Hosts Dave and Leonard review the major news and cultural stories of 2025 that most affected Black communities — from federal policy rollbacks and national protests to health disparities, the Harlem Civil Rights Museum, and standout films and music. They discuss political influence, civil rights concerns, and cultural resilience while reflecting on the year and sharing hopes for 2026.
Closing with New Year wishes and a call for safety and change, the episode blends commentary, personal reaction, and recommendations for listeners to engage with the issues ahead.
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00:01:31 --> 00:01:34 Hanging out with my partner, Mr. Leonard Young. What's going on, sir?
00:01:34 --> 00:01:39 Hey, Dave. Everything is good. This is Leonard Young, CEO of National Black
00:01:39 --> 00:01:44 Guide, DelawareBlack.com, black media specialist, all-around good guy. How goes it, Dave?
00:01:45 --> 00:01:49 Man, I can't call it. It's the last week.
00:01:49 --> 00:01:53 Of 2025 i know crazy ain't
00:01:53 --> 00:01:56 it in fact david it's almost the last
00:01:56 --> 00:01:59 day yeah well it's the
00:01:59 --> 00:02:02 30th i mean yeah you're right we got one more day to
00:02:02 --> 00:02:06 this to this to this year uh some
00:02:06 --> 00:02:09 people are ready for it to go you know
00:02:09 --> 00:02:12 some people some people wish it may you
00:02:12 --> 00:02:16 know that it can hang around a little bit longer it's been a very very
00:02:16 --> 00:02:19 very interesting year it really has been good
00:02:19 --> 00:02:22 and bad yeah good and bad how
00:02:22 --> 00:02:25 was your holiday your christmas holiday yeah it
00:02:25 --> 00:02:28 was good you know like i was just telling someone today like i don't
00:02:28 --> 00:02:31 even know what today is i mean if we weren't doing the podcast today i may not
00:02:31 --> 00:02:38 know it's tuesday so yeah well yeah the week has i mean you know like the last
00:02:38 --> 00:02:43 month has gone by so fast but i mean we've been talking about thanksgiving And
00:02:43 --> 00:02:46 then all of a sudden it's gone into New Year's Eve.
00:02:46 --> 00:02:53 I mean, you know, it's just telling you time is time waits for no one. First of all, right.
00:02:55 --> 00:03:00 It excuse me, it is really rapidly just flying by.
00:03:00 --> 00:03:06 It really is. And, you know, we have to definitely take the time to appreciate
00:03:06 --> 00:03:13 each and every day because, you know, That day turns into a couple of days,
00:03:13 --> 00:03:14 into a month, and then a new year.
00:03:17 --> 00:03:27 But looking forward to 2026, see what 2026 brings us, and hopefully it will bring us,
00:03:28 --> 00:03:32 Something's better than we got in 2025. Let's put it that way.
00:03:32 --> 00:03:38 I almost want to say it can't be no worse, but we all know how that goes. Yeah, I know.
00:03:39 --> 00:03:42 We can't say that. We can't say that.
00:03:43 --> 00:03:48 So because we're talking about what we're talking about, we might as well go
00:03:48 --> 00:03:53 ahead and get into the show because we're going to do for everybody,
00:03:53 --> 00:03:57 you know, a look back at 2025.
00:03:58 --> 00:04:06 And some of the top stories and everything that kind of affected us during this
00:04:06 --> 00:04:10 particular time, especially people of color.
00:04:10 --> 00:04:14 So I'm going to read this.
00:04:14 --> 00:04:23 It says, here's top 10 major 2025 news stories that specifically affected Black
00:04:23 --> 00:04:24 people in the U.S. and globally.
00:04:25 --> 00:04:31 And this is on a political social economic cultural or civil rights impact.
00:04:32 --> 00:04:36 And these events were widely discussed and a
00:04:36 --> 00:04:39 lot of people talked about them and you know you and i've even talked about
00:04:39 --> 00:04:46 a lot of these things so number one the political well before i even say this
00:04:46 --> 00:04:54 the number one thing should be trump is elected at the end of 2024 and his term
00:04:54 --> 00:04:57 starts in January of this year. From day one.
00:04:58 --> 00:05:05 Been a ride in the air. Okay? Right. Wreaking havoc. Yeah, wreaking havoc everywhere.
00:05:05 --> 00:05:12 So the number one thing says political and policy backlash under the Trump administration. So...
00:05:13 --> 00:05:17 In 2025, executive actions and policy decisions by the U.S.
00:05:18 --> 00:05:22 Administration, including rollbacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion,
00:05:22 --> 00:05:29 our favorite DEI, affirmative action, and federal civil rights enforcement generated
00:05:29 --> 00:05:35 widespread concern with Black communities about impacts on education,
00:05:35 --> 00:05:38 employment, and historic recognition.
00:05:39 --> 00:05:42 That's a nice way of saying everything.
00:05:44 --> 00:05:47 Everything you know you know i mean
00:05:47 --> 00:05:53 it was apparent from the very beginning he had a you know and of course everything
00:05:53 --> 00:05:59 was mapped out and you know you know and the big beautiful bill and everything
00:05:59 --> 00:06:06 else what his intentions were from the start as far as its government that's concerned.
00:06:09 --> 00:06:14 And he definitely, he definitely made sure we felt it or we,
00:06:14 --> 00:06:17 we're going to feel what's your thoughts on that first loop there.
00:06:18 --> 00:06:26 Yeah. I mean, I feel like he tried to come in with a hammer fist and, you know,
00:06:27 --> 00:06:30 you know, it's funny because usually when president gets elected,
00:06:30 --> 00:06:34 they're always talking about, they're going to work with both sides of the aisle
00:06:34 --> 00:06:36 and they're trying to bring people together.
00:06:37 --> 00:06:39 Wasn't none of that with Donald Trump. He came in basically with,
00:06:40 --> 00:06:41 I'm going to do what I want to do.
00:06:42 --> 00:06:48 And if, you know, either you're with me or against me. And I think we saw that all year, all year long.
00:06:49 --> 00:06:54 You know, anyone who, you know, said anything discouraging, you know,
00:06:54 --> 00:06:57 didn't back him. He called them all type of names.
00:06:57 --> 00:07:01 Yeah. And he was going to roll right on. Yeah. Republicans and Democrats.
00:07:02 --> 00:07:06 Yeah, that's right. That's right. He did not care. you know in the past we always
00:07:06 --> 00:07:09 heard presidents that we're going to sit down with this group of people we're
00:07:09 --> 00:07:12 going to sit down with that group of people and try to iron out you know whatever
00:07:12 --> 00:07:17 differences or whatever you haven't heard that from him not one time you know he don't care,
00:07:19 --> 00:07:23 You know, it's what, you know, it's what he says and he's just going to keep
00:07:23 --> 00:07:25 it moving. And that's what's been going on.
00:07:25 --> 00:07:30 So what a way to start out the term, you know, you know, because he made it
00:07:30 --> 00:07:35 clear right from the very beginning what he was planning to do. Right.
00:07:36 --> 00:07:39 Number two, good trouble lives on protest movement.
00:07:40 --> 00:07:44 Good trouble lives on protest movement.
00:07:44 --> 00:07:49 It says a large national protest movement called Good Trouble Lives On,
00:07:49 --> 00:07:57 I'm sorry, Lives On, mobilized thousands across all 50 states and beyond in July 2025,
00:07:58 --> 00:08:04 drawing on the legacy of civil rights activism to oppose federal policies seen
00:08:04 --> 00:08:10 as harmful to civil liberties and communities of color with strong participation
00:08:10 --> 00:08:12 from black voters and civil rights groups.
