I'm going to share the love with you.

See, I didn't go to college. But if I was you, I would have said, well, who was stealing from the financial aid department? Oh, yeah, you're right. Well, who was stealing from the financial aid department? So she can hear this back, well, y'all got bad food over here. This is what bad food sounds like. It's just that thing slide. Well, welcome.

Thank you. It's good to be here. Now, for those who may not know, let us know a little about yourself. You're from the Bay Area, right? I was born in Oakland. Okay. And I went to Howard. I went out of Howard to law school in California.

I started my career in the DA's office in Oakland, California. And then I was elected the first black woman to be elected a district attorney in the state of California, San Francisco. I was there for two terms, and then I was elected Attorney General of California, making me the first woman and the first African-American ever elected as an Attorney General. And what about she's Jamaican, too? Yeah, man.

Did you grow up in the era of the Black Panthers? Yes. Did they have any influence on you? Oh, absolutely. I mean, my parents, look, my sister and I joke, we grew up surrounded by a bunch of adults who spent full time marching and shouting. Wow. For justice, right? So my parents actually met when they were active in the civil rights movement.

My godmother, my Aunt Mary, was one of the founders of the Black Studies Department at San Francisco State, which was the first Black Studies Department in the country. So they were active, and they were vocal. Jamaican and civil rights activists? I'm surprised you got an inside voice. Yeah, well, you know. Howard trains you to do things like that. But what got you into politics?

Because you did go to Howard. That's a party school. So we figured you would. Now that would be petty all in you now. I'm not, I'm not. But really, what got you into politics? What made you want to say this is the route I want to go? You know, I grew up in a community of folks, like I said, who are marching and shouting.

And I said, you know, yes, there is an important role to play on the outside, banging down the door, on bended knee trying to change the systems. But we also have to be inside the room where the decisions are being made. And I ran for district attorney because I wanted to be the one who was making decisions about what we were going to do with criminal justice policy. And, in fact, I wrote a book back in 2008 based on my belief about what we need to do to reform the criminal justice system. And here's how I think about it. Criminal justice policy, we have been offered a false choice. The choice suggesting that you're either soft on crime or you're tough on crime instead of asking, are we smart on crime? Right?

And by that, I mean recognizing that, you know, the public health model tells us if you want to deal with a health epidemic, smartest, most effective, and cheapest way to deal with it is prevention first. If you're dealing with it in the emergency room or the prison system, it's too late and it's too expensive.

So let's be smart on crime. And that means let's be smart in knowing that if we really want to have public safety, let's prevent crime from happening in the first place. Which means focusing on communities that we know need more economic support, need more pathways to economic health and success. Doing what we need to do to recognize that there's a direct connection between public education and public safety. So let's prioritize public education and instead of just being only concerned about public safety, because there's a real connection and it's actually cheaper to focus on educating young people than it is on incarcerating whole communities of people. Yeah, that's one of the first things I saw you do that I was extremely impressed with.

It was the Back on Track program. Yeah, that's right. What's that all about? So Back on Track is a program that I started years ago. I focused on the 18 through 24-year-old young drug sales offender. And the reason I focused on that population is because there are just a lot of them. And I also focused on that population because whether we were at Hampton or Howard, when we were in college, we were 18 through 24, and we were called college kids. Right.

But when you turn 18 and you're in the system, you're considered an adult. Right. Period. the fact that we know if that's the very phase of life in which we have invested billions of dollars in this world in these places called colleges and universities knowing that that's the prime phase of life where you can mold somebody to be a productive and an accomplished adult and so i focused on that population also understanding that when they pick up that first offense they will be designated a felon for life. And so what we did is essentially I created a program,

focused on them, and basically getting them job counseling. A lot of the young men are fathers, getting them support for what they naturally want to do, which is parent their children but may not have the skills or the resources. We focused on what to do around housing and just wraparound. And we ended up, as a result of doing that, and then when they would graduate the program, dismiss their charges. But what we also ended up doing is reducing their likelihood of reoffending

by a huge percentage. And that was a model of what ended up later by the Justice Department being designated as a model of innovation in law enforcement in the country. What do we do with so many, with drugs being legalized, I should say marijuana being legalized in so many different states, and a lot of these kids, like you said, are in jail for that same legalized crime

now. We need to decriminalize marijuana. We have a problem with mass incarceration in our country. And let's be clear, the war on drugs was a failed war. It was misdirected in essence. And, you know, we're now now more people are understanding when we talk about the opioid epidemic, that when you're talking about substance abuse, that's a public health matter that should not be thought of as a criminal justice matter.

And and so what we need to do is recognize that we have to get people into treatment where that is appropriate. But as it relates to incarcerating people for marijuana, I think it is long overdue that we recognize we need to change the system. I want to go back to your Oakland days for a minute because you said the Black Panthers had an influence on you.

And it's this whole conversation we've been having about how do we improve relations between police and the community? Black Panthers were an organization that actually policed the police. Do you think that an organization like that could exist now in 2018? I think that one of the greatest advances in the fight for civil rights has been the smartphone. Oh, OK. People will come up to me, Kamala, what all of a sudden is going on with all these cases of police misconduct?

What's going on? And I'd look at people and say, you know, you sound like a colonist. You know, colonists. Are you calling them a colonizer? No, a colonizer. Right, right, right, right. Fair enough. But the point being, you know, what colonists do, they go to a place that's been existing that way for thousands of years.

