Confronting Racism in the Military & Community Issues

Good morning. Good morning. What's happening? Family? Welcome to the show. It is Michelle Bryan here. WNOV 8 68 m 106.5 FM. You are listening to say something real and uh just straight out the gate. Darryl Williams hit me up right away. My my D nine brother. Make us a five fraternity. Yes. Happy Veterans Day. Happy Veterans Day to all of our brothers and sisters.

who have served in the United States military and in fact you know people all over the world who have stepped up either you know at the call or by force of their government to be able to

uh, help protect the homeland. So, uh, I do have some guests coming in this morning that will help us to talk about some, uh, important things that are happening in our community in relationship to, uh, veterans and the service of African Americans, um, in the United States military. This is particularly poignant given the fact that we have an administration, uh, who is hell bent under the leadership of Pete Hegseth of purging as many, you know,

Black folks as he can from leadership. You know, people that are highly qualified, run circles around his resume. I never used your main phrase, but I'm going to say it today. His resume, which is trash compared to so many of the African Americans that have been either denied promotional opportunities or have been removed from active service because of no other reason than racism. Zero.

No other reason, no other ignorance, incompetence and racism. And so to know that brothers and sisters who have had to fight all these years to get to where they are, you know, to only have somebody trying to drag them back to where we were when we were fighting to.

be able to have integrated troops to have better conditions and qualities. You know, it's crazy. So we're going to have a little bit of that conversation this morning. But let me, let me, I'd be remiss in the words of Darren Debaugh. If I did not acknowledge my brothers in the studio, sugar daddy, what's happening?

And ladies, ladies, I'm not being inappropriate. He actually has on a hat with the sugar daddy candy logo on it. So, you know, before his wife called me up before before I get a call from the Mrs. I'm just reading the hat. How you doing this morning, Clark?

Well good, good, like hey don't start, don't drop it with your little hat though. Cause you know there's some young girls out here walk up to you. So what's the saying? What's the, look they get the rubbing of hands together. Let you see that. I'm just saying, we want to understand.

So, I'm just saying false advertisement. You out here with false advertisement. That's what you're doing. I reached your daddy. I think it's some change around the corner. I mean, I'm just saying false advertising. I may need to sue you.

We go find out. We go find out. Uh, you know, and speaking of suing, y'all know, y'all know I was talking about Mandela this morning. It looked like she was like, what? She was like, what? Oh, y'all ain't heard.

Your boy just don't know how, woo, man up Jesus. I don't know what y'all, y'all brothers, take the man up, but man, send that man's up. He's suing him a walkie-journal sentinel for defamation. Dude, make it worse, bro. Make it worse. Learn how to let it go, Jesus. Like ski in Tennessee. You just say like ski in Tennessee. Like ski in Tennessee.

What did you say? What did you say? A light ski to Dixie's.

Look, before y'all like white people here, Jamaica, get hot. I didn't say that. I didn't say that. There's Carmo Moka. Carmo Moka. It'd be a Clarkson in a cut like, you do understand who the real warriors are on this camp. You do understand who the non-tainted warriors are.

See, let me stop playing with y'all. Before y'all have people boycott my show. Say something real. I'm just saying. You know, Jermaine. Jermaine Messi. Say something real, Jermaine. He likes it. He likes it. That's what I see. What's he saying? He a little weak. Man. OK. I'm going to talk about it. Let me get to Jermaine.

I'm sorry. Somebody said to kill Timber. To shoot them out of Rowney. Don't get me started.

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this morning. Well, you know, after anybody can get it, uh, I'm doing pretty well. Uh, I don't have life skin in Tennessee. Look, somebody got in the chat. Uh, Malcolm X was like scared. Hey, don't have the outfit short. Somebody got, uh, somebody said you better believe it because you know Malcolm.

was like, well, you know, Malcolm was like, but he didn't have Albie Short, Tennessee. Albie Short, Tennessee. He was like skinned with Darsky. Right. Right. Hey, man, these other cats like skinny with Albie Short, Tennessee. He didn't have Nino Brown, Tennessee. Nino, Nino, in that game. Yeah, because you have seen Albie Short playing Nino Brown. No. No. We didn't have been believable.

Oh my God, y'all gonna give me so much trouble with people. Cause I got some, I got some light skinned sisters. Yes. Like, I know you, I know you know better cause they surrounded eyes up in here for real. Like that's who you call. How you doing this morning, sir? Pretty good. It's, it's all right outside. It ain't that bad.

for it to be November. It feels pretty good. Last year around this time that we had snow. So what do you what are you talking about? Last year around this time that we had snow. Who told you that?

My resources. Good resources. We should be making up stuff. Yeah, good resources. Last year around this time, we had a tsunami, but you know, this hood made Daniels. Hey, you know, as you take a look at the screen here. Oh, we don't say green screen today. So last year, it was overcast.

A high of 37 to 40 degrees. Uh-huh. That's no snow, Jermaine. Well, okay. No snow. I might have to shake with my sword. I guess that's why I only pay on five dollars. They be bootlegging my swords. You look bad. Y'all silly. Somebody heard about Ralph Transvent in DC. Somebody else has shown grease.

Good morning. Good morning. What's happening, y'all? We're taking it on YouTube and Facebook. Y'all know this boy, too. I don't want to take up too much of your time, but guess what? It's been two weeks of absence. And I've been by myself for a long time. So guess what? Someone asked the question. No one asked the question. And that someone is me. I had a lot of time.

to contemplate this so if we as land animals recognize that birds are in the air um do crabs think fish are flying ask the question again we as land animals walking on earth

realize that birds are flying in the air. Do crabs in the ocean that crawl on the ocean floor think fish are flying? Stop there. So really, really, I mean, obviously we know that

in the human sense of all of this. This is a dumb question. This is, this is a special, a special question. But if we look at it through the lens of Jermaine Rydhouse. Tainted vision. The crap.

The crab does not possess the abstract concept of flying Does not have the mental boundary to separate the ground from the sky So while I understand It germains mom

This may sound like a contender for a stomper. It's really just sad. And yes, two happiness donuts who said boo and put ghost in the chat and just said boo. But you got to think about it.

Somebody shelly shelly shelly shelly she'll be on here to myself. Well, I think Shelby got it some curly cute for real crabs be on land to though. Yeah, yeah, yeah, but when they look up, but Al Walters captured it brother Al just want to say thank you

You know this was a mess.

And look, happy as though that I was looking forward to the question. You let me down, because you let me down. Like, we waited two weeks for that. Well, I got another question. It was a channel, man. We moving on. You might think about you. Catch us next week. Well, you know, I do have a lot of time throughout the week, so I have more questions next week.

We're going to be off next week. Holiday is coming up. I wrote this for you. We're going to be off. All right, look, somebody already just said you write you write happiness. Just say you're making somebody with the name happiness say sad. Let me go to the phone line. We got a caller. Who's going to save us? I hope they call her.