00:08:12 --> 00:08:16 I did remember hearing about this and,
00:08:18 --> 00:08:24 Any protest that we tried to do, you know, he tried to downplay anything that
00:08:24 --> 00:08:27 we anything in the communities or any of that kind of stuff.
00:08:27 --> 00:08:31 You know, he ignored, you know, he didn't want no parts of it.
00:08:31 --> 00:08:36 The only places he showed up to were the places that benefited him or voted for him. Yeah.
00:08:37 --> 00:08:40 Or, you know, benefited. Yeah. Yeah.
00:08:40 --> 00:08:46 I mean, you know, definitely opportunist. And, you know, and again,
00:08:46 --> 00:08:49 like we just said, if you wasn't rolling with him, he didn't care about you,
00:08:50 --> 00:08:52 you know, and that was the thing.
00:08:52 --> 00:09:00 And that was what was important because he just was not going to try to hear what people had to say.
00:09:00 --> 00:09:07 You know, if it wasn't, you know, only places he showed up in the hood was the fast food places.
00:09:07 --> 00:09:11 But do we know for sure that was even in the hood?
00:09:11 --> 00:09:14 Because yeah yeah i know that they hired
00:09:14 --> 00:09:17 a bunch of black actors to be there at the counters and
00:09:17 --> 00:09:19 we don't know we really don't know but i
00:09:19 --> 00:09:24 mean but i mean i mean it seemed like that's what he was doing though was trying
00:09:24 --> 00:09:28 to make his little appearances in the hood at certain places but they were always
00:09:28 --> 00:09:35 food places which was ironic yeah you know so the next one says civil rights
00:09:35 --> 00:09:37 enforcement weakening in schools.
00:09:37 --> 00:09:42 It says reporting reveals that the U.S.
00:09:42 --> 00:09:46 Department of Education Civil Rights Office had not resolved any new racial
00:09:46 --> 00:09:53 harassment cases in 2025 leading to ongoing racial hostility in schools that
00:09:53 --> 00:09:57 particularly harmed Black students. That was definitely happening.
00:09:57 --> 00:09:59 And then, of course, the whole school situation, period.
00:10:00 --> 00:10:03 Department of education he's trying to get rid of you
00:10:03 --> 00:10:10 know you know this this downgrading certain professions like nursing and some
00:10:10 --> 00:10:13 of the other professions that you and i have talked about over the past couple
00:10:13 --> 00:10:19 months you know he's just i don't understand i i really don't understand what
00:10:19 --> 00:10:21 his thing is against education.
00:10:22 --> 00:10:25 But it seems like he has a Jones, definitely against education.
00:10:26 --> 00:10:29 Well, Dave, so we know what one of his Joneses is.
00:10:30 --> 00:10:35 Didn't his college professor say he was one of the stupidest students he ever had?
00:10:36 --> 00:10:40 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But yet, he's president of the United States.
00:10:42 --> 00:10:51 Unbelievable, unbelievable. So, yeah, I mean, what can we say about a president
00:10:51 --> 00:10:53 that wants to get rid of the Department of Education?
00:10:54 --> 00:10:58 And especially, you know, we know a lot of the stuff that he's doing with these
00:10:58 --> 00:11:03 schools are definitely geared towards people of color because he feels that.
00:11:04 --> 00:11:11 He feels that it's going to affect us the most. But, you know, this is ridiculous.
00:11:11 --> 00:11:17 But these are the kind of things that has happened ever since he's been in office, just to start out.
00:11:18 --> 00:11:20 And I'm just starting out with a few of them so far.
00:11:21 --> 00:11:27 The next one, growing reparation and global racial justice discussion.
00:11:27 --> 00:11:32 Now, we know I have talked about reparations a lot over the last couple of years.
00:11:32 --> 00:11:36 And a lot of states have talked about doing reparations.
00:11:36 --> 00:11:42 And so it is growing. And a lot of it has to do with a lot of it has to do with
00:11:42 --> 00:11:46 a lot of the things that, you know, we're starting to find out there's some
00:11:46 --> 00:11:47 things that are owed to us.
00:11:49 --> 00:11:53 And, you know, of course, with him in office being who he is,
00:11:53 --> 00:12:01 it has definitely spurred up the fact that, hey, you know, give us what you
00:12:01 --> 00:12:04 owe us. You know, a lot of people are putting it out there.
00:12:04 --> 00:12:09 You know, hey, our communities, you know, you know, we talked about places in California.
00:12:10 --> 00:12:13 Where else did we talk about? California wasn't somewhere down south.
00:12:13 --> 00:12:18 We talked about they were trying to get reparations. I know a place in Alabama
00:12:18 --> 00:12:24 was Chicago or outside. Yeah. We talked about Chicago.
00:12:24 --> 00:12:28 Yeah. So this is not something that only a few people are talking about.
00:12:28 --> 00:12:30 This is stuff that's coming up all over the country.
00:12:31 --> 00:12:34 Right. You know, especially in some of these places where they really did,
00:12:34 --> 00:12:39 you know, our folks wrong, you know, especially moving into these communities
00:12:39 --> 00:12:42 and then being pushed out of them, you know, so.
00:12:43 --> 00:12:50 The next thing, expansion of Project 2025. Now, we knew we were in trouble when
00:12:50 --> 00:12:53 2025 was first talked about during the election.
00:12:54 --> 00:12:59 Kamala Harris tried to warn us about it. The Obamas tried to warn us about it.
00:12:59 --> 00:13:04 A lot of people talked about it and told us that this guy had a book.
00:13:05 --> 00:13:11 I've read a comment that said that they called it the Bible,
00:13:11 --> 00:13:17 their Bible, because, you know, this book had, how many pages was it?
00:13:17 --> 00:13:19 It was a thousand or many.
00:13:20 --> 00:13:22 Yeah, I'm not sure. I know it was a lot. Yeah, it was a big book.
00:13:23 --> 00:13:28 It said, and, you know, the whole thing was the weakening the community,
00:13:29 --> 00:13:32 you know, and basically take advantage of the disadvantage.
00:13:33 --> 00:13:38 And they were definitely protecting the rich books, you know,
00:13:38 --> 00:13:43 helping them with all these breaks and everything and stepping on us to do it,
00:13:44 --> 00:13:45 you know, so. That sounds about right.
00:13:46 --> 00:13:50 Yeah, and that's what they were doing. And basically it was all based on all
00:13:50 --> 00:13:54 these different rollbacks and so forth that they were going to do and,
00:13:54 --> 00:13:56 you know, that affected the black communities.
00:13:57 --> 00:14:02 And, you know, like I said, you know, that's why you see all these people.
00:14:03 --> 00:14:08 You know, when I look at a person like Nicki Minaj, Snoop.
00:14:09 --> 00:14:16 You know Snoop has a bowl named after him now right Snoop has a bowl game you know the college,
00:14:17 --> 00:14:21 you didn't see that the other day yeah it was on the other day the game was
00:14:21 --> 00:14:24 played the other day it was Ohio University of Ohio,
00:14:25 --> 00:14:27 versus Fresno State and he was,
00:14:29 --> 00:14:35 it's called the Snoop Bowl oh wow so if you notice these blacks.