And because they're seeing it for the first time, they think they've discovered it. So the great thing about the smartphone has been that now it is undeniable when it happens. There is evidence sometimes playing for us in real time. As we know, it is audio it is visual and it is highlighting a need to reform the criminal justice system about around recognizing that we need to do a better job of training police officers around bias around use of force around the necessity to de-escalate a situation instead of using force as the first option, as though it is the only option. And more people are now involved in this discussion than ever before, because it is not just us who

is experiencing it. Now everyone is experiencing it, at least in terms of seeing it happen. And I think this is part of what has led to the reforms that are starting to take place. But there's still a lot more to do. On the Panthers, remember, one of the biggest contributions that the Panthers made was their breakfast program. Absolutely. They were feeding the community and protecting the community in that way. All right, we have more with Senator Kamala Harris when we come back. Don't move.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. We are The Breakfast Club. We are the Breakfast Club. We have Kamala Harris in the building. Now, let's talk about these schools and these shootings. I mean, it's scary. Well, first of all, you know, we have many, many communities

where our six- and seven-year-olds are going to sleep at night hearing gunfire. Absolutely. They are experiencing such trauma that is undiagnosed and untreated. Babies of our community who have regularly attended funerals of somebody who was killed as a result of gun violence, having family members. It may have even happened in front of them. in our community that we need to deal with without expecting that our second grader is going to now go to school and look up in the front of the class at their teacher and she's strapping a gun. That doesn't make any sense. When we're talking about school safety, there are things that we need to address that include thinking about why is this an issue.

And part of it is that we have not passed meaningful, smart gun safety laws in this country. Let's talk about that. Let's talk about how the NRA has grabbed people by their balls and their body. The testicles. There's a medical term. Testicles. Testicles. Medical term. Testicles. Testicles. All right.

And has caused people to have a lack of courage to address the fact, again, another false choice. I'm in favor of the Second Amendment, and I also want smart gun safety laws. Assault weapons shouldn't be walking the streets of a civilized country. I agree. We should have universal background checks. It makes sense. It's just practical that you might want to know before someone can buy a gun that they've been found by a court to be mentally unstable.

You just might want to know that. That's smart. Absolutely. The missing ingredient to get something done is for Congress to have the courage to act. Bottom line. And that's where I would say, okay, so then what can we as people

who want to encourage Congress to act do? What can we do? Let's focus on the 2018 elections. Let's focus on electing people who will have the courage and getting rid of people who don't. Well, you know, even with that said, you know, when everybody saw the police shootings happening, Barack Obama was in office. Why didn't he have the courage to act to implement something the way police weren't so gung-ho?

Well, I think that it's one of his big regrets that he was not able to get smart gun safety laws passed. In terms of the reforms, listen, Eric Holder, who was appointed by Barack Obama to be the U.S. Attorney General and the United States Department of Justice under Barack Obama did some really good work. They started opening pattern and practice investigations, investigating various police departments around the country who had a pattern and practice of racial discrimination and excessive force. And you know what's going on now? Under this guy. Jeff Sessions. You've been on his ass, by the way. Yeah. Yeah.

And under him, they're closing those pattern and practice investigations. Under the previous administration, there were consent decrees where there had been a finding of misconduct. The court kicked in and said, you have to act a certain way and we're going to watch that. They're shutting down all of those. They're reviving the war on drugs. They're reviving mandatory minimum sentences.

And, you know, again, that's why we have got to be vigilant at this moment in time, because we are looking at an administration that is rolling back the clock in a profound, profound way. Why is Jeff Sessions doing that, though? Like, is it really just Donald Trump trying to erase everything Barack Obama did? Is that what they really, really want? Like, they want to take us backwards, so to speak. Listen, I think this has been on Jeff Sessions' agenda for a very long time. Don't forget, Coretta Scott King spoke out against Jeff Sessions' agenda for a very long time. Don't forget Coretta Scott King

spoke out against Jeff Sessions when he was up years and years and years ago for an appointment. This is part of who he is. This is his history. This is his mission. He is silently and maybe not so silently carrying it out right before us.

Why aren't you afraid to speak out against him? I do speak out against them. I'm tired. Why aren't you afraid? Because we have to speak truth. Charlemagne, we have to speak truth. This is a moment in time that's

actually requiring all of us to check ourselves about whether we're going to have the courage to speak and to speak truth no matter how uncomfortable it may some people feel. No matter whether we're going to have the courage to speak and to speak truth, no matter how uncomfortable it may make some people feel, no matter how much it may visit upon us, criticism or expose us to attacks.

We've got to speak truth. We've got to speak truth about what is happening with this administration. Also, because as leaders, the people know. They know. They know in their hearts. They know intuitively, instinct people know. They know. They know in their hearts. They know intuitively, instinctively that things are wrong. And we need to put the label on it when we see what is actually happening from the inside. And so that's part of why I do it.

Because I believe that people have a right to know what their government is doing for them and to them. And, you know, come what may in terms of any response. How do we get our country back in order, though? It just seems like ever since Trump came in office, it just seems like it's just been an outspread of racism going on. And it seems like it's hurting our kids more than anything else out there. So I travel around the country. And I will tell you that I'm not buying the suggestion that we are divided as a country.

