Hosts Dave and Len speak with Dr. Marlene A. Saunders about Black Summit 2026, a statewide gathering to create a measurable Black agenda focused on education, health care, housing, economic opportunity, civil rights, and community well‑being, with speakers, breakout sessions, and sustained follow‑up.
The episode also highlights local events like the Afro‑Foodie Festival, the launch of the Culture Check trivia app, community news, notable passings, and ongoing investigations—encouraging listeners to register, stay informed, and get involved.
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00:01:27 --> 00:01:31 I'm hanging out with my partner, Mr. Leonard Young. What's going on, sir?
00:01:31 --> 00:01:36 Hey, Dave. Everything is good. This is Leonard Young, CEO of DelawareBlack.com,
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00:01:44 --> 00:01:47 Damn. Dave, see, I just threw myself all off.
00:01:47 --> 00:01:52 And black media expert, all around good guy. How goes it, Dave? Hey, man.
00:01:53 --> 00:01:57 I can't complain. See, you added another title. I know.
00:01:57 --> 00:02:02 I know. You're so important. What can I say? I'm so glad you let me hang around with you, man.
00:02:03 --> 00:02:07 Sometimes. Well, when you allow me. Yeah, yeah. There you go.
00:02:07 --> 00:02:10 I fixed it. I fixed it. But how's everything going?
00:02:10 --> 00:02:14 Dave, everything's going good. You know, no complaints.
00:02:14 --> 00:02:17 Well, I'm sorry. I could complain, but nobody want to hear it anyway.
00:02:17 --> 00:02:20 So you know how it goes. Yeah, I know how it goes.
00:02:21 --> 00:02:25 What can you say? How did you handle the busy weekend, man?
00:02:26 --> 00:02:27 You and I were talking the other
00:02:27 --> 00:02:30 day. We were talking about how busy of a month it's been. Yes, it is.
00:02:31 --> 00:02:35 It's been a lot of things, different things going on. We still have things to come.
00:02:36 --> 00:02:40 One of the things that we'll be talking about later on in the show. So...
00:02:41 --> 00:02:46 I know you were a part of the Afro-American, I mean, the Afro-Foodie Festival.
00:02:46 --> 00:02:50 Oh, yeah. Yep. So, yep. Yep. So, I was helping our friend of the show,
00:02:50 --> 00:02:56 Aja, who did the Afro-Foodie Festival. It was a celebration of African food,
00:02:56 --> 00:02:59 culture, entertainment, and people.
00:03:00 --> 00:03:03 And it was at Rodney Square this past weekend. And, you know,
00:03:03 --> 00:03:08 I'm really proud of Aja because, Dave, left and right, I saw a lot of events
00:03:08 --> 00:03:10 canceling because it was outside. It was supposed to rain all day.
00:03:10 --> 00:03:12 People didn't know what to expect.
00:03:12 --> 00:03:15 But it turned out to be a great event. There were, of course,
00:03:15 --> 00:03:18 a lot of conflicting events going on the same day. But, you know,
00:03:18 --> 00:03:20 that was a busy day. That was a busy day.
00:03:21 --> 00:03:25 Yeah, it really was. You know, that's just Delaware. But it was a good event.
00:03:26 --> 00:03:30 I had some food that was really, really good. Don't ask me what it is. I just know it's good.
00:03:32 --> 00:03:35 And uh you know all in all you know people had a good time and and it did not
00:03:35 --> 00:03:38 rain on us so i'm i'm very pleased,
00:03:39 --> 00:03:45 okay well that's good that's good i'm glad and congratulations for putting on that event and
00:03:45 --> 00:03:50 you know she's always doing something good especially when it comes to her african
00:03:50 --> 00:03:54 roots so that's great that's that's really that's really good and of course
00:03:54 --> 00:03:58 um we got the august quarterly kicking off as well,
00:03:58 --> 00:04:00 you know so you know the,
00:04:01 --> 00:04:04 events basically pretty much throughout the week right,
00:04:05 --> 00:04:08 well august i know you're involved in some of those events right um not,
00:04:09 --> 00:04:16 well yes and no so i know they had something sunday they had something yesterday and then i think then
00:04:16 --> 00:04:20 i think wednesday is kind of like a an off day and then they have something
00:04:20 --> 00:04:25 thursday friday saturday and And then, of course, the big quarterly is going
00:04:25 --> 00:04:29 to be on Sunday, and that's going to be at Tubman Garrett Park.
00:04:29 --> 00:04:33 So, you know, that's kind of the culmination festival of everything.
00:04:35 --> 00:04:39 Are you going to be there that day? So I'm not, I'm going to try to be,
00:04:39 --> 00:04:43 I may be in Atlanta visiting my daughter and doing some other stuff,
00:04:43 --> 00:04:48 but I'm definitely going to try to make sure there's some representation there. So we'll see.
00:04:49 --> 00:04:54 Okay. All right. Okay, good. Good. That's, that's, that's great. That's great.
00:04:55 --> 00:05:03 Just wanted to, just before we get started with the show, a couple noteworthy
00:05:04 --> 00:05:08 passings that I wanted to make mention of. And one is a personal one.
00:05:09 --> 00:05:16 There was a guy who, when I started my job working for the state at the Hudson
00:05:16 --> 00:05:20 Center, there was a man that was our mechanic there.
00:05:21 --> 00:05:29 His name is George. George, and he was one of the first people I met when I started working there.
00:05:29 --> 00:05:34 He's from Wilmington and everything and got to know George very well.
00:05:34 --> 00:05:38 Unfortunately, this past weekend, he passed away. And I just wanted to give
00:05:38 --> 00:05:43 a shout out to all those who knew him, knew what type of man that he was.
00:05:43 --> 00:05:46 He was a great guy and a friend to all.
00:05:46 --> 00:05:52 And I just wanted to give my condolences to his family for his passing.
00:05:52 --> 00:05:54 And so I wanted to say something about that.
00:05:55 --> 00:06:00 And then also, lo and behold, we heard Dolly Parton passed away.
00:06:01 --> 00:06:05 And did you hear about that? Yes, I did. Okay.
00:06:06 --> 00:06:09 That was kind of shocking. I mean, you know, didn't see that coming.
00:06:09 --> 00:06:14 So for somebody like myself, and I'm sure the guests that we have on with us
00:06:14 --> 00:06:20 tonight, you know, she's kind of been like a staple, you know, as far as I know my life.
00:06:20 --> 00:06:24 And I know, I'm pretty sure our guest part of her life, you know,
00:06:24 --> 00:06:29 always hearing Dolly Parton this, Dolly Parton that. And she's written and performed
00:06:29 --> 00:06:32 some of the greatest hits ever put out there.
00:06:33 --> 00:06:36 And a lot of her songs have been re-recorded to be hits again, you know.
00:06:38 --> 00:06:41 So I just wanted to say, you know, rest in peace to Miss Dolly Parton,
00:06:42 --> 00:06:45 80 years old, who passed away, you know.
00:06:46 --> 00:06:48 And, of course, the world's finding out about it today. So.
00:06:50 --> 00:06:55 So, just wanted to get those, you know, to say that, you know, those two passings.
00:06:55 --> 00:06:59 I know one personal and one big. So, all right.
00:07:00 --> 00:07:04 So, with that being said, we have a guest on our show today.
00:07:04 --> 00:07:08 Leonard, why don't you tell us a little bit about who we have on today?
00:07:08 --> 00:07:11 Yes. So, today on our show, we have Dr. Marlene A.
00:07:12 --> 00:07:17 Saunders with the titles of DSW, MSW, LMSW.
00:07:20 --> 00:07:25 She's a long time social worker, educator, scholar and community advocate,
00:07:26 --> 00:07:32 a 1967 graduate of Delaware State College. Notice not university, but college.
00:07:33 --> 00:07:38 And now, of course, titled Delaware State University. She later earned her MSW
00:07:38 --> 00:07:41 and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
00:07:41 --> 00:07:49 Dr. Saunders served at DSU from 1985 until her retirement in 2014 and has been
00:07:49 --> 00:07:56 nationally recognized as a social work pioneer for her contributions to the profession.
00:07:57 --> 00:08:02 She's also founder of Let the Truth Be Told and Black Agenda Group.
00:08:05 --> 00:08:09 The partnership organizing Black Summit 2026.
00:08:10 --> 00:08:16 Now, Black Summit 26 is a statewide gathering designed to bring Black Delawareans,
00:08:16 --> 00:08:21 youth, faith, and community leaders, advocates, elected officials,
00:08:21 --> 00:08:24 and allies together to identify challenges,
00:08:25 --> 00:08:31 and develop solutions around education, health care, economic opportunity,
00:08:32 --> 00:08:34 housing, civil rights, and.
00:08:36 --> 00:08:42 Community well-being. Inspired by the historic Colored Conventions movement,
00:08:42 --> 00:08:48 and guided by Ubuntu, I Am Because We Are,
00:08:48 --> 00:08:53 the summit is focused on creating goals, strategies, and measurable action.
00:08:54 --> 00:08:59 It is intended to be more than a one-day event with follow-up efforts across
00:08:59 --> 00:09:08 Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex counties working towards a unified statewide Black agenda for progress.
00:09:09 --> 00:09:15 So without further ado, I would like to welcome Dr. Marlene Saunders to the show. How are you?
00:09:15 --> 00:09:20 I am well, my brothers. Thank you for having me. Welcome, welcome.
00:09:21 --> 00:09:26 We are honored to have you on the show. Well, I'm honored to be with you.
00:09:26 --> 00:09:31 And if I could, I'd like to extend condolences to Edith Pridgen's family.
00:09:31 --> 00:09:33 Oh, yes. Edith, I,
00:09:35 --> 00:09:37 can see that about Edith too. I knew Edith as well. Yes. Yes,
00:09:37 --> 00:09:39 yes, yes, yes. She's a staple in our community too. Right, right, right.
00:09:41 --> 00:09:46 She will be missed, definitely. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Okay,
00:09:46 --> 00:09:51 so I guess, Dr. Saunders, so I guess to start out, for somebody hearing about
00:09:51 --> 00:09:54 the Black Summit 2026 for the first time...
00:09:55 --> 00:10:00 Can you explain what it is and why it's needed right now?
00:10:01 --> 00:10:08 Well, I think in your introduction, you know, you gave the historical roots and what we intend to do.
00:10:09 --> 00:10:17 But from a historical perspective, what gave rise to Black Summit 2026 were
00:10:17 --> 00:10:22 concerns raised by African-Americans throughout Delaware.
00:10:22 --> 00:10:27 And they raised their concerns by asking, what are we going to do?
00:10:28 --> 00:10:34 Or saying, we've got to do something. And this followed the outcome of the 2024 election.
