 I took you so long, that I had trouble getting away without even seeing you. Did anybody follow you here? No, I was careful. So you left it. It's done. Yeah, it's there, man. All right. You know, you're part of this now, all the way. Didn't know you were up here. Yeah, I was doing some work in the sink, and I thought I was stuck. Yeah, man, you gotta come over. Yeah. Been a while. Yeah. Long while. Oh, thank you. All right, dude. No problem, man. So, uh, what business brings you all the way up here? I'll get to all that in a minute. Let me just warm up first. Isn't this supposed to be spring? Uh, not yet. Yeah, you tell. It's cold as fuck. I'm gonna give you a deal about the snow. Nah, you get used to it, man. Yeah? Yeah. Hey, it's really good to see you, brother. Yeah, I told myself I couldn't be this close, and I hit up my boy. I ain't gonna let the little snowstorm stop me at the time. You ain't done the hot skip and the jump in the city. More like a hot skip jump in a two-and-a-half hour train ride. You don't have hours? I didn't notice. I made some calls before another calling out Albany's, Connecti. Capital District. Yes, I rode on the side with a view of the Hudson River. I like that ride. Very relaxing. I don't know how relaxing it is. It's quite the police presence of the station. Haven't seen a place like that in years. But it's still on the lookout for the leader of that radical group. Oh. The beds are kind of shook, huh? I guess so. Yeah. Yeah, have a seat, man. Oh, thank you. I did enjoy the train ride. Didn't have to drive, so that was good. I might have to do some work, you know. Made a few calls. I even called up here. Your, uh, well, I called your office. Your secretary said that you would be working upstate today. Yeah. Sometimes it's easier to get Brighton done outside of the office, you know. Yeah, that's what I'm doing too, you know, working for the road. Speaking of, I got something I want to write. Yeah, man, slow down. This guy here, I haven't seen him in a while. See? Seven, eight years. Right. So how about a drink first? How about that? Okay. Something to warm your bones. Well, I'm in coke, right? Uh, I'm a Jack fan now. Jack and coke plus ice. You got it. Ice. Yeah, man. I was out last time I was in LA for that protest. Oh, the forum had me locked down at the position. It was a, uh, an Eastern talent. Yeah, you missed it. I was slow enough there. Sometimes I feel like the spirits of past warriors are speaking through me. You got some good people writing for you, man. Look, can I say I know how to spot talent. Hey, the joy writing was phenomenal. I still miss the pent-up for all these years. Well, sometimes it depends on the kind of value you're wasting. Now, my turn on the news. There you are on my screen. Look, can you blame me if folks like a handsome face in a loud mouth? Seriously, though. Bringing the bloods and crypts together. That's no, no easy task. Even if it's for a moment. Pressure's not allowed. Well, I don't do anything for the coverage. I do it all for the people. Yeah, I heard you got, uh, bad boy death row breakfast. It's gonna take a little back in the day. Not too many folks have heard about that. Yeah. That's me and I would have liked it. Fitting. Well, the front seats are for the paying customers only. Besides, things didn't, uh, end up too well for them. The brother does keep trying. Yeah, I can't tell you how hard it is to get people to negotiate some time. Sometimes I wonder if it's even worth it. Beats the alternative. Firm is always trying to settle outside. Of course. Stay by resources for those times when we have to go to war. Besides, man, there are activities in the line, right? Well, off-camera moves in the dark are sometimes better than those carried out in the light of day. Next time I'm in LA, I'll make sure I stop doing this. Oh, don't worry about it. Come on, you're busy. An important man. Sometimes you've got to bring them down to Manhattan. Right. I'm sorry I just dropped in like this. You said anytime I was in town, I'd just fall through. Yes, of course. Yeah. Let me know how it works. Oh, sure. Hey, you used to like them bitch-ass rich. What'd you got there? Scotch. Neat. Scotch. Hey! To Mason, Nathaniel Dixon. To Dix. Just Mason. Oh, to reunions. Just Mason. Well, that's strong. You mean white? No, no, I'm good. Gentlemen, Dix. Okay, that's a drink. No, just tip me up a little more of that coke. Yeah, I appreciate it. Listen, I'm not sweating you, but it would really help me out if you look at this thing. Yeah, remind me of... How long are you going