Good morning. Good. What's going on? So how you doing this morning? Good. I just got this phone and I got to go to boosting because it dials one number or somebody number in my building.

But anyway, I'm like, every time a phone call comes in, it just dials her number. You know, I just got this. But anyway, with that kind of demand made, I'm going to let him fly with that dumb call. Because you know, I'm a little heated around the call of no candela.

And I ain't even got all the color this morning. I got it on the questioner. No, Candela. I love that. That is so good.

Oh, my God. That's right. So we see it's like. Okay. Back to Cuba. That was a beautiful show you did yesterday. I've really, really, really appreciated that. You know, I almost cried watching him. I would tell my DC.

Yeah. Yeah. He's got to leave Milwaukee anyway. Yeah. Is he ever going to be the same when he come back home? I mean, you know, like normal stuff. Is it ever going to go back to normal for him, Michelle? You know what? I mean, you definitely going to I mean, you get new experiences. So you grow, you you change some but the core of who you are.

It's the same. And that's whether you're good or bad person. Yeah, the core of who you are. And so the things that make him likable, that make him somebody that folks want around, those things aren't going anywhere because we won't let them because we'll beat the breaks off of them. Yeah, we won't. We won't let them change. But anyway, I want to tell y'all the best part during voting season. It was this one lady that drives the bus.

and did not know who David Crowley was. Didn't even know he was running for governor. She was the county? She went for the county? Girl, she drived. Well, I was so, I was so outdone with it. I'm like, wait a minute. I know that. And I started talking to her when I got on the UWM with the knife, both inside the nearby stop. But anyway, yeah, I also want to, um,

wish Adelaide a happy belated birthday. I didn't get to call in. But I love you and thank you for the beautiful show. Thank you WNOB and WNOB family. Jemaine, you got to go. No, she did. No, she didn't. I love y'all. Thank you for the call, Solis. You heard it. You heard it. I got to go. You heard it. I do see that somebody put it in the chat.

I need some Ackers gear, Packers with no P. That's the least weird. And some Jordan of OVE. Listen, I knew it was something wrong to win a Jordan to win Jordan on her shoe hailing a BBL. I'm like, is something wrong with your George Jordan? What is a BBL?

Jordan knows how to have a BBL on your shoes, man. Why is his cheeks banging? Why is Jordan's cheeks banging on your shoes? Oh my God. This is embarrassing. So conversation. Solis Adeline Herger, she said, thank you, Solis.

I got cheeks on your shoes. You know what? I'm what's the least your main? You got to go. You got to go. You got to go. Let me get this call. I don't know who he is. It's JT. It's Veterans Day. I already know that call was coming. Hey, JT. What's happening? Well, good morning. What's going on, veterans? How are you today?

Now, how did you know I was going to call today? Man, I've been here long enough. I knew who I'm going to represent for the boys and girls in the military. Brother Jake C. and Daryl Williams always going to make sure we keep you on top of mind. What's happening this morning, sir? Well, thank you, first of all, Michelle, for taking my call and recognizing that since I've been doing it for 100 years with the radio stations.

And a good morning to my other favorite people in the studio. Good morning gentlemen. Okay, okay. Nice to meet you there. And Michelle, thank you because since you already know what I call for.

First of all, I'd like to say to my relatives that I was in the military that passed on already. I'm going to say all to y'all for Memorial Day, because today I'm going to honor the veterans that are still here. And I would like to start off and share by saying I'd like to acknowledge my youngest sibling that's next to me that has listened to the Marine Corps a couple of years after I did, my youngest sibling.

Robert E. Turner. I'd like to acknowledge on this very day, Commander Mike McGee, Dr. Andrew Ward, the coach, Ale Holmes, Earl Ingram, and the ninth district auto woman, Larissa Taylor. All right.

And to all, and to all the veterans out there in Radio Land, thank you for your sacrifices and your services, ladies and gentlemen. Everybody enjoy your veterans day, because you know they have a lot of special deals and restaurants and certain other businesses. So keep your eyes and ears open for a go to corral, cousin subs and other places that have a whole lot of things going on for us today. So please take advantage of it and enjoy it because you earned it.

Thank you, Michelle. Thank you. Oh, by the way, Jay, who's that person out there? Jermaine, right out. Jermaine, right out. Yes, sir. I would like to send that out to your dad. Thank you, sir. You also stood in Vienna. Thank you. All right, so you send it out to your dad. Thank you, Jay. Appreciate it. Yeah, that's my dad and my uncle.

Yeah, my pops and my uncle served in Vietnam. Yeah, my pops too. Your dad too? Yeah. Yeah. My daddy would tell you quick, fast and hurry. Yeah, they had to make me go. He was trying to hear. He was trying to hear. My daddy was like, I'm sorry, say what now? And my other uncles, you know, they was all, they was all in, but my daddy, nah, he wasn't. He was like, he wasn't caught at all. My dad got caught at all. Quicksand out there and he almost died.

He, he was, he was thinking when one of his platoons came over and saved him. But you know, he tell that story a lot that he got caught up in the quicksand and how close he was to, to actually not being here. But my uncle told me something that still sticks with me. He said, when they had to shoot and kill people after they shot and killed him, he would pray an ex God to forgive him.

and that whole time when he was over there, like, but they know you think when these people come home, how when you enlist into the Army or the Navy or whatever you enlist into, they strip you of everything that you know and teach you their language, teach you everything about them. They take clocks off the wall so you don't know what time it is. They take all of that and they tell you what it is.

The problem I have is after you've used them and squeezed them so hard, and I'm gonna juice out of them, the life out of them, when you're done with them and send them back, you don't de-program them. So now they gotta come back into reality with what you stripped them of before they came in, program them to be this way, and then said, okay, you can leave. Yeah, you don't get...

They don't do a good job in terms of, like you said, the exit strategy, the exit part of serving in the military. And you know, the one thing if we've not learned anything else is that people, everybody can respond differently to the same situation, but can respond differently. So, you know, you're thankful for some of the programs that have been started to support veterans who are returning from service. You know, I frequently talked about

the one because my dad does not talk about his time in the Vietnam does not, does not, does not. And, you know, and I've told the story on air before about the foot locker in the closet in their bedroom and him telling me, you know, don't go in that locker. And of course, I was like, go in the locker, Michelle. And so one time there was a way from the house and I had an opportunity to go in it. And I was like.

Man, we'll send this locker. He keep telling me don't go in that locker and you'll have a lock on it. So you must want me to go in it. And then it was a lot of his stuff from his time in the in Vietnam or in the military in just in general. And then I've talked, you know, before about the photo of my desk and in there. But his gun.

rifle in his hand, whatever kind of gun it was, rifle. And there was a Vietnamese teenager on the ground next to him dead. And I'm and, you know, it was like my dad was posing like he had shot a deer. And so when he got home. Oh, I had the picture on the coffee table and I was like, hey, bro, what is this?