And here's why I say that. You know, when you wake up in the middle of the night with that thought that's been weighing on you, maybe, you know, some people call it the witching hour, three o'clock in the morning. When you wake up in a cold sweat with that thing that's been worrying you, it is never through the lens of the party with which you're registered to vote or, you know, the demographic a pollster put you in. And for the vast majority of us, that thought has to do with one of just a very few things. Our personal health, the health of our children or our parents. Can I get a job, keep a job, pay the bills by the end of the month? So many of our students, can I pay off their student? Can they pay off their student loans?

The vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us and we've got to hold on to that in this fight right now and then look to 2018 frankly and the elections that are coming up in almost 200 days as an opportunity to act what i love about this moment with this administration in power is people are acting. Look back to the Women's March. Look into the March for Our Lives. The March for Science. Because also this administration is putting forward policies

that basically say science should not be the basis of public policy, which is ridiculous. But people are taken to the streets in a way they never have. And in that way, our democracy is working. Now we just got to take to the

streets and then walk those streets to the polling place and vote. Because they used to say we couldn't vote. Legally, we weren't allowed to vote. Now they say we won't. We need to get out and vote because voting,

us voting is connected to every one of the other issues. Us voting is connected to who's going to be in office and how they think about criminal justice policy. Who's going to be in office and pay attention to something like

the rate of black babies and infant mortality. Who's going to pay attention to the fact that young black men are still at the bottom of the economic ladder in terms of opportunity, much less success in economic health? Who's in office is going to make a difference? All right. We have more with Senator Kamala Harris when we come back. Don't move.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We have Senator Kamala Harris still in the building. Charlamagne. And I know, of course, you just mentioned Me Too and Time's Up.

You're a big supporter today. Yeah. But you're also a Too Short fan. Yes, I am Too Short from Oakland. Yes, I am. How does that work? Let me tell you. What's my favorite word, Senator Harris?

Huh? What's my favorite word, Senator Harris? What's my favorite word, Senator Harris? I'm not doing that. I'm not doing that. I'm not doing that. Too short to pray from Oakland. But you can like both, right? Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course. I love music. Now, they call you the female Barack Obama. That's what I've seen when I Google your name. I don't like that, by the way. Now, are you considering or do you see yourself possibly running for president? Is that in your eyes?

Right now, I'm just focused on what's in front of me. You know, I've seen too many people focus on that thing out there, and they trip over the thing right in front of them. So what's in front of you, 2018? 2018. I was just in Detroit last weekend, campaigning and talking to folks about the need to get out and vote. I'll be all over many states.

I'm going to be in Chicago. I'm going to be in Wisconsin. I'll be in Florida. Probably go to Philly. We really have to turn out. Look what happened in Alabama. Everybody should really see and remember what happened just in a recent election, where Doug Jones, a white Democrat, the math is that a white Democrat won in the South because of black women. So our vote

really matters when we get out. It was over 90% of black men until we came out. Yeah, that's right. And that's right. That's true. That's exactly right. That's exactly right. You was on the debate team in college. I was. How did that help you in your line of work? First of all, it taught you how to come back from an argument. You know, it teaches you how to stand in front of a room of people and express your point. And then when your point is being attacked, to come back and respond. It teaches you how to think quickly, and it gives you confidence in the fact that you can stand in front of a room of people and state a position and defend it.

Because sometimes, for so many of us, we're the only one who is like us in a room. And when you're the only one like you in a room, there is a natural tendency to want to just kind of blend in. But what you learn during debate or what you learn at an HBCU or if you have the blessing of having a family or a community that teaches you, you learn instead that when you're in that room, you've got to speak up. And you've got to acquire the skills to know how to do that and to have the confidence to do it. You know, I mentor a lot of people, and I always tell them, your entire life you will have many experiences where you're the only one like you in that room,

only one who looks like you, only one who's had the experiences you've had. And when you sit in that room, you have to remember, we are all in that room with you. Yeah, what's the Maya Angelou quote? I'm not alone because I stand with 10,000 with me. Yeah, yeah. It's funny because I put my kids in debate class because of that.

To be able to use their words to fight back and not have to use their hands and still hurt just the same. And you got to objectively see both sides, right? And also, and to your point, also, the great thing about learning debate is that you learn there are rules of debate. Right. You know, because also, to your point, also, the great thing about learning debate is that you learn there are rules of debate. Right. You know, because also to your point, when you argue, some people would suggest that's pure emotion.

And that if you're getting in an argument with somebody, you're just emotional and unreasonable. What debate teaches you is, no, it's actually quite civilized to stand up and disagree with someone. And there are rules about how you do it. because that is what is done among thinking people. You do debate. I mean, you can go back to history and different forms of debate. The dozens. Yes, that was debate. A hundred percent. That was debate. Yes. And you didn't like what they said. And you just fight and you just keep fighting. Right. But that's that was debate. A question, you know, you mentioned, of course, we went to HBCUs. How important is the HBCU? keep coming back. We started fighting. Right? But that was debate. I have a question.

You mentioned, of course, we went to HBCUs. How important is the HBCU? Because we got away from it a couple of years ago. Yeah. And I'm looking at a lot of the colleges

and attendance and enrollment is low. So how important is HBCU to you and especially black families? Let me tell you, I am who I am today for two reasons.