00:10:36 --> 00:10:42 And the people who voiced these concerns to me, and I voiced the same concerns to them,
00:10:43 --> 00:10:46 we formed a small group called the Black Agenda Group,
00:10:47 --> 00:10:53 which is comprised of a diverse group of African-Americans, ordinary people,
00:10:54 --> 00:10:59 you know, people who have achieved some notoriety in the state,
00:10:59 --> 00:11:03 you know, by virtue of being educators or activists.
00:11:04 --> 00:11:11 And that group in December of 2024 said, well, we can't address everything that's
00:11:11 --> 00:11:13 adversely impacting Black folks in Delaware.
00:11:14 --> 00:11:22 But let's come up with a way to bring us together to identify what people's
00:11:22 --> 00:11:28 concerns are and most importantly, to come up with an action plan.
00:11:30 --> 00:11:39 And so the group said, let's organize what eventually came to be known as Black Summit 2026.
00:11:40 --> 00:11:46 Gotcha. So, I'm sorry, go ahead. So, you know, one of the things that occurred
00:11:46 --> 00:11:52 as we began talking about Black Summit 2026 was, well,
00:11:52 --> 00:11:59 with the kind of division that is happening, you know, in the country now between
00:11:59 --> 00:12:00 ethnic groups, for example.
00:12:01 --> 00:12:04 Isn't Black Summit 2026,
00:12:05 --> 00:12:08 fanning the flames, causing more division.
00:12:09 --> 00:12:13 And as I thought about that question, which I must expect I anticipated,
00:12:14 --> 00:12:19 I said, how can I explain why Black Summit 2026 is necessary?
00:12:20 --> 00:12:30 And I came up with an analogy that refers to how airline attendants give instructions,
00:12:31 --> 00:12:33 about what to do in a case of an emergency.
00:12:34 --> 00:12:39 And the instruction that they give with respect to using the oxygen mask is
00:12:39 --> 00:12:41 to put it on yourself first.
00:12:42 --> 00:12:48 The notion being that in order to save others, you have to save yourself.
00:12:50 --> 00:12:56 And there's some things that are happening in America that have very distinct
00:12:56 --> 00:12:59 negative impacts on African-Americans.
00:13:00 --> 00:13:06 So we're moving forward under the notion that nobody's going to save us.
00:13:06 --> 00:13:10 We're going to have to come together, as we have done in the past,
00:13:10 --> 00:13:16 going all the way back to 1830, when the first color convention was held, to come together,
00:13:17 --> 00:13:22 talk about what is happening to us, and then come up with a plan that has measurable
00:13:22 --> 00:13:25 outcomes. All right, understood.
00:13:26 --> 00:13:29 So I guess with that said, one of the things you said is, or one of the things
00:13:29 --> 00:13:36 I read in the bio, so we talked about some of the key areas of education,
00:13:36 --> 00:13:40 health care, economic opportunity, housing, civil rights, and community well-being.
00:13:41 --> 00:13:47 Can you, I guess, tell me in a couple words, and I'll name them one by one.
00:13:48 --> 00:13:54 Can you tell me, I guess, as a statewide, well, I guess for the Black agenda,
00:13:55 --> 00:14:00 what do you think is the biggest issue affecting, and I'll just start with education.
00:14:01 --> 00:14:05 Well, I think if you put it within the context of the Trump administration,
00:14:05 --> 00:14:10 you know, one of the big areas has been his effort to.
00:14:12 --> 00:14:17 Erase black history. Okay. And several states have,
00:14:18 --> 00:14:28 legislated legislation that forbids discussion about slavery, for example.
00:14:28 --> 00:14:36 Several states have legislated laws that say of the writings of Dr.
00:14:36 --> 00:14:39 Martin Luther King Jr. don't have to be taught.
00:14:39 --> 00:14:44 The writings of Frederick Douglass do not have to be taught.
00:14:45 --> 00:14:53 I think we are all aware of some of his initial moves where he eliminated statues
00:14:53 --> 00:14:59 or memorabilia commemorating the contributions of Blacks.
00:15:03 --> 00:15:08 In government. And so I think history, we all know that history is important
00:15:08 --> 00:15:11 because the more you know, the more you can do.
00:15:12 --> 00:15:18 And Representative Sherry Dorsey Walker has said, when you see something, you know you can do it.
00:15:19 --> 00:15:25 So if people don't see our heroes and our sheroes, like Frederick Dulles,
00:15:25 --> 00:15:29 like Martin Luther King Jr., like Sherry Dorsey Walker, like the 17,
00:15:30 --> 00:15:37 members of the Delaware Black Legislative Caucus, you know, you can believe that achieving,
00:15:37 --> 00:15:39 those achievements aren't possible.
00:15:40 --> 00:15:43 So that's why education, you know, is, you know, it's important.
00:15:44 --> 00:15:49 The other reason it's important is that some of the big, beautiful bill,
00:15:50 --> 00:15:52 parts of the big, beautiful bill,
00:15:53 --> 00:16:02 impact loan limits that Black families who apply to HBCUs can take advantage of.
00:16:03 --> 00:16:09 So education is very, very important and education has to start early.
00:16:10 --> 00:16:14 So I hope that that answers answers answers the question.
00:16:14 --> 00:16:19 It does. Nail for, you know, of course, unfortunately, unfortunately,
00:16:19 --> 00:16:23 you know, black people always thinking, well, who are all going to be there?
00:16:23 --> 00:16:29 Can you kind of tell us some of maybe the speakers, presenters or facilitators,
00:16:29 --> 00:16:32 that will be at Black Agenda?
00:16:33 --> 00:16:35 Our speakers include Dr. Tony Allen.
00:16:36 --> 00:16:41 He is the president of Delaware State University. He will be speaking.
00:16:42 --> 00:16:47 Dr. Elijah Mikkel, who is a well-known authority on Black culture and African
00:16:47 --> 00:16:49 identity. He will be speaking.
00:16:50 --> 00:17:00 Natasha Mullen, who is a well-known clinician dealing with a wide range of mental
00:17:00 --> 00:17:05 health disorders that impact Black people as well as young people.
00:17:05 --> 00:17:11 She will be speaking on mental health and the impacts of racism on us.
00:17:11 --> 00:17:20 Dr. Kwazi Osei, who just retired from Delaware State University, will be participating.
00:17:20 --> 00:17:24 And he's going to talk about a global connection. You know, what's happening
00:17:24 --> 00:17:29 in the motherland that impacts us, what we are doing that impacts the motherland.
00:17:30 --> 00:17:38 Wanda Russell is a realtor. She's also owned several restaurants in Sussex County.
00:17:39 --> 00:17:44 She's going to be talking about economic empowerment and how even though your,
00:17:45 --> 00:17:50 money resources might be low, you know, it is possible to save money and to,
00:17:50 --> 00:17:52 you know, and to buy a home.
00:17:53 --> 00:17:59 Dr. Daniel Griffin, who is the senior pastor at Antioch AME Church,
00:17:59 --> 00:18:05 uh the title of of of his presentation is going to be God's got this and he's
00:18:05 --> 00:18:11 going to be speaking about the spiritual underpinning uh that accounts for our
00:18:11 --> 00:18:13 resistance to oppression and our resilience,
00:18:14 --> 00:18:22 so though and then Senator Marie Pinckney is going to be talking about our situation
00:18:22 --> 00:18:25 and implications for a black agenda from a political perspective,
00:18:26 --> 00:18:32 the achievements that we have made have not occurred without Black folks being involved.
00:18:34 --> 00:18:38 In the political enterprise. Gotcha. Okay. All right. So, I mean...
00:18:38 --> 00:18:41 And to answer the other part of your question, I'm sorry. Mm-hmm.
00:18:41 --> 00:18:47 All kinds of people, old people, young people will be at the conference.
00:18:48 --> 00:18:55 We have taken special efforts to try to get low-income and poor people at Black Summit 2026.
00:18:56 --> 00:19:02 Okay. Because the big, beautiful bill impacts those two populations the most.
00:19:02 --> 00:19:07 And we want them in the room to hear what they have to say about their current
00:19:07 --> 00:19:12 circumstances, what they believe an action plan should entail.
00:19:12 --> 00:19:18 And, of course, we want them to be involved throughout the process from September 9 on.
00:19:18 --> 00:19:26 Sure. Okay, that sounds great. And my last question before I let Dave kind of go ahead with his is,
00:19:27 --> 00:19:33 So I know a lot of times, you know, we will look at the churches,
00:19:33 --> 00:19:39 we may look at the Divine Nine organizations, we may look at community organizations.
00:19:40 --> 00:19:45 What type of role do you think, not just individuals, but what type of role
00:19:45 --> 00:19:49 do you think these organizations that, you know, have members,
00:19:49 --> 00:19:54 have membership, specifically Black membership,
00:19:54 --> 00:19:59 what type of role do you think that they play in the shaping of some of these,
00:20:00 --> 00:20:04 you know, policies and Black agenda items that we're looking to improve on?
00:20:05 --> 00:20:09 Well, I think beginning, you know, with the Black church, you know,
00:20:09 --> 00:20:12 I think everybody knows the history of the Black church in terms of,
00:20:13 --> 00:20:17 you know, using the civil rights movement, you know, as an example.
00:20:18 --> 00:20:21 And the Black church has been a place where,
00:20:22 --> 00:20:28 the problems impacting Black people and what needs to be done can be expressed.
00:20:28 --> 00:20:35 Some people may think that because of the president's anti-DEI.
00:20:36 --> 00:20:43 Positions or his position regarding people being outspoken about the inequality
00:20:43 --> 00:20:47 that African Americans are speaking or are experiencing,
00:20:47 --> 00:20:51 may prevent the Black church from speaking out. But that is,
00:20:51 --> 00:20:53 in fact, you know, not the case.
00:20:53 --> 00:20:57 A member of his administration has said, you know, black churches and churches
00:20:57 --> 00:20:58 can speak truth to power.
00:20:59 --> 00:21:03 And I think, you know, the church can, you know, can be, you know,
00:21:03 --> 00:21:08 a leader in informing black people about what's going on,
00:21:08 --> 00:21:15 letting them know what's going on, who is involved in black empowerment, providing space.
00:21:16 --> 00:21:19 One of the things that we're going to talk about is how the black church or
00:21:19 --> 00:21:26 black churches can be open more than during the period of 11 to 1 during church.
00:21:27 --> 00:21:31 The black churches is known as the one institution that we own.
00:21:31 --> 00:21:37 So why not make it a place, you know, where activities for change and empowerment,
00:21:39 --> 00:21:42 can occur. I might say that.