to be on the East Coast? Oh, I didn't say. It all depends on how my meetings go, you know? Yeah. If things wrap up, you know? If things kind of open ended. Open it? Yeah. That'll work, thank you. Yeah, no problem. So, we're saying things are open-ended? Yes. If my meetings go well, I can escape back to civilization. Away from all this peace, you know? How do you deal with this? You get used to it, man, and I'm good. You're good? Yeah. We're all good. We weren't all good back in the day when we ran to the yard, though. We was as bad as the fuckers back then. Yeah. That day, the only running I do was in the park. No, no, no. Make sure the cops don't think you're running from something. Otherwise, you might find yourself on the wrong end of the barrel facing the man in the booth. Yeah, I'll take my chances, man. So, um, what do you need to get back down to the city? And, uh, you're staying here. How long? Until tomorrow. If that's okay, I'm sorry. I don't mind. Hold. Man, it's just, I can't hang too tight. I came up here to get work done. I had a brief group on morning. Right. I don't want to get all in your mix. Okay? I'll, uh, give myself a room downtown. Okay. Okay. Okay, Brown. It's cool, man. You sure? Yeah, it's fine, man. Come on. Hey, listen, that's an issue. I don't... It's okay, you're my guest. Hey, let me check my phone. It's fucking up on the train. Couldn't get a signal half the damn time in other batteries. You got a place where I plug this in? Sure. It's, uh, outlet on the other side of the bar. Backdoor. Yeah, these phones. They always got a nigga on the run. You got to back it up. You got to charge it. And then, every year, you got to get a brand new one. Yeah, they were some bitches. Right. Hey, that's a cool pain. Where'd you get it? The gift from the partner, the firm. The lead on the copyright free, in case a few years back. And out of my clients, got a pretty nice seller. You're amazing now. But you were always a tough little dude. Even as a sophomore, you had swag. Yes. Writing like bald, with a heart of chain. Come on, come on. Red Hampton, Malcolm X, huh? Yeah. You want me to put some more coke in that? Yeah. No, definitely just go light on the jack. Put in the most dang. Right. You know. Hey, before you came, about to sit down and eat, man. I picked up this, uh, this boom from Mr. Tau. You the rest of the run around the corner. Pretty good. No. No, but I'll go put a salad in there. I just showed up out of nowhere, and you're running around here like Martin Stewart. Not a problem, man. I was going to sit down and eat before I got to work anyway. You sure? Fine. I mean, if you're going to eat anyway, I might as well eat, too. Is that pasta? Yeah, man. Baked ziti. Yeah? Yeah. Is there any, uh, meat in it, or have you gone vegan on me? 30 feet off. Well, if you eat in a can of meat, it's so bad. Glad you were cool. Yeah. What's got there? Is that kale? Is he going to help me on my eyes? No, man, it's you, man, but I'm trying to live, bro. Yeah, are we all? Are we all? I can make my own place to show me what it is. All right. Move. Over there. In the chair. Over there. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. You know that, uh, the mess they were serving on the dining car didn't look too appealing. Okay. K and Dix back together again. Show up as a tag if I can sing some a dance. Hey, those are nice. Oh. Oh, fresh from Motherfucking Paris. I got myself a nice shine at Penn Station, this old cat. Said he used to roam with the young lords. Yeah, this sister I was kicking with at Baltimore. She got it for me. Oh, where'd you get those shoes? Prada, maybe. I came straight out of Prada. I see you play. I love it. I remember when you were straight out of the copter. Yeah, man. I'm still the same cat. I bet. I've been born and bred, bro. Just trying to make my way into this world, you dig? Yeah, we cannot forget our roots. Let's take it back to the old school. That's what we need. What do we used to say? King and Malcolm. Change the world, clad in the armor of suits and ties. Come on, bro. We studied that shit. And the Panthers were their black leather jackets and the hot clothes for Rays Iconic. Oh, and I used to wear that black leather Malcolm X medallion. And you used to rock that koofy to the divestment rallies. The honeys were ready to drop their panties for you. Like I say, bro, I don't remember all the things inside. History, I am a one-woman man now. Thank you. Uh-huh. I'm just saying every era has its own style, you know? But these young boys today, these knuckleheads running around