Supreme Court Showdown: Justice Jackson vs. Clarence Thomas

Good morning. Good morning. What's happening? Family. Welcome to the show. It is Michelle. Brian here at WNOV 8 60 AM 106.5 FM. You are listening to say something real and real talk. Once again, it is ridiculous today. They have said about 94 degrees, but it's going to feel like 100 and.

They are asking people to again take precautions. We should be done with this sometime later this evening. I think around seven. It looks like we may see a shift in the temperatures. But before I get into the show, I want to do this right off the bat.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Priscilla Cox reached out to me last night to make sure that I shared this information. If you are a senior 60 years of age and older.

I had to laugh because I was like, I don't really care for that term. But if you are a senior 60 years of age or older and you are living without a working air conditioner, there are a limited number of free air conditioners that are available for eligible seniors in the Harambee area and surrounding neighborhoods.

I don't know what is considered the surrounding neighborhoods, but I can try to find out. So you to be able to be eligible to qualify 60 and older residents of Harambian surrounding area currently don't have a working air conditioner in your home. And there may be some additional eligibility requirements, but this is the breath of what they have on the flyer.

Supplies are limited and will be distributed on a first come first serve basis to qualify applicants. So what you can do Get your pens ready if you need an air conditioner, you don't have a working air conditioner in your home What you can do they gotta be 60 and older call this number 414 488 6 9 2 7

The individual, they said her name is Frida Wright, F-R-E-D-A, W-R-I-G-H-T. But if you don't remember her name, I'm sure if you call the number, they can get you to the right person. So call 414-488-6927.

And they'll just say, please be prepared to provide your name, age, address, information about your current cooling situation. So again, if you do not have any working air conditioning systems in your home, please, and you are a senior, please give these folks a call. This is being sponsored by an organization called Eras Senior Network.

Beta Philanthropies and Collier's Training Institute. Okay. Thank you to County Supervisor Priscilla Cox Jones for making sure that we had that information this morning. And that's why I wanted to tell you right out the gate is 707. Be ready to start calling. I'm assuming right away this morning. If no one answers, leave your information. Try again at eight o'clock. I'm not sure what time the lines open.

But this is a limited number of AC units, so definitely be on top of that this morning if you don't have air in your house. All right. So now let me get to the bros in the building. What's up? What's your name? I don't really want to go to him first. I want to go to him first. I'm not going to do it. Hey, Clark, how you doing this morning? Today. Oh, wait, wait, wait.

We ain't settled in my 4th of July situation. So I'm still by myself today. Yeah, are you are you? All right, really? Nah, wouldn't be me. Wouldn't be me. Not that I celebrate America's 4th of July, but

I'm still taking that day off. I'm not missing no free days. But you're good, bruh. Y'all surviving the heat over at y'all house? Oh, yeah, you know what? I stayed in the house all day. Yesterday. But I had to get up cuz I had to go to the store. And I got in the car and my air conditioner wasn't really working too good. I had to go buy some freer and had to go get that thing done. Three cans to take to fill my stuff up.

Really, you know, but it's nice to know how to do stuff yourself though, but you took it to you had somebody I can do it for you Yes, it's nice to either be able to do it yourself know what you need have a hookup because I had some female friends Who a sequence situation janky and they taking a car to the shop then the numbers these people was giving these women was Asana I mean and I'm like, you know

And what I mean, because most of the time you might just be free. I'm just taking two. Oh, yeah. People are taking advantage, man. Yeah. Yeah. And so I tell people, I say, I'm not being sexist about this. But anytime I step in a car repair, if I don't know it myself and having researched it, as soon as they tell me what's going on with my vehicle, I say, hold on, let me let you talk to my son. Let me let you talk to my brother. Yeah. And I really try to do.

Well, both of them is real tripped out. And the people, the mechanics and stuff, they know when they're talking to both of them, there will be no gangs played. Because these brothers know.

You know, cars, they know what they're doing. But yeah, it's some women out here, straight getting robbed. And some of you girls that don't know nothing. They see you coming. Pretty Ricky. Don't know nothing about the vehicle. They all got the pretty car, got all the fit, got the jewelry. Dumb as a box of rocks when they come to a car. Don't know nothing. They say, oh, yeah, we see him coming. His name might as well be Madeline.

I'm telling you, I'm telling you. So look, y'all, don't be playing with these people. Get more than one opinion. All right, I put it off as long as I can. Hello, sir. How are you? I could even get it out. You know what? You should work on your food. Good morning, Mr. Rideout. How are you today, sir? Oh, no.

It's hot as hell Like a raisin

Feel all right. We're good. You know it's a pretty fly low bruise cap. You got a Scala night. Yeah, you know, I do some strange was that was that made available to everyone not to everybody. I haven't really seen that that's right Really see that particular brewers cat see like somebody got an inside track. Well, you know sale. Nope. I don't

Well, let me tell you, you know, sometimes you gotta use what you got. You know, if you got it available, use it. You know, it's hot outside, very, very, very warm. Or I should say hot, I should say. Meteorologists may not come down to tell you drink a lot of water, take some ice cubes with you and stay in the house if you can. Back to you, Bob.

All right, well no You see I'm sitting here just quite like I'll say what and someone asked the question no one asked the question Why you no shell we don't really care

because we know the question is going nowhere. Pretty much. Pretty much. I like the lyrics. Oh yeah, I will. I will. You know, so if if the sun is hot, which it is,

Why is space cold?

We feel the sun card. I mean, do you feel it too? Right? How does he know? Why twice right twice? How does he know? Why is space cold? Space is cold. Because it is nearly a vacuum, which means it lacks matter in order for there to be heat. It requires physical particles.

to transfer energy because space has almost no molecules to absorb and retain the sun's radiation. The empty space itself remains near absolute zero, even though the sunlight is intensely hot. So the sun has to have something that can absorb it. Space has nothing moving around and floating in space that can absorb the sun's heat.

Right. Praise. So you said... Come on. Wait. So you said that space has what matters? So what you said? It lacks matter. It doesn't have anything matter being, you know, energy particles moving through that can absorb the sun.

That's why Lauren Hill put out that song, Nothing Even Matters. That's my favorite song. I got it. It makes sense. Really? Nothing even matters. That's what, that's what. I mean, but like if you think about when you're sitting in the shade, right, there's something shielding. That's covering the sun. Right, from getting through. So it's kind of the same concept.

There's nothing. That's crazy though. Yeah, I mean, you know, it is. Because you know the science. Come up with a bootleg name for that. Don't don't disparage Bill Nye. Bill Nye got real degree. In science. In science. He has degrees in science.

