The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The 2020 Democratic National Convention: Day One | Common & Veronica Chambers

Episode Date: August 19, 2020

Trevor covers the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Common talks about "Com&Well," and "Finish the Fight!" author Veronica Chambers discusses the U.S. suffrage movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at, that's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News,

listened to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Hey, what's going on, everybody? Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah. It is Tuesday, August 18th, which means we are only 76 days away from the election and only 160 days from knowing who won. Now as you know, yesterday was day one of the Democratic National Convention.

And if you didn't have time to watch all two hours, well we're going to bring you all of the highlights just like we promised. So let's do this people. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancensing Show. From Trevor's Couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world, the Daily Social Distancing Show presents. The Democratic National Convention, electing America's first black president's friend. Now, every convention is not just about officially picking the nominee, it's also about telling

a story about what the party represents. And from the get-go last night, it was clear that the Democrats were trying to portray themselves as the party of diversity, unity, and also patriotism. The show kicked off with people of every race, ethnicity and gender, reciting the Constitution, then the Pledge of Allegiance, and then singing the national anthem, after which they were ominously trapped inside an American flag. I'm assuming the only way to set them free is by electing Joe Biden as president. I think that's how the spell works, right? And I mean, it's clear why the Democratsketsto lay the patriotism on so thick, because between protesting police brutality and

kneeling during the anthem, the Republicans have tried to make it seem like Democrats don't love America just because they criticize it. So look, I get why Democrats are trying to fight that perception, but if I'm going to be honest, you are never to be tru-tru-a-theat-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-s the the their..e-s.e-s. Soe. Soe. the-s. the-s. the-s. the-s. the-s. the-s. the-s. the-s. the-s. the the-s. thi. the-s. the-s the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. thi-s. the-s. the. the. theananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananane. theananananananananane. theananane. the.that perception, but if I'm going to be honest, you are never going to beat Trump when it comes to symbolic patriotism. I mean, yeah, you're singing the anthem, but any time Trump even sees a flag, he tries to fuck the shit out of it. Now, after 10 minutes of patriotism porn, the show heard from a number of everyday Americans, from the string state of Pennsylvania, the other parts of Pennsylvania. Business owners talked about their struggles during COVID and Trump voters talked about why they stopped supporting him. They also had an appearance by the family of

George Floyd who talked about the need to fight systemic racism. One of the most powerful moments early in the show came from a woman whose Trump supporting father died from COVID-19. I'm Kristen Rkisa. I'm one of the many who has lost a loved one to COVID. My dad, Mark Anthony Rkisa, should be here today, but he isn't. He had faith in Donald Trump. He voted for him, listened to him,

believed him and his mouthpieces when they said that coronavirus was under control and going to disappear. My dad went to a karaoke bar with his friends. A few weeks later, he was put on a ventilator, and after five agonizing days, he died alone. His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump. One of the last things that my father said to me was that he felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump. Wow. That was that that that that that that that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that to me was that he felt betrayed by the likes of Donald Trump. Wow, that was absolutely scathing. And she's right, believing Donald Trump is truly one of the most harmful things you can do. And that was that was even before he was president. I mean just ask

Atlantic City, his first two wives or any graduate of Trump University. The degree was made of asbestos. just ask Atlantic City, his first two wives, or any graduate of Trump University. The degree was made of asbestos. But after hearing from some regular Americans, it was time to hear from America's weirdest Americans, politicians. And one of the biggest speakers of the night was Republican John Kasik, the former governor of Ohio and guy who's always moments away from needing the Heimlich maneuver. He crossed party lines to warn his fellow Republicans about the cost of supporting Trump.