I must have been about maybe about 10, 10 years old, 10, 11, not quite 11, maybe 10. And my dad just looked at me and he was like, I thought I told you, okay, well, we passed all that. I don't went in the trunk now. What is this? And, you know, he sat us down and he told us, he said, hey, we weren't used to killing children.

We weren't used to killing anybody quite frankly not you know my folks So the idea that a you killing people But that you also couldn't look as children as children because of the way children were being used during that conflict and So they were you know my dad said they basically told him if you don't figure out how to be able to manage this

Not not just that you gonna die we gonna kill you because we're not gonna let you get us killed And he said that they literally the other commanding soldiers in his unit they threatened his life Yeah

Because and you know, so yeah. And but my dad is like one of the most chill, easy going like that side of that. My personality that laughs a lot. My dad smiles all the time. Got a beautiful smile. Any any fire. My daddy is handsome. My daddy is just cute as he can be. But he but he's super laid back and super chill. And so I can't even imagine him in the military.

Like I said, he was drafted. He did not want to go. And it goes against everything that this man is in terms of the way he, his demeanor, you know, the way he treats people. My daddy is one of the most respectful people, both my parents. I love that about my parents. They're just the most respectful people you'll ever see or my mom was. And so they have to be forced to be in a situation like that. You know, Muhammad Ali's words resonate.

when he was like, man, I ain't gonna problem with these people. I get mistreated more about the folks that I'm over here fighting with every day. And so if it changed them, I can't fully speak to how it changed them, but I know it's something that does not come up.

He never talked about it. Now, my uncles, they talked about it all the time because my uncle Grant came back with like Agent Orange or some mess. He came back kind of messed up, but they never talk about it. They just they never talked about it. And let me just shout out, my girl, I see her chappin in Latoya Sykes, Latoya Sykes. You wouldn't know Latoya Sykes was in the military. Yeah, because, you know, you got the pearls.

You know, and she's the girly girl of all girly girls, but Latoya Sykes was a boss in the military. And so let me shout her out too. Much, much respect. I know what you're saying. You're right. Because my daddy never mentioned about him being a servant to me. Never. Yeah. It's a lot of people. They tried to lead that over there. Yeah. They left it over there. All right. I got to take a break.

Michelle Bond, WNLV, A68106.5 FM. We are going to get to some stories today. But, you know, yeah, thank you, JT. Thank you, Daryl. And thank you, Toya, for tapping in and making sure that we know, you know, to value these people. Toya actually said, Jermaine is so right. Jesus, he is right about the military and returning home.

Jesus. Guess I'm right about some. That's it. She's just trying to help you out and redeem you after that atrocious, atrocious joke this morning. Well, you know, questions are questions. You know what? Go to break. All right, family, welcome back to the show. So let me switch gears before I get my guest in this morning. I talked about it at.

the top of the show. But. So there is just this the sad, you know, and I know a lot of people. Will take this with the mixed bag coming from me because I have been someone that has, you know, been critical of the former lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes, you know,

There's history there because I was so so offended by his run against Lena Taylor, not because nobody should run against Lena Taylor or nobody should run for the seats that they want. But somebody who had at that time a record so so thin who was trying to take out one of the most accomplished legislators, it just it was just offensive to me because.

What was in the best interest of the community? And there are times that people run and they run because they think You know That they are it but if you look at records if you look at history if you look at work Your work there are other people who have who have done more at that point who? And yep, you got to start somewhere But I just I don't know I just

It's a lot of people that show up and they don't show up because they're the best servants of the people. They show up for themselves. They show up, you know, because of inflated senses of egos and worth whatever. I just know that not everybody that shows up to serve shows up for the right reasons. But with all that being said, and I'm not saying that. Well, I know in that city race, he showed up for the wrong reasons. I'm going to say that.

not the US Senate race and the state Senate race, but you still wish people well. You still don't want to see people spiral to the point that they lose it all. You know, you want people to regroup. You want people to figure it out. You want people to succeed. There's just nothing.

in me personally that I ever completely, you know, am just overjoyed at somebody's shortcomings or failings or problems because at the end of the day. No matter how you get on my nerves, you still look like me. You still have got to encounter and have dealt with in families and histories, the same struggles that

My folks have dealt with. And so at the end of the day, particularly when it comes from me, it's just more about I just want to see you get it right, you know, and figure out the right way to do it. So yesterday, my phone blew up because the news dropped that former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes was planning.

or has sued the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper, alleging that the newspaper published a, and I'm taking this from WPR, that the newspaper published a defamatory story about his consensual sex life at a key moment during the Democratic primary for governor that caused great harm to his reputation. And so the legal complaint, which y'all gonna have to

Tune over to Homer to get the blow by blow because, you know, I usually don't do it like that. And I have not read the legal complaint because I didn't want to. But a number of people have been highlighting excerpts from it, like, oh, my God, you got to read this. This is just one of those moments for me where, you know, you just like me. Come on, man. So. What?

It seems like it's being alleged by Mandela is that he had a relationship with a reporter for the journal, the journal Sentinel, a past sexual relationship. And that that influence.

I mean, I didn't think he was listening because he had the headset on. He said, but, you know, so he is saying that that relationship

And, you know, I don't know if it ended badly. I don't know because I haven't read it. The details of this complaint, but that had something to do with the story being ran and how it was covered. And it says that the lawsuit does not name the reporter, but his lawsuit indicates she is not Molly Beck or Mary Spacoza. Thank you. Thank you for that.

It's not me and Mary O'Malley whose names were on the ultimate story. So the person that he said he had the relationship with is not either of the two women who actually wrote this story. And so it goes on to say some more stuff. And yeah, I'm just not, I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to do the details of it because

I really feel sorry for the way stuff is unfolding for this guy. I do. You know, I was just telling Jermaine, when we talk about, you know, having thin skin or, you know, whether it takes to play in this arena, politics is dirty as all day long. And, you know, you got to be able to take as good as you give.

and he's been on the giving end and so now you on the receiving end, you on the taking end and it's hard to be in that position. It's hard when folks come for you. You know, when when Dan O'Donnell published that ignorant lie and foolishness that he did in the paper in his little little trash column mess, whatever he got about me, you know,

The the initial response is like say what you know, you like look if you buck you ready, but I I also You know and you use the remedies that are available to you to get at people to check them but I can't let that like mess with me mentally To the point that Mandela is trying to make When you are harmed professionally, that's something else. But see this is the thing

The the stuff that got printed in the journal Sentinel a Lot of this stuff has been out here as rumors for a long time There the US Senate campaign there were people trying to push negative information stuff that came my way that I would not say on the air Because a I don't know what to be true, but be I'm not I'm not gonna do that

I'm talking about policies. I'm talking about issues. And in some case, you know, our question behavior, but the behavior is connected to the office. So I really wish this wasn't happening because I think that it just is another.