And let me just say good morning to everyone on YouTube and Facebook. Yes, young people, while you may be on summer vacation, you are going to get educated every Wednesday here at WNOV. Kennedy is at home, shaking her hair right now. Mr. Jermay. Hey, someone asked the question. Someone is me, man. Mr. Jermay. No, no, but seriously. Seriously? I mean, this was.

something that you didn't have a clue but just how and I really Bring them up as a joke, but how you find the actual meaning is crazy All right, let me just do a quick update what's going on with that

So she said the senior network doesn't open until 9 a.m. The number I gave is for her voicemail Well, that's the number that's on the flyer so call that number leave a message And then at 9 a.m. You could actually and let me see because what is it? Is it called the senior network? And I'll look to see if I see a phone number for the senior network. This is regarding The air conditioners

that are available Milwaukee How are you gonna ask a question and you don't even know the answer? How are you gonna? How are you gonna ask a question and you don't even know the answer? Well for that person that said that that's why you asked him and there's

Don't get mad. The reason why I asked the question is because it's going to make no sense if the sun is hot while it's cold. Our listeners can be so supportive and jakey at the same time. They'll mess with you. They'll get at you for just a second. I just want to say that

Oh, thank you. Look on the job this morning. So the debt provided another number to be able to reach these folks at 9am, 414-488-6500. 414-488-6500. Again, this is about the AC units. All right. So I got guests coming in this morning. So let me try to get to a couple of things. I got to take my first break in a second.

Since I'm doing announcements, let me just keep it there for a second. Oh, I was about to say Clark has been able to monitor our folks when they log in on social media and Clark who who is the number one person every morning? Nobody beats eval Kenya Nobody beats eval Kenya getting in as the first person

in the morning. She holds the record. She holds the record. Kudos and much love and respect. Got her stuff set out. She'll have to do nothing. It just pop out. All right, couple of quick things before I go to break. Starting on June 17th, but there is a summer literacy tutoring

I'm sorry, there's some illiteracy tutoring that is available. Two hour classes. There is a cost for this, $30. Students are grouped with similar reading levels. Groups cap at five students. This is grades three through six. They also have hybrid learning and they use age appropriate culturally relevant text in our learning. This is a DPI licensed teacher slash librarian.

If you are interested in getting some additional help for your child this summer, they may need help with reading. You can reach out to Ms. MISSD as in David, librarian at gmail.com. So Ms. D, librarian at gmail.com. In terms of camp, there is a overnight camp.

for youth ages 8 to 12. It is Camp Helen Brockman in Almond, Wisconsin. And in the first session, July 5th through the 10th. Second session, July 12th through the 17th. Third session, July 19th through the 24th. And it says, have fun exploring the outdoors, work on creative art projects, do waterfront activities.

Grow independence and resilience connect with caring staff and train mentors and this is information So I guess some of the sponsors Coa here in Milwaukee Camp Helen Brockman if you have questions are interested in the program 414 263 83 83 414

2, 6, 3, 83, 83. If you've not considered giving your child a, and they said there are camperships available. I'm assuming that's like scholarships. So if you had not thought about everything that you're going to do with your child this summer, here is an opportunity for them to go to camp for overnight, camp for a week. Ironically, my nephews,

Laquisha's nephews, which basically are my nephews now. They are actually in town. They are there in Wisconsin. They literally came in on Saturday and we pushed them right out the front door on Sunday morning and they are going to overnight camp. They are away at camp for 10 days. We, you know, can enjoy our refrigerator for.

I was so bad. They was here for 20 minutes. I had to go buy juice and fruit rollups and cereal, all the mess that we don't buy. And, you know, packed a lunch before they just, just foolishness. But so yeah, so the boys literally came in from Memphis, got here on Saturday and on Sunday, they was on the bus on their way to camp. So please, you know, give these, and then when they get back,

They're going to Black Arts MKE camp, um, downtown. So, yeah, we ain't gonna see them except for at night. It's so, it's so nice. Uh, the last thing I'll say before break, if you, um, I'm gonna see the best way to describe this. Um, so, I guess this is for internet.

unlimited data. Let me let me make sure I read this correctly. But this is about folks who don't have phone or internet service and there is this lifeline program where they offer voice phone service is discounted. It's $5.25 a month. The internet is discounted. It is $9.25 a month. I will get the number for this program and share that with you all. But

We still are seeing many groups do a lot around connectivity and making sure that folks can be connected to the internet. And when I come back, or in fact, I'll just say before I leave. So Kennedy made us the red drink that is the traditional Juneteenth drink for Juneteenth this year.

And so I have her thank you card that I have to get to her. I mailed it before. I may try to mail it this time. I mean, I'm probably not going to mail it this time because I need to drop off a book for Kennedy. I've mentioned this book before. I want to mention it to you all. It is a great thing to do with your child for summer. Priceless facts about money is written by a sister, Melody Hobson. And it says from the beginning of time to the

coins in your from the beginning of time to the coins in your couch and this book Melody Hobson is one of the coldest black women in money and finance in the country and The book literally teaches the the person everything that they need to understand about money. They say kids as young as six Can you know understand this material?

and Melody Hobson is the CEO of aerial investments. And so this is a great thing to do with your child over the course of this summer. Yep. Yeah, priceless facts about money. So it is a

a really good resource. I got it for Atlas and I know the AKAs did a event with a bunch of young girls. I think it was the AKAs, Lynx, one of them, but they used this book and provided this book to young women. I'm sorry, young girls and teenagers going through their program. So this is a really, really great resource. Again, make sure that summer

these children, because we talk about gap, you know, in their learning, make sure that your young people are still continuing to learn and develop new skills, new information while they are on break. Let me go to a commercial break myself and I'll be back and try to get into a few stories before my guests arrive. Michelle Bryant WNOV 860 AM 106.5 FM.

We got sunshine. Be right back. Real with your host Michelle Bryant on WNOV.

All right, family. Welcome back to the show. A couple of things. Number one, Sister Jeanette Herrera hit me up and said, let the seniors know that Clinton Rose Senior Center is closed today due to broken AC air conditioners. However, the other senior centers are open to attend. So again.