America is at a crossroads. Sometimes elections represent a real choice. A choice we make as individuals and as a nation. About which path we want to take when we've come to challenging times. America is at that crossroads today. The stakes in this election are greater than any in modern times. America is at that crossroads today. The stakes in this election are greater than any in modern times. Many of us have been deeply concerned about the current path we've been following for the past four years. It's a path that's

led to division, dysfunction, irresponsibility, and growing vitriol between our citizens. Continuing to follow that path will have terrible consequences for America's soul because we're being taken down the wrong road by a president who has pitted one against the other. He's unlike all of our best leaders before him who work to unite us, to bridge our differences and lead us to a united America. Wow, how creative. America is at a crossroads and he's to a united America. Wow, how creative. America is at a crossroads, and he's standing at a crossroads. I wonder if that was intentional.

Hey man, I'm just glad that Kaisik went with a safe metaphor like America is at a crossroads, because he could have gone with a much more dangerous one. America is in a plane that's about to crash, and only parachutes have been thrown out of the window. Wait, maybe this was a bad idea. Now understandably, a lot of progressives weren't happy to see the DNC giving airtime to a Republican who doesn't share the party's values. But at the same time, many people in the Democratic Party argue that in order to defeat Trump, they need to broaden their appeal to win those crucial swing states that gave Trump the White House in 2016. So if it means teaming up with anti-Trump Republicans, then so be it. And you know what this kind of reminds me of?

It reminds me of Godzilla. Like you remember how we hated Godzilla, right? Because he loved smashing our shit. But then the the showed up. And he didn't want to just smash our shit. He wanted to destroy the entire planet. So then as humans, we had to team up with Godzilla to take out Goddora. And who would have ever thought? We'd be with Godzilla. We gave him a speaking slot at the convention. But it was worth it because he smashed his shit, but we've got a planet. I'm sorry, I've been watching too many weird movies during quarantine. But don't get a twisted.

Kaisik may have spoken at the convention, but the prime slots were reserved for the Democratic heavy hitters, including the O.G. Progressive himself, Bernie Sanders. Together we must build a nation that is more equitable, more compassionate, and more inclusive. I know that Joe Biden will begin that is more equitable, more compassionate, and more inclusive. I know that Joe Biden will begin that fight on day one. Joe supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Joe will rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and fight the threat of climate change by transitioning us to 100% clean electricity over the next 15 years.

Joe Biden will end the hate and division Trump has created. And then we can finally go back to the hate and division that existed before Trump. You know, the regular hate and division, not this crazy shit with the red hats and the boats. What the hell is that? I'm really impressed with Bernie Sanders. Because he's doing everything in thi thi thi everything everything everything everything everything everything thi thi thi thi the thi thi the thi thi their thi their thi thi, their thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the thi, over, over, over, over, over thi, over thi, over, over thi, over thi, over thi, over th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th, th, th, th, th. th. th. th. th. We, th. We, th. We, th. I, th. I, th. I, thi, thi, thi, the, the. I'''''i. theeean, thean, thei. thei. thei. thei. thei What the hell is that? I'm really impressed with Bernie Sanders. Because he's doing everything in his power right now to take down Donald Trump. Not only is he giving a full-throated endorsement of Joe Biden,

but the man stayed up until 10 o'clock to give that speech. That's not nothing. And Bernie's point was very clear. that progressives cannot afford to cost protest votes like they did in 2016. Because this shit we live through? This was four years of Trump still caring about being reelected. Imagine what he'd be like totally unleashed. Forget pardoning other people. Second term, Trump will be pardoning himself mid-crime. He'll be out there rubbing banks like, all right everybody. I'm gonna need you to get on the ground, pardoned. This is a robbery, put the money in the bag, pardoned.

And by the way, ma'am, I love your boobs, pardoned. So the thrust of the night was clear. People across the ideological spectrum need to unite against Donald Trump. And by and large, I'm pretty impressed. I mean, a virtual convention has never happened before, but the Democrats were able to string together appearances from all around the country, from John Kaysick in a field somewhere, to Bernie Sanders giving a speech in a cabin where he clearly murdered Grut's entire family and stacked them in the background. But don't get me wrong, the night didn't go entirely smoothly.