with their baggy jeans and their big ass t-shirts and their sneakers. I love hip hop. But I do not understand why a grown-ass man has to rock those clothes like he's a rapper when everybody knows you're an accountant. It doesn't bother me. And I know you're not trying to talk. Back then, 15 and 60 years ago, I was filling out a little outfits for you. Little outfits? Brother, I was Colleen. I'm looking at you right now. I can tell you ain't above all that advanced stuff. I'm just talking about us making history. History? Yes. Did you ever think in the age we would live to see Mandela Free? Actually, no. I can't tell you that game. Yeah. But he died peacefully in his bed at the age of 95. A legend. We helped make that shit happen. No, no, no. The work we did for that investment helped to end the far cut on the world stage. I am proud of the work we did to end the far cut we cut our teeth by the help of it. Wow. No. We were there. Yes. We were revolutionary. We were college kids. No. My brother. Our anti-lynching history. Our civil rights movement. Our black power movement. Come on, man. Come on. I was there, brother. We shut down that university for two weeks. More like a few days. Come on. It is a classic university city. No, man. My folks were pretty upset. You don't have to hit my daddy, do you, right? I do remember. Let me see if I can get back to you a little. Young man. We did not send you to school to start a riot. We lost your mind. But daddy. That city mess is over. But daddy. Would you know those cops couldn't be dead. But daddy. We did not send you to school to play out some Fidel Castro fantasy. What did I expect from the judge? Son, if you do not stop, I will no longer pay your tuition or your automobile. Oh, that man could be an assassin. Come on. Your car will be repossessed by me and stored here at the house until further notice. Not the civic. The cops threatened to take away the revolutionary bitmobile. I stole it. But you went back down, right? No. I gave it a 100. That's the first time I ever stood up to him. I protested and had more to be in school. Even more than assistance? Yes. You can believe that. I think you were pretty dedicated to the cops back then, too. Did they ever find out who bombed that building on campus? The administration shut down on the chemistry building for a year. They classified that as a bombing? I thought it was an experiment that went wrong in one of the lands. I don't know what they classified that as. Joe Tray, the president started. He had to move off campus for a few months. You talked some mess about having to get the residence retrofitted to survive an earthquake? Yeah, I remember something like that. You did call him about that? About an explosion. Dean wanted to bring me in. With your future ahead of you and your back against the wall, you're gone to the judge. Clearly, you were a very young soldier. But your father said the only reason they backed down was that they didn't want to piss off the generous building. You always knew how to use that green back at night. You know, your father. Your father's a great man. Yes, he is, as long as you don't disappoint him. But after all that, you were the anti-apartheid poster boy. The administration couldn't touch you. You got into more drawers than anything I had to do. Hey, you're always talking about women. The black female in particular is the best topic in the world. Some things never change, huh? The females are one of the true hazards of my profession. I wouldn't know about females. I do know a few things about women, but all of them come off. Forget my language. I'm just talking shit. I'm old school. You gotta have a heart for an old school freedom fighter like me. I'm old school. Of course I have a heart for an old school freedom fighter like myself, especially one who's never been shot. Imprisoned or worse. Well, tell me. Does that make you a faith revolutionary or just lucky? Lucky. I know who you are. Not talking about lucky. You're the one that got out of self-central LA with a fancy law degree. Well, lucky ain't nothing to do with that. I mean, after all, I can't even lay everything out on a silver platter. Okay, maybe it's seen that way from the outside. Well, there is skill and talent involved in this hustle. I know all about skill and talent. I know about sacrifice and risk as well. But you're doing pretty well now, though. You got a nice spot upstate with something in the city. It definitely got harder for cats. Far cry from back when you were in school. Hey, but you are a wonderful host. Thank you for