Because of my mother and the family I was raised in and Howard University and HBCU. What you and I know, when we walked onto that campus for the first time, we were surrounded by people that look like us. Everywhere. Everybody. You walk onto, and I'll just speak about Howard, but I know Hampton is the same. You walk onto that campus, you can look over one area,

and you will see a bunch of young African Americans who are students who are in the business school walking around with briefcases. You look over at another area, and they're walking around in leotards because they're in the School of Fine Arts. The football captain and star and the homecoming queen and the debate team, and there are sororities and fraternities. And what you learn at an HBCU is you do not have to fit into somebody's limited perspective on what it means to be young, gifted and black.

You can be all those things. When I was at Howard, I pledged a sorority. I was on the debate team. I was the chair of the economic society. And I went to my share of parties, too. And you didn't have to choose. You could be fully actualized. And there was such beauty to that because this country still has such a limited view of what it means for a person to be young and smart and black.

And so at those years when you're learning your identity to be in that environment where basically everybody just says to you, you can be whatever you want to be. And by the way, and if you don't, it's because you need to work harder. Right. Because that's the other thing that happens. You can't walk away and say, oh, it's because of my skin color that I didn't get that. No, no, that's not it. So it's a wonderful, it's a wonderful place to learn who you are and to be proud of who you are and to leave them with the confidence of walking into the world. Also knowing

one other thing, you know, people from time to time will come up to you and they'll say, oh, you're special. You're unique. And I tell people, don't let anybody tell you that because there is something about being told that that also suggests you're the only one like you. Which means you're alone. And what an HBCU

reminds us of, no, we come with people. We got people. There are a lot of us. We're not alone. I saw you talking about corporate donations. Yeah. And you said it depends whether you would take them or not. I think that money has had such an outside influence on politics. And especially with the Supreme Court determining Citizens United,

which basically means that big corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money influencing a campaign. Right. We're all supposed to have an equal vote. But money has now really tipped the balance between an individual having equal power in an election to a corporation. So I've actually made a decision since I had that conversation that I'm not going to accept corporate PAC checks. Wow. I just I'm not So how are you going to raise money for campaigns and stuff? Well, you know, I've raised so far this year $3 million for my colleagues for the

2018 election cycle and most of that money has been like an $18, $20 increments. People are turning out. Well, what's the website? Give me the website. Go to KamalaHarris.org, and you will find it. K-A-M-A-L-A Harris, H-A-R-R-I-S.

If you decide to run for president in 2020, we'll do a fundraiser for you right here on the radio. No, we definitely will. We did one last year for Harry Belafonte's organization, Change for Change. Oh, good, good. We raised like 800 grand. Wow. We can get you a million or two. Okay.

If you decide to run. Has that ever been a dream of yours? Have you ever thought about it? I have so many dreams. I have so many dreams. Good answer. I do, though. I really do.

I do see the beauty of, you know, everything that you raised in terms of the reaction and the other side of the tragedy of what's happening. And that gives me a great sense of optimism about our future. And in the history of our people, we march, we shout, we sing, we dance. Right? Look at who just got the Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Kendrick Lamar. All right. You had him on your playlist, too. You had Hum Lamar You had him on your playlist too But look at that

Look at Beyonce and what she did at Coachella It has always been As part of our history That our artists Everybody is part of the movement Everyone understands That it's about the expression of feeling And we can do that

With joy And with conviction and with purpose. Great. I think God is setting us up for a woman of color president in 2020. I'm with it. I think that it's Senator Kamala Harris. I think she's our future president. I'm with it. And I hope God puts his hands on her and says, you know what?

I want you to do this. All right. God's plan. Put that on your playlist, too, by Dre. But we thank you for joining us. Thank you, guys. It's an honor to be with you. Thank you for coming. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get in the rumor report. Let's go. She's spilling the tea. This is the rumor report with Angela Ye go. She's spilling the tea. This is the rumor report with Angela Yee

on The Breakfast Club. Look, Yee is out and I'm tired of doing these damn rumors. All right, but now let's talk about Kanye West. Now, Kanye put a whole bunch of tweets up

in the last couple of days. Of course, you know, Pusha T's album is coming out May 25th. That's a fact. All right. I heard some of it. Then you have Tiana Tiller that's coming out after in the next month, June 22nd.

I heard some of that, too. You have Kanye and Cudi album, June 8th. I ain't hear none of that. Kanye West album coming out June 1st. I heard some of that. And then he announced Nas' album is June 15th. He said he's hand-producing all the albums, and Nas is the next one June 15th.

Did you hear any of that? No, I was supposed to, but Nas had took the file or whatever you call it. What do y'all call it when y'all in the studio? Pro Tools files? Whatever. Whatever it was, Nas had it. The session?

Yes, the session. There you go. I'm curious to hear about that. You want to hear Nas and Kanye? Yeah, that's been Nas' They've always said Nas's problem is production.

That's what they always say. I never really thought that, though. I don't think so, either. I'm thinking about his biggest record, Hate Me Now. You know, the first album

was all amazing. I don't know. Yeah, but yeah. Why wouldn't I be here for a Nas album produced by Kanye West? I think that'd be dope. Kanye said that he was doing those beats live from the sunken place.

Really? That's what he said on Twitter yesterday. I'm excited about that. Also, Wiz Khalifa announced that his album is coming out. He put a date on July 13th. It's called Rolling Papers 2. There's a lot of music that's coming out in the next two and a half months. You add Drake to that, you add Wiz, that's a lot of music.