And you may want to call down to Clinton Rose before you try to go down here to see if anything has been repaired If you go later in the day, but just for right now that was where we just received from sister Herrera Before I tackle a couple things. Let me just take a second Because you know, we can see the comments in the chat and let me just say this on the air this Tony you get on my damn nerves

I see your comments in the chat and Let me help you bruh. I'm happy to have you on my show But I am busy. I have stuff going on all day every day Every time you call me it does not mean I'm getting ready to jump and respond and do something for you, but if you wasn't such a

blank in the way you act and try to front people on social media and any opportunity you get to publicly clown somebody, maybe people will respond to you better. But you're a joke man. You literally get on my nerves the way you behave. And I'm gonna help you and I'm gonna help everybody else that think they know me and they don't. I don't respond well to people trying to clown me.

because I go out my way for folks. So I don't respond well. I don't owe you nothing. So you coming on Facebook talking about you lied again, Negro kick bricks because you don't piss me off this morning. It is all kinds of stuff going on in this community and in this town that requires attention. Your issues are not the only issues.

It's all kinds of shows you can go on to spread whatever it is you need to talk about. But don't play with me. Because I don't owe you nothing. I am courteous enough to extend the platform to you. But I'm sick of you because you are punk in the way you do stuff. Don't be trying to front me. Don't get on this page with your poison.

There's a way to get people to engage you and respond to you. Your tactics don't work on me. So understand this, you're never invited. Let's just clear it up. So you don't have to ask, you don't have to question, because you're going to get enough of playing with me and trying to clown me on social media. I keep telling y'all, some of y'all think y'all know me. Y'all don't know me at all. Don't play with me.

You are rude you are disrespectful and you are demanding I don't like none of that because that's not the way I get down Now back to say something real with your host Michelle Bryant on WNOV

All right, let's talk about the Supreme Court. Yeah, he was right on point with that. I appreciate it. That's what producers do. Speaking of other busters, let's take a look at the Supreme Court decisions that were rendered over the last couple of days, one of which

You know was we were paying a lot of attention to that was the issue of birthright citizenship When I tell you that having Katanji Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court for me is Just a dose of sanity that I need Just to not just walk away from a whole bunch of these processes somebody

And Sonia Sotomayor and the other woman, Justice Isakagan, they make wonderful points. But to be able to get some of the cultural nuance that Supreme Court Justice Jackson brings to the table, it is so appreciated. So yesterday, the US Supreme Court on a vote of five to four,

pushback on Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order, okay? Donald Trump and His his racist cronies have been trying to figure out ways to stop folks from having citizenship in his country As far as I'm concerned who ain't white just just truth be told that's what it feel like and

So they go after the 14th Amendment. There are three amendments that are critical and key to Black people. 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. I've said this before, when slavery ended, African Americans didn't have a country. Black folks in this country were not considered citizens. There was the Dres Scott decision.

And if you don't know address God, I can update you, you know, bring you up on it. But we didn't have a country. What the 14th Amendment does is establish the fact that we were born in this country and we're citizens of this country. OK, now I could be more eloquent in the description, but that that that just is the gist of it.

So What Donald Trump and in on Fox News yesterday they all in a tizzy people gonna be coming to this country on Vacation and then getting pregnant. I mean, I'm sorry They're gonna come here pregnant and then dropping their baby while they in the US so they baby can have citizenship blah blah blah like if that was the case it would have been going on and There are some people that have done it But there's nothing that indicates in all of these years

of birthright citizenship being our policy, that this has been something that has inundated and harmed and hurt the country. Nothing. Zero. So Katanji Brown Jackson, while they struck down the president's birthright executive order,

She issued her own concurrence and she specifically went after Clarence Thomas by name See y'all gonna get enough playing with sisters by name. She went after Clarence Thomas so Justice Roberts they do a 31 page history walking through, you know, the birthright citizenship issue and she writes

I mean, a response to the dissent because Clarence Thomas voted for Trump to be able to have this birthright citizenship executive order that would ban people from being citizens born in this country if their parents were not legal US citizens, blah, blah, blah. So this is what she said. Quote, despite his longstanding endorsement,

of a colorblind constitution. Justice Thomas now surprisingly suggests that the citizenship clause was a race conscious remedial measure related only to quote freed slaves such as Dred Scott. Post at 56 and those who shared with him certain characteristics. It is for this reason he says that quote

Children who were born in the United States, but two parents not domiciled here are not entitled to claim birthright citizenship. And then she says some more stuff in there, but then it goes on to say, but that narrow vision of the 14th Amendment bears little relationship to the history of its ratification. Even worse, Justice Thomas is telling.

Eliads, the entire point of the second founding, the Reconstruction Amendments were an anti-caste, anti-subordination reset for the nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery. She goes on to allege that Thomas has a myopic treatment of the 14th Amendment. Quote, the amendment caused a paradigm shift in the trajectory of our nation.

The teacher who scolds a student for bullying a classmate hosts the student learns the broader lesson of treating everyone with kindness not just that one kid Did you hear what I just said? The teacher who scolds a student for bullying a classmate hosts that the student learns the broader lesson of treating everyone with kindness not just that one kid She went on to say

As an extensive footnote of cases, quote, denied by this court that refers back to Thomas's slavery argument, it is common ground that the 14th Amendment wasn't acted with one pervading purpose of securing equal citizenship for freed slaves. Also true is the fact that this court has time and time again denied Americans that promise.

I suspect, though, that Justice Thomas and I disagree about when and how that promise has been denied by this court. Modelist is long and sadly only getting longer. And then she goes on to cite 11 different cases in which they are rolling back rights secured for people of color, black folks in particular, and that Clarence Thomas has been a party to. What Katanji

And so many people that understand this whole thing or look at it through a particular lens have said time and time again is, and I've had these debates with Meach back and forth on the call here. We understood when we were fighting for rights, it was because black people have been maligned, denied opportunity, you know, the laundry list. But that other people would also benefit

from that fight. It's like a class action lawsuit. When they find out that perms are potentially causing fibroid tumors in black women or relaxers, not perms, relaxers, are causing fibroid tumors in black women, the first person who brings forward the case, you understand the bigger implications. So I'm not the only one that's going to benefit from this case being brought forward because it impacts other people.

in a similar way, who have a right to be healthy and not be harmed. These amendments work the same way. This was not done just for black people. While we were the immediate beneficiary, the way the courts looked at it and have looked at it, you know, since this decision was made was that no one should be denied

birthright citizenship that's born on American soil because what Clarence Thomas them have tried to do is say it's not soil that determines your birthright. It is your citizenship status. You know, it is your bloodline. Like it's crazy. But soil has been the litmus test. Were you born on American soil? Then you're an American citizen.

were you born in this country, regardless of all the extenuating circumstances, then you're an American citizen. But to see this black man constantly be somewhere at the center of eroding the rights of black people and people of color, it is one of the most sickening things to watch.