00:14:37 --> 00:14:40 Performers or entertainers that have blind aligned themselves
00:14:40 --> 00:14:43 with him are all doing
00:14:43 --> 00:14:46 getting the benefits of being able
00:14:46 --> 00:14:52 because they have aligned themselves there with him you know but in there you
00:14:52 --> 00:14:58 know snoop you know as much as people like snoop snoop is he's he's you know
00:14:58 --> 00:15:04 he's he's making it right now you know and he's driving because of his affiliation
00:15:04 --> 00:15:06 and it's really a shame because They got,
00:15:06 --> 00:15:11 you know, all of these people that are part of this Project 2025 and looking
00:15:11 --> 00:15:15 at the way that rich folk are being treated. It's crazy.
00:15:17 --> 00:15:20 You know, it really makes your head hurt when you think about this thing,
00:15:20 --> 00:15:24 you know. And like I said, we were warned.
00:15:24 --> 00:15:29 We were warned. They're following Project 25 to the sea right now. They really are.
00:15:30 --> 00:15:35 So here's something else that you and I have talked about a lot that happened
00:15:35 --> 00:15:37 over the years, over the year.
00:15:37 --> 00:15:42 Black health disparities and cardiovascular risk.
00:15:42 --> 00:15:48 It's a major health reporting in 2025 showed that Black Americans continue to
00:15:48 --> 00:15:55 face significantly higher risk of heart disease, strokes, and hypertension compared to other groups.
00:15:55 --> 00:16:01 A story highlighting longstanding disparities in access to care and preventive resources.
00:16:01 --> 00:16:04 They also talked about how blacks
00:16:04 --> 00:16:09 are being treated as far as cancer is concerned as opposed to white.
00:16:10 --> 00:16:17 And also how women have complained about their health care when it comes to
00:16:17 --> 00:16:23 especially pregnancy and other health issues that they have.
00:16:24 --> 00:16:31 We spent a ton of time talking about the disparities as far as women's health
00:16:31 --> 00:16:38 and health care when it comes to not only cancer, but, you know, pregnancy and so forth.
00:16:39 --> 00:16:44 And just the way that our health care has been over the years, period.
00:16:45 --> 00:16:50 This is not a secret. We definitely know that if we go into a hospital at the
00:16:50 --> 00:16:56 same time as, you know, a white person goes into the hospital with the same
00:16:56 --> 00:16:59 illness or same treatments being needed,
00:16:59 --> 00:17:04 there's a chance that we're not going to be treated the same. Right.
00:17:05 --> 00:17:12 You know, and it's really a shame because, you know, why is it that we still have this issue?
00:17:12 --> 00:17:14 I mean, why aren't we seen as equal?
00:17:15 --> 00:17:17 What's your thought? Ask your president.
00:17:19 --> 00:17:25 Because your president says white men are being discriminated against.
00:17:25 --> 00:17:30 So we're, you know, we're never going to get ours if they're trying to give
00:17:30 --> 00:17:34 it to white men who already got it. I know they're always trying to say that
00:17:34 --> 00:17:35 they're they're in the minority.
00:17:36 --> 00:17:39 Yeah. Well, we know better than that. So that's not the case.
00:17:40 --> 00:17:44 So but it's a shame that we're not getting the same treatments and so forth.
00:17:44 --> 00:17:49 And, you know, like I said, this has been a very big thing with news and trends.
00:17:49 --> 00:17:54 We've been talking about it off and on for a very long time.
00:17:54 --> 00:17:59 You know, we can find stories almost every day about how people are being treated
00:17:59 --> 00:18:02 differently. They definitely are.
00:18:02 --> 00:18:05 You know, so that was another big thing.
00:18:07 --> 00:18:11 Public polling on racism and perceived discrimination.
00:18:12 --> 00:18:17 They said Gallup polling in 2025 found that Black Americans consistently reported
00:18:17 --> 00:18:23 the highest levels of unfair treatment, particularly in encounters with the police,
00:18:23 --> 00:18:30 health care access, and workplaces, underlining ongoing racial inequities in everyday life.
00:18:30 --> 00:18:36 And not only just that, we also saw what happened when we went to the polls
00:18:36 --> 00:18:38 and how we were treated at the polls.
00:18:39 --> 00:18:44 You know, certain polling places in certain areas, you know,
00:18:44 --> 00:18:49 if you were black and you went to those polls and if they were in white areas,
00:18:49 --> 00:18:52 you know, you definitely felt some kind of way going to those areas.
00:18:53 --> 00:18:58 You can tell the people that were voting at, you know, at the end of last year
00:18:58 --> 00:19:03 towards the election time, You could tell people were being treated,
00:19:03 --> 00:19:06 black people were being treated at the polling places in the white areas,
00:19:06 --> 00:19:10 you know, and you could tell, you know, you heard the people openly talking
00:19:10 --> 00:19:14 about, well, that's why we're voting for Trump. And that's why we're doing this.
00:19:14 --> 00:19:17 And that's why we're doing that. And, you know, why aren't you Republican?
00:19:17 --> 00:19:19 Why aren't you, why are you voting Democrat?
00:19:19 --> 00:19:22 Those type of things. And then when we look at the health care and all this
00:19:22 --> 00:19:26 other stuff that we had to deal with as far as being treated differently.
00:19:26 --> 00:19:31 And you know of course when now we're hearing about how they're trying to,
00:19:32 --> 00:19:37 take her history away and all of that kind of stuff. It's just been a crazy, crazy year.
00:19:38 --> 00:19:40 I mean, when it comes to all of this stuff, man.
00:19:41 --> 00:19:45 I mean, you know, it kind of makes you, it really pisses you off too.
00:19:45 --> 00:19:49 You know what I mean? It really makes you mad because why are they singling us out?
00:19:49 --> 00:19:52 Would this country survive if we wasn't here, Leonard?
00:19:52 --> 00:19:55 And even if it did, it wouldn't be no fun.
00:19:56 --> 00:20:04 Well, we definitely make it fun. We definitely make it fun. The food wouldn't taste as good.
00:20:06 --> 00:20:09 The music wouldn't be as good. You know.
00:20:09 --> 00:20:13 It is so funny when you say the food wouldn't taste as good.
00:20:13 --> 00:20:17 Have you ever noticed when you go into some of these big cultural restaurants
00:20:17 --> 00:20:19 like Jamaican food or Caribbean?
00:20:20 --> 00:20:23 Isn't it white people in there every time you go in there? Barely.
00:20:24 --> 00:20:27 But they will come.
00:20:27 --> 00:20:29 They will come because they know the food tastes differently.
00:20:29 --> 00:20:35 And just on saying that, I think a lot more would come if some of these restaurants
00:20:35 --> 00:20:38 were in different areas. Yeah, definitely.
00:20:40 --> 00:20:44 That is true. But they love the food, though. They love the food.
00:20:45 --> 00:20:50 Yeah. Because they had season. Anyway, so let me see. What else?
00:20:50 --> 00:20:57 The opening of the Harlem Civil Rights Museum was a significant cultural news story.
00:20:57 --> 00:21:02 Aiming to preserve and elevate the history of civil rights and black empowerment
00:21:02 --> 00:21:08 in the North and broader cultural debates on history, education, and racial.
00:21:08 --> 00:21:14 I did read about Harlem, them opening that museum up there in Harlem,
00:21:14 --> 00:21:18 and Harlem is a hotbed as far as our history is concerned in the North.
00:21:18 --> 00:21:23 A lot of stuff, a lot of things happened in Harlem that kind of shaped a lot
00:21:23 --> 00:21:25 of what was going on with black America.
00:21:26 --> 00:21:29 A lot of our history is being erased.