Way that you further dig a hole for yourself that you cannot get out of in terms of whatever was salvageable of your political career But it's a wrap for you and This is just like that nail on the coffin the dirt being thrown over because it's devolved now into messy You know some of it hateful

you know, jealousy on some level, like it's just spiraling. And this is when like, you know, you need your crew around you to do a damn intervention. And be like, OK, let's think all it is through. Does this lawsuit help you or hurt you in terms of future opportunities? Because even if you.

You're not going to win this lawsuit. That's number one because it was too much stuff out there. But even if this law, if you, you, you, you came up on a few dollars, few dollars in the long run, in the long term, do you gain more with the few dollars? Because nobody, this is the thing too.

And this is even the case with me with Dan O'Donnell lying on that rag that he published about my connection to David Carly and you know, the campaign and lying saying I was asking kids to vote for him. None of which he has any factual evidence back up. He just was lying. Even in going after Dan O'Donnell, if I sue and get some money, the lie is still out there. The retraction, the apology,

is on page, you know, 900. Eat unless you eat Jean King and caught like crazy millions of dollars in the way she sued Donald Trump. The the vindication is is barely noted. So you have to make a strategic assessment of is it worth it?

whatever you possibly could win by way of a financial monetary suit, is it worth what you're getting ready to give up for your name to again be connected to nonsense? For you to again because yep, you know, I heard the the podcast and folks talk about a young man

That's unmarried, you know, you have relationships with people Physical relationships with people and that's healthy and blah blah blah, but look you still don't want nobody to characterize you as a hoe Even as a man Just cuz you can don't mean that you do you still exercise judgment about where you you You almost said some but you still got

Men can get a trashy reputation too. And you definitely don't want that to be the reputation when you're trying to be in public office. So for the bros who have tried to pat them on the back and be like, hey, man, that's what young healthy men do. Look at the A, fam. When you run for office and you've been the lieutenant governor and you've been in these high profile positions, it's a whole bunch of stuff that you can do that you don't do anymore.

It's things that you can't say that you don't say anymore. You under a different kind of microscope. And so you gotta be discerning about who you talk to. I know it's sisters here that are single. Present company included that didn't date brothers in the city. Because I didn't want nobody talking about nothing.

And then people begin to even question your sexuality because they'll never see you with nobody. No, you just don't see me where I be. But I'm not getting ready to throw fuel on the fire and have silly stuff blow up in my hometown. No, I can't do that. I can't do that. And so a lot of single people don't date people in the city. They date people in other cities, in other places because you trying to protect

your reputation and your political career and I don't need nothing breaking bad and nobody gets sour and then it's all kind of foolishness and people running to the paper and telling your business in the room when meal gets started, you know, you just gotta be if you if you thinking about that. And so, so much of this is self-inflicted.

because are you thinking about these relationships before you lay down? Are you thinking about these people before you hook up? This is not about being a healthy single male and having a healthy, you know, sexual, you know, lifestyle. That's not what this is about. Not when you enter this arena.

You move differently you walk differently you talk differently You play differently When you get in at some of these levels And he should have protected that protect your brand I say that all the time to my friends that I care about that's in my circle protect your brand Michelle Bryant is a brand Hate me love me, but I'm a brand and I know that

So I'll do stupid stuff To tarnish the brand the brand is the same So I gotta go to break but I'm really sad for this brother because this feels like spirally Grasping

This lawsuit is not gonna do for you what you think it's gonna do for you It's not gonna vindicate you in the opinion. I mean in the court of public opinion and Other people that would look at working with you They go one from you Rightly or wrongly they go one from you you're not helping yourself in the long run

The better look for you would have been to suck it up Help DC get elected Figure out your next move People would have respected that they would have saw that they would have they would have applauded that They would have People would have would have figured out a way to help you again, but what you're doing now? May you dig in that hole deeper for yourself

I just hope it's some friends around that can pull you out of it. I got to take a break. I'll be right back. Welcome back to the show. Let me take this call before I switch gears and talk to my guests that have joined me in studio. Are we OK? Take it. All right, cool. Well, then let me just go ahead and jump right in.

So as we talked about at the top of the show this morning, today is Veterans Day. I love that JT made sure to make the distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day and who we are celebrating, what we are talking about as we are moving forward today. And yep.

as some people will, yeah, it's like, man, the bank's closed today, the post office closed today, and you have to remind people you got a bank in a post office because these folks served. If we just tell the truth and keep it one honey, you can go to the post office safely because these people served. So, you know, we'll see you on the 12th at the bank and at the post office. I am fortunate today

To have been reached by Dr. Valerie Daniels Carter and her team and so on reason be the good folks over at Holy Redeemer and opama To talk about an upcoming event that's happening In which we will be honoring veterans unveiling some some amazing Tributes, but

Let me welcome to the studio. First of all, Mr. Will Johnson. How are you doing today, sir? Doing great. Thank you for having us. And also Dr. Birdie Couser. I think I've seen you once or twice before. Good morning, Milwaukee. How are you this morning? Here, pull it in for you. Just a little bit. Just pull it closer towards you.

Yep, there you go. So let me just start off, first of all, asking the obvious. I'm assuming that both of you are veterans. Yes. All right. Let me start off on your ear, Ms. Johnson. So I'm a staff sergeant. I was in the United States Army. United States Army. Yes. Okay. And we're all right. And when did you originally enlist? In 1990.

Oh, okay. All right. And Dr. Cousin? Yes, I am a very proud veteran U.S. Army veteran. I went in in 1993. Still was a junior in high school at Washington High School and went in, yes. And I came out as a quartermaster officer. So, yeah, and went in and listed and came out as an officer. You know, when I was in high school,

And I finished high school in the South Army ROTC or just ROTC just it was everything my son's father was in ROTC and

for so many young people, it was a natural pathway. And then when I went to college, one of my line sisters in my sorority, she was in ROTC while she was in college, you know, and she actually, I think Trina did 25 years in the military after we graduated. It was a career path that many people chose for a myriad of reasons. William, what was your reason? Well, actually, I went

Once I get into the contract, there was an issue as it related to how much your score was on the PT test. And so I was not able to get a high enough score to get the money for the law school. But I still had a fantastic experience. It was still an opportunity of a lifetime. They're going to switch the mics for you. Hang on, y'all. Yeah, we just going to switch the mic.