Good evening. I'm Congressman Jim Clyburn. Here, in historic... Good evening. I'm Congressman Jim Clyburn. Hello, America. The price of failure is just too great to imagine. Thank you.

Oh, I see what's going on here. This was smart of the Democrats, trying to make it seem like they have the same embarrassing tech issues as regular Americans. their threats. And you're the same embarrassing tech issues as regular Americans. Very relatable. And you've got to feel bad for Bernie Sanders, man. An awkwardly timed applause can ruin any speech no matter how good it is. Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. Now, the truth is, nobody remembers all the glitches and the bad timing. Because all anybody was talking about today was the Democrats' closer.

Former First Lady and Walking Vision Board, Michelle Obama. I understand that my message won't be heard by some people. We live in a nation that is deeply divided and I am a black woman speaking at the Democratic Convention. But enough of you know me by now. You know that I tell you exactly what I'm feeling. You know I hate politics. But you also know that I tell you exactly what I'm feeling. You know I hate politics. But you also know that I care about this nation.

More than 150,000 people have died, and our economy is in shambles because of a virus that this president downplayed for too long. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is. Oof. That was ice cold. And what made it even more devastating

was that Michelle Obama wasn't angry. She wasn't yelling. She just stated Trump's complete failure as a president as an obvious fact. You know, it's the difference between your mom screaming at you, and your mom just casually sipping a coffee and going, well, not all kids can be winners. And you know, another thing I appreciated about Michelle's speech

is that she didn't shame people, right? In the last few years, it's been pretty standard in politics to shame people who don't agree with you and don't intend to vote like you. And a lot of it is fueled by the toxicity of online culture and how divided the country is right now. But instead of doing that, Michelle acknowledged that there are people who don't want to hear what she has to say, and then she respectfully and earnestly engaged with those who

might want to listen to her and asked them to back Biden. I think that's what made her speech so brilliant. In a way, it's almost unfair that the Obama Obama family was blessed with two charismatic public orators. I mean, they tha, tha, thia, th. thia, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thr-s, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, and thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, and thin, thin, and thin, and thin, and thin, thin, and thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thinators. I mean, they give great speeches all the time like it's nothing. And then you've got Trump who acts like he's discovering the English language as he speaks. And so we have these accomplishments, and accomplishments so true what a word. Now it's not surprise that Donald Trump wasn't as impressed by Michelle's speech, but the reason why was pretty surprising. She was over her head and frankly she should have made the speech live which he didn't do. She taped it and it was not only taped it was taped a

long time ago because she had the wrong deaths. God damn. That is one of the biggest self-owns I have ever seen. A hundred and fifty thousand dead. I've killed 20,000 more since then you idiot. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. th. th. thi, tho-I's thr-in. thi's thr-I's thr-I's thr-I's thr-I's thr- thr-I thr-I thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thr-in, thr-in, thrown, thrown, thrown, thrown, throwne, throwne, throwne, throwneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, throwne, throwne, th A hundred and fifty thousand dead. I've killed twenty thousand more since then, you idiot. Hey Herman, get a load of this idiot. Herman? So, that's how the Democrats kicked off their convention. And if Democrats can get some more speeches like Michelle Obama's, well then it's just a matter of time before America turns Donald Trump into Donald dumped.

Oh, tough room. All right, we've got to take a quick break. But when we come back, we'll celebrate the 100th anniversary of white women getting the right to vote. So stick around. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes.

It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Today is the 100th anniversary of American women winning the right to vote.

It's an important moment in history, and surprisingly, Donald Trump was aware of it. President Trump announced he will issue a posthumous presidential pardon for Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the woman suffrage movement. She was arrested and convicted for illegally voting in the 1872 election. I will be signing a full and complete pardon for Susan B. She was never pardoned. Did you know that? She was never pardoned. will be signing a full and complete pardon for Susan B. Anthony. She was never pardoned. Did you know that? She was never pardoned. What took so long? Oh, so now voting illegally is okay.