the food. I haven't lost my appetite. Where should I put this? That's fine. I got it. It seems to be consistent consensus with food. I'm doing all right. Revolutionary games run the thing. Oh, you know. I got an open place. I think it's fine as wide as a meal. You already done with that dishes? Yeah, I get those in the morning. I'm still about some time. It's going to hold, brother. Yes. Okay. Hey, let me tell you why I hate you, Tom. I'm slipping. If I heard about your father's stroke, I called your mom immediately. I said flowers. You couldn't have reached me anyway. I was out of the country. I was a comrade in Cuba. But my dad's health has improved greatly. He walks around the house with his four-nade cane and a brass anvil. He would pass out if I told him he looked like a pimple. But the house is really quiet now. He never regained his ability to speak. I'm glad that you buried the hatchet in a year before all that shit went down. You had a hatchet. It's important to make peace, you know? Yes, if you can. Hey, how was your mom? She is a sweet lady. Come on. Volunteer to the church. Of course she is. She's still bothering you about giving us a grandkids? No. Deal you? Yeah, you've got a three-fat grandbaby rap session. Yes. Twin girls, a fat baby boy. So hopefully I'm off the hook from the light. You know? What about you? You're talking about you got enough children to feel the best about you. But community is my family and I'm a devoted father. I bet. Listen, man, I got to get to work. Hey, man. Do you smoke? Must I remind you that I am an officer of the courts? What the fuck? You know how many co-capt lawyers I know that get out of work, right? Okay, you're not going to blow on me. You're going to look like a dope dude. Okay. I'm sorry. How do you come to do like that? It's been a while. Real talk. I don't know what you're eating. Oh, you're pulling at real talk. Well, I just smoke occasionally for medicinal purposes. I've got to keep my black clothing checked. Right. So you mind if I light one up? Hey, man, I think today we'll stop you from doing what you want to do. Okay. Oh, yes. I have always gots to do my thing. Well, you've been talking to me. You've been talking to Benny? I wouldn't trust that to him to save my life. People always talk to me. What do you hear? What are you talking about? Word on the streets. And then the blog is that. Talk, talk, talk. Somebody's about to be a bitch. Yeah, that's that. It might be true. That's actually one of the things I wanted to talk to you about. I should have known that's what you were hitting. I've been on the fantasy documentary. It was nice. Cameron loves you, brother. Look at his face. Why wouldn't it? Hey, but it's just one platform to advance our journey. Mm. Mm. Fantasy documentary. Revolution and a steady-pay check. I mean, they gave Sharpen a show. They gave Jesse a show. Shit, I guess she was like next in line. Why are you clowning, brother? You got no conch or wine? Oh, come on. You got jokes, huh? Just make sure your ass tunes isn't like conch-free revolutionary rap television. You said I will do it religiously, brother. I mean, you're crazy, but with your skill set, I do believe a television show is something you need to sell. See, it's not just about me, though. If we can reach the people where they are, with TV and social media, then they have a chance to advance some real change. And the money that I make helps to advance some of my organization's risky projects. What I really need is your professional expertise. It'd be nice to have you in on this also, just like old-time. Who doesn't write the speeches, man? Who doesn't write the documents? Some things that might hold it up. Things that might hold it up. I really don't practice that type of law. No, I handle property and in-type of law. No, no, it's got to be you. That'd be somebody I trust. Somebody that has you with me. I wish you luck with everything, brother. Hey, I know you feel some kind of way about it, but I'll grab you on as a regular guest. I'm on as aupbeat... Comentator? Well, like... Talk like... He said it would really help us boost ratings and find a niche. I could get some really upright! It's not gonna have any problems... I'm sure you'll have a green room full of black intellectuals ready to pull up... of... I'll talk about getting the vide- I'll talk about getting the vide- with your expertise. you can help some people avoid how I say this. Certain legal complications while formenting revolution. You mean like the messy, the new movement folks have gotten themselves into? The