00:21:30 --> 00:21:36 Folks, y'all need to wake up and pay attention. You know, you may have always
00:21:36 --> 00:21:41 taken for granted that you go through a park or you go through a certain area
00:21:41 --> 00:21:44 in your town and it might have a...
00:21:45 --> 00:21:53 Something like Harriet Tubman Walk or Harriet Tubman Way or MLK Bridge or something.
00:21:53 --> 00:21:57 And one day you go by and you see the sign's not there anymore.
00:21:58 --> 00:22:04 Or the name's been changed to Christopher Columbus Way or something like that.
00:22:05 --> 00:22:08 Donald Trump Boulevard. Donald Trump Boulevard.
00:22:08 --> 00:22:14 He's putting his name on everything right now. You know, I was watching a little
00:22:14 --> 00:22:19 bit of the Kennedy's honors the other day because I used to always watch that
00:22:19 --> 00:22:22 show because I liked to see who they were honored.
00:22:22 --> 00:22:27 And, you know, Trump then took over the whole thing now. So he picks who he
00:22:27 --> 00:22:31 wants to honor and so forth and so forth because they're all Trump supporters.
00:22:31 --> 00:22:35 You know, what kind of mess? How do we allow this to happen?
00:22:35 --> 00:22:38 Right we know the obamas would have never
00:22:38 --> 00:22:41 been allowed to do the stuff that they're
00:22:41 --> 00:22:44 doing i know there would have been an uproar it would
00:22:44 --> 00:22:48 have been an uproar they've been calling for its impeachment you
00:22:48 --> 00:22:51 know did you see that clip i sent you yesterday no i
00:22:51 --> 00:22:54 didn't get to look at it man okay talking about
00:22:54 --> 00:22:57 the epstein stuff and you know
00:22:57 --> 00:23:00 trump being aware of certain things doing
00:23:00 --> 00:23:03 the epstein as far as the the findings
00:23:03 --> 00:23:06 in the fc file this guy is releasing this
00:23:06 --> 00:23:09 stuff is over there saying if you don't hear from me anymore you know
00:23:09 --> 00:23:12 what happened you know so you
00:23:12 --> 00:23:16 know and you know now of course you know you know
00:23:16 --> 00:23:20 if all of this stuff is true well there when you read the comments and everything
00:23:20 --> 00:23:24 everything that the guy was talking about they said is definitely documented
00:23:24 --> 00:23:29 everything that the guy mentioned was documented so it's not like it's not true
00:23:29 --> 00:23:32 it's just that people are choosing to ignore a lot of them.
00:23:33 --> 00:23:36 You know, and we know that wouldn't happen if that was us.
00:23:36 --> 00:23:43 I mean, and it's just a blatant whitewashing. I mean, you can't call it anything else.
00:23:43 --> 00:23:49 That's what it is. Number nine, black political influence in the 2025 elections.
00:23:50 --> 00:23:55 It's a record setting election results in candidacies, including a strong electoral
00:23:55 --> 00:23:59 turnout and leadership wins by black candidates nationwide.
00:23:59 --> 00:24:03 Notably highlighted in the cultural year in review reporting,
00:24:04 --> 00:24:08 marked the defining movement for political representation.
00:24:08 --> 00:24:13 Now, I will say, they said this is probably the biggest year that we've had
00:24:13 --> 00:24:17 in a very, very long time, or if ever,
00:24:17 --> 00:24:23 with all of the Black people who won seats during the last election.
00:24:24 --> 00:24:29 You know, and during the most recent special elections that were just held as well.
00:24:29 --> 00:24:33 So a lot of seats changed hands to people of color.
00:24:34 --> 00:24:37 And so that's been a good thing because people are getting tired.
00:24:38 --> 00:24:42 And they're looking. I think right now people are looking for that next person.
00:24:42 --> 00:24:46 You know what I mean? To really make that charge to the White House.
00:24:46 --> 00:24:52 Now, Kamala recently has stated that she would like to make another run. Oh, did she? Oh, okay.
00:24:53 --> 00:24:58 Yeah. I didn't hear that. Yeah, she has stated that she wants to make another run.
00:24:58 --> 00:25:04 And I guess I get why she wants to do it Because now, I mean, think about it.
00:25:05 --> 00:25:09 Isn't this the best time to get people to make another run?
00:25:10 --> 00:25:16 Because now people can see that what she said before was definitely fact.
00:25:16 --> 00:25:19 And that she tried to warn everybody. She tried to warn everything.
00:25:20 --> 00:25:25 Everything that she said was going to happen with the big, beautiful bill,
00:25:26 --> 00:25:29 with Project 2025, that has been happening.
00:25:29 --> 00:25:32 So maybe she's thinking hey maybe
00:25:32 --> 00:25:35 she'll get a bigger push this time because of everything
00:25:35 --> 00:25:38 that's happened we've only been it's not even
00:25:38 --> 00:25:41 a full year yet we still
00:25:41 --> 00:25:44 got a few days and look at all the stuff that's
00:25:44 --> 00:25:47 happened right in a year you know
00:25:47 --> 00:25:51 we got him getting involved in all these other words he's so busy trying to
00:25:51 --> 00:25:56 get the nobel peace prize you know and and you know he's involved himself in
00:25:56 --> 00:26:04 all these wars and so forth involved in you know bombing what are you doing bombing Nigeria right,
00:26:06 --> 00:26:10 Come on now. And basically, you know, I know ISIS is involved,
00:26:10 --> 00:26:12 but also it's about religious preference, too.
00:26:13 --> 00:26:16 I mean, this is the craziest stuff that goes on.
00:26:16 --> 00:26:21 I mean, I never understood why we will allow ourselves to have a president that
00:26:21 --> 00:26:23 will be able to do these types of things.
00:26:24 --> 00:26:27 But this is where we are. That's your president.
00:26:30 --> 00:26:33 Love him or hate him. Yeah, there you go.
00:26:33 --> 00:26:36 All right, go ahead. number 10 black cultural
00:26:36 --> 00:26:40 and artistic highlights of black college culture and
00:26:40 --> 00:26:44 creativity made major headlines throughout 2025
00:26:44 --> 00:26:50 the music and arts and sports and entertainment with cultural achievements often
00:26:50 --> 00:26:56 tied to broader conversations about identity influences and community which
00:26:56 --> 00:27:01 shaped conversations in mainstream and Black-focused media alike.
00:27:03 --> 00:27:11 So we had a lot, you know, a lot of Blacks to kind of make headlines as far
00:27:11 --> 00:27:15 as the entertainment field, music,
00:27:16 --> 00:27:22 sports, you know, we're always going to be present in all of these things.
00:27:22 --> 00:27:27 I mean, you know, because, you know, you figure we're talented people, man.
00:27:28 --> 00:27:30 We really are. We are very talented people.
00:27:31 --> 00:27:35 And, you know, they can make all the movies they want and don't put one of us in it.
00:27:36 --> 00:27:41 But, you know, as you can see, when we go over some of the things for Effective
00:27:41 --> 00:27:45 Foss Fest, it's hard to make a good movie without having us in it.
00:27:46 --> 00:27:51 You know, it's hard to have good entertainment without us being a part of it.
00:27:51 --> 00:27:56 You know, some of the top speakers in America are Black people.
00:27:57 --> 00:28:05 Some of the most popular people are Blacks. You know, we are in a point in our lives right now that.
00:28:06 --> 00:28:09 You know, they could try to erase their culture. We'll just create more.