I mean, look, this is kind of a nice gesture, I guess, but based on what we know about Trump, I bet he's only pardoning her because he thinks she has dirt on him. Susan B. Anthony was a great figure in the women's suffrage movement and she also knows how to keep her mouth checked. Great thing, powerful day. But as important as this date is, the passage of the 19th Amendment, the passage of the 19th Amendment, th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote and the ability to pose on the gram with I voted stickers. They're like thirstraps for democracy. But while the 19th Amendment was a major victory for white women, the story is not started in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention.

The first women rights meet up in American history. Before that, the only time women could legally gather was to catch a bouquet. I don't need you use flowers, Beverly. Assuming you didn't sleep through 10th grade history, you probably know some of the people who were at Seneca Falls. Elizabeth Katie Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and even our homeboy Frederick Douglass got his hair pressed especially for the occasion. But you know who wasn't allowed to come? Black women.

The whole roster was just a bunch of white people and one black guy. It looked like the cast of a Mission Impossible movie. Even though they weren't invited to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toeea their their their the like the cast of a Mission Impossible movie. Even though they weren't invited to the party, black female activists were also fighting for suffrage throughout the 19th century. Everyone's always talking about Susan the Anthony. Well today, Susan should be stepping aside to let some black lady shine for once. For example, let's talk about Mary Church Turelle. She was incredibly influential in advancing the cause for women's suffrage. And in 1898, she delivered a speech to white activists that was one of the first expressions of what we now call intersectional feminism. Seeking no favors because of our color. We knock at the bar of justice, asking for

an equal chance. She's a better woman than me. I would have taken a bar of justice and knock somebody upside the head. And Terrell isn't alone. Activists like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman and Ida B. Wells all pushed for the vote, alongside for Goddin activists like Mary Ann Shad Carey and Francis Ellen Watkins Harper. They were fighting sexism and racism at the same time. You know how hard that is? You can't take your eye off either one for a second. If you're face-to-face with sexism, racism will sneak up on you like one of those raptors in Jurassic Park. Clever, racist. Anyway, by 1918, thanks to all the tireless activism from black and white suffragists

the like, President Woodrow Wilson endorsed the call for a constitutional amendment to legalize women's voting. Both Houses of Congress passed the Susan B. Anthony Amendment in the summer of 1919 and on August 18th, 1920, Tennessee became a 36th and final state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which means, Hooray! All women can now legally vote in federal elections and we all live happily ever after. Nah! What do you think this is a children's movie?

Do I look like the Pixar lamp to you? Buckle up Cinderella because we ain't the white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white white the p. to the p. to to to to to this is a children's movie? Do I look like the Pixar lamp to you? Buckle up Cinderella, because we ain't done yet. While white women got to stroll into the polls without a problem, black women, like black men, still face major obstacles throughout the 20th century, especially in the South. We're talking poll taxes, literacy tests, and even violence. If America put as much brainpower into science as a did denying black people to vote, we'd be living in moon mansions getting served by robot butlers. Why yes, robot chiefs, I will have another drink.

Finally, in 1965, President LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act, which outlawed racial discriminations and elections. On paper, but even today, Republicans continue inventing ways to make it harder for people of color to vote, like shutting down polling locations in black neighborhoods and making voter ID laws when they know black people are less likely to have ID. So even though 100 years of the 19th Amendment is worth celebrating, America still has work to do when it comes to ensuring truly equal access to elections. So this August, y'all can celebrate Susan B. Anthony, but then y'all better be supporting candidates who will finally finish the job for everyone.

Now if you excuse me, I'm about to seduce the postman to make sure he delivers my mail-in ballot on time, and because he's fine. I see you in those shorts, Gerald. You can get it, same day, overnight. Thank you for that, Adulsay. When we come back, I'll be speaking with the one and only common. Stay tuned. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television.

Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. So earlier today, I spoke with the award-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-nea-n't th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th Daily Social Distancing Show. So earlier today, I spoke with the award-winning rapper, actor, and activist Common. We spoke about this new health and wellness series on YouTube that he's creating and his appearance this week at the DNC. Common, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Peace, brother. How you feeling, Travel? Hey man, I'm doing good, taking every day as I can you know. It's good to have you here because every time I speak to you I feel like you're starting a new career. Some people know common

as the rapper. Some people know common as the action star who's fighting against John Wick. Some people know common as the poet. Some people know common as the activist who fights you know for people to have to be treated to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the the the the the the the the. the. the. theed theed theed theed theed thea thea thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. people know common as as the businessman, some people know common as the activist who fights, you know, for people to have to be treated more fairly in the prison population, and now we're going to be talking to Common as the man who's starting like a fitness brand, a fitness and wellness brand. Tell me about that. Yeah, so, Travis, it's a health and wellness series called Common Well. And really, everything you named for me is a line with purpose. Like if your overall purpose, my overall purpose is to inspire people,

is to spread God's love, it's to enlighten and bring joy. And this series is really about health and wellness. It's been a journey for me to understand myself more in a good way, like working out, eating better, meditation and you know, like therapy. I even got introduced to gardening by this, do this, the ghetto gardener named Ron Finley on the series. So like to me, Trevor, health and wellness for me has been like a way to combat when all of the hectic, the chaos, the fight that we got going against the, you know, the leadership, I'm like, man,

I gotta build myself up. I gotta feel great about myself and show myself love. So I go out there and do the good fight, you know? What do you do? What do you do, Trevor? Do you do anything for to stay like in that health and wellness thing? You can't interview me when I'm interviewing you. That's not how this works. I see what you're trying to do. You're trying to trick me into giving away, like the fact that I don't work out. That's what you're trying to make me feel bad.

Because now I'm going to say, oh, I eat to say common. You're just trying to make me look bad. That's what you're trying to do. No, man, you look good, man. You got the right sweatshirts, you got the right look. So, hey, we just go add a couple of things to that, like a couple of push-ups, a couple little sit-ups. You know, you. You, you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you look, and you look, and you look, and look, and look, and look, you look, and look, you look, you look, and look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, look, you look, you look, you look good, you look good good good good good good good good good good good good good, you look, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you.......... You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look, you look good. You look, you look good. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that, look good that, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look good th the th th that, look good the the that, you look what you're starting to do is you're try to encourage people to look inwards, you're try to encourage people to go like, hey man, I get that you're protesting, I get that you're involved in politics, I get that you're working, I get that you're trying to survive during this time, but none of that works if you yourself are not working on the inside and I think we th that we that we that we that we th th th th th th th th th th-in thr-in thr-in thr-in thin thin thin thin, thin, thin, thin, thr-a the theat theateateate, thro-a thro-in, that that that that that that that that that that that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're that you're thr-in, I th. thr-in, I th. th. thr-a thr-in, I thr-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-in, thr-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-s try, try try try try try try try try try try try try try to to to to, getting the body moving. It seems like a frivolous thing, but it's really important. I feel like you've always been like that as a human.

So when you say you're doing more of that, like, what changed in your world? Because I've only known common to be a guy who's like healthy and conscious about who he is. You know, I didn't start off. I started off on the south on on on on on on on on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south on the south south south south south south south side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side side I started off on the south side of Chicago eating barbecue, pork, you know, not working out, you know, drinking beer just doing anything. And I don't say, you know, I'm not knocking any of those things, but eventually at a certain point I just felt like I wanted to be better in my craft and better as a person that I started like taking steps. It was like just adding different things to my diet, paying more attention to myself, and I started to be clearer, I started to have, I felt more empowered, you know,