00:21:45 --> 00:21:48 Black churches have financially supported,
00:21:49 --> 00:21:57 Black Summit 2026, Bethel AME Church, for example, we are going to,
00:21:58 --> 00:22:03 in concert with IM, because we are, we are going to be taking a collection on
00:22:03 --> 00:22:05 behalf of Mother Union African Church.
00:22:06 --> 00:22:10 Reverend Whitaker will be at Black Summit 2026.
00:22:12 --> 00:22:17 And going back to an earlier question in terms of who the facilitators are.
00:22:17 --> 00:22:22 For example, one facilitator will be a Reverend Tyrone Johnson,
00:22:22 --> 00:22:26 who is the executive director and founder of CTAC.
00:22:27 --> 00:22:33 So he will be a facilitator. You know, I will be facilitating and other members,
00:22:34 --> 00:22:37 of the planning committee will be facilitating.
00:22:37 --> 00:22:42 Dr. Fran Franklin, who is director of the Undergraduate Social Work Program,
00:22:43 --> 00:22:46 at Delaware State University, will be facilitating.
00:22:47 --> 00:22:52 So we have a cross-section of people who will be guiding the discussions of
00:22:52 --> 00:22:57 the breakout rooms, breakout sessions that will happen in the afternoon.
00:22:57 --> 00:23:03 And we have crafted specific questions for the breakout discussions so that
00:23:03 --> 00:23:10 we come out with concrete ideas and priorities that the group identifies throughout the day.
00:23:10 --> 00:23:16 Gotcha. Okay. All right. Thank you for bringing those issues to light and making it clear.
00:23:17 --> 00:23:20 And I'll let David, I know he has some questions as well.
00:23:22 --> 00:23:28 Okay. All right. Well, let's stay on the DEI, Dr. Marlene.
00:23:29 --> 00:23:33 You know, I was sitting here listening to you talk to me because,
00:23:33 --> 00:23:41 like I said, Leonard and I have, guys, we've been talking about the president's imposed DEI stuff.
00:23:41 --> 00:23:47 And even before he was reelected, it started hitting, you know,
00:23:47 --> 00:23:52 a lot of the programs and schools, especially with schools that started out.
00:23:52 --> 00:23:58 You know, we started hearing about it first with the schools and with the athletes and so forth.
00:23:58 --> 00:24:04 So I want to know, in your estimation, has the president's attempt to impose
00:24:04 --> 00:24:12 the DEI force programs stoppage, I will say, programs that he has put out there.
00:24:12 --> 00:24:20 Do you think it's worked more against us as black people or white people?
00:24:21 --> 00:24:25 Well, you know, I think there are more white people in the country than black
00:24:25 --> 00:24:30 folks. But I think when you look at the disproportionate negative impacts.
00:24:33 --> 00:24:37 Those impacts cannot be ignored. And I'm speaking of disparities.
00:24:37 --> 00:24:41 For example, part of his big, beautiful bill,
00:24:42 --> 00:24:49 revises eligibility requirements for Medicaid, which according to data in Delaware,
00:24:49 --> 00:24:53 that health insurance is disproportionately used by African-Americans.
00:24:53 --> 00:24:59 When you place that with a very serious health problem that impacts Black women,
00:24:59 --> 00:25:07 for example, Delaware has the highest triple negative breast cancer rate among
00:25:07 --> 00:25:08 Black women in Delaware.
00:25:09 --> 00:25:14 Delaware has one of the highest Black mother mortality rates.
00:25:15 --> 00:25:21 You know, in Delaware. Black men are disproportionately represented,
00:25:22 --> 00:25:26 you know, among individuals with, you know, prostate cancer.
00:25:27 --> 00:25:35 So the way I answer the question is these are issues that are impacting us in very clear ways.
00:25:35 --> 00:25:42 And each is, you can connect to our legacy of denial of healthcare insurance,
00:25:42 --> 00:25:50 for example, unequal education, deliberately not being taught our history.
00:25:50 --> 00:25:57 So for me, the focus is us. That doesn't dismiss what other groups are experiencing.
00:25:58 --> 00:26:03 But if you consider Ubuntu, which is the philosophical underpinning of Black
00:26:03 --> 00:26:08 summit 2026 what happens to one group impacts another,
00:26:08 --> 00:26:17 so you know which is why we have said that black summit 2026 is open uh to people
00:26:18 --> 00:26:20 uh who are not of african descent,
00:26:21 --> 00:26:28 but they need to come to black summit 2026 with the understanding that we expect
00:26:28 --> 00:26:33 them to join us you know in our fight to reverse some of the disparities and
00:26:33 --> 00:26:35 inequalities that we experience,
00:26:36 --> 00:26:41 based on the notion that when we do that, everybody benefits. In the same way.
00:26:44 --> 00:26:49 Rights movement, for example. You know, while it started out,
00:26:50 --> 00:26:55 giving us, you know, access to voting and other amenities of this society,
00:26:56 --> 00:27:00 it also positively impacted women, for example.
00:27:00 --> 00:27:05 It impacted access to resources for the elderly, for the disabled.
00:27:06 --> 00:27:14 So our movement for justice for us has had a broad, positive impact for other groups as well.
00:27:15 --> 00:27:21 Okay. And it's interesting that you said what you just said because I work as,
00:27:22 --> 00:27:27 health and human service case manager for the state of Delaware.
00:27:27 --> 00:27:32 So I deal with, you know, in the social work field as well,
00:27:33 --> 00:27:37 especially when it comes to the benefits as far as the food benefits,
00:27:37 --> 00:27:43 Medicaid, child care, cash benefits, as far as TANF and those type of programs.
00:27:44 --> 00:27:48 I deal with that every day. The reason I ask the question that I just asked
00:27:48 --> 00:27:51 because, you know, we talk about it constantly.
00:27:52 --> 00:27:59 When I go out, when I'm at work, and a lot of times I go out into our lobby,
00:27:59 --> 00:28:03 most of the people that are waiting in the lobby are not people that look like us.
00:28:05 --> 00:28:10 You know, and so, you know, and it's interesting because I was,
00:28:10 --> 00:28:15 you know, one of the, this has happened like Friday last week and we were really
00:28:15 --> 00:28:20 super busy this particular day. And I looked out in the lobby and it was all white people.
00:28:20 --> 00:28:25 And every chair was just about filled. And I said, wouldn't we love to get the
00:28:25 --> 00:28:30 president here to see what's in this lobby waiting to be serviced with all these benefits?
00:28:30 --> 00:28:34 And we're talking about shelter as well. And we're talking about help with their
00:28:34 --> 00:28:39 bills and all of this kind of stuff. So all of this and not one black person
00:28:39 --> 00:28:40 was sitting there that didn't work there.
00:28:42 --> 00:28:45 So it was. Go ahead. Go ahead.
00:28:46 --> 00:28:51 Well, you know, one of the things I was I want to say about that is is is some
00:28:51 --> 00:28:58 aspects, you know, of of of of of a black agenda, a plan are being shared already.
00:28:59 --> 00:29:05 And and part of the plan i think reflects what you just observed and one of
00:29:05 --> 00:29:12 the things that we know is that we don't use the resources that are available.
00:29:14 --> 00:29:21 And so what part of the plan has to be letting us know the resources that are
00:29:21 --> 00:29:24 available and how to access them,
00:29:24 --> 00:29:31 The first book that came out titled Black Empowerment was based on the observation,
00:29:31 --> 00:29:35 that we were not using the resources that are available.
00:29:36 --> 00:29:43 And so we've got to change that. We've got to change that around.
00:29:43 --> 00:29:47 And in my own experience, you know, when I talk about,
00:29:48 --> 00:29:53 a healthcare resource that's available, a transportation resource that's available,
00:29:53 --> 00:29:58 a home healthcare resource that's available, people will say, I did not know that.
00:30:00 --> 00:30:03 I get that a lot, too. I will be honest. I do. And of course,
00:30:03 --> 00:30:05 I know about all those things.
00:30:05 --> 00:30:09 And yes, they're available to us just as well as them. And of course,
00:30:11 --> 00:30:13 it's interesting because they seem to get the information and we don't.
00:30:14 --> 00:30:16 And that is true. They do get the information. Yeah.
00:30:18 --> 00:30:23 So that's interesting. I know you have extensive background in social work.
00:30:23 --> 00:30:29 And now when it comes to your extensive background with social work and doing
00:30:29 --> 00:30:33 the work that you're doing with the Black Summit and even the follow up afterwards.
00:30:34 --> 00:30:39 What are the main things that you're hoping to come out of.
00:30:40 --> 00:30:44 Your experience in the social work and everything that you've done in the past
00:30:44 --> 00:30:50 and what you want to see come from Black Summit 2026 and going forward?
00:30:51 --> 00:30:57 The main thing is gatherings like Black Summit 2026 are not new.
00:30:57 --> 00:31:03 As a matter of fact, if you Google Black Summits, you'll find that they are
00:31:03 --> 00:31:05 happening right now all over the country.
00:31:06 --> 00:31:10 The problem that I have seen is that they are not sustained.
00:31:10 --> 00:31:19 We come together, learn a lot, get our minds right in terms of who we are and
00:31:19 --> 00:31:25 the positive aspects of being of African descent,
00:31:25 --> 00:31:28 come up with a plan, and then it dies.
00:31:29 --> 00:31:33 So that's why the post-summits are so, so important.
00:31:33 --> 00:31:42 So a major outcome for me for Black Summit 2026 is a sustainable plan that will evolve over time.
00:31:43 --> 00:31:50 The other main goal is getting young people involved. They are key to the succession plan.
00:31:51 --> 00:31:56 And I've talked with several faculty at Delaware State University and they have
00:31:56 --> 00:32:01 expressed a commitment to their students attending and what some of them have
00:32:01 --> 00:32:03 talked about is giving them credit,
00:32:03 --> 00:32:06 for attending Black Summit 2026,
00:32:07 --> 00:32:12 and we are prepared to give certificates to the students that they can show
00:32:12 --> 00:32:15 their professors indicating.
00:32:18 --> 00:32:20 That they attended Black Summit 2020,
00:32:23 --> 00:32:27 since. Okay. All right. Okay. All right. I have one last question for you.
00:32:28 --> 00:32:34 And that question would be taking a look at the landscape and government that we have now.
00:32:35 --> 00:32:40 Of course, we have the person sitting in the chair in D.C. at the moment.
00:32:43 --> 00:32:47 And what do you think it would take?