There are days when you feel sorry for Clarence Thomas that you so hate your skin that you in. That you so don't understand as a black man in this country everything that black people have been through and you want to sit here and peel back rights that have been fought for, people have died for, y'all know the speech. And just to see him, I swear it is one of the physically most revolting things in the world to me.

And then to know it's the seat that was replacing Thurgood Marshall. So there's one black man who leads the charge with all of the help and support from all of the different ancillary groups and workers and civil rights activists to get us voting rights, to get us public education.

that's integrated to get us this to get us that and then you got this other black man that they find to come here right behind Thurgood Marshall and over the course of years while he enriches himself and acts like a flunky, a slacky you know on these boats and yachts with white folks having white folks pay off his mama's house and pay for his you know nephew to go to college just just up under they behind you you are helping these people.

You are helping these people to destroy rights that we have fought so hard for and we know there has been no reparations made in earnest to black people since slavery So these few little measly things that have been done to try to write the ship and to see this black man's face at the forefront of Helping to sink the ship

mean it's too much. So, I appreciated Justice Jackson because she punched him in his face every chance she get. But this time, she called his name when she did it. Yeah, you're going to stop playing with me. That literally was the Kataji Jackson moment. You're going to stop playing with me. You're going to stop playing with black folks.

I don't know what you think your job is up here, but I'm gonna call you out and I'm gonna clown you every time. You know how mad this woman had to be to call him out by name? Because it's just not done. It's not etiquette. That's not the way you move.

You make your general statements. Everybody know it's thinly veiled. It's meant for you But she was like no, I want to make no mistake. I want to be clear the same way I call this Tony raggedy name She called Claire's time mistake. I want to be clear. I Want to be clear You're gonna stop playing with me The other thing that was done yesterday

decisions regarding transgender athletes, whether or not you had to be of a biological sex to compete in sports assigned to that particular sex. These cases were actually bought by transgender youth and their families. And what the courts have said is that the states get to choose. The states

can make the decision. So while some people are characterizing this as the US Supreme Court said that transgender youths can't compete in sports that were not their biological sex, that's not what they said. They said the states make the decisions. They said that they may be able to do this. So if you live in Cali, and Cali says that you can do it,

But Wisconsin says that you can't They they kick this back to the states Just so people know and just real quick on that birthright citizenship JD Vance was on a number of shows and Well a couple two I think two shows and he was talking about that the silver lining in The birthright decision was that it was a 5-4 vote so we can come back and get another kick at this can

That's basically what he said. That we have four justices that were willing to entertain. Stripping people of if you born on American soil, then you're an American citizen. We have four justices that was willing to entertain stripping them. Of that, that right. So just give us a little bit more time.

Mitch McConnell is getting old, so he ain't going to be able to help us cheat to stack the court. But if we get another shot at stacking the court with another one of our appointees, this is a temporary win for birthright citizenship. We'll be able to get it through. And he brought up basically like the way we sat in the background lurking around, waiting on an opportunity to go back after Roe v. Wade.

One of the things that this Supreme Court has demonstrated under conservative control is that precedent means nothing, even though Amy Coney Beirut lied, Justice Kavanaugh lied when they sat in those interviews and they talked about precedent and how, you know, these cases have been decided and that they were gonna, um, you know, honor that. Or at least that, you know, this is decided law.

That's the way everybody framed it. But what they have demonstrated is that, you know, my word don't really mean nothing. I'm able to go back. And so those were two of the big ones that came up. There was also something I don't know if many people saw and paid attention to. So there is this thing called Geofence warrants. The Supreme Court ruled.

on Monday, that when law enforcement officials use what is known as a geofence warrant, and this is a warrant that instructed Google to provide location data for cell phone users who were near a particular place during a specific time period to obtain evidence used to convict this man in a Virginia bank robbery case, they conducted, quote, a search for purposes of the Fourth Amendment.

by a 6-3 vote, the justices sent the case back to the lower court for it to consider whether, as the Fourth Amendment requires, the search was reasonable. So just understand that law enforcement reaches out to Google. They can track your movements through your cell phone and try to figure out if they can place you in the area of a crime when a crime was committed.

and what folks are trying to argue and understand is does this fall under reasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment? And are you subjected to them or not? Can you be subjected to them or not? So that was something that didn't get a lot of attention. But Clarence Thomas, he was all for it. Him, Amy Coney, Barrett, Alito.

because they contend that the majority's opinion will, quote, send seismic waves through our Fourth Amendment doctrine, but would ultimately not only have an effect on this case, but other cases, you know, as well. So I will talk about that. But this guy was armed with a gun into the Federal Credit Union.

Outside of Richmond, Virginia gave the teller a note demanding money got away with $200,000 but law enforcement officials did not have any leads until they asked Google With the geo fence they serve Google with the geo fence one And they directed the tech company to provide location data for cell phone users who were near the bank at the time of the robbery So it wasn't just him They asked Google to let them know everybody that was near the bank at the time that this bank robbery occurred

The information that Google provided to the law enforcement officers came in three tranches. They gave them a list of 19 accounts, but without the names attached, linked to devices that were within 150 meters of the bank during the 30 minutes before and after the robbery. The second was a list of 19 accounts. The government asked for additional information about nine. So the government was using this to whittle down who was in the area. But just think about that.

you get caught up in this search and you don't know that somebody is searching your phone records. Even though your name is not listed. So there were some there were some real heavyweight decisions that came out of the court over the last several days. We'll get to a couple more. I got a caller that's been holding. Let me go to the phone line. Hey, caller, what's happening? Good morning. Good morning.

I'm glad that a lot of black folk have gotten what they want because it's a simple fact. We all need to quit focusing now on slavery. You know what? You guys work with focusing and talking about slavery because that's all we had to hang our hats on in that 14th Amendment.

these immigrants in the coming years. I ain't got nothing to do with that man. And by the way, you said that it's very rare or it was rare that people come into the country having babies and dropping them. Let me explain something to you, Michelle. When they was talking about people being raped down at that border, kids being raped, they was raping and sending them up in here. They wasn't raping them with protection. They was raping them and sending them up in here. They weren't just raping boys, they were raping girls too, but mainly the girls.

and they was coming in here already ready to drop a load when they come in here and for the purpose of what and for the purpose of what for the purpose of being here in america for the purpose of the what was the rapist purpose

What was the rapist person? The rapist person was for self, for sexual gratification. And so how does that translate to them sending pregnant girls to the US? How does that translate? Because if they're trying to get in here, if they're trying to get in here, and they're being raped on the way here or at the border.