and I felt like I was more of myself. How that is enhanced during this period, to be honest, Trevor, it's been what you said, I've been able to spend more time doing it. Like sometimes, you know, because our days are busy, you know, before the pandemic I would get up and do my meditation and just be quick, quick with the prayer, you know, and now I get a little, I get time to spend with it, I get to appreciate it. And something you said, Trevor, it's super important. I always say it's like, it's no activism without self activism, really. Like, meaning, I want to go help the world. I want to help people's lives and change. to to to to to to to to to to the the the to the the the the the the to help the world. I want to help people's lives and change the world. I want to be a part of political change. But man, if I'm not good, I can't give my full self to that work. One thing we can't deny is America especially is really good at convincing people that being healthy is expensive and it's really good at making unhealthy choices, the

cheaper ones. If you come from a poorer household, it's a lot easier to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their their their their, their, their, their, I'm not a their, I'm not a their, I'm not a their, I'm not a their peck. I'm their, I'm their, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, Ie, I'm not a lot, I'm not a lot, I'm not a lot, I'm not a lot, theirnate.eck.eck.eck.eck.eck.eck.eanank.eck.eanank.eck.eanank.eck.eck. I'm their their their their their their their ones, you know. If you come from a poorer community, if you come from a poorer household, it's a lot easier to reach for a bag of chips. It's a lot easier to only eat fast food. There's nothing wrong with having it once in a while, but some people are trapped in this cycle. And I wondered if like, you know, if you've been tackling this or you're looking to to the tackle this in this in this in this in this in the series, the series, the series, the series, th, th, th, the the, the, th, the, th, th, the, tho, the, thrown, the, to, the, to, to, to, to, to, to, the, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a, a to, a, a the, a, a, a, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, they, they, they, they, they, wa, wa, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, of, toe, toe, toe, toe, they, the, gardens you were talking about, for instance, like how do we exist in a world where we get people to the place where it's like, yo, you may not have money to do the fancy things that a lot of people used to stay healthy, but there are simple, cheaper things that can help maintain your health as well. Yeah, well, I mean, this show is geared towards that. But we really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. to to th. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the. thi. the. thi. the. thowards that. But I we really break it down to like a raw level where you don't have to have a you don't have to go work out at some some gym or have all the like super equipment to work out. It's also like just as far as foods

go it's just adding certain vegetables to your to your diet and adding certain greens and just and also with the gardening you can grow your own food food wherever you are in the hood no matter what that takes.. and to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the to the to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to the to to their. their. their. their. the the the the the to the to to to to the to to to to the to the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the te. te. te. te. the the te. the the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to the are in the hood no matter what that takes. And I think, you know, even from meditation, it's just like finding your own space, like I want this commonwealth for the people in the hood, brother, and you know, and abroad, but it's really targeted towards making sure that no matter how poor you are or how, what economic structure you in, you can do this, man. And we deserve that. And I feel like that is one of the things that helps elevate us and helps us feel better about ourselves.

I feel like you've always been about elevation. You know, I wonder what you hope to achieve by performing at the Democratic National Convention. I know you're going to be one of the people who's performing. You take your performance your the performance the performance the performance the performance the performance to be to be the performance to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, their, to be, to be, their, to be, their, to be, their, to be, their, to be, to be to be to be thi, to be to be to, too, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to be one of the people who's performing. You take your performances really seriously. You try and pick the song that has a message and you're trying to get something across. What do you think people need to hear the most right now that you're trying to give them? Well, you know, at the Democratic National Convention, we performed the song, G. the song, the steps of Dr. King and the women and men of the civil rights movement, we of today want to bring people together by extracting