00:32:47 --> 00:32:53 And I know, you know, agendas like Black Summit 2026 and other agendas like
00:32:53 --> 00:32:59 it But what do you think it would take to get the right people in place,
00:33:00 --> 00:33:06 That we need to have in place to make the changes that are necessary for us,
00:33:06 --> 00:33:13 And to keep certain, you get the legislation passed And to get things that would favor,
00:33:14 --> 00:33:21 you know, us as African Americans and those of the indigenous people and homeless
00:33:21 --> 00:33:23 and they try to do more things for them?
00:33:24 --> 00:33:30 Well, I think getting the right people in place involves knowing who is running.
00:33:31 --> 00:33:40 So that means, first of all, generally, that people need to be politically engaged,
00:33:41 --> 00:33:44 and you need to be an informed...
00:33:45 --> 00:33:50 The second thing after doing that is we must vote.
00:33:51 --> 00:34:00 We have not made the progress that we have made or gotten certain people into office without vote.
00:34:02 --> 00:34:05 I listened to Kamala Harris,
00:34:06 --> 00:34:10 and she made it very clear that if we don't win the seats,
00:34:11 --> 00:34:18 necessary to win in 2026, if we don't win the seats in 2026 that are necessary
00:34:18 --> 00:34:23 to win in 2028, the 2028 election will be.
00:34:25 --> 00:34:31 A no-brainer. So we must vote in the 2026 elections.
00:34:33 --> 00:34:38 That is imperative. And what I gleaned from her comment is that,
00:34:40 --> 00:34:46 if we don't do what is necessary to win control of the Senate and the House
00:34:46 --> 00:34:53 in 2026, then she's not going to consider running as a presidential candidate in 2028.
00:34:54 --> 00:35:02 So we cannot take lightly the importance and the significance of the 2026 elections.
00:35:03 --> 00:35:04 The other piece,
00:35:06 --> 00:35:12 Those brothers and sisters have passed some effective legislation.
00:35:12 --> 00:35:16 Those are the kinds of people that we need to get in office.
00:35:16 --> 00:35:20 That means people need to consider running for office.
00:35:21 --> 00:35:27 I believe that people have a belief, a misconception that, I mean,
00:35:27 --> 00:35:33 you have to be as smart as all get out and have to have buku's of money to run for local offices.
00:35:33 --> 00:35:35 And that's not the case. I was
00:35:35 --> 00:35:40 a commissioner, you know, in my hometown of Bridgeville. I ran unopposed.
00:35:41 --> 00:35:43 But you have to have a message.
00:35:47 --> 00:35:51 So I hope I answered your question. You definitely did. You definitely did.
00:35:52 --> 00:35:56 Let me just ask one question because you kind of blanked out a little bit there.
00:35:56 --> 00:35:59 As far as the group that you were talking about, that those guys were doing
00:35:59 --> 00:36:00 a great job, who were they?
00:36:01 --> 00:36:05 The members of Delaware's Legislative Black Caucus. Okay.
00:36:06 --> 00:36:09 Nnamdi Kukwakwa is the chair.
00:36:09 --> 00:36:17 Representative Franklin is the co-chair. And, of course, Stephanie Bolin is the founder.
00:36:17 --> 00:36:25 They have put through over nearly 200 pieces of legislation that have had significant
00:36:25 --> 00:36:29 impact, positive impact for black folks with Delawareans, Delawareans in general.
00:36:30 --> 00:36:37 They will be at Black Summit 2026, and Nnamdi will be talking about the importance
00:36:37 --> 00:36:44 of community political engagement and will be reinforcing Senator Pinckney's presentation.
00:36:44 --> 00:36:46 Okay, that's great. That's great.
00:36:47 --> 00:36:52 All right. Well, everyone, you've heard from Dr. Marlene.
00:36:53 --> 00:36:59 And you heard what she had to say in reference to Black Summit 2026.
00:37:00 --> 00:37:06 Why don't you tell us every, you know, how people can find out more about the
00:37:06 --> 00:37:08 agenda, the actual event.
00:37:09 --> 00:37:14 If there's web page, you know, as far as the web pages and contact information.
00:37:14 --> 00:37:18 Why don't you go in and give that information at this time? Okay,
00:37:18 --> 00:37:20 I'll grab your paper and pen.
00:37:21 --> 00:37:35 The website is https colon backslash backslash www.blackagendagroupalloneword.net.
00:37:36 --> 00:37:41 And then that will take you to the homepage and you can get all information
00:37:41 --> 00:37:46 about Black Summit 2026, including the registration link.
00:37:46 --> 00:37:51 And even though registration is free, brothers and sisters, please register
00:37:51 --> 00:37:56 because we want to order enough breakfast and lunch for everyone.
00:37:57 --> 00:38:02 You can get the program schedule, you can get the list of speakers,
00:38:03 --> 00:38:12 and you can get those individuals and organizations who have sponsored and supported Black Summit 2026,
00:38:13 --> 00:38:14 financially.
00:38:15 --> 00:38:23 I'd just like to add that Delaware's congressional caucus, delegation rather, was invited.
00:38:24 --> 00:38:29 Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, who initially said that she would attend,
00:38:30 --> 00:38:35 is not able to attend, but she is going to complete a video.
00:38:36 --> 00:38:45 Representative Sarah McBride cannot attend, but she is going to complete a video which will be played.
00:38:47 --> 00:38:54 During the program. So come and be about the change, be involved,
00:38:55 --> 00:38:58 and know that I am because we are.
00:39:00 --> 00:39:03 Wow. Okay. Well, there you have it, folks.
00:39:05 --> 00:39:10 You heard about this great movement, this great event, and she talked about
00:39:10 --> 00:39:15 the agenda, Black Summit 2026, September the 9th.
00:39:16 --> 00:39:21 And you guys need to go to the website, get that website one more time.
00:39:22 --> 00:39:25 Okay. It's blackagendagroup.net.
00:39:27 --> 00:39:31 Go to the website and you heard a very good word that she mentioned I didn't
00:39:31 --> 00:39:33 want to I didn't want to have to repeat it again but I'm going to say it one
00:39:33 --> 00:39:38 more time what was the word the four letter word she mentioned come on come on.
00:39:40 --> 00:39:44 Free, free. Free, oh yes, yes, it's free.
00:39:44 --> 00:39:47 It's free, but register. If you
00:39:47 --> 00:39:54 have any questions, certainly email me at marlenesaulders145 at gmail.com.
00:39:54 --> 00:40:03 M-A-R-L-E-N-E-S-A-U-N-D-E-R-S 145 at gmail.com. Okay.
00:40:03 --> 00:40:06 Is there a phone number that you might want to give out or anything?
00:40:06 --> 00:40:12 Or that you don't have tied to the event, that you have tied to the event or anything?
00:40:13 --> 00:40:17 I don't have a telephone number tied to the event, but I respond to emails in
00:40:17 --> 00:40:21 you. All right, great. All right.
00:40:21 --> 00:40:27 Well, we want to definitely thank you for taking the time to join us today and hanging out with us.
00:40:27 --> 00:40:30 We really appreciate it. Great information.
00:40:31 --> 00:40:36 Look, this sounds like a wonderful event and everyone, you need to be there.
00:40:37 --> 00:40:38 And support this event.
00:40:40 --> 00:40:43 And we're going to have her come back with the follow-up because we know this
00:40:43 --> 00:40:48 is going to keep going. I mean, I know it's going to be something great.
00:40:50 --> 00:40:54 Yeah, thank you so much. We've been here before. We have been in this place before.
00:40:54 --> 00:40:58 And we have fought the fight and we have prevailed. And we're going to do so again.
00:40:59 --> 00:41:03 Okay. All right. Awesome. Well, thank you again for coming on. Thank you.
00:41:03 --> 00:41:06 Thank you, my brothers. All right. Have a good evening. All right,
00:41:06 --> 00:41:09 good evening. Okay, you too. Bye now. Okay, bye.
00:41:10 --> 00:41:15 Okay. Man, that should be action-packed, man. Yeah, sure. Yeah,
00:41:15 --> 00:41:17 okay. Only thing missing is don't wear black.
00:41:18 --> 00:41:21 Maybe. Maybe missing, maybe not. But we got to work on that.
00:41:21 --> 00:41:24 We got to work on that, right? Yeah. Okay.
00:41:26 --> 00:41:29 Well, once again, we want to thank her for taking the time to be with us.
00:41:30 --> 00:41:35 I know she's very busy, and the fact that she gave us a few moments to come
00:41:35 --> 00:41:38 on and talk to us, that's awesome. Thank you. Thank you again.
00:41:39 --> 00:41:45 All right. We had a few things that we want to talk about before we sign off for it tonight.
00:41:45 --> 00:41:48 So I'll let you start out with what you want to talk about first.
00:41:49 --> 00:41:52 Sure, Dave. So, you know, I've probably been beating you over the head about
00:41:52 --> 00:41:57 once or twice a month regarding a new project I've been working on.
00:41:57 --> 00:42:02 So the cast officially out the bag. I've been posting about it today and I keep
00:42:02 --> 00:42:03 posting about tomorrow.
00:42:03 --> 00:42:11 So for the last eight months, I have been working on a mobile app and the mobile
00:42:11 --> 00:42:16 app is called Culture Check and Culture Check is a, in fact,
00:42:16 --> 00:42:18 I'll just call it what it is, Dave.
00:42:18 --> 00:42:22 It is it is the ultimate test of black culture.
00:42:22 --> 00:42:27 So basically what we did, we took what we thought may have been the traditional,
00:42:28 --> 00:42:30 boring, maybe played out.
00:42:31 --> 00:42:35 Black trivia games, and we kind of upped it to a new level.
00:42:36 --> 00:42:40 So Culture Check, in fact, I'm going to read a little from my press release
00:42:40 --> 00:42:43 and talk it through just because to be honest, sometimes, David,
00:42:43 --> 00:42:46 it's so much, I know I'm going to forget what to say.
00:42:47 --> 00:42:53 But with over 15 questions and counting, Culture Check lets users test their
00:42:53 --> 00:42:58 knowledge across 34 different black culture quiz packs
00:42:58 --> 00:43:02 that are from 11 different categories, including black history,
00:43:02 --> 00:43:06 music, sports, entertainment, politics, business, faith,
00:43:07 --> 00:43:09 music, sports, you know.
00:43:10 --> 00:43:11 Pretty much anything you can think of.
00:43:12 --> 00:43:18 So Dave, so we launched today. I've got a lot of great feedback and basically
00:43:18 --> 00:43:19 it's set up in a couple of different ways.
00:43:20 --> 00:43:27 So kind of like how I set up, we have 34 different packs. So each pack offers a 10-question quiz.
00:43:27 --> 00:43:34 There's probably maybe two to 400 questions in each pack, but it kind of rotates 10 questions.