So, so then let's be clear. So let's be clear because what you just described is somebody that was already in transit to the U.S. They get raped. So they didn't come planning to be pregnant. They got sexually assaulted while trying to make their way. You're right. You're right. You're right. So then there is no big conspiracy, me. Let's don't fight. Let's don't fight. There is no big conspiracy, me. You just described the situation in which someone

beach. Don't don't try to deflect with a lack of details and information. I'm happy to what I'm saying. You start off by saying basically this is a conspiracy. But then you say these are people that are unintentioned. That's the way you framed it. You took it that way. That's why I asked the question. Why are they coming?

They're not coming to have anchor baby to be an American citizen They were coming to try to be a citizen on their own got raked along the way I'm sure that they were listening this year

Nobody wants to be rates in being sent here. But what about the ones that were coming here knowing that they had a load in their stomach and two babies on the side? But that's not what you described. OK, that's fine. But these are the perspectives. These are ideas, people that think outside the box. But no. And the other thing is, Mitch, how come somebody just realizes where I'm currently living is dangerous? I am now with child. And I want a better situation for my child.

So I'm going to leave this area to try to get a better situation for this child. I'm carry Okay, now check this out. We might as well put hanging I had on the 14th of May because they don't want to hear nothing about that the immigrants are already talking about I don't want to listen. It's not just Mexican Russians all of these people are coming into this country doing this

At this point right now tell me what the impact has been because it's not like okay to your point Let's just I'm gonna give you I'm gonna give you some some deference here. Let's just say your your calculations are correct. What's been the impact? What's been the home? Yeah, what's the harm? The impact is that you haven't looked around and seen what the impact I'm asking you. I'm asking you. What is the impact? What's the harm?

Give me the examples. Ma'am, the impact is jobs, the impact is the programs that will no longer be available. Let's stay with jobs. Let's stay with jobs. Because you just threw that out there jobs. Tell me what the impact, tell me what the impact in employment has been.

Listen, hold on. Can I just do my run and then you can... No, because I want you to give me... What you're giving me is generality. But you need... Well, then go, bro. Because if you can't defend your position... I'm really just putting it in my mouth, because I ain't... What you're saying, I'm saying about... Please, tell me how jobs have been impacted. Let me give you one example. One easy example that all the people that's listening can do if they got time.

Go to your local, and I keep saying this, and I'm not going to get up off this because this is where our low entry jobs are. Go to your temporary services across this whole state, and you're going to see who's running it, and you're going to see how your people are. Who's running you? Who's running the temporary agencies? Who's running them?

So are these privately owned employment agencies? They are. So they're privately owned employment agencies.

How is that impacting everybody else? Because nothing is stopping you. What's stopping you from going to start your own employment agency? Let's do this here. Let's do this here. I'll pay for the lunch. But whoever you want to know, for whoever you want to bring along with. Me? Let's go a little ride along. Me, I'm not getting ready to be upset about other people creating employment agencies to employ they people. Because they're not using, see listen, Michelle, they're not using the temporary service as a temporary employment.

They use it for a permanent program. How do you think they find a new car? What's stopping black folks from opening their own agencies and getting people placed? What's stopping them? Let me explain. What you mean? Our people? Yes. They said our people over there, black and white, and they don't send them out. They tell our people. But what is stopping a black person from opening an employment agency to ensure that we're treated fairly? There's nothing, but guess what?

Yes. When you get ready to set it up, a lot of the big vendors, a lot of the big corporations, small plants, they look at us as already being a negative force because the Mexican is consistent. Now, he don't work better than no Americans. He don't work better than me. No, no, no, no. And first of all, stop lying. Stop lying.

He may not work better, but I know everybody getting the roof put on their house. They hire a Mexican to put it on. And the damn roof will be done in four days with no, no degree. Like, no, we don't want to see some quality. I gotta go. I gotta go. I gotta go. I gotta go. Yeah, I gotta go. Hang up on them. Not being disrespectful, but I got guests that got here at eight o'clock and I can't take them because I got.

Okay, let's put her on and then I gotta get my guest brought into you have them come on in. Hey, Carla, what's happening? Okay, so this is here's a number for you to call. Okay, I'm ready. Hang on one second. Call 414. 414 488. 6500.

All right. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Yes, ma'am. You're welcome. All right. All right. Hey, y'all, as I get ready for guests to join me in the studio, you know, I just want to be clear. Trying to scare people for the sake of scaring people about, you know, it's going to be this massive takeover. There is nothing that stops people from participating in these systems. Absolutely. We can bring another chair over. Absolutely nothing.

that prevents people from being a part of the employment landscape, being engaged, nothing, nothing, nothing. So you can't just call in here. And again, immigrants are the boogeyman. They need to be controlled. We need to run. You know, like I'm just I can't do it with y'all. I just I can't.

So I have to switch gears for a second. I told you all I had guests coming in and they have arrived in the building So I'm gonna take a quick commercial break Just so that I can get them seated and situated and we'll be right back Michelle Brian W NOV a 60 a.m 106.5 FM Y'all know y'all making me work for this little money today. I'll be right back

All right, family, welcome back to the show. So we are switching gears this morning, talking about one of my favorite topics. As a lot of people know that listen to the show on a regular basis. In fact, we just had Dr. LaKisha Myers on the air yesterday talking about the fact that we have opened up the 2027 HBCU college tour that we host every year and starting at my family's alma mater, Alabama State.

down in Montgomery. And then we will be making our way through Georgia, hitting the big boys, Clark, Spelman, Morehouse, additional schools there. Then we'll be going to Florida visiting HBCUs. And so this is one of my favorite, favorite topics. I like when people go down a social media rabbit hole, I go down watching the drum lines. I'm always watching the bands perform and losing my mind.

going back from FAMU to Southern to everybody trying to see what's happening. So when I saw this event, that is the HBCU roll call, super amped, super excited right here in our own backyard. I also work periodically with LaKeisha Myers who, and I don't know if she's the chair of the HBCU.

It's like, I forgot what it's called. HBCU Connection, because I know they do an annual event every year. And so you get to realize how many folks in Milwaukee are HBCU graduates, alumni, have attended, maybe came back and finished, or went to another school to finish, but those roots are deep and connected. So I am so pleased that we have a studio full of HBCU folks in the building. Let me start with Courtney Kelly. Hey, Courtney, what's going on?

