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So much of our early lives
are shaped by teachers.

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Outside of our parents,

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they can be our first role models.

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They pour so much into us, and still,

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teachers are basically strangers.

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As kids, we didn't even
see them as people,

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and we definitely never thought
about their personal lives,

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unless we had to.

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Now, before we go, I wanted
to let y'all know that,

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sadly, this will be
my last week in class

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before my visit from the stork.

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How is she even pregnant?

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Isn't she like 62?

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Mrs. Anderson was 30, but at that age,

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we thought all our
teachers were ancient.

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You'll meet your new teacher tomorrow,

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and I expect you to all
be as wonderful to them

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as you have been to me.

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English class was pretty boring,

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but we loved Mrs. Anderson,

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especially pregnant Mrs. Anderson.

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The bigger her stomach got, the
less homework she assigned.

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We were more excited about
that baby than she was.

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What are the odds we can get
another pregnant lady in here?

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I'd like to introduce your new teacher.

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Please join me in welcoming Mr. Brady.

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He's black?!

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I wanted to start singing
the Negro National Anthem,

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but I didn't know the lyrics.

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Do you know him?

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This is a historic moment for
Jefferson Davis Junior High.

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I'm proud to say that I
recruited this teacher,

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and I think that he has a
certain something special

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that we'll all benefit from.

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What about the debate team?
And the Knowledge Bowl?

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Mrs. Anderson is our coach and
we've been practicing all year.

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Mr. Brady will be taking
over those as well.

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Just so you know, we get pizza
and candy after every practice.

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That's good to know.

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Brad, right?

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Well, I'll leave you to it.

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I understand you've been
reading The Odyssey,

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so let's open up to Chapter 9

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and talk about how Homer uses
foreshadowing to advance the story.

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I couldn't believe it.

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We finally had our first Black teacher

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in the history of the school.

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It was a huge deal,

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which wasn't lost on
my classmates either.

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Okay, it probably wasn't that bad,

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but that's exactly how it felt.

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Can anyone tell me what type of clause
I've written on the board?

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- Yes, Brad?
- A Santa Claus?

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Tonight, read the next chapter
and write a half-page summary.

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Having a Black teacher is
good news for you guys.

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Why's that?

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Well, because...

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Because he'll give the Black
students special treatment.

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Does that mean Mrs. Anderson
gave you special treatment?

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No. Of course not.

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I mean, he seems pretty tough.

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He gave us all homework
on the first day.

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I don't think anybody's
getting special attention.

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Dean, Cory, Keisa.

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Can I see just the three
of you for a moment?

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Right.

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I was reviewing
Mrs. Anderson's grade book

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and noticed you all
have excellent grades.

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Has anyone ever suggested you try
out for the Knowledge Bowl team?

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I got asked to try out
for the basketball team.

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Track and field.

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Nobody asked me to join any teams.

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I see.

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Well, I've decided to hold
a new round of tryouts

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so everyone can have the
opportunity to earn a spot,

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and I think you all should
consider trying out.

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It took most teachers a week
to stop calling me "Cory,"

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but Mr. Brady was
already letting us know

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that he sees us.

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And there it was. The
first Black head nod.

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You just witnessed history, people.

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www.subtitulamos.tv

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Mr. Brady thinks I should try
out for the Knowledge Bowl.

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Wow, you just keep getting
cooler and cooler.

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I still can't believe they finally hired

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- a Black teacher at this school.
- It's about time.

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If you're gonna integrate the school, you
need to integrate the teaching staff.

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Well, it's not gonna be easy for him.

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We're gonna have to
show him our support.

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What does that mean?

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I'm gonna call him up and
invite him over for dinner.

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- That's a great idea.
- At our house?

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- Cooler and cooler.
- Why do we have to do that?

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Well, after you told me about Mr. Brady,

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I did a little research.

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One phone call to the biggest gossip
at church counts as research?

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I learned that he's from Chicago

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and he's never lived
in the South before,

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so I figured we could welcome him

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and teach him a thing or two about
how things work around here.

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I hear that. We want him to
have a smooth transition.

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What in the Marcus Garvey...?