new movement folks. Got you was founded on genocide. Got you was genocide. They the past time it's war and then baseball. They the past time it's. The life they hurt, man. They've chosen the targets very carefully. I really hate the heart of the empire type. The type of empire. Nobody cares. To their actions. I don't want any parts of it. To the vision show. Besides, I have a morality cause in my contract. Why? Nobody cares. Why? Vision show. I'm not trying to. That's that old massacre, huh? You sure you want the white man out of your mix? All over the white man as a whole. All over the white white. That's that. Re-possible topics to look at. Can't take no more boy next to me. Re-pulsion still needs you. Thank you, but no thank you. There are clean sheets in the guest room and there's some space in the car. Clean sheets in the. Two cases up. Thank you. Sheets in the. They are clean. Get all this work done with me at the path. Yeah, man. No, this is fine. Matter of fact, let me get you some clean towels. It's fine. Take your time, player. That's rushing. That won't be me. I'd like to move slow like molasses. First get off the road. I'd like to take my time a bit. Relax. Still snowing out there. Pretty good for anything unless you like skiing, but I never understood. Enjoy sliding down a mountain with sticks attached to their feet, but I guess white folks got an adventure to get inside their car. Oh, yeah. It's definitely snowing a lot more. Snow, those snowplates look much bigger. Yeah, I haven't checked the forecast, but I just wanted to put money on it here in the northeaster. What? It's a northeaster. It's, you know, it's a storm. Yeah. I hope not. I cannot get trapped up here. Hey, if you don't mind, I think I'm gonna leave myself another drink. I hope maybe warm my bones up. Your briefcase. Your true prince. Your killing man. This is a nice library we got here. Morris Library we got here. I've always liked good writing. Thanks. Why don't you go upstairs and shut down? I'm gonna think I'm a chillie here for a little bit. You gonna hit that? No, I'm good at it. Like I say, I gotta get going. Go ahead, Michael. Shit, brother. Bottoming, huh? Bottoming, huh? Okay, Brown, yeah. Yeah, I talked to him. He seems cool. Have it with me. Ask him later and see. I can't right now. Tell those motherfuckers to wait. They ain't okay, right? Oh, yeah. Oh, it's really jumping off now. They all gotta raise the stakes without people involved. Deadly forced. Deadly forced. They are tracking him like a runaway slave. You cannot stop a movement once it's ignited the emancipation of people. This isn't sensational journalism, okay? These fools are going around bombing shit. Things, not people. Statues of old, dead white men cannot die again. See that propaganda machine? That is the real Deadly Force. Remember those armed militia white boys that occupied that National Park? Remember those armed peaceful protestors? Okay. They're setting off explosives. They're igniting. Okay. This won't be one. You're having a good soul food, huh? Yeah, man. I really like what you said. Ah. Yes, apartheid must end. We need divestment now. Well, that's why I'm here. I mean, I want to join. I want to help. Join? Yes. Didn't I see you alleging alpha? It was Kappa. Oh. But it, you know, it's not really for me. It's for me. You're not stepping and not going nowhere. Something like that. Okay. Well, let me be very clear. We're nothing like a frat. We are the BSA. We're young men and women of purpose. I am the chair of the Black Student Association, the only radical group on campus. There are no parties, no step shows, no line brothers, no sorority sisters. But, maybe a few. But there's definitely no bullshit. We're about overturning the status quo and changing the world. And remember this, if you remember nothing else, there is absolutely no quitting. Understood. Okay. Come by this Friday. The crew has to see how you think. We'll play some midwifes in space. Yeah, I'll come by, but I don't play cards. Okay. We'll slap some bones then, won't you? You don't play bones, either? No, I don't play dominos, but I can learn. Well, what do you play? Come again and speak up, I couldn't hear you. Chess. I play chess. You're a real white boy, aren't you? Excuse me? Yeah, I'm just fucking with you. I did chess. Don't tell anybody. Yeah, well, I learned from my uncle, and he learned about how he was doing his beard and saying Quentin. Well, I played all the time in the crib. My father said it was the ultimate game of strategy. Have you ever played with a timer and raised the