Oh, y'all coming up here with shirts and everything. If Tia was here, he'd be like, gangbangers, gangbangers. That would be his little two seats. What's happening, fam? You, how you doing this morning? I am good, a proud rattler here. Had to say it. What'd you say, Jerry? My son. Your son? Mississippi Valley State. All right.

Is that when you was law school until the graduation? Okay. I went to the wrong school. I ain't gonna say that. We ain't gonna talk about it. We ain't gonna talk about it. We ain't gonna talk about it. He literally parked his car up on the grass to run into the graduation because he had went the wrong way.

But Courtney, pull that mic up a little bit for me and tell folks about what we got going on and actually who we have in the building with us. Okay, sure. Next Wednesday, July 8th, we are going to be showcasing

HBCU alum, current students, future students, and as you said, those of us who are here locally to showcase that pride and just giving that feeling of being on the yard. So there's going to be a roll call session. This is outside of the PAC on the stage area. The Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center, yes. There'll be a drum line. So we're going to give all that feel. Shout out to your schools. You know, show that HBCU pride as we

do often and proudly. I'll point out our alum and then I'm going to pass it to Gerard Blanks who's the curator of this summer series. We got Sarita Blakely representing Tennessee State University.

Michael Shaw represent Mississippi Valley, and Mr. Gerard Flakes, who is the founder of Culture by Design. I'm going to actually present them. And we have a future JSU student who just wanted to be in the place, so she is doing this for, shout out to the Jackson State University. All right now, what's up, young baby? How you doing? And who else is, was that it? Is that everybody? That's everybody. OK. All right. Well, let me talk to the curator. Bruh, how do we get to this event?

So this event is a part of our Summer Soul series. This is the third year. And this year, we're only doing one. We're only doing one. In past years, we've done five to six. So... Wait, five to six roll calls? No, five to six Summer Soul events. Okay. Yeah, we only do the roll call once. Okay. Yeah. So next week's event is a part of Northwestern Mutual's HBCU hometown connection.

program. Are you familiar with that at all? A little bit, but please tell our listeners about it. It's a really amazing program. They help, they support a number of local students who have decided to go to an HBCU. So not only do they give them scholarship money, but they give them other in kind support. They have a whole program staff that gets them situated at their schools, throws these type of events when they come home during the summer in the winter. So my organization

Coach by Design has worked with Northwestern Mutual to do their sort of homecoming social events. So all of the students have come home for the summer and this is one of the events that Northwestern Mutual holds. So that is a part of Summer Soul. And so for folks that may not fully be familiar with Summer Soul, can you just kind of walk us through that just for a moment? Yeah, so.

This is the third year and the first two years we would do five to six. This year we're only, this is a one night only event this year. So next week, Wednesday, July 8th is our only event. But Summer Soul is really a dedication to all types of soul music. So R&B, funk, jazz, hip hop, whatever you consider soul music, right? Or black music, right? It's a celebration downtown, totally free by the way.

And so we've had acts like Talib Kweli, Diggable Planets, Robert Randolph over the years. This year we have Zole and Tall Black Guy, a group out of Detroit, an amazing mix of jazz, R&B, and hip hop. So turntaballist, keyboard player, full band, and a lead singer named D'Bora Bond.

So for the folks that are alumni that are at the table, why is it important to be a part of this event? And for just a second, when you think about your experience, and Gerard, did you go up to HBCU? I went to UWM. Oh, look, well, I did too. I'm the only person that did not attend HBCU. Like literally Alabama State is my family school.

My son went, everybody before me went. Yeah, I was on something else. And I didn't get to go. One of the biggest regrets that I have though. But I've always supported. I'm like actually on the alumni something for Alcorn State University because of Keisha. So I'm an honorary alumni of Alcorn. They get my money. But just for a second.

Yeah, I think right now roughly 107 HBCU in the country I didn't realize I was in Texas this March for our HBCU tour 13 HBCUs in Texas had no idea These schools range from small to huge but every campus that we went on the students all talked about the significance

of why it was important to attend those schools, particularly in the climate that we are in right now. So let me start with Mississippi Valley State University up in here. Bruh, it's Michael, right? Please tell us, you know, you got that million dollar smile too, I see you. Tell us why it's important for you to have attention in HBCU and to support. And please lean into the mic for me. First of all, I'm happy to be here. Thanks for having us. Definitely.

You know look at it myself internally. I had to Align myself where I felt strongest to be to be able to have the best transition from my high school and Since I was military. I had a military career that explains my transition coming from Milwaukee, you know and actually

When did I first come into contact with people from HBC users?

I told this to a GS 15, which is equivalent to like a higher level full bird Colonel right below a one-star general and I told African American female that was, I remember she was wearing uniform, never uniform. And I told her one day, I said, you know why I went to Mississippi Valley? Because I actually

applied to TSU, Morris Brown, and Mississippi Valley. And in those three, because the two from Morris Brown to TSU was because I had people that I ran into, Freak Nick, and then I visited TSU for their homecoming. And my guidance counselor from Jackie Robinson.

Middle school, which is no longer here was miss Roslyn McCrae She was alumni or she is an alumni from Mississippi Valley. So I said to myself when I came out of the military Let me go ahead after talking to my father. Let me go ahead and apply and I just went I made a pack with myself which one was going to be the first one to Where we responded to me first. I didn't look for anything else. It was Mississippi Valley. So it was God meant

Okay, and and I wanted to take my northern Exposure in game more southern hospitality Because coming from the city I Had that one I felt one Scope of what life was and I wanted to expose myself because I wasn't around people that were generally nice stuff I felt and and so

from that point, Pandora's box open up. It's a different vibe. Yeah, it's a different vibe. When you hit the campus, when you hit the yard, I mean, an immediate sense of community. I remember when I drove my son to Alabama State, he was hot because he wanted to go to Michigan because he wanted to play football. And I was like, Abra, you didn't get a scholarship. If I got to pay, my money going to HBCU. After the first year, we'll talk about it. You don't like it. I'll let you transfer.