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For the past few weeks, you've
been studying The Odyssey,

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which is similar to the oral
tradition of storytelling

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in many African cultures,

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like the Yoruba people of West Africa.

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He's going full Africa on Day 2?

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Like the ancient Greeks,
Africans passed down

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important history
generation to generation

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through storytellers known as griots.

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These griots used different
instruments, like these drums,

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to perform for and educate the village.

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Drums too? Know your audience, man.

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This is a fiddle crowd.

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I'm a griot, too!

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I always wanted a Black teacher,

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but did he have to be so Black?

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And it didn't make it any better

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that Brad and Karen may have been right.

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As class went on,

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it did seem like part of
Mr. Brady's Blackness

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involved giving us special treatment.

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Can anyone tell me which part
of the sentence is underlined?

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- Yes, Keisa?
- The prepositional phrase?

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That is correct.

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Man, this guy really doesn't like me.

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I wonder why.

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The day of tryouts had arrived,

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and the academic cream of the
crop was here to represent.

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Hey, Cory.

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You're trying out for
the Knowledge Bowl?

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What?

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No, man. I'm just here to support Dean.

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I'll see you at practice.

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Okay, everyone.

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Welcome to the Knowledge Bowl tryouts.

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Yes?

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I don't understand why we
have to do tryouts again.

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We already have a team.

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Well, what's the current record?

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1-6.

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Then I'd say there's
room for improvement.

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Okay, let's get started.

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An archipelago.

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The Krebs cycle.

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Pangaea.

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It was an epic battle of wits,

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the elite minds of our
generation going head-to-head.

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That's easy. Treaty of Paris.

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The aurora borealis.

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- 7?
- The answer is "diameter."

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Okay, "epic" was an overstatement,

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but it was a big deal to us.

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We all wanted to grab one of
the five spots on the team.

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- Aorta.
- That is correct.

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Alright, Dean, you're up.

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Pythagoras.

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The Bill of Rights.

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Mesopotamia.

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- That is correct.
- Also known as the Fertile Crescent.

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Also known as the
Cradle of Civilization,

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but I'm not bragging.

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Don't worry, guys. We got this.

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Before I announce the results,
I want to thank everyone

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who showed up today and
brought their A game.

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I've tallied all the
scores, and the students

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who've earned a place on this
year's Knowledge Bowl team

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are Keisa...

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- Brett...
- Yes!

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Cory...

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Karen... and Dean.

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As the highest scorer,
Dean, you'll be captain.

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Brad, you'll be the alternate.

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Congratulations to everyone.

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A team that was 100%
white is now 60% Black.

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That's what we call reparations math.

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Hey, congratulations, guys.

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And congrats to you for
being an alternate.

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You were really good in tryouts.

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I don't know.

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I feel like Mr. Brady was giving me
all the hard questions, you know?

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He's not prejudiced.

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Easy for you to say. You
guys made the team.

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He's not giving anyone
special treatment.

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Looking forward to seeing you and
your family at dinner tonight, Dean.

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Bruh, we have got to
work on your timing.

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Careful, now. Don't want
to waste the good stuff.

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I think it's a good thing we're
meeting your new teacher tonight.

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Yeah?

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I thought you'd be more excited.

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I am. I like Mr. Brady, but...

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I was thinking maybe
you could talk to him.

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About?

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Well, it feels like he's giving
special attention to the Black kids,

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and some of my white friends
are feeling left out.

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You sneak a sip of the whiskey?

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'Cause you're clearly
not thinking right.

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You think those white
kids felt bad about

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all the special attention they were
getting from the white teachers?

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I don't know.

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It feels like whenever he
does something nice for us,

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everybody stares like...
like they're mad.

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People predisposed to
hating gonna actively hate.

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Man. He was almost the first
dude to say "haters gonna hate."

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And now me, Cory, and Keisa are
all on the Knowledge Bowl team,

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and Brad got bumped.

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Listen, you're not doing anything
wrong, and neither is Mr. Brady.

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Seems to me like he's just trying
to level the playing field.

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Go greet your guest, boy.

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My guest? This wasn't even my idea.