All right. Okay, so I was able to still have a great opportunity and it is still a great opportunity. The military for young people gives them a chance to see the world, gives them a chance to be grounded, gives them a chance to be connected to what is the greatness in America and to know that we are a part of the greatest nation on the planet. No matter what you hear, we know and I've lived all over the world, this is the place to be.

and the military absolutely shows you that promises you that. Gave you that opportunity to see as well. Dr. Couser, how about you? Why did you enlist? Yes. Well, I enlisted because I did want to have an opportunity to go to college. And I know with my parents having eight children, I just wanted to kind of help them not have to pay for all of the eight children. So I thought if I would go to the military, that would help to defray the cost that it would cost for my

education. So my brother went to the military, he was in the Coast Guards, God rest his soul. And my sister was also in the military. So I just kind of followed after their footsteps. But mostly it was because I wanted to go to college. Really? All right. So look, first of all, there are a lot of concerns about, you know, communities of color. When we think about how some people have tried to own the narrative about who's patriotic,

who's willing to serve their country, who loves their country. We know that African-Americans, black folks, have been involved in every war that we've ever had in this nation's history. Whether we're talking revolution, civil war, we have been in the mix. I'm interested from both of your perspectives.

for folks that may not necessarily fully understand how we show up in the military, what has been your experience? What have you seen when you've been out, you've been traveling, you have served in different places, whether it's stateside or abroad. Do you see that sentiment being matched when you are moving around? Well, absolutely. What I would say more than anything,

is not just have we have been a part of every military conflict in the United States, but we have been on point in just about every conflict that our people have made a difference, that our people have carried not just the flag, but significant parts of missions in every conflict.

that we have had in the United States. And this monument that is being unveiled at IPAMA tells that story. It tells the story of 18 different heroes from our military past that are all African-American from Christmas addicts to a guy named, he was a Gunny Sergeant, Aubrey McDade in the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq. What we are doing, or what the church is doing,

Ipama and Holy Redeemer is telling a path that the contributions of African Americans are not just something to be hidden, like in the movie Hidden Figures, but something to be announced, to be celebrated, to be taught to our children so that they know our contribution to the United States is not ancillary, but primary. So let me do this then, because since you've already mentioned it, Holy Redeemer.

And I'll just say the whole thing, Holy Redeemer Institution Church of God in Christ in collaboration with the Minority Veteran Program.

Milwaukee VA Medical Center will host a special unveiling of new artwork, Bronze Relief, honoring the service and sacrifice of African American veterans from the American Revolution to present day. And so the title of this exhibit and this artwork, we were there honoring the contributions of African American veterans, a worship centered public program, an artwork presentation, recognizing Black folks military veterans.

across generations. So let me do this. Let me bring in these roles. You are both

actively serving in capacities that help veterans that work in the in the field. So Dr. Couser, tell people what your your role is in the work that you're doing. Yes, thank you. Well, as many of you know, especially here in the community of Milwaukee, I spent 25 years working for the Center for Veterans issues, kind of working around housing, homelessness, getting access to mental health services, alcohol services. I have since left

organization but it is still a great organization and now I'm very fortunate to still be able to participate on the Milwaukee War Memorial Board for veterans as well as the governor appointed me earlier this year to the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Board. So I represent all of our Milwaukee veterans here in District 4 and I am proud to do it. And so if I read this correctly like each congressional district gets a representative to this board so you represent the

congressional district, correct.

That's quite an honor when you realize so few people are actually being called, but the scope and scale of the work is hugely important. How about you, William? What's your connection? So right now I am the minority veterans program coordinator. I wear several hats at the Milwaukee VA. I am also the EEO officer and I handle harassment prevention. But in this moment, I have the opportunity to

work with Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ and Ipama to create this fantastic monument that will be at 3200 Hampton Avenue. And for me, it is like a actual moment in my life where I think like all the things that I have done come to this moment where we can put something that will last beyond us so that our children will see all the things that our people have done in the military.

and not be wondering, you know, were we a part of it? You know, when I was a kid, I thought, you know, white folks just carried us through all of this, that we didn't really do nothing. Because the face of patriotism never looks like our face. Absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. So, so let's talk about if we could, this process to get us to this unveiling, because when I'm trying to think about like, okay, artist selection and, you know,

What do we honor? What do we pick to highlight? How do we tell a story across generations? So were you all involved at that level in the conversation? Well, absolutely, we were. Please talk about that for a second. So we had meetings trying to discuss which figures we were going to use. We talked about it was this person pivotal. We wanted to make sure we had females. We wanted to make sure we had persons from.

each branch of service because we wanted to make sure you know veterans are very prideful and we didn't we didn't want to leave anybody out and we didn't want to hear somebody say well you should have put this person and we still will hear that there's no doubt because that's veterans but that's black folks too let's be clear but we wanted to make sure we included somebody from every era from all the different branches of service so that it would be inclusive and at the same time defining of

Because we have let so long others define us and our participation in this culture. And this is an opportunity for us to define us. That's what this is. So Dr. Couser, in thinking about.

this work. Did you know all of the stories of these individuals that come together to create this monument? Or did you learn something yourself along the way? You know, absolutely. I learned something just by being in those meetings and understanding more of who those veterans were and learning their stories. You know, I think education is a lifelong journey. So it's impossible to know everything, but it definitely was very exciting to learn more about the veterans that look like me.

So any one story in particular that stands out? No, all of them were really wonderful stories.

I'm just happy to be a part of the process, and we're very happy to have that at our church, Hull to Redeemer, Institutional Church of God and Christ. And I'm just so glad that Dr. Carter decided that this was something that's important for our community to have. And she said, yes, we could do this. So I'm happy about that. So how about you, William? Any story of your particular stands out? I mean, for me, they all stand out. But OK, there's a guy named James...

Chappy James who was who was the first Air Force four star general who flew a hundred and seventy nine combat missions in Korea and World War two and who currently with our Secretary of Defense in Washington DC. His photo has been taken down off of the wall. Yes. This is a guy who has a legendary story that in Libya.

Once upon a time, he with a pistol fought off Marmar Gaddafi and a band of rebels and said, with his pistol drawn in front of an embassy, you will not come here today. And they drove off. This is the guy that they took his photo down, but he will be living immortalized at IPAMA on this monument. And so first black four star general and that photo that thank you Air Force and that photo has been.

at least thankfully relocated to Tuskegee University. Because, you know, the level of disrespect, I just won't leave it here, but the level of disrespect. And I think, William, when you talked about that we be the bearer of these stories, the carrier of our history is so critical. Are there any women that stood out that were acknowledged? Yes.

Okay, I want to make sure I get this young lady's name correct. Her name is Paris Davis. Okay, this sister was a Medal of Honor recipient and she was awarded this in 2023 for heroism. Okay. She actually was a person who was the first female cadet brigade commander, Sergeant Major at West Point.

She was the first African-American female officer in the United States history to die in combat. She had the highest rank of any sister at West Point in her life, and she was killed in combat in Iraq. I mean, these are stories that you just don't even imagine, you know, when you think about how the military service is portrayed and how, like I said, who steps up, who owns this history.

So let me just say or ask the question for young people, for anyone that is still contemplating service. Yes. Yes. Join us. Absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. The opportunities, you know, like we say, like.