00:43:34 --> 00:43:39 You can take a quiz on Black History, and then after the quiz,
00:43:39 --> 00:43:44 it'll show you your score, and you can see where you rank on the leaderboard.
00:43:44 --> 00:43:51 So every pack, every challenge, every trivia game has a leaderboard score.
00:43:51 --> 00:43:55 So not only can you challenge your friends. You can learn.
00:43:55 --> 00:43:57 You can place on the leaderboard.
00:43:57 --> 00:44:02 And Dave, one thing that we have that I think is different than a lot of trivia quizzes.
00:44:03 --> 00:44:08 So at the end of the trivia quiz, no matter whether it's a 10-question quiz,
00:44:08 --> 00:44:11 25-question quiz, or the 100-question quiz.
00:44:12 --> 00:44:16 Not only does it just show you your results, right answer, wrong answer,
00:44:17 --> 00:44:21 but it also tells you why it's important to black culture or,
00:44:21 --> 00:44:25 you know, why does this matter to black culture or, you know, how does this work?
00:44:26 --> 00:44:29 So, you know, I think that's one thing that kind of sets us apart because not
00:44:29 --> 00:44:35 only are we informational, but we're also educational, too. So and,
00:44:35 --> 00:44:40 you know, we try to add a little bit of fun into it. So that's basically what Culture Check is.
00:44:40 --> 00:44:45 I know everybody, I need y'all to go on Culture Chat. Dave played one of the
00:44:45 --> 00:44:48 packs today. He played Black Sports Legends.
00:44:49 --> 00:44:53 And right now, Dave Coker, believe it or not, and I know many of you guys say
00:44:53 --> 00:45:02 not, is leading the leaderboard for Black Sports Legend for that pack.
00:45:02 --> 00:45:05 So I need everybody to go on there today. Come get me, come get me, come get me.
00:45:07 --> 00:45:08 I need everybody to...
00:45:09 --> 00:45:13 Go on today, put them at the bottom of the leaderboard. Yeah.
00:45:13 --> 00:45:18 But with that said, so culture check, and I'll ask my own question.
00:45:18 --> 00:45:21 If somebody goes on culture check, what can they expect?
00:45:21 --> 00:45:24 Okay. So we have a couple of features that I think are pretty cool.
00:45:25 --> 00:45:30 One, so as I mentioned, we have 34 packs.
00:45:30 --> 00:45:35 And so really a pack is just a set of questions around a singular topic. topic.
00:45:36 --> 00:45:41 So just for example, Dave, some of our packs, we have everyday black culture.
00:45:41 --> 00:45:46 We have black movies and films. We have hip hop, modern era.
00:45:46 --> 00:45:51 We have black authors and books. We have women in the arts, iconic movie quotes.
00:45:52 --> 00:45:55 So, I mean, those are some of the packs we have. So you can go on.
00:45:55 --> 00:45:58 It's a quick play, 10 questions, two minutes.
00:45:58 --> 00:46:03 Then we also, we're going to have different challenges. And Dave,
00:46:03 --> 00:46:07 you may not have seen it, but with the challenges, there's also a chance to
00:46:07 --> 00:46:11 win some store credit for a t-shirt store.
00:46:11 --> 00:46:17 So for the store challenges, it's four minutes, 25 questions.
00:46:17 --> 00:46:20 There's an entry open date and an entry close date.
00:46:21 --> 00:46:27 And the top three people on those leaderboards will qualify for store credit
00:46:27 --> 00:46:30 at our t-shirt store. And of course, So our t-shirt store is a black t-shirt
00:46:30 --> 00:46:34 store. So, you know, and we probably have over a thousand different t-shirt
00:46:34 --> 00:46:35 designs so they can find it.
00:46:36 --> 00:46:42 And then one of the final things that we have is we have the Culture Check 100.
00:46:43 --> 00:46:46 And this is what we really call the ultimate test of black culture.
00:46:46 --> 00:46:51 It's 100 questions from the 11 different categories.
00:46:52 --> 00:46:59 And it really tells, I'll just say, this is going to be your well-rounded overall
00:46:59 --> 00:47:06 cultural assessment, as we call it, where you can see how well you rank in black culture.
00:47:06 --> 00:47:12 So this is what we call our, what did they say, Dave, creme de la creme, you know, of the test.
00:47:13 --> 00:47:18 So what he's saying is this will let you know whether you should have a black card or not.
00:47:20 --> 00:47:25 That is correct. So, Dave, I'll probably say if somebody scores 20 or less,
00:47:25 --> 00:47:28 and, you know, we're not going to take the black card, but, you know,
00:47:28 --> 00:47:32 that black card may be held hostage and, you know, you got to go back and study
00:47:32 --> 00:47:33 some more, train some more.
00:47:34 --> 00:47:36 And then, David, the last thing
00:47:36 --> 00:47:39 we have that I think is pretty cool is we have a question of the day.
00:47:39 --> 00:47:42 So every day there's going to be a different question of the day,
00:47:42 --> 00:47:47 you know, for people who may not have time to take a quiz or, you know, go in there.
00:47:47 --> 00:47:52 And the question of the day is just one question. It can come from any category.
00:47:52 --> 00:47:57 And, you know, instantly you can see whether it's right or wrong and you can
00:47:57 --> 00:47:58 see the explanation of it.
00:47:58 --> 00:48:02 So that's basically what Culture Check is. We do have some what I think are
00:48:02 --> 00:48:04 some dope features coming in the future.
00:48:04 --> 00:48:09 But that kind of sums up what culture check is right now it is available on
00:48:09 --> 00:48:14 the apps the apple app store under culture check and that's all one word,
00:48:15 --> 00:48:21 and then for android users you can actually it's not on the the google play
00:48:21 --> 00:48:23 store yet but you can play live,
00:48:24 --> 00:48:31 by going to our website culture check app.com and you can play live no download required,
00:48:31 --> 00:48:34 and what we're asking for and i know dave has already done i can't wait to go
00:48:34 --> 00:48:39 on tomorrow the next day to see your review i know you wrote some lovely words
00:48:39 --> 00:48:42 about culture check but for everyone else we you know,
00:48:43 --> 00:48:46 you know you know it's hard being a black business and we're up against all
00:48:46 --> 00:48:53 type of odds so i'd appreciate any and everybody going on and giving us a five-star
00:48:53 --> 00:48:55 rating and writing a positive review,
00:48:57 --> 00:48:58 Okay. Was that a question? No.
00:49:00 --> 00:49:05 That wasn't a culture check right there? Okay. All right. No,
00:49:05 --> 00:49:10 that was a command. That was a sentence with a period on the end.
00:49:10 --> 00:49:12 Maybe an explanation point.
00:49:12 --> 00:49:16 Well, okay. Well, first of all, I want to say, yes, it is.
00:49:17 --> 00:49:21 You definitely want to check it out. It is a chance to go on and actually not
00:49:21 --> 00:49:27 only just play the game, but learn a lot that you might have thought you'd known,
00:49:28 --> 00:49:29 but then you find out that you didn't know,
00:49:30 --> 00:49:32 and you get to learn some information.
00:49:32 --> 00:49:38 And since we got people trying to take our education away from us and,
00:49:38 --> 00:49:45 our history away from us, this is a chance for you people to learn about the
00:49:45 --> 00:49:49 history and be able to find out things that you may not have known,
00:49:50 --> 00:49:54 and embrace it and get to enjoy it.
00:49:55 --> 00:49:58 And it's, you know, something that we've done again. I mean,
00:49:58 --> 00:50:02 that they don't want to, you know, you know, there's a phrase that said,
00:50:02 --> 00:50:05 they stole it, but we must return it. Right.
00:50:06 --> 00:50:11 Well, here it is. We're returning it because this is what they tried to steal
00:50:11 --> 00:50:16 from us is try to steal our culture and erase it.
00:50:16 --> 00:50:20 And we know, we talked about it on the show, we talked about.
00:50:22 --> 00:50:29 But it's just something that we definitely, definitely want people to go on
00:50:29 --> 00:50:32 and do. So I want to, first of all, say kudos to Mr.
00:50:33 --> 00:50:38 Leonard Young for coming up with this and creating this app and giving us the
00:50:38 --> 00:50:40 information that's out there.
00:50:40 --> 00:50:45 That, you know, we know some of it, but we don't know all of it.
00:50:45 --> 00:50:50 And we get a chance to find out about it by going on this app and playing the
00:50:50 --> 00:50:55 different trivia games and learning all about who we are and what we've done.
00:50:57 --> 00:51:01 And we get credit for it as well. Okay? So congratulations, sir,
00:51:01 --> 00:51:04 on that app. That's an awesome thing. Thank you. Okay?
00:51:05 --> 00:51:10 All right. So you guys definitely go on and check it out. and you're going to
00:51:10 --> 00:51:15 see it pop up. You know, Leonard's been out there at vending at places and,
00:51:15 --> 00:51:16 you know, we had, you know,
00:51:19 --> 00:51:22 it's shown up at a couple different events, people talking about it.
00:51:22 --> 00:51:25 And so you definitely want to definitely check it out. Okay.
00:51:26 --> 00:51:31 Anything you want to add, man? No, just, you know, encouraging everybody to
00:51:31 --> 00:51:34 support Black Business and download the app, share it with other people,
00:51:34 --> 00:51:36 challenge your friends and family.
00:51:37 --> 00:51:42 Because I already know if I go on Black Sports Legends and I dethrone Dave Coker,
00:51:42 --> 00:51:43 he's going to say I cheated.
00:51:48 --> 00:51:51 Yeah, and that's the truth. He would have cheated if he beats me like that.
00:51:51 --> 00:51:55 But anyway, so, but definitely check it out, folks.
00:51:55 --> 00:52:00 I think you'll enjoy it. I told not too long ago when he was working on the
00:52:00 --> 00:52:04 app, I mentioned on the show that me and a couple of my coworkers were sitting
00:52:04 --> 00:52:06 around playing it at lunchtime one day.
00:52:06 --> 00:52:11 We all got a kick out of it. So definitely notice I said lunchtime,
00:52:12 --> 00:52:15 not doing work time, people. Lunchtime. All right. Okay.
00:52:16 --> 00:52:19 And we say lunchtime spans from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock.
00:52:22 --> 00:52:26 Hey, you never know. You never know. You never know. So, but anyway,
00:52:26 --> 00:52:32 okay, well, moving on to our next story, let's come back to the reality of things,
00:52:33 --> 00:52:35 you know, this is the world we live in now.
00:52:35 --> 00:52:39 And it's funny because you and I had this conversation the other day talking
00:52:39 --> 00:52:43 about this briefly, but I wanted to, for those people that haven't heard the story,
00:52:45 --> 00:52:51 you know, this was just so fascinating to me that something like this could
00:52:51 --> 00:52:53 happen in today's day and time.