That's why I just don't listen to everything. You ain't gonna make me listen to everything. I'm gonna listen to what I want to listen to. You're gonna listen to all that. You're gonna listen to all the Kanye stuff that he produced because you're gonna want to hear that. You're gonna listen to Wiz Khalifa. You're gonna listen to Drake. Maybe. I can't sit here and guarantee that I'll listen to Wiz and Drake.

But I like Wiz. I like Drake sometimes. Okay. Now, last week, a 19-year-old woman said that R. Kelly was grooming his girls with a sex cult and allegedly was giving them STDs. Oh, God. Well, it seems like because of this, I'll say allegedly that R. Kelly's publicist, his assistant, and his lawyer have severed all ties with the singer. Y'all like 20 years too late, B. Like y'all should have severed ties with him when the tape came out back in the day.

But I've been trying to figure out with all that being said, how is he still touring? How is he still selling music? Like people are still supporting him. Somebody's supporting him. You're not looking at me asking me that question, right? Okay, who am I looking at? Like are you serious? I've been up on this radio station saying this for the past eight years.

I do not know why people still support R. Kelly. R. Kelly is made of the same stuff that Donald Trump is made of. He's Teflon. For whatever reason, people still support R. Kelly and act like his allegations are not real. You act like y'all didn't see the goddamn tape. And love to bring up the fact that he was not guilty in court. Like there wasn't a whole tape out there with him coming peeing and coming on a

young girl. Everybody jumped just now. I can't say that? I don't think you can say that. Oh, I wasn't allowed to say that. I didn't know. Wasn't allowed to say that. Now also, didn't he reach out to you? Wanted to have a conversation with you and have a powwow with you? Yeah, he can kiss my ass, though. That's not happening.

Okay. Never. We ain't got nothing to talk about. That was my reply back to his people. We ain't got nothing to talk about. Never. Not on the record, not off the record, nothing. You know what I mean?

The only conversation I would entertain with R. Kelly would be a public conversation on the radio with him confessing to all his sins. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Other than that, we ain't got nothing to rap about. All right. Well, that is your rumor report.

All right. Now, Yee will be back tomorrow. And Charlemagne! Yes, sir. Who are you giving that donkey to? Donkey of the day is going to Kim Zoliak. We'd like her to come

to the front of the conversation. We'd like to have a word with her. Okay. All right, we'll do. Kim, when we come back, don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. I was born a donkey.

It's the donkey of the day. Donkey, donkey, donkey. Bunch of dead, dead, dead. For the donkey of the day. That's pretty funny. Charlamagne the Devil? Possibly. The Breakfast Club.

Yes. Donkey of the Day for Monday, April 23rd goes to Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak. That's how you pronounce her name? Yes. Kim Zoliak? Zolciak? Zolciak. I don't know how to show.

I don't. Zolciak. Now I'm all for freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought. Everybody has the right to say what they want. Everybody has the right to express themselves how they want. Everybody has the right to say what they want. Everybody has the right to express themselves how they want. Everybody has the right to think what they want. I stumbled upon a play called Inherit the Win. It was published in 1955.

And one of the themes of the play is that during this period, people stopped expressing their thoughts, beliefs, or ideas because they were afraid they would lose their livelihood or worse. You know, I don't want to live in a time period like that. I don't want people to be afraid to express themselves, to speak their minds, to think freely. I believe in the words of Evelyn Beatrice Hall, I may not agree with what you have to say,

but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. Well, maybe not to death, but I'll defend your right to say it. Now, with that said, you can have freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, but remember it works both ways. So you can say what you want. But if it's stupid, I have the freedom to give you the credit you deserve for being stupid. And if what you have said is not the truth, I have the freedom to call you a devil damn liar.

And that brings us to Kim Zolciak. Now I don't watch Real Housewives of Atlanta. I have better things to do with my time, like absolutely nothing. Uh, which by the way is my favorite pastime, but apparently Kim Zolciak has some thoughts about racism in America. Or should I say the perceived racism in America? Let's hear it. This whole racism thing in this day and age is bullshit. Every one of those motherfuckers on that couch go, this world of

apology for this racism. They already tried to claim that shit long ago, as you know. Nobody really bought into it because the social media wasn't there and racism wasn't all that real. I gotta read what she said because it's hard to understand mayonnaise when it's mad and mumbling. Let me see. She said, this whole racism thing in this day and age is BS.

Like to every one of those mother effers on that couch owes this world an apology for this racism stuff. If social media wasn't there, racism wasn't all that real. Let me hear it again now that I read it. This whole racism thing in this day and age is bulls**t. Every one of those motherf**kers on that couch owe this world a f**king apology for this racism s**t. They already tried to claim that s**t

long ago, Sheree, as you know. Nobody really bought into it because the social media wasn't there and racism wasn't f**king all that real. Let's unpack this. Kim says the whole racism thing in this day and age is bs i agree uh racism is bs and it's been bs in every day and age uh racism has never not been bs in any era okay racism is played out it's a dated concept and i can't believe in 2018 people are still racist but that's not what kim is talking about okay that's not what Kim is talking about. Okay? That's not what Kim is talking about at all.

What else did she say? Like, to every one of those mother effers on that couch owes this world an apology for this racism stuff. Kim, I don't even know what you're trying to say. Okay? Why do a group of black women have to apologize for racism in America? Kim, your ancestors were the oppressors. Okay? Your people should be apologizing for racism.