I teach my boys, or I taught my boys, life ain't fair. That's why we play sports. Sports ain't always fair, but when it ain't fair, people go crazy. The military has the most opportunity for fairness in our culture. Not saying that everything is level, but there is the opportunity for your talent to rise, to be recognized, to be acknowledged, and you to keep moving forward.

And out of that, the opportunities for you to advance to not just middle class, but upper middle class is abundantly available in your career choice. And after you get out, it prepares you to advance. So when you think about even the career choice, as I said, one of my lawn sisters, she did 25 years in. Now she's actually working for the federal government as well. Are there any particular careers that come to mind? Because so many people think, you know, if I join them.

I'm just going to be, you know, doing military drills. I might end up in a war conflict carrying a gun. They don't really think about occupations and career tracks. I can say a little bit about that. Well, I think that all of the occupations are available to both men and women. And I don't want to just like hang.

a gender on one occupation. I think they have the opportunity to kind of be in all of those different occupations. And I think that is the beautiful thing about being in the military. You can decide. You can choose based on what you score, like an assessment test, but you still have the opportunity to choose what you would like to do. But give us an idea, though, when we talk about occupations, like, what does that look like? Are we talking, you know, that is, I mean, everything that.

our world kind of operates on. You have doctors, you have lawyers, you have HR professionals, you have strategic logistics. I mean, you have every single thing. You have things even at the lowest level, you have people like mechanics. It's everything in the military. In the army, they say anything that you can do in the civilian world, you can do for the army. And here's the here's the other part of it. You know, out of this service,

There is opportunity even beyond that because you are trained to pursue excellence. You are trained to pursue better and to not be like stuck in like kind of a dead end occupation because there's always places to move things to do. Always. So, you know.

I will let me add this, you know, people say, well, I could get stuck in a war. Well, yeah, you know, that that is an absolute possibility for because we all signed this. I will defend. So help me God. But the truth is less than a third of the people in the military actually go to combat. You know, most of us are in support occupations specialized.

occupations to support the combat missions. So I would be, you're not doing my job if I didn't raise one of the concerns that I personally have had with the appointment of Pete Hegseth as the chair of, I'm sorry, secretary of defense. You know, when the whole thing about bearded

individuals in the service and understanding how African American men in particular can be subject to skin problems in relationship to shaving all the time. For folks that are worried that the military does not seem like a place right now that is welcoming to diversity, welcoming to women in some cases, welcoming in particular to black folks in some cases.

How how would you respond to those concerns? Well, I think I want to start first because I actually was a I'm gonna say a victim of that So when I went to the military in 1993 and of course at that time, that's like, you know Everybody was wearing the braids and things like that. So I got my hair braided to go to basic training. Well, when I got there They made me take my braids out

They made me take my braids out and I was really very upset. I was very hurt. And it was a Puerto Rican drill sergeant that said, Hey, girl with the nappy hair. You got to take those braids out. Now, how did he know that wasn't my natural hair?

Right. But it's my hair added into it. But I was very much hurt. But they weren't happy. Yeah. How dare you? Who are you? But being 17 years old, I did not understand that I was being targeted. And I didn't understand it until many, many years later when they had the Crown Act. I didn't even know at that time that I was a target. And it just really.

resonated with me. It really hurt my feelings. And I'm thinking like, wow, that's what they did to a young African American 17 year old female army person. How about you, William?

Well, I would say along those same lines, you know, we have that pseudophiliculitis of the bones. Oh, my God, somebody who could say the word. Yeah. But here's. But here's the truth. Say it one more time. Pseudophiliculitis. OK. You know, the army, the military is not a changed thing, just like our culture is not changed. We know as black people, we have had many setbacks. We have had many. You're not good enough. You're not right for this. But we keep moving forward. And that is what.

always has been our thing and that is what this monument is about. It is about how we have moved forward. Our young people today think this is the worst it has ever been and we can say no it is not. We have seen a lot much. Our people have endured a lot more and they kept going just like you can.

you know, sure, the hair has been an issue and right now it may be forbidden or against regulation. But we have, you know, there was a time when sisters, just like what Dr. Carlson was saying, could not wear braids, but now they can. And

my son is in the Air Force right now and you know he has had periods where he had to shave and then he's had periods where he could have a short beard so it just goes back and forth it's not finished just because of this person who sits in the chair that makes the decisions today he does not define the military through history just like we are not defined through history we have to keep moving forward

So, look, I want to remind people then that this is happening actually this weekend, the Bishop Daniels Institute for the Preservation of African American Music and Art. That's the acronym, you know, in terms of the phrase, APAMA, when you hear that. And Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ and the Minority Veterans Program.

of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. They are hosting this event. What an incredible way to honor our service, to honor our presence. Go ahead, I see you Willie. Well look, we want everybody to come out. We want veterans to come out. We're having a service at 9 a.m. It's going to be all driven by veterans, veterans in every function of that service. And then at noon, we are having the unveiling at IPAMA at 3200 West Hampton Avenue. So

We're having a Veteran Sunday where a service is honoring veterans. There will be a creed to veterans announced in that service. We want to create this tradition so that our young people going forward know that we were there. Now, this monument is called We Were There. And it comes from an Army song that says, it wasn't always easy. It wasn't always fair. But when freedom called, we answered, we were there. And that's what this monument is called at 3200.

West Hampton Avenue at Ipama. Be there at noon for the unveiling. Be there at 9 a.m. for the church service. And you will hear, we know y'all hear a lot from Holy Redeemer. But Holy Redeemer is in action. Holy Redeemer is a verb. It is a church that is doing a lot, committed. Bishop Daniels used to say he wants this church to be able to impact children from their birth to their

death and that's what the church is committed to and so this is again something that nobody else is doing but you know god bless us we are able to do this and it is going to be lasting legacy for the city of Milwaukee. So for folks that want to attend the 9am service first of all Bishop Herman Hicks a colonel from the US Air Force retired will be joining them during the worship service and during the monument unveiling immediately after the service

Major General Cedric T. Wins, US Army retired, is going to be the guest speaker. I love the sound. I love it. So we are planning to actually be in attendance. We are definitely coming out. I think it is an incredibly meaningful way to help even my understanding of our roles.

No, Daryl, this is not somebody sent me a question mark. Is this happening today? This is all happening on Sunday. On Sunday, November 15th, 9 a.m. at the church, 12 noon at Ipama. And so last question for veterans, because Jermaine had kind of talked about this and one of my friends as a veteran, she texted me and echoed Jermaine sentiments, you know, that there have been people that have served that have actually gone through combat situations, conflict situations and that.

There doesn't always seem like there are enough resources for people or they don't always take advantage of what's available to them. So for any veterans that may be struggling or may need some assistance.

Regardless of what that would be, where do people go? What do they need to do? They can absolutely contact the VA. The phone number is 384-2000 in area code 414. They can contact my office. It's the Minority Veterans Program office, and we can direct them to the resources. That is part of my job. But I want to also say, getting back to this event, if you need more information, you want to go to hrcogic.org.