00:52:53 --> 00:52:55 But then it shouldn't surprise me at all.
00:52:57 --> 00:53:02 A 16-year-old girl was charged after jumping a fence and tackling a 13-year-old
00:53:02 --> 00:53:04 middle school football player.
00:53:05 --> 00:53:09 A 16-year-old girl was criminally charged after she ran on the field and tackled
00:53:09 --> 00:53:14 a middle school football player in an attack that was captured in a viral video,
00:53:15 --> 00:53:17 officials in Tennessee said Wednesday.
00:53:17 --> 00:53:22 The confrontation unfolded Tuesday night during a game,
00:53:22 --> 00:53:30 this was last Tuesday, by the way, a game between South Middle School and Cornersville
00:53:30 --> 00:53:35 Middle School at South's home field at Franklin County High School.
00:53:36 --> 00:53:42 South had just scored a touchdown as officials threw a penalty flag for what
00:53:42 --> 00:53:46 appeared to be extracurricular actions behind the play.
00:53:47 --> 00:53:52 That's when a girl appeared out of nowhere to rock a South player who got up,
00:53:53 --> 00:53:57 only for her to immediately push him back to the ground.
00:53:57 --> 00:54:04 Coaches and other players separated her from the South student-athletes.
00:54:05 --> 00:54:11 A fan ran onto the field and tackled a player, the Franklin County Sheriff's
00:54:11 --> 00:54:12 Office said in a statement.
00:54:13 --> 00:54:16 The referees immediately ended the game and cleared the field.
00:54:16 --> 00:54:21 The stadium was emptied out without further incident, and no one was injured.
00:54:22 --> 00:54:27 A sign from the Franklin County High School outside Franklin County High School
00:54:27 --> 00:54:29 in Winchester, Tennessee.
00:54:30 --> 00:54:34 Well, it just showed that everything was cool.
00:54:35 --> 00:54:40 The 16-year-old suspect was released to her parents and has since been charged
00:54:40 --> 00:54:44 with assault and disorderly conduct, the sheriff's office added.
00:54:44 --> 00:54:50 She has been permanently barred from ever setting foot on any Franklin County
00:54:50 --> 00:54:55 school system properties and won't be allowed into any cornerstone gains.
00:54:56 --> 00:55:01 And home or away for the next year, the sheriff's office added.
00:55:02 --> 00:55:07 So, I don't know how many people saw this video. I know, Leonard,
00:55:07 --> 00:55:09 you said you saw it, right? Yeah, I did.
00:55:10 --> 00:55:12 Okay. So,
00:55:13 --> 00:55:17 What's interesting about this, and what the story didn't say,
00:55:17 --> 00:55:20 they chose to leave it out there, was the young lady was white.
00:55:22 --> 00:55:28 And the player was a black kid that she attacked.
00:55:28 --> 00:55:35 She was upset because her brother, I think her brother played on the team that was losing.
00:55:36 --> 00:55:39 I think they were losing 35 to nothing at the time.
00:55:40 --> 00:55:45 And she was upset. as he decided to do something about it. I guess more than
00:55:45 --> 00:55:49 her brother's football team was doing about it because she actually tackled somebody.
00:55:50 --> 00:55:55 So, you know, but she gets out there, she walked, first of all,
00:55:55 --> 00:55:57 she walked out on this field.
00:55:58 --> 00:56:04 I know they saw her coming and she just hit the guy and then he got up and she
00:56:04 --> 00:56:11 hit him again, you know, and then turned around and walked back off the field.
00:56:12 --> 00:56:17 Now, the coach of the team, who the player who got hit was on,
00:56:17 --> 00:56:22 he's having a conniption, talking to the referees like, y'all just see this
00:56:22 --> 00:56:24 girl just walk on the field and do what she did?
00:56:25 --> 00:56:31 And he's having a fit. And, you know, they can throw a flag on him because he's having a fit.
00:56:32 --> 00:56:36 But, I mean, what's your thoughts about all this letter? What do you think? I mean...
00:56:37 --> 00:56:41 Even though they charged her what they charged her with, does it seem like they're
00:56:42 --> 00:56:44 really, because I know I saw an interview with her.
00:56:44 --> 00:56:46 Did you see the interview? No, I did not.
00:56:47 --> 00:56:53 She did an interview with her mother, and they asked her, it was on,
00:56:54 --> 00:56:57 what was it, Fox News, I think it was, I saw the interview on.
00:56:58 --> 00:57:03 They asked her, what was she thinking when she was, what made her go out on the field?
00:57:03 --> 00:57:06 She said she was mad. Then she said, what were you thinking when you went out there?
00:57:06 --> 00:57:10 She said i just wanted to do something i was just so mad sometimes i black out
00:57:10 --> 00:57:14 and i just don't know what i'm gonna do and this is what i'm like so y'all think
00:57:14 --> 00:57:16 this is okay to put this young lady on tv saying.
00:57:17 --> 00:57:23 That she blacks out and she was looking crazy already and her mom sitting next
00:57:23 --> 00:57:27 to her and just shaking her head and just kind of rubbing her back and i'm just like,
00:57:28 --> 00:57:34 you know immediately i start thinking ak-47 and you know what i'm thinking you
00:57:34 --> 00:57:36 know i'm like this is the That's the next one right here, right?
00:57:37 --> 00:57:40 I mean... You know, Dave, I was wondering, and maybe you probably know better
00:57:40 --> 00:57:43 than I do, did they ever interview the one who got attacked?
00:57:43 --> 00:57:45 Like, was he interviewed anywhere?
00:57:46 --> 00:57:49 I just hadn't seen anything yet. You know what? I'm going to look.
00:57:49 --> 00:57:54 I didn't purposely do a search on it, but he has not popped up.
00:57:54 --> 00:57:55 I'm going to put it that way.
00:57:55 --> 00:58:00 Okay, gotcha. You know, and maybe they told him to keep quiet because maybe
00:58:00 --> 00:58:02 they're planning something. You know what I mean? You know?
00:58:04 --> 00:58:09 You know, but yeah, it was just, it was the craziest thing I've ever seen happen.
00:58:09 --> 00:58:14 And just the fact that everybody seemed so calm about the way she was able to
00:58:14 --> 00:58:17 walk out on the field and do what she's doing and then walk back to her seat.
00:58:18 --> 00:58:22 Yeah, they banning her from the parks and whatever, but what if she blacks out
00:58:22 --> 00:58:24 again? This time it's worse.
00:58:25 --> 00:58:28 You know, you know, so, but what's your thoughts?
00:58:29 --> 00:58:34 Yeah, I mean, I think it's crazy. Like when I hear that, I'm thinking mental issues.
00:58:34 --> 00:58:38 I'm thinking anger issues. Because, you know, any, I mean, it's just so weird,
00:58:39 --> 00:58:44 that she would run out onto the field and tackle a player during the,
00:58:44 --> 00:58:48 like, I just can't think of any sane person doing that.
00:58:49 --> 00:58:52 So, I mean, that's probably the first thing.
00:58:53 --> 00:58:56 And then, you know, really after that, it's kind of like, okay.
00:58:57 --> 00:59:02 I mean, of course, the bands, that should be automatic. That should be no question about it. Right.
00:59:02 --> 00:59:06 But, you know, for her to just say I blacked out and all that.
00:59:06 --> 00:59:10 I mean, I don't know. In my mind, I just think she's crazy. I think this is
00:59:10 --> 00:59:15 probably not the first time that she's, you know, done things out of anger.
00:59:15 --> 00:59:20 And, you know, so long story short, I'm thinking mental health because it just
00:59:20 --> 00:59:22 doesn't sound like anything illogical.
00:59:22 --> 00:59:25 Like, you know, Dave, well, I won't say black people, but, you know,
00:59:25 --> 00:59:29 black people, they're going to wait for you after the game. You know what I mean?
00:59:29 --> 00:59:37 Like, you know, like, very unlikely if somebody got to run out onto the field
00:59:37 --> 00:59:41 unless something egregious happens, not just, you know, your team getting spanked
00:59:41 --> 00:59:44 by the other team, you know? Yeah, yeah.
00:59:45 --> 00:59:47 And it's just interesting.
00:59:48 --> 00:59:53 But, you know, when I was looking at, I hadn't seen that she was being suspended
00:59:53 --> 00:59:54 or expelled from her school. so.
00:59:57 --> 00:59:57 So
00:59:59 --> 01:00:03 You know, you got charges, you know, I don't know how serious of the charges
01:00:03 --> 01:00:07 they're going to be, but I mean, they say, you know, they say what the charges are.
01:00:07 --> 01:00:11 But yet, like I said, there's nothing that says that she was being,
01:00:12 --> 01:00:16 not an article that I looked at anyway, or anything that I've heard on TV yet.
01:00:17 --> 01:00:22 They said that she was suspended or being, you know, reprimanded for anything
01:00:22 --> 01:00:25 that she's done as far as her own school is concerned.
01:00:25 --> 01:00:32 Now, forget about that she can't go on the school grounds of the other school,
01:00:33 --> 01:00:36 and attend any of the games or whatever the case may be. That's one thing.
01:00:37 --> 01:00:42 But what are they doing at her school? Or do they already know that she has
01:00:42 --> 01:00:45 issues and maybe they've dealt with this for a while?
01:00:48 --> 01:00:53 I hate to say it, but she definitely looks like she has some issues.
01:00:53 --> 01:00:57 And just the way she talked in that interview, it appears that her mother knows.
01:00:58 --> 01:01:01 And just the way her mother was sitting there next to her, it was almost like
01:01:01 --> 01:01:04 the mother might have been a little scared of her.
01:01:06 --> 01:01:09 You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Because, you know, Dave, when I think about
01:01:09 --> 01:01:16 it super quick, I could not pay my daughter enough money for her to run out
01:01:16 --> 01:01:19 on a football field and tackle one of the players.
01:01:20 --> 01:01:24 If I was a billionaire and offered to do that, she would not do that.
01:01:24 --> 01:01:30 And, I mean, that's not even, that's not just self-respect, normalcy, you know.
01:01:31 --> 01:01:36 What could have happened to her on that field if those guys decided to retaliate
01:01:36 --> 01:01:38 with the equipment that they have on?
01:01:38 --> 01:01:40 Right. You could have seriously got hurt out there.
01:01:41 --> 01:01:46 Or, you know, even on the flip side, her tackling an unprepared player,
01:01:46 --> 01:01:49 that could have caused him serious injury. Yeah, that's true.
01:01:49 --> 01:01:52 Because he definitely didn't see her coming. Yeah.