All right? That right there is the epitome of white privilege. The fact that you, a white woman, would ask a group of black women to apologize for racism in America. And then to say if social media wasn't there, racism wasn't all that real. That's terribly worded, by the way. If social media wasn't there, racism wasn't all that real. You know how I always tell white people to use their privilege to combat prejudice? This is the exact opposite of that, okay? This is a prime example of a white person using their privilege to act like problems that affect minorities don't exist, all right?

It's not that if social media wasn't there, racism wasn't all that real. If social media wasn't there, then all these racist acts wouldn't be caught on camera, and it would make it easier for white people like you to ignore them. But here's the reason I don't worry about expressing people that express themselves like this. This is the reason I don't worry about speech like this. Or the reason I don't worry about thoughts like this. See, the truth is, we all know racism is real. That's not even a debate.

I'm not about to argue with someone on whether or not racism is real. Same way I don't argue with people about Chick-fil-A being delicious. In fact, I would entertain a debate about Chick-fil-A being delicious before I engage in a debate about racism being real because the taste of Chick-fil-A is all a matter of opinion. Do you think Chick-fil-A is delicious, Envy? I sure do. Okay, well, we don't have to argue.

Do you think racism is real? Yes. I don't care if you thought it wasn't, okay? Because it is real, alright? Racism being real is a fact. It's the truth. Always has been and always will be. And when it comes to the truth, always remember that the truth is still truth, even if you don't believe it. And racism

is still racism, even if you don't believe it exists. Please give Kim Zolciak the biggest hee-haw. Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hmm. But I, but... What? We should humor her. Zosiac the biggest he are? Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Mm-hmm. Hmm. But I, but... What?

We should humor her. Humor her how? Because I feel like some people feel like that. What do you mean? In 2018. I think some people feel like... Explain. That racism...

Racism doesn't exist. You want to ask? You want to humor her? Let's humor Kim Zosiac. Okay. On a Monday. And people that may think like her. And by the way, whatever you call up here and express your freedom of thought,

you know, we're all about free speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought. Whatever you feel, I'm not even going to dispute you. Okay. Good or bad. Whether I agree with you or disagree, I'm not going to say a word. 800-585-1051. Do you feel that racism doesn't exist? Is that what we're asking right now?

Yes. Do you feel like Kim Zolciak? Do you feel like racism doesn't exist anymore in this day and age? Okay. All right. You want to play this game? All right. 800-585-1051.

Do you feel like Kim Zolciak? All right. Call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Angela Yee. Charlamagne Tha God.

We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you just joined us, Charlamagne gave Kim Zolciak donkey of the day for what? Because Kim Zolciak was on Real Housewives of Atlanta, and she said this. This whole racism thing in this day and age is bullsh**. Every one of those motherf**kers on that couch called this world a f**king apology for this racism s**t. They already tried to claim that s**t long ago, Sheree, as you know. Nobody really bought into it because the social media wasn't there and racism wasn't f**king all that real.

Now, if you didn't understand what she said, she said this whole racism thing in this day and age is BS. Like, every one of those motherf**kers on that couch owes this world an apology for this racism stuff. If social media wasn't there, racism wasn't all that real. The reason I read that back to y'all, because I understand that it's hard to understand mayonnaise when it's mad and mumbling,

so you probably couldn't really understand her. But I'm not about to debate with nobody on whether or not racism is real, but we are humoring people this morning. Hello. Well, we got to tell them what we're doing. Well, we're taking their calls, and we want to speak to the people.

Yeah, but we want to see if racism is, we're asking people, is racism real? We're just humoring them. What's your name, mama? Um, Jan. Okay, you don't want to give your real name. All right, Jan. No, because I feel like y'all are about to go all in on me.

No, I told y'all we're not going to say nothing. We're all about freedom of thought, freedom of expression, freedom of speech. Whatever you say, whether we agree or disagree, we're not going to say nothing. Are you black or white first, Mama? I'm a white woman. Alright, so let's go. Damn, you sound black. Your voice is transracial. Does racism exist?

You know, I love everyone. I love everyone. And I know that's something a racist person would probably say, right? But go ahead. What's your comment, Mama? Let me say this. I really enjoy your show. I like the music. But sometimes in the morning, I really get irritated because I feel like every day we're talking about racism.

And I understand that it is a problem. I do see and I have witnessed things where a black male has been treated differently against a white male but at the same time and everyone says there's no no such thing as reverse racism i don't agree with that because as a white woman i have been treated differently by a black race because what my ancestors have done i don't agree with what they did by any means. If I could go back and change history, I would. I don't like it. And I feel bad that people have to go through things because of what someone my skin color did. But at the same time, I don't feel like people of this day and age that treat people, everyone equal, should be mistreated. And that's the problem.

We judge books by its cover. Like your guys's comment about calling white people male i don't really know what that what's how you're meaning that so i can't be a one to judge i'm gonna tell you something your mood is mayonnaise right now mom i'm gonna be honest with you i love you but your mood is mayonnaise right now mayonnaise don't taste too good do you like mayonnaise do you like do you really like mayonnaise be honest no exactly it's disgusting that's what i mean okay it's nasty all right What does that mean? Do you like mayonnaise? Do you really like mayonnaise? Be honest. No. Exactly. It's disgusting.

That's what I mean. Okay? It's nasty. All right? Anything else? So mayonnaise is nasty. Yes. Okay.