all the negative energy and not even like putting our minds towards that, but really focusing on how we can uplift each other, how we can spread love to each other, and that fight, man, I'm a fighter, man. I know, you know, I talk about love, but I fight with love too, meaning I'm not like, part of my combatant, the leadership that we have in there now is going out and doing for our people, doing for our people, doing for our people and like also make bringing awareness about voting and voting for the right people like Trevor I'm out here like I'm educating myself right now on like a lot of candidates is running down the ticket so I can go to states so I can go to the states and educate people who are from these communities saying hey man it's some good people running in your state we have

a organization myself and Alicia Keys and a few other artists called Urgency 2020, and man, I'm really enthused about that because we're going to take, you know, of course the Biden-Kamla ticket is beautiful, but we also want to make sure that people down the ticket are made aware of and we go out and get these votes. So that's part of what, you know, for me, Glory is all for that. It's that fighting, it's fighting with love. I love that, man. You are combative in your love. That sounds like what my mom used to say when she would whip my ass.

I'm combative in my love. Common, thank you so much for joining us on the show. I appreciate you. I can't wait to see you again in person. Look off to yourself, sir. All right, peace, good brother. Love, Travel. Thank you so much, Carmen. When we come back, Veronica Chambers is going to be talking to us about her brand new book that shows you the suffrage movement in a way you've never seen. Stay tuned. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television.

Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with New York Times editor Veronica Chambers. We talked about the 100th anniversary of American women getting the vote, and about her new book on the suffrage movement.

Veronica Chambers, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you. It's nice to be socially distancing from you. I really appreciate having you on the show because you've done something that I honestly think is one of the most crucial things ever, and that is writing a book that teaches people about history. And although you've written it predominantly for middle schoolers, I feel like th, w th, w th, w, w, w, w, welcome, w, welcome, w, w, welcome, w, welcome, w, w, w, welcome, welcome, w, welcome, w, welcome, w, w, welcome, welcome, welcome, wel like, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their, welcome, welcome, w. the their, w. their, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, wo, the the the the the the the the the the the the the thea, their their their that teaches people about history and although you've written it predominantly for middle schoolers I feel like everyone should read this book because it's about the suffrages you know the suffrage movement in America. It's about women fighting for the right to vote but what I find interesting is that it tells a part of history that is oftentimes

overlooked. Why did you think this book was so crucial? Well, about a year and a half ago, maybe a little more, we were thinking we knew the anniversary of the 19th Amendment was coming up, and we kind of gathered in a room at the New York Times and we said, what do we know? And it turned out not a lot. And so the idea of writing the middle grade book was really from that thing that journalists do, which is like explain it to me like I was a 10 year old. And if you can explain it to someone like you're a 10 year old, you really actually have to learn a lot to distill it. And that's what we did. And it kind of shaped everything,

including all the coverage we're doing now. I won't lie, one thing like normally when you read about the suffrage movement, it gets, it sometimes can be portrayed as like, and they asked for the right to vote and they asked again and they asked again, but you portrayed them as really tactical geniuses in politics. One of the first things we did is we had a roundtable of historians, and one of them, Kate to get the job done. And that stuck in my head.

So I really tried to let that infuse the writing in it. I really fell in love with these women. I have to tell you, they just became like my heroes, and I couldn't believe that I didn't grow up knowing about them. This book is about the women who fought for their right to vote. It's also the story, which is really difficult of how women fought for the right to vote, but not all of those women were treated equally when the vote was given to women. Tell me a little bit more about that. Well, you know, the Suffer's movement really has its history and abolition, the movement to end slavery.