01:01:52 --> 01:01:55 Yeah, so, you know, so that does,
01:01:55 --> 01:01:58 you know, I just thought that was the craziest thing I've seen before.
01:01:59 --> 01:02:04 If you guys get a chance, Google the story. It comes right up when you put in
01:02:04 --> 01:02:08 there about the 16-year-old girl, the tackle, the football player.
01:02:08 --> 01:02:13 And just take a look at the video, and you'll see exactly what me and Leonard are talking about.
01:02:13 --> 01:02:17 It was crazy, you know? And especially, you know, somebody like Leonard,
01:02:17 --> 01:02:23 who has, you know, still has kids in school, you know, or between,
01:02:23 --> 01:02:27 you know, him, you know, his son, and then, you know, stepdaughters are in school, too.
01:02:27 --> 01:02:32 So, you know, this is, and especially with your son being an athlete,
01:02:32 --> 01:02:37 you know, this is, you know, this could be something that he might come across
01:02:37 --> 01:02:41 or something like that, you know, not him personally, but I'm just seeing,
01:02:41 --> 01:02:43 you know, seeing in one of the,
01:02:44 --> 01:02:46 you know, meets that he's involved in or whatever the case may be.
01:02:46 --> 01:02:51 I mean, Dave, can you imagine being at a swim meet and Quincy beating somebody
01:02:51 --> 01:02:56 badly and they actually like jump in the water? I mean, it's just crazy.
01:02:56 --> 01:03:00 That's crazy I mean, but this is the world we are in these days You know,
01:03:00 --> 01:03:04 anything Anything kind of can happen these days So,
01:03:04 --> 01:03:10 you know So, definitely If you guys get a chance, take a look at that Video,
01:03:10 --> 01:03:14 and then, you know If you want to post a comment about it Give us your thoughts
01:03:14 --> 01:03:16 about it, you know Let us know, alright.
01:03:17 --> 01:03:24 Move on to our last story And I'm sure everybody's Familiar by now We haven't
01:03:24 --> 01:03:27 really talked about it a lot on this case because,
01:03:28 --> 01:03:30 I didn't want to say too much because it was too soon, you know,
01:03:30 --> 01:03:36 that type of thing, you know, but for those people who are familiar with the Nolan Wells case,
01:03:37 --> 01:03:41 a lot's been said, you know, a lot of talk has been around this case.
01:03:43 --> 01:03:49 This story is about Nolan Wells' friends threatened defamation lawsuit against Reverend Al Sharpton.
01:03:50 --> 01:03:56 So I just wanted to read what this was all about and get your thoughts on it.
01:03:57 --> 01:04:04 It says, three friends of the late Nolan Wells are taking steps towards a defamation
01:04:04 --> 01:04:06 lawsuit against Reverend Al Sharpton,
01:04:06 --> 01:04:14 arguing that comments he made publicly linked to serious criminal allegations.
01:04:15 --> 01:04:21 Said an attorney representing Warren Hudson, Jax Patalo, and Morgan Seymour,
01:04:22 --> 01:04:28 sent Sharpton a letter on August 21st notifying him of their intent to sue.
01:04:29 --> 01:04:38 The attorneys Tyler Cox and Edward Andrew Pazek are demanding that Sharpton
01:04:38 --> 01:04:43 retract and remove what they described as defamatory remarks.
01:04:44 --> 01:04:50 The legal threat stems from a July 14th interview with TMZ in which Sharpe King,
01:04:51 --> 01:04:57 questioned aspects of the investigation into Wells' disappearance.
01:04:57 --> 01:05:02 He raised questions about the teenager's cell phone and keys and asked whether
01:05:02 --> 01:05:05 authorities had questioned the three friends under oath.
01:05:05 --> 01:05:11 According to the attorneys, those comments were unmistakably directed at their clients.
01:05:12 --> 01:05:17 They contend Sharpton's remarks falsely associated to men with crimes such as
01:05:17 --> 01:05:22 murder, hindering prosecution, and tampering with physical evidence.
01:05:23 --> 01:05:28 Nolan Wells and his family, they had a GoFundMe up, you know,
01:05:28 --> 01:05:33 to help with all the financial things that were going on.
01:05:33 --> 01:05:41 They said the dispute comes as significant questions remain about what happened to Wells.
01:05:41 --> 01:05:49 An 18-year-old college football player disappeared after traveling to Mississippi's Horn Island on July 4.
01:05:50 --> 01:05:55 His body was recovered from the water two days later. The three men had maintained
01:05:55 --> 01:06:01 that Wells stayed on the island with an unidentified woman after they departed
01:06:01 --> 01:06:03 by boat for the mainland.
01:06:03 --> 01:06:09 And Wells' parents have previously disputed the account, that their son voluntarily
01:06:09 --> 01:06:15 remained behind, saying it would have been out of his character for him to do so.
01:06:16 --> 01:06:21 An independent autopsy arranged by Wells' family did not establish how he died.
01:06:22 --> 01:06:25 Forensic pathologist Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr.
01:06:27 --> 01:06:34 Said he could not exclude the possibility that non-accidental factors played a role.
01:06:37 --> 01:06:47 While noting that decomposition and missing anatomical structures limited his examination.
01:06:48 --> 01:06:51 Authorities have previously indicated that they suspect drowning.
01:06:52 --> 01:06:58 The state official's autopsy has been completed, but his findings are sealed
01:06:58 --> 01:07:00 and unavailable to the family and the public.
01:07:00 --> 01:07:05 The legal dispute adds another layer to the case that is drawing national attention
01:07:05 --> 01:07:08 and the prompted ongoing questions about the investigation.
01:07:09 --> 01:07:17 Will's family also is reporting consideration with legal action themselves and
01:07:17 --> 01:07:21 trying to find out everything and anything that's happened.
01:07:23 --> 01:07:27 This case, of course, has been a big case. It's gotten national attention.
01:07:27 --> 01:07:35 Of course, Benjamin Crump and Al Sharpton and NAACP, they're all involved in this case as well.
01:07:35 --> 01:07:39 What's your thoughts on this whole thing?
01:07:40 --> 01:07:48 Do you feel that this has happened, that accidental drowning did happen,
01:07:48 --> 01:07:50 or do you think there's more to this?
01:07:51 --> 01:07:53 I mean, I definitely think there's more of this story, you know,
01:07:53 --> 01:07:58 and it's always so weird because, you know, I guess we live in such a microwave
01:07:58 --> 01:08:01 mentality that I kind of want all the facts to come out quicker.
01:08:01 --> 01:08:06 I mean, I'm sure, you know, certain people are trying to hide evidence as hard
01:08:06 --> 01:08:10 as they can. And, you know, certain people are trying to uncover it.
01:08:10 --> 01:08:14 But I'm really curious what happened. And I'm actually surprised it's taken
01:08:14 --> 01:08:20 this long being such a public ordeal that, you know.
01:08:20 --> 01:08:22 I think you know why it's taking this long, Leonard. Yeah, yeah,
01:08:22 --> 01:08:26 yeah. I mean, I know why, but at the same point, it's like, okay,
01:08:26 --> 01:08:29 like, I, you know, I want to know what's happening. I want to know what happened.
01:08:30 --> 01:08:35 Yeah, it's just too much. It's just too much going on. And this is the way the
01:08:35 --> 01:08:39 kids were acting and how they were almost shielded and protected from the moment
01:08:39 --> 01:08:41 they got home. You know what I mean?
01:08:42 --> 01:08:48 You know, they lured up real quick and everything, you know, you know, and I'm,
01:08:49 --> 01:08:54 Why is it that we keep having people go away, black people go away with white
01:08:54 --> 01:09:00 people in France to these islands and exotic places, even though this wasn't
01:09:00 --> 01:09:02 an island or anything, but I mean, well.
01:09:05 --> 01:09:11 It was off the shore. But I mean, but why people, why everybody come back but the black folks? Right.
01:09:13 --> 01:09:19 Let's add these hunting trips to that too. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:09:20 --> 01:09:24 So, I mean, it's, you know, it's interesting,
01:09:25 --> 01:09:31 you know, how they're worried about a defamation lawsuit where,
01:09:31 --> 01:09:36 you know, Nolan Wells' mom and stepfather had to plan a funeral.
01:09:37 --> 01:09:39 Yeah. You know, so.
01:09:42 --> 01:09:45 It's going to be, I'm sure it's probably going to take a minute before we really
01:09:45 --> 01:09:47 get all the answers to this story.
01:09:48 --> 01:09:51 And like the other ones, because we're still waiting on answers to the other
01:09:51 --> 01:09:57 people that have disappeared and passed away, you know, supposedly with no foul play. But...
01:09:59 --> 01:10:05 We haven't been able to prove otherwise yet. So, but I just wanted to take a
01:10:05 --> 01:10:06 moment to bring that up because,
01:10:07 --> 01:10:13 you know, we seem never to be able to get the answers that we need when other
01:10:13 --> 01:10:16 folks are involved, you know.
01:10:16 --> 01:10:22 And, you know, the fact that, you know, they're luring up and get raised to
01:10:22 --> 01:10:27 Al Sharpton over the things that he said. But, I mean, I don't know why.
01:10:27 --> 01:10:29 I mean, he only said what everybody's thinking. Yeah.
01:10:30 --> 01:10:35 You know? And what everybody wants to know. And what everybody wants to know.
01:10:35 --> 01:10:39 So, hopefully we'll get the answers of this story soon.
01:10:40 --> 01:10:43 I just wanted to bring it up, especially, you know, with everything we've kind
01:10:43 --> 01:10:48 of been talking about tonight. So, let's, you know, let's hope that real justice
01:10:48 --> 01:10:54 is done. And if there was foul play, that we find out, excuse me, we find out the truth.
01:10:55 --> 01:11:01 And that, you know, justice is really truly served. Okay.
01:11:03 --> 01:11:07 All right. That brings us to Leonard's favorite part of the show,
01:11:07 --> 01:11:09 folks. Y'all know what that is, Dave's Corner.
01:11:10 --> 01:11:14 He can't help himself. You know, matter of fact, you know, we need to make a
01:11:14 --> 01:11:21 culture check question how many times Dave Leonard enjoyed Dave's Corner over the last five years.
01:11:21 --> 01:11:27 But anyway, you know, we'll give a multiple choice answer to that as well.
01:11:28 --> 01:11:30 So I know I'm switching.
01:11:31 --> 01:11:36 Actually, I forgot to give you this one, but I'm switching the Dave's Corner
01:11:36 --> 01:11:41 question up a little bit. So that you have, I kind of changed it up from the
01:11:41 --> 01:11:44 one that you have in front of you. So here we go.