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Well, well, well.

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Look who left their kente cloth
and lion's mane at home.

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- Hi.
- Hey.

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Dad, this is Mr. Brady.

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Dennis. Nice to meet you.

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I thought his first name was "Mr."

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Bill. Hey, this is the
really good stuff.

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You and I gonna get along just fine.

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You put your foot in this meal, Lillian.

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Well, wait until you try a little
bit of Vivian's peach cobbler.

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It'll change your life.

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- And that's how I locked Cliff down.
- Now, I was on the make.

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That should let you know
how good that cobbler is.

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Well, I'm grateful for the
invitation and the hospitality.

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Our pleasure. I know firsthand
how important it is

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to keep students motivated, so
keep doing what you're doing.

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"Keep doing what you're doing"?

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We just talked about this!

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Well, I wish all the parents
were as enthusiastic as you all.

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There have been some thoughts
about my teaching style.

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- Some thoughts.
- Thoughts?

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Well, that's not surprising.

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You're new to the South, and things
can be a bit different down here.

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For example, Cliff and I
work at a somewhat...

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conservative office.

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She mean white folks. We
work with white folks.

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And we've learned that if
we want to make a change,

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we have to be subtle and strategic.

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Interesting point, Mom. Continue.

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Speak when spoken to.

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Did he get into the whiskey sours?

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Well, I have to admit, I don't have a
reputation for being the most subtle person.

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You shouldn't have to be subtle
when you're doing the right thing.

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That's right. Like Malcolm X.

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Hey, if you're gonna start
quoting that nonsense,

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you can take your leather
glove and go to your room.

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Okay. How about, "The time is
always right to do what is right"?

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Is Dr. King more appropriate
dinner conversation?

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No, Bill is right. D-Don't be
afraid to speak your mind.

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Like you do when Mr. Davidson's
always asking you

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to work through lunch to
help him finish his reports?

252
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Well, who needs 30 minutes for lunch?

253
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Look, I'm just saying, I like the
way you're shaking things up.

254
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These boys need to see that.

255
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I asked my dad to talk him
down, not radicalize him.

256
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I got to say, those drums you brought
to school were pretty cool, Mr. Brady.

257
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Sounds like a great teaching tool.

258
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I may have to try it out myself someday.

259
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And I'm sure it will
be very well-received,

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since you work at a Black university

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surrounded by Black people.

262
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You have a freedom at work

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that many of us at this table don't.

264
00:13:12,809 --> 00:13:16,381
Now, that is true. I think the Good
Lord saw fit to give me that job

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because he knew I didn't have the temperament
to work in a more conservative office.

266
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Amen.

267
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Well, I think if I take one more
bite of anything, I'm gonna pop,

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so I'll have to take a piece
of that peach cobbler to go.

269
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No, no, no, no. What you don't
eat here comes home with me.

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Thank you all for the
lovely meal and the advice,

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but I think I'll manage just
fine down at the school.

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And you two need to rest
up for tomorrow's match.

273
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And remember, Dean, as captain,

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it's your job to pick
the official answer,

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and if there's any disagreement,
you have the final say.

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I was hoping my parents could
talk some sense into Mr. Brady,

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but, clearly, it would
be up to me to make sure

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everyone on the team felt included,

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so I determined to handle being captain

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of the Knowledge Bowl team my way.

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It's time for the final three
questions of the round.

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"The bacteria causing
leprosy directly damages

283
00:14:09,571 --> 00:14:13,110
what protective sheathing
around nerve cells?"

284
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It's mitochondria.

285
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- You mean myelin.
- No, Karen.

286
00:14:17,132 --> 00:14:18,762
Dean, it's mitochondria, man.

287
00:14:18,788 --> 00:14:21,344
Dean, Karen's right. I
think it's myelin, too.

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- Five seconds, Jefferson Davis.
- Come on, Dean.

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00:14:24,316 --> 00:14:27,004
Cory seemed confident, and so did Karen,

290
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but I picked Cory's answer last time,

291
00:14:28,941 --> 00:14:31,529
and I really wanted to be fair,
but I also wanted to win,

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in a fair way. Win with fairness.