00:28:10 --> 00:28:15 We're always going to be, we're always going to create more culture because
00:28:15 --> 00:28:17 that's who we are. That's what we do.
00:28:17 --> 00:28:22 You know, they could try to downplay our culture.
00:28:22 --> 00:28:28 They could try to say that we're not that important, but we make ourselves important.
00:28:28 --> 00:28:32 We make sure that people know who we are, what we do, and so forth.
00:28:33 --> 00:28:37 Any thoughts you want to add to that? No, I mean, I agree.
00:28:38 --> 00:28:41 I think you kind of summed it up. What did they say? You can...
00:28:42 --> 00:28:50 You can recreate the something, but you can't have the same sauce or whatever that saying is.
00:28:51 --> 00:28:57 Yeah, you can recreate the recipe, I thought it was, right?
00:28:57 --> 00:29:01 But you can't have the same sauce. You use the same sauce or something like that. Yeah.
00:29:02 --> 00:29:05 Yeah, and they've been trying to recreate the recipe for a long time.
00:29:05 --> 00:29:11 So I don't think it's enough seasoning in their sauce to recreate the sauce that we have.
00:29:12 --> 00:29:19 So that leads us to some other things that were big things that happened in the past year.
00:29:20 --> 00:29:24 One of the things before I bring up the other section is music.
00:29:24 --> 00:29:26 Music was not a big year for us.
00:29:27 --> 00:29:33 Hip hop had a hard time cracking the top 40 for the year, which is really interesting.
00:29:33 --> 00:29:40 But a lot of the hip hop music today, I hate to say it, is not all that appealing anymore.
00:29:40 --> 00:29:43 Half the people half the people you can't understand what
00:29:43 --> 00:29:46 they're saying you know if it wasn't
00:29:46 --> 00:29:49 for the beats you probably wouldn't listen to the song right you
00:29:49 --> 00:29:52 know because a lot you know and a lot of people
00:29:52 --> 00:29:56 are making all these beats online or whatever you know you don't really have
00:29:56 --> 00:30:01 the real musicians really doing the music anymore because you can do it yourself
00:30:01 --> 00:30:07 you know when one of the top artists one of the most talked about artists as
00:30:07 --> 00:30:11 an AI-generated artist, it tells you a lot.
00:30:11 --> 00:30:17 You know, when you go on TikTok or you go on Instagram, you see a lot of remakes
00:30:17 --> 00:30:21 of popular songs and all of them being done by AI music.
00:30:21 --> 00:30:27 Right. You know, I mean, so it's been an interesting year.
00:30:27 --> 00:30:31 Now, of course, I'm talking about for Black artists and people of color.
00:30:32 --> 00:30:37 You know, we had, you know, Chris Brown, There's Chris Brown,
00:30:37 --> 00:30:43 Kendrick Lamar, SZA, I'd say Kalani, Tyler.
00:30:43 --> 00:30:46 You know, few of them have made waves during the year.
00:30:48 --> 00:30:52 Not the type where we dominate the charts like we have in the past. Right.
00:30:53 --> 00:30:58 Yeah. So you also forgot to mention this year was also the 50th year of hip hop too.
00:30:59 --> 00:31:06 So that was last year. Yeah. I think it was 2025, right? Yeah. Let, let me confirm.
00:31:08 --> 00:31:12 I thought it was last year. Damn. No, it was last year.
00:31:12 --> 00:31:16 Okay. Well, this year had really flown by. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:31:17 --> 00:31:25 But but even still, I mean, like I said, we didn't make a lot of it was 2023, 2023, 2023.
00:31:25 --> 00:31:29 Yep. I knew you would say that because I just thought about it. Just that 2023.
00:31:29 --> 00:31:36 So there you go. So so that just tells you, you know, how things are changing so quickly.
00:31:36 --> 00:31:43 So, yeah, 2023. so all of this has happened and you know ever since that moment,
00:31:44 --> 00:31:50 I mean Kendrick's made the most noise I mean well Drake did have a couple songs
00:31:50 --> 00:31:55 out this year too but you know right now it's kind of it's really kind of quiet
00:31:55 --> 00:31:58 you know when it comes to the music you know so,
00:31:59 --> 00:32:02 but what we did make some big waves,
00:32:03 --> 00:32:12 this past year was in the on the boobie side of things as far as the theatrical releases and so forth.
00:32:13 --> 00:32:15 And we, you know, we had major...
00:32:17 --> 00:32:23 We had major appearances in things like some of the big, bigger movies out there.
00:32:23 --> 00:32:29 Of course, the big movies of the year were like movies like the Minecraft movie, Lilo and Stitch.
00:32:30 --> 00:32:34 Superman made his comeback with a brand new Superman.
00:32:34 --> 00:32:40 Jurassic Park, Rebirth, Wicked for Good, you know, the Fantastic Four,
00:32:41 --> 00:32:46 Four First Steps. How You Train Your Dragon,
00:32:48 --> 00:32:55 Mission Impossible, The Final Reckoning, The Thunderbolts, Captain America,
00:32:55 --> 00:32:58 Brave New World, where we had our first black Captain America,
00:32:59 --> 00:33:02 and Avatar, Fire and Ash.
00:33:02 --> 00:33:11 And the F1 movie was a very popular movie as well but the F1 racing had dangerous heat or second.
00:33:14 --> 00:33:17 But there were some other movies that were more,
00:33:19 --> 00:33:22 geared to black people that, and I want to see if you saw any of these,
00:33:23 --> 00:33:28 Leonard, that were really out there for us that did pretty well.
00:33:28 --> 00:33:32 Some of them were Netflix movies, but some of them were at the box office as well.
00:33:33 --> 00:33:37 Of course, the number one movie that affected blacks the most,
00:33:37 --> 00:33:41 and blacks went out to see the most, and is also probably going to be one of
00:33:41 --> 00:33:46 the most nominated movies between the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
00:33:47 --> 00:33:52 Sinners. I remember when you went to see Sinners. You talked about that.
00:33:53 --> 00:33:57 You were saying, man, this was the best movie you had seen in a long time,
00:33:57 --> 00:33:59 right? Yeah, it was really good.
00:33:59 --> 00:34:06 Yeah. And, of course, that movie starred Michael B. Jordan playing twin or dual roles as his brother.
00:34:07 --> 00:34:10 It was the brother's smoke and stack.
00:34:11 --> 00:34:14 Had Haley Steinfeld in it.
00:34:15 --> 00:34:19 A bunch of actors. Delroy Lindo, who most people know, have been around.
00:34:20 --> 00:34:27 And the synopsis of the movie was Twin Brothers and WW, in World War I,
00:34:27 --> 00:34:33 veterans, Smoke and Stack, returned to 1932 Mississippi to open a Jew joint
00:34:33 --> 00:34:35 for their black community.
00:34:35 --> 00:34:39 Their hopes for a fresh start collide with
00:34:39 --> 00:34:43 supernatural evil when a mysterious vampire arrives
00:34:43 --> 00:34:46 terrorized town rooted in black
00:34:46 --> 00:34:49 music and jim crow south the
00:34:49 --> 00:34:53 film blends horror cultural history and
00:34:53 --> 00:35:00 themes of resilience and community there was a lot going on in that movie it
00:35:00 --> 00:35:06 really was but uh you know and a lot of messages in that movie you know about
00:35:06 --> 00:35:12 racism about culture about music.