It will show you how to register. You can register your loved one. You can register yourself to come to the event. And you can see all of the things that are available that are happening at Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God. And I also wanted to mention that we're going to also have some Wisconsin greats there as well. We have the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Bond will be there. We have Major General Retired Marsha Andrews.

will be there. So these are all individuals that are part of the Wisconsin community. So they will be there as well. All right. And community leaders as well. All right. So all right, folks, you've heard it. If you have not figured out how you plan to honor and celebrate the service of

Uh, our veterans and someone just said, salute to Dr. Couser, my student. That's Dr. Williams that's listening and it shot me out. Uh, you definitely want to, uh, make this a part of your tradition, um, to have somewhere to go. Cause typically veterans day, many of us would, you know, go down to the war memorial.

And, you know, we're on the lakefront. Then folks, I got a park. I do this guy. This is right here in the community. Absolutely. And it's free. You know, this is an incredible, incredible thing. So kudos to Holy Redeemer and the department for collaborating on this. I can't wait to see the artwork as a art lover. Yeah, it's some pieces in that museum that will make you.

Stop dead in your tracks and every veteran in attendance will receive a medallion commemorating this event. So please come out veterans I'm calling all veterans bring yourself. It's free show up be there It is a moment to celebrate you and for your family to see

and to acknowledge the service and the contribution that you are to America. And let me just do this, you know, because while Holy Redeemer is obviously in Ipama is the host of this event, if you are a faith organization, you are a church, you may not be able to join them for the church service. But from your pulpit, why don't you encourage people to come over to the unveiling, you know, because this is a way all of us can be a part of celebrating it. And, you know, I.

I'm that person. Hey, I'm not doing that particular thing over here, but let me tell you where it's happening. Let's all go show up and support it because the community, this belongs to the community regardless of where you worship, regardless of where you pray, how you pray. This is something that elevates the community. And so I encourage, you know, folks, if you're listening to this, let your pastors know your faith leaders know that this is happening and see if we can get them to encourage people because the goal is just to show up and.

empower our young people to see who we are, what we've done, what we've contributed, because you walk differently. I tell people all the time, you move differently when you understand who you are and what you come from. You move differently, you know, when you understand what you're capable of. And so everyone that can think of it, that can hear my voice, if you can figure out how to be there, how to celebrate, how to elevate, we've all, many of us have had members of our family that have served. So, you know, when I show up on Sunday, I'm showing up for my dad.

And my uncles, you know, my brother, um, served in the United States Army. So I'm showing up for them. Um, so please take advantage of this incredible opportunity. Kudos to you all for putting this together. I'm excited to see the work. You want to say something, William? No, I just want to say a great thanks to, to Pastor Carter because really she took an idea.

and she shook the ground and made truth pop out. And that is what, you know, we should all be doing. We need to get more truth to our children so that they can move forward, wrapped in our truth that we define, not the others. All right. So that is going to be happening this Saturday. I mean, I'm sorry, this Sunday, I will mention the information again. I have it with me. I got a flyer. I'll see if we can get it posted on our YouTube and Facebook accounts so folks can readily have that information. Let me take a quick commercial break and thank you both.

for joining us. Thank you, Michelle. Appreciate it. We'll be right back. All right, family, welcome back to the show. So just real quickly, um, after having the conversation with the guests that were just in, uh, just a quick moment on the whole Pete Hexiv situation, we know that a Republican member of the House of Representatives, um, brought forward an action to try to get the, uh,

Defense Secretary impeached, and that was blocked. He was, in fact, the only Republican, and that's Congressman Massey, he was the only Republican to vote along with Democrats to impeach Pete Hexeth. And the thing, and so it failed because they basically sent it to committee, which means it's killed on the floor.

I talked to some people yesterday who, you know, sent me a text and like, here go the Democrats being sorry already because 11 Democrats were not available for the vote. Had they been, they could have impeached him. They would have had the numbers to impeach him on yesterday. And so they're like, you know, sorry, Democrats didn't do this, didn't do that. And, you know, I just had a moment. I said, first of all.

How is it that it was only the Democrats responsibility to impeach this individual? Because Republicans know Republicans know that the way he has run the Department of Defense is despicable Republicans know that the way they are blowing up these boats talking about drugs But no no proof remember we all saw the little

packaged drugs floating on the water all in one spot. You have blown up a boat, torn a boat to shreds. You have killed human beings, but the drugs survived intact in a neat little circle in the water. Everybody knew that was fake. Y'all threw that mess out there after y'all killed them people to say, look here, see, it was drugs. Nobody believed that you really found those drugs. And how can we ever see a similar picture since then?

But over 200 people have been killed in this manner. No jury, no charges, no jury, no conviction, no trial, nothing. Just the United States military under Donald Trump's insistence and Pete Hex's leadership saying that, you know, we believe this what you're doing and we got the right to kill you. And even the people at first who survived

You survived the bombing and they come back and kill you again. I mean and kill you anyway Now the survivors are being you know if you blow up the ship or the boat And if you survive that then they'll get you out of the water and then they send you somewhere But that's just one example

the the the the the awful way that you have used race and gender as division and talked about diversity, equity and inclusion in in in the military. When God knows you have had to bust your behind to rise to any of these ranks, particularly people of color and women as it relates to the military had to bust your butt to get in these roles. And so

You know, there were Democrats that were upset and independence people upset that Democrats didn't do their job yesterday. Damn that. Everybody needs to do their job. I haven't fully figured out yet why the 11 Democrats that were missing were not there. I know AOC came out. She had some strong comments to make, but y'all going to stop acting like it's one party's responsibility to to govern responsibly in this nation.

stop acting like it is one party's responsibility to govern responsibly. How is it that all of these Republicans see this nonsense that we see? They stand up and say they lost in great part they believe because of the Iran war. Trust me, it's more than that. But if that's the lie y'all want to run with, I'm okay, we're going to work with that one.

And and only one person, only one Republican has has issues with PXF to the point that they question whether or not he should be removed and then everybody turn around and blame the Democrats. See, that's going to be the exact problem. Young Isaiah, young brother Isaiah Martin that we had here in the studio, he just recently did a post in which he talked about.

The Republicans have set up all of these horrible things in their, their, their stupid, um, big, beautiful bill and other, um, you know, work that they have done that are going to severely harm and impact Americans along the lines of healthcare coverage. Millions of people are getting ready after November to be in trouble in terms of their healthcare work requirements.

insurance companies saying that even people that should be eligible are going to be denied. It is getting ready to create a whole problem. There are also the number of people that are getting ready to be cut out of SNAP benefits. We're cutting off people's access to food while this man is trying to build a damn archway that resembles something in Paris that don't have nothing to do with this country.