293
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Time's up.

294
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Stonewall Jackson Junior High?

295
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Is myelin right?

296
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Myelin?

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- Myelin.
- That is correct.

298
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My way wasn't working.

299
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Time's up.

300
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Time's up.

301
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Time's up.

302
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- Roanoke.
- That is correct.

303
00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:08,788
That will end the second round.

304
00:15:08,814 --> 00:15:12,162
We will take a short break and
continue with the final round.

305
00:15:18,158 --> 00:15:19,657
What's going on?

306
00:15:20,258 --> 00:15:23,318
That's the fourth time you didn't give an
answer in time, and I know you know this stuff.

307
00:15:23,344 --> 00:15:25,592
Everybody has a different answer,

308
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and I get confused.

309
00:15:27,478 --> 00:15:30,067
I-I don't want anyone to feel bad.

310
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You know what?

311
00:15:32,883 --> 00:15:35,274
I think we're gonna make a
change for the final round.

312
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- Julius Caesar.
- That is correct.

313
00:15:50,829 --> 00:15:52,572
- Chromosphere.
- Correct.

314
00:15:52,641 --> 00:15:53,743
Pocket veto.

315
00:15:53,769 --> 00:15:55,313
That is correct.

316
00:15:58,368 --> 00:16:00,501
Now it's time for the final question.

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"What is the range of
mountains that lies between

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the Great Basin and the Great Plains?"

319
00:16:07,052 --> 00:16:08,951
The Rocky Mountains.

320
00:16:10,243 --> 00:16:12,557
- The Rocky Mountains.
- That is correct.

321
00:16:12,735 --> 00:16:16,688
Jefferson Davis Junior
High, you are the winners.

322
00:16:24,431 --> 00:16:27,181
I never thought that having
our first Black teacher

323
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would lead to me feeling left out.

324
00:16:34,844 --> 00:16:37,122
Congratulations on the win today, Brad.

325
00:16:37,176 --> 00:16:38,902
I know you were disappointed at first,

326
00:16:38,993 --> 00:16:40,861
but I'm proud of how it didn't
keep you from working hard

327
00:16:40,887 --> 00:16:42,311
and being ready to step in.

328
00:16:42,337 --> 00:16:43,752
Thanks, Mr. Brady.

329
00:16:49,594 --> 00:16:50,962
You okay?

330
00:16:51,643 --> 00:16:53,188
I'm fine.

331
00:16:53,654 --> 00:16:54,735
Dean.

332
00:16:55,986 --> 00:16:57,704
Do you know why I made you captain?

333
00:16:59,087 --> 00:17:02,228
Because you were treating
us Black kids special?

334
00:17:02,297 --> 00:17:04,118
Is that what you thought I was doing?

335
00:17:04,471 --> 00:17:07,509
I made you captain because you're
the smartest student on the team.

336
00:17:07,578 --> 00:17:10,930
Then why'd you take me
out and put Brad in?

337
00:17:11,105 --> 00:17:14,556
Well, when I first met Brad, I
could tell he had potential,

338
00:17:14,851 --> 00:17:17,195
but he didn't take anything seriously,

339
00:17:17,691 --> 00:17:20,501
so I challenged him to work harder,
and he rose to the occasion.

340
00:17:22,903 --> 00:17:24,501
For the most part.

341
00:17:25,596 --> 00:17:26,942
As for you...

342
00:17:28,282 --> 00:17:30,049
I could tell from the first day of class

343
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that you were uncomfortable getting
attention from me because I'm Black.

344
00:17:32,982 --> 00:17:35,485
It's because I wanted
people to like you.

345
00:17:35,511 --> 00:17:37,859
No, actually, it's because you
wanted people to like you.

346
00:17:38,126 --> 00:17:40,352
You see, wanting to be liked
is a dangerous thing.

347
00:17:40,378 --> 00:17:41,735
It can mask itself as wanting

348
00:17:41,761 --> 00:17:44,079
all the white students to
like the Black teacher,

349
00:17:44,883 --> 00:17:47,445
or wanting to make everyone
on the quiz team happy.