00:35:13 --> 00:35:21 How we were viewed or and how we viewed them it was just a lot going on in that movie,
00:35:21 --> 00:35:27 and but it was a very it was a good movie and i'm sure it's gonna it's gonna
00:35:27 --> 00:35:32 be nominated for a lot of awards that already has been hopefully yeah let's
00:35:32 --> 00:35:37 hope that they give it a legitimate shot at winning the oscars or golden globes
00:35:37 --> 00:35:41 you know but you know it's been a great movie,
00:35:42 --> 00:35:46 there was another movie called black news terms
00:35:46 --> 00:35:48 and conditions now i did i
00:35:48 --> 00:35:55 did see this this was a like a based on a true story and it was very good i
00:35:55 --> 00:36:01 know you probably didn't see this but i did and it's uh it was it was based
00:36:01 --> 00:36:08 on a cinematic adaptation of the experimental Black News art installation.
00:36:08 --> 00:36:13 The film interweave visual vignettes, archival voices,
00:36:13 --> 00:36:17 cultural texts, and social commentary to explore Black history,
00:36:18 --> 00:36:24 power structures, and identity through an immersive audio-visual collage and
00:36:24 --> 00:36:26 challenges narrative form.
00:36:26 --> 00:36:28 So just talked about how we reported the news.
00:36:30 --> 00:36:33 How important news has been in our culture and those type of things.
00:36:34 --> 00:36:36 It's pretty good. You get a chance to check that out.
00:36:38 --> 00:36:45 And it's called Black News, but they have an acronym. They have B-L-K-N-W-S.
00:36:46 --> 00:36:51 That's the way they spell it. And then semicolon terms and conditions.
00:36:51 --> 00:36:54 It came out in this year, 2005.
00:36:56 --> 00:37:00 Next one was called the Alabama Solution. This is another documentary,
00:37:00 --> 00:37:06 and it was about the documentary examines the brutal realities of the Alabama
00:37:06 --> 00:37:11 prison system from the perspective of incarcerated leaders and advocates.
00:37:11 --> 00:37:17 Through interviews and observational footage, it highlights systemic failure,
00:37:17 --> 00:37:23 prison conditions, and reform efforts that disproportionately affected black
00:37:23 --> 00:37:25 inmates and communities.
00:37:25 --> 00:37:30 This was a powerful movie somebody told me about this movie and they told me
00:37:30 --> 00:37:35 that they said it was kind of hard to watch but it was something that was needed to be seen,
00:37:36 --> 00:37:41 and they said it was really awesome I had heard about it but I hadn't seen it so.
00:37:43 --> 00:37:49 Another one's called 40 Acres, starring Danielle DeWaller. You know that name,
00:37:49 --> 00:37:51 right? No, that sounds familiar.
00:37:51 --> 00:37:56 Yeah, she's a, what was that other movie she made recently? But anyway,
00:37:56 --> 00:37:58 she's really on the come up.
00:37:58 --> 00:38:04 And she's related to, if I'm not mistaken, I thought I heard that Ricky DeWaller,
00:38:04 --> 00:38:06 you know Ricky DeWaller? Here in Delaware?
00:38:07 --> 00:38:12 Yes. Uh-huh. Yeah, I think that's a relative of his. I think I remember seeing
00:38:12 --> 00:38:13 him talking about it. Yeah.
00:38:14 --> 00:38:20 So, but this is a character-driven drama focused on the multi-generational family
00:38:20 --> 00:38:24 bonds and powerful symbolism of land, identity, and legacy.
00:38:24 --> 00:38:29 The story revolves around a Black family's connection to their ancestral land.
00:38:29 --> 00:38:36 Imagine that's 40 acres of a shared community space and explores themes of heritage,
00:38:37 --> 00:38:40 reconciliation, and resilience. I remember seeing this advertised.
00:38:40 --> 00:38:42 I didn't see it. but I remember seeing this advertised.
00:38:43 --> 00:38:50 But they said it was a very, very good movie. There's another one called Hedda, psychological drama.
00:38:51 --> 00:38:58 It's, although fully detailed, details remain limited. I think this is a new one that just came out.
00:38:58 --> 00:39:03 It's listed among notable films of 2025 for its compelling character work and
00:39:03 --> 00:39:11 emotional depth, typical of intimate drama, dramatic telling centered on a complex
00:39:11 --> 00:39:12 and powerful protagonist.
00:39:13 --> 00:39:16 I think that's one of the new ones that just came out towards the end of the year.
00:39:17 --> 00:39:19 My Father's Shadow is,
00:39:20 --> 00:39:25 It's a heartfelt drama exploring father and child's relationship and generational legacy.
00:39:25 --> 00:39:30 The film follows the character's journey towards understanding and reconciling
00:39:30 --> 00:39:36 with parents' influence and identity resonating deeply with audiences.
00:39:37 --> 00:39:40 So that was something. I think this is relatively brand new,
00:39:40 --> 00:39:42 too, if I'm not mistaken.
00:39:42 --> 00:39:45 But it's drawing a lot of great reviews.
00:39:46 --> 00:39:49 Then this one is a movie that kind of was a little
00:39:49 --> 00:39:55 movie that could but a lot of people jumped on the bandwagon with this and everybody
00:39:55 --> 00:39:59 went you know they were trying to keep us from going to the theaters to see
00:39:59 --> 00:40:03 it so they've only put it in certain theaters and at certain times of the day
00:40:03 --> 00:40:08 and that's sarah's oil you heard it sarah's oil i haven't heard that either,
00:40:09 --> 00:40:14 what are you serious this is like one of the big little movies of the year and
00:40:14 --> 00:40:21 it's very popular and but the controversy has been around who did this Russell
00:40:21 --> 00:40:25 Wilson and Sierra are part of executive producers of this okay.
00:40:26 --> 00:40:30 But this movie with the controversy has been around it is that it's very limited
00:40:30 --> 00:40:33 on the theaters that you can see it.
00:40:33 --> 00:40:36 And then they would play it like at one o'clock in the afternoon.
00:40:37 --> 00:40:40 And the last show would be at four o'clock.
00:40:40 --> 00:40:45 They wouldn't have any nice showings. You could tell they definitely didn't want us there. Okay.
00:40:46 --> 00:40:48 And so, and this is, this is based on a true story.
00:40:49 --> 00:40:57 It's about Sarah Rector, a black girl in the early 20th century in Oklahoma
00:40:57 --> 00:41:02 who became immensely wealthy after oil was found on her lamp.
00:41:03 --> 00:41:08 The film follows her family's struggle and triumphs as they navigate sudden
00:41:08 --> 00:41:14 wealth, prejudice, and societal pressures in a racially divided era.
00:41:14 --> 00:41:20 So this is like the oil was found when she was a little girl and you know all
00:41:20 --> 00:41:25 that is to you know how that they try to take it away from her i haven't seen
00:41:25 --> 00:41:28 it yet but i've seen enough about it to know about it.
00:41:29 --> 00:41:31 But this is a very good movie and this is something that
00:41:31 --> 00:41:35 your kids probably would want to see too leonard based on
00:41:35 --> 00:41:39 the fact of what happened with her but
00:41:39 --> 00:41:42 i can't believe you never heard of it well no no i've never
00:41:42 --> 00:41:45 seen the movie i've heard of her and in her
00:41:45 --> 00:41:47 story how she um yeah she's kind
00:41:47 --> 00:41:50 of like got the link because i feel like was it a white man
00:41:50 --> 00:41:53 who left the land or a mother yeah yeah like yeah
00:41:53 --> 00:41:59 something like that yeah yeah yeah and it's and you know it's got great reviews
00:41:59 --> 00:42:04 i mean everybody loves this movie it's just the fact that they try to keep us
00:42:04 --> 00:42:08 going to see it you know what i mean you know trying to make a big deal out
00:42:08 --> 00:42:11 of it you know movies that They're really, really good.