That you want to build a ballroom that's bigger than the White House itself That we spend in tens of thousands of dollars on a reflecting pool because you hire a Contractor and don't do your due diligence about who you're hiring and we can give example after example after example This is why Donald Trump had to file for bankruptcy five times. He is not a good steward of money

He is ignorant when it comes to money. He blew through the four hundred and some million dollars that his daddy gave him to get started. And he's been able to re amass wealth by doing shady and shiesty deals that he had insider information to in relationship to his presidency. So the Democrats will deal with Pete Hexeth.

when they come into full power in January. These little two months ain't gonna make a break, nobody. Well, let me stop. I'm lying because we got a whole bunch of people that can get killed on the boats and in different, you know, stupid actions of Pete Heck said, people that can get fired, deny promotions because of his racism. So from that regard, yes, there's still damage that can be done in his last month and a half or so that he is sitting there.

before the new Congress is seated, but make no mistake y'all, they gonna deal with him. But I think it's politically childish and immature, even for AOC to come out and blast Democrats for Pete Hexeth being in office. It's 435 members of Congress if I got that number right. So how is it only on half of them, less than half of them, to deal with this issue and this problem?

I am saying that because I am with Isaiah when he says many of the problems that the Republicans have just set up with these bills that they have passed recently, that they made sure that the pain wouldn't kick in until after this November election. Democrats are going to get blamed for it if we do not learn how to be more sophisticated about the way we understand and the way we talk about issues in our community.

You're gonna blame people You're going to blame people Who actually are trying to help you and give a pass to the folks who created the drama and created the problems What the Republicans did to gut the Affordable Care Act but have offered you nothing in return Not a single idea, you know, oh we cut

You know, kept insulin at $35. I don't use insulin. And the number of people that don't use insulin is crazy. So I just wanted to say that because that irked my soul yesterday to hear even Democrats, you just come up this historic, you know, win on Tuesday and then you already trashing the other Democrats. They didn't do this and that. Come on, man. Somebody said, did Mitch McConnell vote? Can Mitch? Mitch? Mitch?

McConnell even talk have everybody seen that video of him rolled out in that wheelchair and the reporter calling his name that man look day is sitting in that chair He literally looks frozen and dead sitting in that chair Uncle Bernie Bernie. I'm what is that Bernie's? Whatever that is. That's what it looks like. I'm like y'all people need to be shamed Because y'all dog Joe Biden to the end of time

But you ain't saying nothing about Mitch McConnell. The same Republicans that talked all that BS about Joe Biden, you don't have nothing to say about Mitch McConnell. You have nothing to say about your ignorant president looking crazy out here and talking crazy and reckless and rambling on for hours about nothing connected to even why he's somewhere speaking. Selective. Selective outrage. Selective DEI. Selective racism. A couple of things I want to mention.

Huh? The Democrats had to choose a new majority leader now that they are about to take control of the legislature in Madison. A young man from Milwaukee. Um. Has been chosen. To be the new.

Majority leader. Um, what's the title? Just a moment. I'm looking for it. No news. Okay. I got it over here. Give me a second. But in any case, so just want to acknowledge that the new majority leader elect of the Wisconsin Assembly.

Representative Kalen Haywood II. Yep. The first black person and the youngest person ever to serve as majority leader in the Wisconsin Assembly. So acknowledge that. Congratulate this young brother on achieving this milestone. So once again, the majority leader elect, this will go into effect when they return

to session in January. First black person. The first black person to ever serve as the majority leader in the Wisconsin Assembly and the youngest. So just wanted to mention that. And then. I don't have time. I don't have time.

Who said this? I'm latest F this morning. My bad. But Mother Brian, just leave that young man alone. I know you ain't talking about Mandela. North South. I know you ain't talking about my hand. Because so first of all, you acknowledge that you was late. So you missed my comments because my comments were more about support than attack. So I'm going to need you to go back later when you got time. Check out what I said. But this is the other thing.

When you out here in the public and you do public stuff, the public will talk about it. So, you know, I'm just going to say that when you out here in public and you do public things, the public will comment. But if you go back and you look at my comments and you listen to what I said this morning, you may not want to have phrased it, leave him alone.

You know because I'm not I'm not bothering him. I'm talking about what's in the news So just just so we we're on the same page on that Man, what can I do in just the limited amount of time that I have I think I will You know, I'm just gonna do this and I didn't want to but

There's a lot coming out now in the case of Carmelo Anthony, the young man that he killed in defending himself. These are the young folks at the track meet and Carmelo comes under the tent and is confronted by another student who

Ends up pushing Carmelo first and then Carmelo responds and then Carmelo ultimately ends up stabbing him And Carmelo was convicted of murder since 35 years in prison for killing Justin Austin Metcalf Well now The videos that are coming out the information I should say about Austin Metcalf

is just painting an extremely disturbing, disturbing picture. This young man who was portrayed as, you know, not angelic, but, you know, you're somewhere between a choir boy and an angel. Now.

The the information. Substance. He said he's had trouble since he was a young kid. First, second grade. Fights with everybody black or white punching girls in the stomach. Police interaction. There have been so many things that we now know were suppressed in relationship to.

this case that may have helped Carmel Carmelo Anthony's claim of defense that we'll see how this stuff plays out. But it is amazing when you look at the work that was done to conceal who Austin Metcalf really was. And since we're talking about who people really are, we talked yesterday about the daughter.

of one of the vice presidents of the Cuneas auto dealership and how she's now she wants to apologize. You know, I just hear who's saying I apologize. Anita Baker. Yeah, it's Tony. Right. Oh, Tony Braxton.

No, it's Anita Baker. Yeah, Anita Baker. Yeah, now, all we got now is the tearful, I didn't mean it. I'm so sorry, Elena, who did all that, had a good time. Just mouth wide open, Keke and TT in a little halter top, just had the best time when she was doing the monkey gestures. Now she's apologizing, but you

You apologizing why? Because you got caught? I don't know if they've gotten kicked out yet. Oh, she had dropped out. So now, you know, she's saying in her statement that quote, her actions were insensitive, inappropriate, deeply harmful. And she has apologized to the woman at the apartment and plans to cooperate with the university's investigation. No, ma'am.

No, ma'am. No, ma'am. No, ma'am. And no, ma'am. She said that she and her family have received death threats and experienced harassment. She thanked the authorities for working to ensure their safety and asking for privacy for her family. I'm sorry. I said, what now? So you went to somebody's house and harassed them outside of their front door. Now you want people

to show some respect for privacy for you and your family. But your family wouldn't be in the spotlight if you and your family wasn't a bunch of racists or at least some of y'all that keep making these same mistakes. So I've got to got to go this morning, but. Just the irony. The irony that you go and harass somebody else and now you think in the police.

for protecting you and your family. I just it's too rich only only in America. It's just too rich that the perpetrator is now publicly thanking the police for protecting her and her family. You can't make this. You can't make it up. You can't make it up. I gotta go. I'll talk to you all tomorrow. Peace.