01:11:46 --> 01:11:52 If you were to write and direct the next big movie or box office hit,
01:11:53 --> 01:12:00 who would you cast as your leading man, your leading woman, and your villain?
01:12:01 --> 01:12:05 And what would the name of the movie be? Okay.
01:12:08 --> 01:12:12 Let's start with your leading man. Well, I mean, I got to start with the movie
01:12:12 --> 01:12:15 first. I got to see who fits that role.
01:12:16 --> 01:12:19 Okay. I don't think, what movie would I do?
01:12:20 --> 01:12:22 You know, I'm probably going to take a line from Jordan Peele,
01:12:22 --> 01:12:28 and I'm going to do, like, one of those horror slash psychological thriller. Okay.
01:12:30 --> 01:12:34 And I'm going to call it The Peanut Gallery.
01:12:37 --> 01:12:38 Okay.
01:12:40 --> 01:12:48 Okay. All right. And my leading gentleman, I'm going to go with Idris Elba.
01:12:48 --> 01:12:51 Idris, Idris Elba.
01:12:52 --> 01:13:00 Okay. For the leading lady, I am going to go with, I'm trying to think,
01:13:00 --> 01:13:03 who have I been liking lately? Hmm.
01:13:05 --> 01:13:08 Dang, leading lady. See, Dave, you're catching on the spot with this one.
01:13:08 --> 01:13:11 I'm trying not to take too much time with Dave's corner.
01:13:12 --> 01:13:15 Leading lady. Hmm.
01:13:16 --> 01:13:20 I'm trying to make it a good one. Wait, you don't have a favorite actress or
01:13:20 --> 01:13:24 anything? No, because I don't really be watching movies like that.
01:13:25 --> 01:13:28 And I'd be watching a lot of Tubi movies, so.
01:13:30 --> 01:13:35 I don't be knowing their names. I just know their faces. Hmm.
01:13:37 --> 01:13:42 Hmm. All right. Oh, you know what? I'm going to go with...
01:13:44 --> 01:13:48 Kelly Williams. Did I say the name right?
01:13:48 --> 01:13:52 Yeah, okay. I know you're talking about it. From a Destiny's Child,
01:13:52 --> 01:13:54 right? Another name, Kelly? You're talking about...
01:13:55 --> 01:13:58 No, you got two names mixed up. Yeah, you're talking about...
01:13:58 --> 01:14:03 Now you got me messed up, and I can't think of her name, because you had her for your dad's name.
01:14:04 --> 01:14:08 What is her name? Kelly Leonard. You got to be all jammed up now,
01:14:08 --> 01:14:11 man. We got to use culture checks to find out what the girl's name is. Yeah, yeah.
01:14:13 --> 01:14:14 Kelly...
01:14:15 --> 01:14:19 Oh, it's Michelle Williams. Kelly Rowland. Kelly Rowland. Okay,
01:14:19 --> 01:14:23 there you go. All right, so I'm going to go with Idris Kelly Rowland.
01:14:24 --> 01:14:30 Okay, who's your villain? My villain, I'm going to go with Boris Whitaker.
01:14:31 --> 01:14:34 Oh, that's interesting. Okay. Boris Whitaker. Okay.
01:14:36 --> 01:14:40 Yeah. All right, Mr. Gottfell, father of Harlem himself. Okay.
01:14:41 --> 01:14:44 The peanut gallery. The peanut gallery.
01:14:45 --> 01:14:48 You know, if it's one thing for people that have been listening to this show
01:14:48 --> 01:14:52 for a long time, y'all know Leonard's going to come off the cuff with something,
01:14:52 --> 01:14:54 you know, so, okay, all right.
01:14:55 --> 01:15:00 And we're just curious, you said this was a thriller?
01:15:01 --> 01:15:04 Yeah, a psychological thriller. Psychological thriller.
01:15:04 --> 01:15:10 Okay, all right. All right, so somebody's getting killed. Okay, all right.
01:15:11 --> 01:15:12 And who knows?
01:15:13 --> 01:15:14 It may happen at a campground setting.
01:15:17 --> 01:15:23 Okay. That makes a lot of sense. That makes a lot of sense. Okay. Oh, I'm sorry.
01:15:24 --> 01:15:27 Now we got to call it the campground killer then.
01:15:29 --> 01:15:32 No, the peanut gallery at the campground killer. All right.
01:15:35 --> 01:15:42 Okay. All right. Okay. Well, I'll give mine. Okay. Well, I'll give mine.
01:15:43 --> 01:15:46 Going to get my I'm going to get my actors first and then I'll give you the
01:15:46 --> 01:15:50 title of the movie okay so my leading man is of course Mr.
01:15:50 --> 01:15:55 Denzel Washington I gotta have him as my leading man of course you know I don't
01:15:55 --> 01:16:00 want to be too obvious but I think he would fit this this movie perfectly okay okay,
01:16:01 --> 01:16:03 my leading woman would be Miss
01:16:03 --> 01:16:07 Angela Bassett because you gotta have somebody strong to hang out with,
01:16:08 --> 01:16:13 you know, with him, you know, so, so, and they got to be able to match wits
01:16:13 --> 01:16:18 with each other, so I'm going to have, because of, because of the movie itself.
01:16:19 --> 01:16:25 Okay. My villain, you know, you know, he's in every other movie,
01:16:25 --> 01:16:27 you got to put him in this one too, Mr. Samuel L. Jackson.
01:16:28 --> 01:16:32 You know, he's going to be my villain in this movie, you know,
01:16:32 --> 01:16:34 because, you know, nobody does it like Sam.
01:16:34 --> 01:16:40 I mean, one thing about him, man, he's different in every role.
01:16:40 --> 01:16:42 Yeah, he does.
01:16:43 --> 01:16:47 You know, Denzel could be Denzel, you know, a couple movies in a row,
01:16:47 --> 01:16:51 you know what I mean? But this guy, man, every part is different, you know?
01:16:51 --> 01:16:55 How does he do it? But, you know, he's good. He's good at what he does.
01:16:56 --> 01:17:01 And, you know, one thing about Samuel L. Jackson, too, is he's the type of actor,
01:17:02 --> 01:17:04 who should have been typecasted.
01:17:05 --> 01:17:08 But kind of like you said, he is different in every role. He's different in every role.
01:17:09 --> 01:17:14 For somebody who's known for saying the mother F word at so many times,
01:17:14 --> 01:17:18 you would just think he would be typecasted in that type of role.
01:17:18 --> 01:17:20 But, you know, he's so versatile.
01:17:21 --> 01:17:25 And in fact, he's so versatile. He's the highest.
01:17:25 --> 01:17:29 What was it? He's the person with the highest grossing movies like total.
01:17:29 --> 01:17:31 Yeah, of all time. Of all time.
01:17:31 --> 01:17:34 And I think. That just shows how versatile he is.
01:17:34 --> 01:17:38 And I think he has a record for the most appearances in a movie,
01:17:38 --> 01:17:40 right? I'm not sure about that one.
01:17:40 --> 01:17:44 Yeah, I think, well, you need to find that on Culture Check. Yeah.
01:17:47 --> 01:17:50 Yeah, make sure you check on cult detective to see if that's the case.
01:17:50 --> 01:17:56 But I think I know he's been in over 150 movies. I know. I think that's what I heard.
01:17:57 --> 01:18:02 So. All right. So with those three being the main,
01:18:03 --> 01:18:11 the main actors in this movie and the main roles, this is going to be a drama
01:18:12 --> 01:18:17 about one upping each other, you know, who the smartest person is.
01:18:17 --> 01:18:19 Person that's in the room, that type of thing, you know?
01:18:20 --> 01:18:26 And the name of the movie is called The Chess Master. I Took Your Queen.
01:18:32 --> 01:18:39 All right. Hey, y'all. Y'all here live and direct on Tubi, The Chess Master.
01:18:39 --> 01:18:40 That definitely sounds like a Tubi movie. Yeah.
01:18:42 --> 01:18:46 Well, hold on a date. you got to tell us what's the second movie going to be
01:18:46 --> 01:18:49 called? Because, you know, you come out with I Took You Queen.
01:18:50 --> 01:18:52 The second one got to be a banger. Yeah.
01:18:53 --> 01:18:56 It would be the second movie. You mean the follow-up to this one?
01:18:56 --> 01:18:59 Yeah. It would be Checkmate.
01:19:00 --> 01:19:05 Not the porn you thought I was. Okay. Got you. Okay. All right.
01:19:06 --> 01:19:09 Yeah. So, yeah. So there you go.
01:19:10 --> 01:19:14 That would be my movie. So I think, I think we got, I think we got a couple of good movies there.
01:19:14 --> 01:19:17 We can, we can make it work. We can make it work. So, yeah.
01:19:17 --> 01:19:22 So you guys give us your ideals of what your movies would be,
01:19:22 --> 01:19:26 your titles to your movies and who your actors would be and your villain.
01:19:26 --> 01:19:31 And let us know what you're thinking and be interesting to read what you guys have to say.
01:19:32 --> 01:19:35 So anything you want to add before we sign off?
01:19:36 --> 01:19:41 Yeah, I just want to encourage everyone, please support, check out Culture Check
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01:19:48 --> 01:19:54 And make sure you play Black Sports Legends and let's dethrone Dave Coker,
01:19:55 --> 01:19:57 you know, from his top rank.
01:19:57 --> 01:20:00 Look, I already know one person is probably going to try to do that.
01:20:00 --> 01:20:03 That's probably our buddy, Tim. I'm sure he'll jump on it at some point.
01:20:03 --> 01:20:07 Yeah. So DJ Tim Dawg, you can come and try to get me, man. You ain't going to
01:20:07 --> 01:20:11 get me, though. I ain't going to let you. If you beat me, I'm going to come back and get you.
01:20:12 --> 01:20:16 Okay. All right. All right. So there you have it, folks.
01:20:17 --> 01:20:21 Great show tonight and, you know, a lot of information out there about the Black
01:20:21 --> 01:20:28 Summit 2026. Definitely try to see if you can get out and support that program,
01:20:28 --> 01:20:30 event, agenda that they're going to be.
01:20:30 --> 01:20:35 It sounds like it has a lot of great speakers, and it should be an awesome event.
01:20:35 --> 01:20:40 So thank you to Dr. Marlene Saunders for coming on and hanging out with us tonight.
01:20:41 --> 01:20:45 And we want to thank you guys always for hanging out with us always.
01:20:45 --> 01:20:48 So thank you. Have a good night, and we'll talk to you next week.
01:21:00 --> 01:21:04 Next week, ladies and gentlemen, for another edition of News and Trends with
01:21:04 --> 01:21:06 your hosts, Dave and Lynn.