00:42:11 --> 00:42:17 That's when the SAG people and all them people try to keep, because they don't
00:42:17 --> 00:42:21 want, they want all those other films to get all the nominations and everything.
00:42:21 --> 00:42:24 They don't want us getting those nominations. So, yeah.
00:42:26 --> 00:42:32 One of Them Days. This was a comedy drama that actually turned out to be a very popular movie.
00:42:34 --> 00:42:37 Kiki Palmer and SZA. You remember when the movie came out? Okay.
00:42:38 --> 00:42:40 I didn't know the name of it, but that movie was kind of funny.
00:42:41 --> 00:42:44 Yeah. Yeah. One of Them Days. It turned out to be a very popular movie.
00:42:47 --> 00:42:54 It says it's a lively ensemble film blending humor and art.
00:42:56 --> 00:43:00 Let me see. Blending human and heart? Yeah, let me see.
00:43:02 --> 00:43:06 Sorry, I just got distracted. One of them days follows a group of friends through
00:43:06 --> 00:43:12 a day of unpredictable misadventions that reveal deeper truths about friendship,
00:43:13 --> 00:43:22 community, and self-development discovery, a favorite among audiences for its reliability and style.
00:43:23 --> 00:43:30 So, Scissor and Kiki Palmer were really good friends, and they definitely had a good connection.
00:43:30 --> 00:43:33 And it was a funny movie you saw did you see the movie
00:43:33 --> 00:43:36 yeah i did by way
00:43:36 --> 00:43:38 of my to be honest i probably would never would have watched it but my wife
00:43:38 --> 00:43:42 watched it and so i watched it by association but
00:43:42 --> 00:43:44 it was funny yeah it was it was i saw it too
00:43:44 --> 00:43:47 it was pretty good it was pretty good so but that was that
00:43:47 --> 00:43:50 was uh that was a good movie and very popular when it came out
00:43:50 --> 00:43:54 kiki palmer is really a good actress by the way something wasn't bad in the
00:43:54 --> 00:43:59 movie either so yeah number one on the call sheet is the next one is it's a
00:43:59 --> 00:44:04 documentary talked about how and i saw this too this was talked about all these
00:44:04 --> 00:44:10 different actors they had people at search from jamie fox holly berry.
00:44:10 --> 00:44:16 Kevin hart angela bassett and others and it's kind of a behind the scenes tale
00:44:16 --> 00:44:23 of actors and creative navigation navigating hollywood's challenges and triumphs
00:44:23 --> 00:44:26 the film spotlights ambition,
00:44:26 --> 00:44:33 representation, and pursuit of artistic excellence, earning praise for an authentic
00:44:33 --> 00:44:35 portrayal of show business.
00:44:35 --> 00:44:42 So they basically were talking about what goes on behind the scenes as far as
00:44:42 --> 00:44:47 these auditions and, you know, being able to get roles and,
00:44:47 --> 00:44:52 you know, how hard it is for us to have the representation that we need to have
00:44:52 --> 00:44:58 when it comes to acting and getting these movie roles and other roles as far
00:44:58 --> 00:45:02 as that and what people will have to go through. Okay, that's what that's all about.
00:45:04 --> 00:45:06 The last one I'm going to mention is something called The Perfect Neighbor.
00:45:07 --> 00:45:15 It's a documentary, and it's a gripping documentary-style exploration of a high-profile
00:45:15 --> 00:45:18 case involving community tension, justice, and perception.
00:45:19 --> 00:45:29 The film delves into complex questions of trust, law, and racial dynamics.
00:45:31 --> 00:45:34 So it's it's it's a good it's a good movie it
00:45:34 --> 00:45:37 talks a lot about people and all that
00:45:37 --> 00:45:40 they have to go through i did see it advertised i
00:45:40 --> 00:45:43 haven't had a chance to see it yet it is something that i do plan on
00:45:43 --> 00:45:46 plan on checking out myself when
00:45:46 --> 00:45:49 i get a chance so but these are movies that
00:45:49 --> 00:45:56 are for us by us and hopefully you guys if you haven't seen any of these movies
00:45:56 --> 00:46:00 you guys get a chance to check them out because i think they're well worth checking
00:46:00 --> 00:46:05 out as far as stuff that has come out this year you and i always talk about
00:46:05 --> 00:46:08 there's not enough stuff representing you know that shows up,
00:46:09 --> 00:46:14 you know and you know i know your favorite thing is say oscars so white when
00:46:14 --> 00:46:18 oscars come around and so forth i have a feeling this year's oscar is not going
00:46:18 --> 00:46:24 to be so white i disagree trump you You do? You don't think that's it?
00:46:25 --> 00:46:28 Trump. Why? You think Trump's going to control the character?
00:46:28 --> 00:46:31 Yeah, I think Trump's going to have a lot of influence.
00:46:32 --> 00:46:35 I don't know. We did a lot over this past year, though, Leonard.
00:46:35 --> 00:46:40 I just think that it's going to be hard to keep us down. I think we're going to be well represented.
00:46:40 --> 00:46:43 I know the Golden Globes will be well represented. They always,
00:46:43 --> 00:46:47 and they tend to give us love. I will from time to time. They do.
00:46:47 --> 00:46:52 But when the Oscars come around, that's the one. like last year's Oscar it was very,
00:46:53 --> 00:47:01 few representation of us there last year but I have a feeling I think we're
00:47:01 --> 00:47:05 going to do pretty well we'll talk about it but I think we're going to do pretty
00:47:05 --> 00:47:06 well when the nominations come out.
00:47:08 --> 00:47:11 Sinners is going to lead the way. Sinners is going to lead the way.
00:47:12 --> 00:47:16 And with the bigger awards, I'm going to say what I mean by pretty well, folks.
00:47:16 --> 00:47:20 I mean by the, you know, getting nominated for some of the bigger awards,
00:47:21 --> 00:47:25 like the acting categories and also directing.
00:47:25 --> 00:47:28 Okay. So, all right. So I think we'll be fine.
00:47:30 --> 00:47:35 All right. And that's going to lead us to Leonard's favorite part of the show.
00:47:37 --> 00:47:42 Well, Dave, you didn't talk about the biggest thing that happened in 2025.
00:47:43 --> 00:47:48 What was that? Your role model, Puff Daddy, Sean Diddy Kongs.
00:47:48 --> 00:47:51 Oh, yeah, that was the big story. That was you. That was the big story.
00:47:51 --> 00:47:54 And was Shannon Sharp, was his thing, was that 2025?
00:47:55 --> 00:47:57 Yeah, that was this year, too.
00:47:57 --> 00:48:01 Yeah. Oh, goodness. Yeah, look, I guess I kind of put those things in the back
00:48:01 --> 00:48:04 of the head because that was us falling again, man. We keep falling.
00:48:05 --> 00:48:08 Yeah, we do. Both of those stories, we keep falling, man. We do.
00:48:08 --> 00:48:16 We got this guy who is in the top seat in the United States that has 34 felony
00:48:16 --> 00:48:19 counts against him and could have more.
00:48:19 --> 00:48:23 Right. And he's sitting in the top seat of the United States. Yeah.