350
00:17:47,938 --> 00:17:50,655
Because I was really scared
that if the white kids

351
00:17:50,681 --> 00:17:52,864
thought you were giving
me special attention,

352
00:17:52,890 --> 00:17:54,235
they wouldn't like me.

353
00:17:54,462 --> 00:17:56,247
Or if I didn't listen
to everyone's answers

354
00:17:56,316 --> 00:17:58,212
on the Knowledge Bowl,
they wouldn't like me.

355
00:17:58,251 --> 00:18:00,356
But at the end of the day,
all that really happened was

356
00:18:00,382 --> 00:18:02,547
that you put your light under a bushel.

357
00:18:04,152 --> 00:18:07,454
Every future leader needs to learn
how to make their own decisions,

358
00:18:07,958 --> 00:18:10,305
even if it means people won't like them.

359
00:18:10,986 --> 00:18:14,376
I hope what happened today makes you
realize what you're really capable of.

360
00:18:29,836 --> 00:18:31,449
The team was already set.

361
00:18:31,475 --> 00:18:33,983
He kicked my son off the
Knowledge Bowl team,

362
00:18:34,009 --> 00:18:36,080
and I can't help but
feel like that, what,

363
00:18:36,149 --> 00:18:37,806
there's a little bit of
favoritism going on?

364
00:18:37,875 --> 00:18:39,704
I-I'm sure that's not something

365
00:18:39,730 --> 00:18:42,250
that Mr. Brady was doing purposefully.

366
00:18:42,276 --> 00:18:45,355
No, I was only rewarding the
students who performed the best.

367
00:18:45,381 --> 00:18:48,170
What about that drum
he brought into class?

368
00:18:48,196 --> 00:18:51,769
What does tribal drumming
have to do with English?

369
00:18:51,795 --> 00:18:54,574
Concerned white parents have
always been at the forefront

370
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,136
of the battle to ensure that

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00:18:56,162 --> 00:18:59,019
what we teach in schools
is fair and balanced.

372
00:19:06,636 --> 00:19:08,845
Seemed like Jefferson Davis Junior High

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00:19:08,871 --> 00:19:11,702
wasn't quite ready for
its first Black teacher.

374
00:19:16,189 --> 00:19:19,365
Or maybe Mr. Brady wasn't
quite ready for us.

375
00:19:20,607 --> 00:19:22,374
Did they fire you?

376
00:19:24,024 --> 00:19:25,371
Was it the drum?

377
00:19:25,694 --> 00:19:27,897
No. I wasn't fired.

378
00:19:28,272 --> 00:19:30,341
But Principal Cartwright
and I both agreed

379
00:19:30,367 --> 00:19:33,171
that Jefferson Davis isn't
the best fit for me,

380
00:19:33,631 --> 00:19:36,050
so I'm still on the search
for the school that is.

381
00:19:36,085 --> 00:19:39,754
It's ironic that a teacher that
once was an embarrassment to me

382
00:19:39,780 --> 00:19:42,090
is now the person I'll miss the most.

383
00:19:42,116 --> 00:19:44,528
Well, I hope your next Black teacher

384
00:19:44,554 --> 00:19:47,725
is so much Blacker than
me that Kim gets worried.

385
00:19:49,452 --> 00:19:52,225
Oddly enough, the Blackest
teacher I had after that

386
00:19:52,251 --> 00:19:55,599
was my white African-American
Studies professor in college.

387
00:19:59,491 --> 00:20:02,191
I later learned that
Brad's parents, like mine,

388
00:20:02,217 --> 00:20:05,065
appreciated us having a teacher
who inspires his students

389
00:20:05,091 --> 00:20:08,842
because of what he sees
inside them, not outside.

390
00:20:10,657 --> 00:20:14,217
And even though Mr. Brady's time
at Jefferson Davis was short,

391
00:20:14,243 --> 00:20:17,092
he showed me what it felt
like to have a great teacher,

392
00:20:17,118 --> 00:20:20,249
and I took that leadership
advice he gave me to heart.

393
00:20:22,659 --> 00:20:25,465
As well as a few more things.

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