Especially when it's warm. So you're referring to people as nasty. No. So the other day you said Taylor Swift was nasty. Attitude. She's a sweet girl. Attitude. She's a sweet Taylor Swift.

I've never seen her have attitude. Attitude. And the way she was singing that song, disgusting, nasty like mayonnaise. That was a bad cover. It was. Alright then, so why you mad at me? But that's a racist comment. No, it's not. That's profiling

someone because they're white, they're mayonnaise. Mayonnaise isn't white, it's like off yellow. Oh my goodness. Okay, well everyone has their opinions. Y'all have a great day. Thank you, baby. Have a good day. You have a good one, mom. I'm sorry for my calls. This guy.

800-585-1051 Charlamagne Dave, Kim Zolciak, donkey of the day. And listen, I want everybody out there that is really offended by the term mayonnaise. I need y'all to know that mayonnaise isn't real. What? Mayonnaise isn't real. It's a social conscript.

You never had mayonnaise on a sandwich before? Mayonnaise doesn't exist. I'm not messing with you. If social media wasn't there, mayonnaise wouldn't be real. Kim Zolciak said racism isn't real. It really doesn't exist. She said something to that effect. Do you agree with her? Call us now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy

Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Now, if you just joined us, Charlamagne gave Kim Zosiac donkey of the day. Now, why'd you give him a donkey of the day? For these comments that she made right here. This whole racism thing in this day and age is bullsh**. Like, every one of those motherf***ers on that couch,

oh, this world of f***ing apology for this racism sh**. They already tried to claim that sh** long ago, Sheree, as you know. Nobody really bought into it because the social media wasn't there and racism wasn't f***ing all that real. Now, I know it's hard to understand mayonnaise when it's mumbling, when it's mad and mumbling, but she said this whole racism thing in this day and age is BS. Like, to every one of those mother effers on that couch, oh, this world.

And I apologize for this racism stuff. If social media wasn't there, racism wasn't all that real. All right, well, let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Nicole. Nicole, we're talking about Kim Zolciak. Do you agree with what she said? It's crazy because I kind of feel like she was talking about them apologizing

to her for like you know, they ganged up on her. Just coming from where I live, I lived in Brooklyn and I went to an all black high school. What school? Before that I went to Lafayette. Okay. And I was

bullied for being white. And I'm actually half Puerto Rican and Spanish and half Italian. And all of my friends, I'm sorry? Do you think racism is real or not? I think it's very real. But I think it's real on both ends. No. And I think that if everyone just puts the color card behind us and moves forward,

all of this will stop and stop seeing a color on a person's skin. That's what we're trying to get white people to understand. Listen, not every white person feels that way. Not every white person is a racist. All of my friends growing up were black. You're right. Play the song, God damn it. I can't.

Some people feel like they're going through a conflict. Some people feel like they're going through a conflict. Huh? Okay, Mama. I agree with you. I agree with her. Not every white person is racist. We know that.

But, like, I hate when white people call up and try to tell black people, like, if y'all stop being racist, then we'll stop being racist. Y'all started this. Hello? Hello. Hey, do you believe... Good morning. Is this DJ Envy?

Yes, mama. Good morning. Good morning. I was just calling to give the comment about Kim crazy stuff. What you think about Kim? Will you agree with Kim? I don't agree with Kim. And it's hard to tell with people like her because she's around black people all the time.

So it's like, I don't know if she is a little racist or she just informed about, you know, how really black people act. I don't care if she's racist or not, but don't be running around saying that, you know, if social media wasn't dead, racism wasn't all that real. I don't even make no goddamn sense. Because that was BS. You right, you right. And, Charlamagne, I cannot believe that I agree with you. But you're right.

Hey, mama. What is the world coming to when people start agreeing with me? I know. Hello, who's this? This is Erica. Hey, do you agree with Kim Zolciak? Is racism real or not? No. I don't agree with her, but I called. Hello, who's this? This is Erica. Hey, do you agree with Kim Zolciak? Is racism real or not? No.

I don't agree with her, but I call to say I've been watching Housewives for years, and everybody who watches should know Kim's mentality is not even where most of ours is. So for us to argue with her is like we're giving her that opportunity to make us sweat, and we shouldn't because she's mentally not even on our level to understand the whole argument about racism. All right. Thank you, Mama. What's the moral of the story?

The moral of the story is truth is still truth, even if you don't believe it. And racism is still racism, even if you don't believe it exists. Knock it off. Like, come on. Like, stop it, Kim. Stop using the term mayonnaise. I am not going to stop. White people don't like it.

I am not going to stop using the term mayonnaise. I don't know why the term mayonnaise pisses white people off, but I think mayonnaise is disgusting. I think it's nasty. And when I use it, I'm using it to describe people with nasty attitudes. What about if white people call you fried chicken? They can't call me. I don't care.

I don't eat fried chicken. You see this skin? You don't get skin like this eating fried chicken, goddammit. All right, that's number care. I don't eat fried chicken. You see this skin? You don't get skin like this eating fried chicken, god damn it. Alright, that's number one. I used to eat fried chicken. Okay, but that has nothing to do with nothing. I'm calling somebody with a nasty attitude mayonnaise. Alright? Taylor Swift sings

a song and it sounds nasty and horrible. Mayonnaise. Alright? If I don't like a record, if I think a record is whack and it's a disgusting record and it happens to be by Post Malone, I'm going to say it's mayonnaise music. You know what? You know what? You know what?