And then the Civil War comes and the 15th Amendment is up. And they decide to push for black men to get the vote before white women. And quite frankly, you know, we have a sort of cultural moment of Karen's. The Karen's of the 19th century were not having it. They were just basically like, how dare these men who are just off plantations get the right to vote before us? And it really sets up a pecking order that we see today, which is, you know, white men, white women, black women, black women, and there's this clash, and it really breaks

apart the movement, and it's difficult, and it sets the tone for a lot. But I will say that I I that I that I that I that I that I that I that I that I that I that I th. th th thi th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi, thi. thi. thi. the, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thin, th. th. theeeeeeeeea. thea. thea. theeea. theeeeeeea. theeeeeeeeeea sets the tone for a lot. But I will say that I think that what Kimberly Crenshaw said about black women showing up and showing out, you see it so much in the history. As early as the 1810s, 1820, years before Seneca Falls, black women are giving speeches about women rights, and the motto lifting as we climb is really about opening the door as wide as you can get it for as many people as you can get it. You know, Susan B. Anthony is somebody that so many people look up to and they go like, man, if it weren't for her, women wouldn't have the right to vote and this was wonderful, but she does have a complicated history as a journalist and as a writer, how did you try and navigate that story of somebody who has done something amazing but also has extremely problematic views and try to hold other people back?

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white women who are fighting for the right to vote, but they're joined by black women who are also fighting for the right to vote, who, as you said, inspired much of the movement. You also have Asian women who are fighting for the right to vote. You have Latinx women who are fighting for the right to vote. And it really does paint a more, not just diverse, but really like superhero picture, thrown, that, thrown, and the today's, tooomoomo to reframe the story and tell it with all of the color, excuse the pun, that it truly deserves? You know, we think about diversity as ticking boxes, but really when you get into the story of these women of color and suffrage, they are really futurist. They are thinking about,

not just themselves, but other generations. 16-year-old Mabel Pingwalii, one of the largest suffrage parades in history knowing that the Chinese Exclusion Act meant that she herself would not be able to vote in 1920. These suffrages who were futurists were thinking not just about themselves, not just about the Graham and that's what I try to teach my daughter and her friends, is you know you don't have to have like likes to be a badass. You just have to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to to the to the their to to their their to their their their their to to have like likes to be a badass. You just have to do the right thing, be focused, and like listen to your heart and try to help people, you know? When kids are reading your book, what would you like them to take and apply to today? What would you hope that they try and inspire themselves to think about for tomorrow? Because many of them will go like, well, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, their, their, their, their, tho, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, like, like, like, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their their their their their to their to to to to to to to to would you hope that they garner from this that they may not necessarily immediately, you know, jump to? Well, I think it's funny because you saying that.

I remember being in school and thinking, oh, the civil rights movement is done. I'm never gonna have to fight that battle again. I think the one thing I would love for kids to know is that there's never just one thing going on at one time. And that's why it's actually hard to make a movement because white sufferers just were like we have to focus on women. And Ida B. Wells Barnett comes in and says we have to talk about lynching. And then, you know, Rose Snyderman and Margaret Hinchy come in and they say, we have to talk about child labor laws and safe factory conditions for poor women..... is that's the complicated thing about making a difference, is knowing that

nothing is happening in isolation. And really the trick of working through coalition and building a movement is being able to hear the voices around you and gathering together to do the work of many issues. That is the challenge of leadership. And I hope the book gives a little bit of a glimpse of how these amazing women did that. I hope someone gets books like these to the White House because I think they're not just fantastic for kids,

but they're fantastic for adults who may read at a child's level. So thank you so much for joining us on the show. And on creating a wonderful, wonderful book that everybody should know about. Thank you so much. It's been an honor. Thank you again, Veronica. Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, I wanted to remind you that there are a lot of groups out there right now who are working to protect and advance voting rights in the elections coming up in November. Now one of them is the the the alliance is is is is is is the alliance is their their their their their their is their their their their, their, their, their, thiii, thi, thi, thi, thi, to to be to be to be to to tho, to be to be to be to be to. to be, to. to. to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to to. to to to toe, thi. thi. thi. thi. the, the, the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. toe. one of them is the Alliance for Youth Organizing, which is a national network of local youth-led organizations

mobilizing people to vote. Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, wear a mask, and if you see John Kaysick on the side of the road, please throw him a sandwich. The Daily Show with Cover Noa, the Daily Show Weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central and the Comedy Central app. Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show.com.

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