I remember though, when I got that, when we was pulling up on a yard, he had his do rag out. I said, hey man, take that do rag out. And he was like, okay, he took it off. We start unloading to, you know, and you see do rag everywhere, shorts, Timberland boots. It's 900 degrees down here. They got Timberland boots on, but you could tell which region of the country brothers was from because of the way they wore their do rag. So from Cali,

They twisted the ends, and it looked like two braids on the side. From New York, they had something else going. And so he looked at me, taking up on my D-Rag back home now. I was like, go ahead. But immediately, and with my son being the only child, that instant brotherhood and camaraderie from bros he met on the yard, these brothers are his brothers today. And so I love what you said about wanting to experience a different way. Because even up here, I say good morning to everybody.

me too. And you know, now I mess with people who be like, Hey, I sleep with you last night fan. Good morning. Because you used to people doing that down south. It's a different kind of vibe. So thank you for saying that part. I'm bringing Tennessee State. I got to take a break. But look, you all, we want to make sure that you understand the significance of supporting this event. We'll be talking more about it. What you can expect.

Even if you didn't go to a HBCU, but you love HBCU culture, we want to make sure that you are a part of this. So let me take a quick break. For those of you that are Tennessee State alumni, call your folks, let them know. One of your reps is in the building. We're about to hear from her right after we come back. Be right back, y'all.

Michelle Bryant on WNOV. All right, family. So we have brought the yard to the studio. And before we go any further, you may see in the shot this beautiful young sister standing behind me. This is none other than Miss Kalee. Kalee, step over to the microphone. Hi. And what school are you going to? Jackson State University. And I heard something about you guys. Oh, shit.

So I just pat her down and see if she had the 10 grand on her. She was like, no, not yet. So we're going to bring you into this conversation, but you see how they act and write. I want you to go to school and be better because.

This is a mess up in here. I was getting ready to talk to who I've now found out is my sore for Tennessee State University. Tell folks about the choices and why you went and you went to what high school? Riverside. I got to give North Division first and then Riverside. And Michael, you went where? Custard.

High school lords. Okay. All right. What's all this hopping around? So, all right, Tennessee State, why was that the choice? Um, so let's kind of back up so my start with exposure to

HBC use was actually through the black achievers at the YMCA. A lot of young people got that. Yeah, so like we were immersed in. We're doing the college tours and all of that and then just the exposure to the professionals. I'm gonna tell you two things I knew after black achievers. Okay, I knew I wanted to be a member of Delta Sigma Theta. And I knew that I wanted to go to an HBCU. Okay. Okay, but then let's take it home. So

She, during high school, I was actually at family homecoming. Because she, that's my cousin, she was there. So that's where I was in high school, right? So that was another exposure. Let me tell you, nobody should be a high schooler, be at a family school. That has got to be the most incredible experience. Circle City classes. Come on now. All of us in high school.

in high school. Yeah, I used to do Circle City. And then Chicago started a classic too. So I would go over to their classic Circle City, but I'm going home from Magic City every time. Yeah, I'm about to start naming classics. No, go ahead. Go ahead. So it started, I would have to say, you were the first person in the family, I believe, to go to an HBCU. So that started our exposure. And just to show you how it has passed down. So, Sam, you, I went to Tennessee State.

My I'm gonna my niece graduated from North Carolina A&T last year my daughter graduated from North Carolina A&T this year and now my little cousin is going oh Jasmine she went to Fort Valley and now she's going off to Jackson State so like the exposure and just think about one person one person steps out

does this, everybody else gets to come visit, you hear the conversations, you see what's happening. That's right. And now we have what five, six, seven members that have gone to HBCUs. Taking the kids to homecoming so they had exposure young. So we pretty much knew like really there's no other option. Right. So and you're talking to somebody who not only went to HBCUs or in the summer, I went to UWM.

I went to PWIs, PWIs, predominantly white institutions. So I'm seeing both sides. And literally I personally, and this is just me, I could not have imagined being anywhere else for four years. You will never, ever in your lifetime, I promise, be in a bubble of black excellence for four years, day in, day out, trying to get to the same goal of education.

These will end up being your best friends. You will not be in classes where there's hundreds and hundreds of people. You will have professors you know. You will have classmates you know. And it was different for me. I remember going to UWM one summer and there were kids on the first day, midterms, and the last day. And I would go to class every day and I'm like, where's everybody at?

They don't care about attendance. They were like, oh, what are you doing here? Like, why are you in class? You know and I'm like, this is you know, it was like also like going to school with your mom and your dad My son thought, you know, I don't know what he thought he had one day where I guess he was gonna sleep in on class And somebody was knocking on his door like a bro. Yeah

Why did you miss class today? And he had to come meet with the professor about why he said, ma, these people acting like this is high school. I said, no, bro, they trying to make sure you graduate. You're going to graduate. All right, so let me just say this, Michael. I heard that you were a drum major. 95, 96, yeah. So I'm just telling you right now, your status just rose with me.

What was that experience like because that's an elite If you get to be the drum major, it's pretty much assured that you wanted to call this on the on the yard You wanted to call this in the band. What was that like? You know, I was one of two Actually, my frat brother Damien Sinclair and I and I'm sorry. What fraternity with that? Okay

97 Zeta-5 Mississippi Valley State. All we have to do all of that. All of that is all unnecessary. And it was Damien Sinclair. He was the only one. And so after Chief Rest in Peace to Chief Tremale, after he realized that I had a military background and he saw, as we talked earlier about my demeanor and everything, he pulled me immediately off the snare and pulled me down to the...

a major role. And so that I did that for a year and a half, going into the following year. But then, you know, ROTC was a focus of mine. But the overall experience was was great. I mean, it was immediately back like military somewhat, you know, accountability, discipline. And then at the same time, it was the leadership style of influence.

shaping and cultivating an overall experience that we wanted to be there and we wanted to be held accountable. So that was in my blood. That's who I am. And as I mentioned, from whence we came, right? So Chief Chamele knew that about me. And so I was the right person at the right time, being from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and not being born and raised in the South, but having roots.

down there I was in the right place right then and it worked for me personally and ultimately the band took all of what I had to give and ran with it and so yeah I was really happy to be there and I'm happy to be here now

So, Gerard, what is it like to kind of see this moment, this full circle, you know, when you talk about the initial meetings, folks bring you in, hey, we try to do this, we want to, you know, bring this to the community as you try to figure out, look, I got over here standing, she young, she can stand, I'm standing, she all right, baby of that baby. But what is it like to see

the fruition, you know, the plan come together. And did you envision some of the stuff that you've seen come out of it now? Well, initially, my conversation with Courtney was about, because I don't have those roots within HBCU, part of what we were trying to figure out is how do we make the event authentic, right? And one of the things that I learned just from talking with folks is

It's easy to just say, hey, let's just get a group who can step, right? And throw sort of do the pageantry without really connecting with the folks. And that was one of the important things about connecting with Courtney is the network.