Okay. We got rumors on the way. We'll tell you about Colin Kaepernick. He just won one of the highest honors. Dropped one of the clues bombs with Colin Kaepernick. My guy. And also 6ix9ine and Casanova gunshots at the Barclays. We'll tell you about it when we come back.

Breakfast Club. Come on. I have a confession to make. Oh boy. I went down to Starbucks. You did? You better not have a Starbucks. I'll knock it off the floor. I got some honey for my tea. I had some other green tea, some organic green tea that we have

up here. And I went and got some honey. I didn't pay for it. Didn't pay for it. So they gave you free... I stole it. What does that say on your mug? White tears? Excuse me? On your mug. Could you stop? Why do you make issues I stole it. What does that say on your mug? White tears? Excuse me? On your mug. Could you stop?

Why do you make issues out of everything? It does. You know what? Forget it. Let's get to the rumors. Let's talk Casanova and Tekashi 6ix9ine. Listen up. It's just in.

All the gossip. Gossip. The rumor report. Gossip. With Angela Yee. It's the rumor report. The Breakfast Club. Well, let's break this down. That was fight night over the weekend in Brooklyn. Adrian Broner was the headline in fight, and it was a draw.

It was a tie. As it should have been. I think that was the right call. I don't know about that one. I feel like Adrian Broner should have let his hands go more. He didn't. He didn't. Vargas had the first six rounds.

I think Adrian Broner, he didn't swing as much as I thought he would. But when he did. He did. He had the 10th round. He almost put that boy up. Well, after the fight, Adrian Broner had to say this after the draw was given. I beat, man, let me see the mic. Hey, I beat your ass.

Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. I beat your ass. Look at his face. It looked like I beat him with a beat Martin Luther King went, man. Be quiet. You know what? I'm going to be honest Martin Luther King went, man. You know what? I'm going to be honest. I'm an honest man.

We went at it for 12 rounds. That's what it was. We ain't go at it. That's gay. We can do it again. We can do it again. Go at it. It's gay.

I beat your ass. We can do it again. I beat your ass like you stole something. I beat your ass like you got suspended from school. I beat your ass like you stole my bike. We can go and get some more if you want. You bruised up. I'm ready to fight right now, fool.

Come on, man. Your face cut up. You need peroxide. You need peroxide and alcohol. You need to settle down I'm ready to fight right now, fool. Come on, man. Your face cut up. You need peroxide. You need peroxide and alcohol. You need to settle down. Your face on 6'9 right now. You a blood. First of all, if y'all sit there and act like Adrian Broner's not the most entertaining person in boxing, you're a damn fool.

If he could really, really back it up in the ring, then he'd be the biggest thing in the sport. I just don't understand what going at it means gay, huh? I don't know. I'm confused. His wife, he would be in called Manny. Stop it. Now, let's start.'t know. I'm confused as why people being called manny. Stop it. Now, Adrian Bronis said this about the rematch. Would you like to fight Vargas again based on this draw?

Hell yeah, but let's go to my town. You know, I want to fight him where I'm from. There's hella Mexicans and shit in here. Everybody keep booing me and shit. They want rice and chicken. I want some motherfuckers that want some Conys around me. What's a Coney? I have no idea.

I've been trying to figure out. Was it Coney Island, my hot dog? I was trying to figure out what a Coney is for all weekend long. It's a bunch of Mexicans in Brooklyn? I guess it came out to the fight. I don't know. I don't know. All right, now, also behind the scenes, allegedly, Tekashi and Casanova ran into each other,

and allegedly somebody fired a gunshot. Well, after this, Tekashi had to say this when he was outside. F***ing Barclays. Stupid. F***ing boy, it all wrong. Where you going? This whole score

hit the floor. Everybody getting shot. Boom, boom, boom. I don't know what's going on. Hey, man. I don't know. This is Charlemagne

the guy talking. In case you're new to me or anything that I stand for, I want you to know that one of the basic principles of my life is I don't know. This is Charlemagne the God talking. In case you're new to me or anything that I stand for, I want you to know that one of the basic principles of my life is I don't talk to niggas after 5 o'clock. Okay? Okay. Okay.

Well, I don't know what happened. They found a slug. Then they said somebody was arrested. Then they didn't find anybody. Did they find anybody? I don't know. All I know is... I'm over here drinking my green tea.

I'm somebody's daddy. Okay. Okay, I'm a husband. All right, a businessman. I don't have time for this N-word nonsense. Could you move on to something nice, please? Colin Kaepernick. There you go.

Amnesty International's highest honor. Congratulations to him. Drop one of Clues Bond for Colin Kaepernick, my guy. And then we have his speech after you are. How can you stand for the national anthem of a nation that preaches and propagates freedom and justice for all that is so unjust to so many of the

people living there? How can you willingly be blind to the truth of systemic racialized injustice? Is the people's unbroken love for themselves that motivates me even when faced with dehumanizing norms of a system that can lead to the loss of one's life over simply being black. The good brother Colin Kaepernick is doing nothing but the work.

Drop one of Clues Bonds for Colin Kaepernick, and I can't wait until he wins the Nobel Peace Prize. And congratulations to him, all right? And that is your rumor report. Angela Yee will be back tomorrow, and shout to Revolt. We'll see you guys tomorrow, right? Everybody else, the People's Choice Mix is up next. Let us know what you want to hear. 800-585-1051.

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