00:48:23 --> 00:48:26 We go through a whole trial with Puffy, and they
00:48:26 --> 00:48:29 really couldn't prove everything that they wanted to prove
00:48:29 --> 00:48:32 but he's in jail for he's in jail right
00:48:32 --> 00:48:35 now you know what do you got four or
00:48:35 --> 00:48:38 five years what was it four years yeah i think it's four years okay yeah
00:48:38 --> 00:48:46 shannon sharp does the dumbest thing ever you know but you know uh it gets and
00:48:46 --> 00:48:52 it cost him 23 million dollars supposedly you know you know because he fooled
00:48:52 --> 00:48:56 around you know, with a young white, white woman,
00:48:57 --> 00:48:59 Sharon Moore, former coach of Michigan.
00:49:00 --> 00:49:07 Another one who makes a, you know, mistaken judgment and finds himself doing
00:49:07 --> 00:49:10 something that he had no business doing with a white woman.
00:49:10 --> 00:49:13 Again, lack of judgment.
00:49:14 --> 00:49:21 This is all us not making the best choices. I mean, but yet he didn't either.
00:49:21 --> 00:49:25 Our president didn't either. And he, you know, what was your favorite?
00:49:25 --> 00:49:28 What was your favorite statement that you like to say all the time?
00:49:29 --> 00:49:33 Complexion for protection. There you go. There you go. There you go.
00:49:34 --> 00:49:40 So even though those were very big stories and so forth, it just showed us a
00:49:40 --> 00:49:42 black man going down again.
00:49:42 --> 00:49:48 You know? so with that being said I,
00:49:49 --> 00:49:54 Dave's Corner, the last one of 2025, just going to say something simple.
00:49:55 --> 00:49:59 What do you want to see changed in 2026?
00:50:01 --> 00:50:07 Simple but deep. Yeah. You know, Dave, this guy sounds a little weird,
00:50:07 --> 00:50:10 and it may sound a little proper.
00:50:11 --> 00:50:16 But, you know, like, I'd like to bring some class, class, morality,
00:50:17 --> 00:50:23 ethics, back to 2026, you know, you know, and not just regular people,
00:50:23 --> 00:50:24 but politics, everything.
00:50:24 --> 00:50:31 I always think about when I was a kid, you could tell people who had money by the way they act.
00:50:32 --> 00:50:36 Nowadays, the way they act, you know, don't got nothing to do with money.
00:50:37 --> 00:50:42 You know, like there was a certain level of class, a certain level of esteem,
00:50:42 --> 00:50:46 a certain level of like almost like someone like a, you know,
00:50:46 --> 00:50:49 a dignitary ambassador, like those are the people who have money.
00:50:50 --> 00:50:54 Now, the people who are, we're flaunting to have money are, you know,
00:50:54 --> 00:50:58 I mean, not knocking anybody's hustle, but long story short,
00:50:58 --> 00:50:59 you know, there, there was a point where,
00:51:00 --> 00:51:06 that, you know, the, the more educated, the more morale, the classier you had,
00:51:06 --> 00:51:07 the better you did in life.
00:51:08 --> 00:51:12 And now that's not the point. So, you know, I'd like to take it back to where,
00:51:12 --> 00:51:17 you know, you know how like in dating, they're like the nice guys always get picked last.
00:51:17 --> 00:51:21 I would like to bring it back to where the, the respectful, intelligent,
00:51:22 --> 00:51:27 caring, moral people start winning again.
00:51:28 --> 00:51:32 Wouldn't that be nice, man? Wouldn't that be nice? Yeah.
00:51:33 --> 00:51:38 Nowadays, it seems like all the crooked and criminal scenes with everything.
00:51:39 --> 00:51:43 You know, even now the year started, I didn't even mention it,
00:51:43 --> 00:51:49 but, you know, with the combination of Trump and Elon Musk,
00:51:50 --> 00:51:54 you know, now what was going on when them two were running the country and then,
00:51:54 --> 00:51:56 you know, their little breakup there.
00:51:57 --> 00:51:59 And but it just says a lot about how the
00:51:59 --> 00:52:06 wicked or the you know the they're the people who just got out of the asylum
00:52:06 --> 00:52:12 is running this the country you know what i mean so yeah but i get it i get
00:52:12 --> 00:52:18 where you're coming from but that's what you want to see in 2026 huh yeah what about yourself.
00:52:19 --> 00:52:26 Justice man I want I want for who I want for our country I want I want this
00:52:26 --> 00:52:29 person that's running our country out of office man yeah,
00:52:30 --> 00:52:35 because if he continues if he's allowed to be in office for four years,
00:52:36 --> 00:52:40 based on what's happened the first year it's not going to be good,
00:52:41 --> 00:52:48 and how can we allow him to be in office for four years with all that he's done yeah that's true,
00:52:48 --> 00:52:51 and all he is continuing to do to
00:52:51 --> 00:52:54 do yeah continuing to do so if it's
00:52:54 --> 00:52:57 anything that i want the most the most
00:52:57 --> 00:53:03 thing uh important thing to me is that we got to get this right we got to get
00:53:03 --> 00:53:07 it right and i don't know i mean because unfortunately there's a hierarchy that
00:53:07 --> 00:53:12 we have to go through you know because if he's if he's somehow removed from
00:53:12 --> 00:53:14 office then he goes to the VP.
00:53:15 --> 00:53:17 I don't know if that's going to be any better.
00:53:18 --> 00:53:25 I don't think he's got as much power as Trump does, but I don't think he'd be as ruthless, but.
00:53:26 --> 00:53:29 We need to, that whole regime under him needs to go.
00:53:30 --> 00:53:35 Everything. So that's my thoughts. That's my thoughts for this year.
00:53:36 --> 00:53:38 So you guys can let us know what you guys.
00:53:39 --> 00:53:43 Yeah, that's right. Let's hope and pray. You guys can let us know what your
00:53:43 --> 00:53:47 thought is for 2026 and what you want to see change.
00:53:47 --> 00:53:50 So hopefully it'll be for the positive.
00:53:52 --> 00:53:57 All right, sir. That'll do it. That's our year in review. That's our thoughts for this year.
00:53:58 --> 00:54:04 You know, you guys, we want to wish everybody a happy new year and a safe new year.
00:54:04 --> 00:54:07 Whatever you're going to do is be safe.
00:54:07 --> 00:54:12 Our condolences to the trooper that was unfortunately shot down,
00:54:12 --> 00:54:17 him and his family, that was unfortunately shot down at the DMV this past week.
00:54:19 --> 00:54:27 Officer, Ty Snook, and let's hope that we don't have many more of these senseless duties.
00:54:28 --> 00:54:32 Okay. Anything you want to add? Nope. I think you basically covered it.
00:54:32 --> 00:54:34 I just want to wish everybody a happy new year.
00:54:35 --> 00:54:40 Make sure you participate in new year safely so that you see next year.
00:54:41 --> 00:54:46 You know? There you go. Dave, that right there is goal number one.
00:54:47 --> 00:54:49 Make it to next year. Goal number one. Let's make it to next year.
00:54:50 --> 00:54:52 Let's make it to next year's end of the year show.
00:54:53 --> 00:54:58 Okay. So, but until then, we will talk to you soon.
00:54:59 --> 00:55:01 Talk to you next year. All right. Take care.
00:55:10 --> 00:55:15 Tune in next week, ladies and gentlemen, for another edition of News and Trends
00:55:15 --> 00:55:17 with your hosts, Dave and Lynn.
00:55:18 --> 00:55:26 Thank you.