right, the alums, the folks, the families who have students who are getting ready to go to an HBCU. And so just trying to make sure that we represented it in an authentic way was really important because again, one of the mistakes that people make is they take from the culture, right? They take the aesthetic of it without going any deeper. And, you know, and to be quite honest, we were sort of

on the way to make that same mistake. And so it was great connecting with Courtney and with some other folks who really helped school us on, don't just take the stuff you see in the movies, right? Include the alums and make sure that they get their opportunity to rap. And what was interesting is like last year when we did it, seeing folks, and it was raining, right? And seeing folks come out.

with their umbrellas, which were branded, everything gotta be branded, right? And seeing people with their hoodies on out in the rain.

wanting just to get on stage to rep their schools. So that that was amazing. And this is something we hope to grow, you know, continue to do every year. So speaking of growing, come on, Kalise, up to the mic because, you know, so you've had the benefit of seeing family members attend HBCUs, but you still get to make your own choices. Well, maybe not in some families, you don't have no choice. But talk about I'm interested to know had you ever attended Jackson State and what was the pool or the attraction for you to attend the school?

So no, I didn't visit Jackson State before but I heard about it through Courtney and all my other cousins who attended HBCUs like they kind of just gave me like a rundown of like

everything I should know and how I should make my decision around picking the school. And so when I researched it a little bit more, it pulled me in. It was actually between there and another school. And I weighed out my options in Jackson State, which is the best choice for me. What was the other school? It was lesser now. It was Wilberford University in Ohio.

So that's a no. You're about to get beat up up in here. It's like, no, I don't want to say like that, but it's like private. It's a private. I know. There's a little force of love listening right now. Oh, OK. They're pulling up right now. And so what are you looking like? What are you planning to major in first? Oh, I'm I'm measuring in business right now, and I'm trying to choose my focus. So I'm still trying to decide. But it's between marketing and accounting.

Okay, so let me let me just do this real quick because we're up against the clock I want to remind people give us the date again where folks need to be if you are From an HPCU not from age because it's an experience. Yes, you know, and there are young people that need to be exposed And I tell people first-time generation, you know in terms of attending college. It does not matter You want people to be able to

able to experience this and see this up close. I'm glad that Gerard said we brought in folks to help keep it authentic because we have seen some misrepresentations like that's not what we do or we're more, we're so much more than that. So remind people dates and times. Sure. So this is going to happen. The HBC roll call will be Wednesday, July 8th.

outside of the Performing Arts Center so you'll see the outside area, their stage, their seats, you can even bring your own chairs. We will start the roll call at six o'clock and you will get the experience of HBCU.

roll call, being on the yard, the drum line. You'll see, as we mentioned, people representing their schools. So if you want to even be a part of the roll call, you can look online. We have a form on social media where you can sign up or just show up and we'll blend you in with the folks who are going to showcase their schools. If you didn't go to a HBCU, still come for the energy, the fun, the excitement. You can even rep your favorite HBCU. Orange and green is really great.

But definitely come bring the kids. It is about exposure. We are for certain that you're going to get that feel of, you know, as we say, the yard, because those are those typical settings where you see the drum line, you see people out representing. So we want to bring that and showcase that here in Milwaukee. Yes. Real quick, because you said something, everyone does not have the opportunity to run down to an HBCU. But if you don't,

I will highly recommend for it. This is a family watch. This is something everybody should be watching on YouTube. It's called It's Cool to Be Smart. It's like four episodes that go through the HBCU experience. And if you want to get a taste of it, I've never experienced it. And then they have some offshoot episodes that talk about being black and corporate. Being black in certain spaces, the importance of traveling internationally.

It's cool to be smart. I'm telling you, every family, when I watched it, I went from crying to laughing. It is a Tennessee State University alum who created this. Shout out to them. But I'm telling you, when I watched it, literally, I think every school, every family, whether you're going PWI or HBCU, everyone needs to watch it. It's cool to be smart.

All right, so we have heard it. I just want to thank Courtney for reaching out, making sure that the listeners are connected, have an opportunity to attend this, and thank you all. Thank you all for coming out. I appreciate it. I'll end here. For anybody that's on the fence about the HBCU final plug, draw a menu, don't step to the side on this one. Michael, final plug.

you know, when you're making your decision, higher education is higher education. It puts you at the next level, next echelon. And Mississippi Valley State is in the middle of the Delta of Mississippi, Etabena, Mississippi. And one thing about the highest, highest, number one thing that I felt that it changed me is that

I went from a city, what they call a city slicker, down to a country area. And so it rounded me, it holistically rounded me and it broke me down, but it rebuilt me up. And that was the thing where I came from, our cell phones was really minimal, but I was using a payphone inside of the dormitory.

it took me down to build me back up. And those humble beginnings of going through Mississippi Valley is what made me who I am today. Sometimes we use terms like fall off to get back up, fall up to come up harder. And I think anytime that someone, I feel strongly, anytime someone decides to go to a higher education, then they're above average.

They have broken the barrier to say I want to challenge myself And because they want to challenge themselves They'll put themselves into an area that they're uncomfortable with and that's the start of breaking the barrier So break the barrier regardless on what HPC you decide to go, but don't be average Courtney Do it

So if you're considering going to an HBCU, if you get the opportunity to go on a college tour, that is definitely helpful. Get the exposure if you can. If you cannot, it's still okay. Go online. They have virtual tours. Talk to alum. Talk to current students. But it's more than your, it's the educational experience, but it's a life experience. It's something outside of your own environment.

I had never went to Florida, but I knew that's where I wanted to go. So it's like a whole risk that I made at 18. And I don't regret it. And I think it's just an awesome experience. And as always, a couple of those too. It's my educational experience and my life experience. So experience the HBCU. It's nothing like it. It's a feeling.

When you talk just involvement period like the relationships in the networking that you get on an HBCU campus and the love homecoming You just have to you have to go you have because literally when you think about your experience in an HBCU It is a feeling that you cannot even sometimes even explain. That's how amazing it is

So someone in the chat said, HBCUs prepare you to be successful in any situation. Absolutely. You know, you can thrive, survive and compete with everyone. Oh my goodness. So Jackson State will be following you. Let's see what goes on. Family, that is the show for this morning. I appreciate Courtney and the crew that came in. And I will talk to you all tomorrow. Brothers, appreciate y'all. Family on Facebook, social media.

I'm sorry y'all had to catch that real moment this morning, but I meant that. I'll be back tomorrow. Peace y'all.