stakes? No, I've never played with a timer before, but I'm gay. Okay. Do you want to be white? What does that mean? Your pieces. You want white pieces. Black. Well, I'm always black, but I can make an exception this time. Oh, thank you. Remember, power can seem nothing without demand. It never has, and it never will. The youngster does know something. Your move. Was your uncle there when George Jackson was locked up? No, I did his time a bit later. You know, seeing you around, you got quite the rep from the column you write the newspaper. Yeah, man, I think divestment from South Africa is one of the most important issues facing our people globally. And your editorial on the A and C was on point. Thank you. I write about local issues as well. Yes, I also like to piece on the faculty. Hey, there's only one black professor in the English department, and he doesn't even have ten. Ah. So what else are you interested in? The cost of tuition. Man, it's so high. I got to work fully out this week and take out more. Moms can't help. Hell, I move back home just to help. Things are kind of hard-knock, right? Right. Well, listen, money is not everything. Take it from me. And it's better for people to owe you than for you to owe them, because once you owe them, then they own you. Do not get caught up chasing that belly of blood. That's easy to say when you got it. When you know it. Nice move. I like how you think. Thank you. Time is throwing me off a bit, but I get the hang of it. So you're a senior, right? I am a senior. Fifth-year senior. But I think it's cool that you can afford an extra year. My folks said that they would pay for a school as long as I stayed in class and stayed out of trouble, but little do they know. I'm sticking around for the next year. You know, make sure the BSA is on solid ground. This is a very vital year for us. We have programs around campus and in the prisons and jails in the community. And we have connections around the country. Some of our programs are very basic if you are a bit more advanced and some are rather risky. Yes, exactly. I mean, I heard you loud and clear. You said time is of the essence. So I feel like we just need to slow down. Slow down. Slow down. I can see that you're eager. I'm not worried about your willingness. I'm not concerned about your trustworthiness. Man, all I have is my word. Honor and integrity to everything new. What would your former capillian brothers have to say about that? Shit. I can recruit them to join the fight, too. Oh. Persuasive, deliberate, strategic, and brave, too? All right. I like how you think, Dix. Thanks, Bob. Oh, call me Kay. Okay. Kay. I see you're trustworthy. But are you hard? Hard. Yes. Rough, rugged, badass. Are you tough enough to handle the pressure? If so, then maybe someday you can be the BSHM. Just what? You never know what you're made of until you face-to-face with the devil himself. Green takes fun. See? Thought you had me. Checkmate. There it is. Hey, good game, though. I like you, Dix. And I could use your health within the air. Come by here tonight, at midnight. Tonight. Midnight. Don't be late. Come alone. You can count on me. Check the kids' home records and talk their way to the Negroes. But the talent and temp got real solid to me when he started calling them at Morehouse. Remember that? What do you mean? The time is now, Dix. You cannot be happy with the way things are. The time is now, Dix. I'm teaching them the history, let alone what they need to know to survive. We were fighting for our lives with our brother in office. What the hell are we supposed to do now? Wait patiently for the next executive. What the hell are we supposed to do now? Army. Diatimes. Diatimes. Diatimes. Diatimes. They are pushing us on the road to annihilation. They're closing down the borders and locking us up, too. And for what? What is the ultimate going us up to? Army. Schools are prisons with armed police officers roaming the halls. More and more these caracans are acting like it's a wild wild west in these streets. This is genocide. They are shooting down our sons and daughters, one by one. And for what? We're trying to get help after a car accident for playing with a toy in the park? We're trying to get a bottle of lemonade and a bag of cookies. It's iced tea, it's killer. It's a torture. It wasn't lemonade, it was iced tea. Nigga, I don't care if it was a 40 ounce and a blunt! They are killing them because they're black. 36 hours at the hands of the enemy. They are using our bodies for target practice and our souls for what? So is it always so black and white? You've never had a moment of doubt? A moment of wavering? A moment of doubt? You know what to do in these streets. I have to be sure. Okay. So you get a call that there is a person in the park with a gun where children are playing. You've got a boy in the chain. You're hyped up. You're ready to be hyped up. So what you think is in danger? Danger, it was a toy gun. With the safety tip. It was a toy gun. So you know the moment that officer had to make a decision. Okay. He had to decide whether or not he was going to be a hero for all those people he had to decide whether or not he was going to take the life of the wrong person. The wrong person? It was a child. A 12 year old child. He should have taken a few more seconds to make sure of that situation if that child had been blue eyed with blonde hair. How many blue eyed blonde hair children are murdered because they're playing with a toy gun? Please let me know. Louisiana. A couple years ago, a cop lit up a car with an unarmed white male. Oh, yes. And his six year old son. His son died. I remember that. See, but it's not comparable. Those two cops, black cops. Those two black cops didn't even know that child was in the car. This is not a one to one comparison. He is not the poster child for reverse police brutality. And also those two cops, they've been charged with attempted murder. You don't think I know that? Yes. Well, do you know that black men are 21 times more likely to be killed by cops than the white counterparts? Of course I do. I mean, that's criminal. But I can't allow that to define my life. I'm not talking about individual lives. I'm talking about the collective. Maybe those stats you got are a big exaggeration. You got me messed up. We are being slaughtered in the streets. And not just by the police, but by random crazies who think it's their God-given right to do so. From Everton to Trayvon Martin, this has got to stop. So these new tactics will set us free. Yes. New movement does not play. You know, everybody's talking about the nation's greatness and standing at ground. Maybe somebody needs to show them how shaky that ground is in this so-called great nation. That's how you feel, man. I mean, Dave, you got your strap? I'll speak to mine. Okay. It's not too late to change course. All right? There's no shame in trying a different tactic. There's no shame in changing your game, brother. It's too old, man. At this point in my life, don't see a point in playing a game. Coming time? We have no choice but to play. It sounds like a war zone out there. I know how you fuck with this. Should have brought my boots. Well, this isn't exactly Gator weather, K. Fuck you, bitch! I'm like my Gators. You need to take your ass back home to that county sunshine. How do you deal with this cold, man? It's a straight-up Nordic shit. You're getting used to it, man. Another drink? Sounds like one's in order to hit me. Worried about it too much, man. Should be fine about morning. It's all right. The snow's kind of nice. Fresh. Soft. A few of lights. It's cold, white, and sterile to me. Can I be trapped here overnight? Well, that's it. I'm digging this exposed brick. Thank you, brother. You don't see that too often in the county. Yeah. Renovating the old grounds don't want to kick your ass. Fund around for original pieces and... picking our paint coat. Despite all that, the actor's reclaiming this place calm. Well, it's a nice hobby if you got the time and money. Can I see a blackout front? Yes. It's from the historic Albany Foundation and it certifies that this brownstone was built in 1855. 1855. Good, brother. 1855. Can I see a top on the Underground Railroad? What? Yep. It amazes me to think that folks used to hide here. It's strange seeing people walk up and down the street on that Underground Railroad too. Sometimes they take pictures, sometimes they cry. Nothing like a little guilt to bring out the tears of white liberals. It's all they need is a little bit of cash. That's rather simplistic. Oh, come on. Don't get all sentimental, man. You gotta feel some kind of way about that shit. Wash it and I own it. Stop on the Underground Railroad. If somebody else owns it, somebody that knows nothing about our history or the significance of this place, would it be better if they tore it down? Should we bury our shame for that? It ain't our shame. And I don't care who owns it. I just think that the damn same dark history is so cheap. The same dark history don't care. What does it get then? You know what? Fuck history. I'm here to change the future for the living. I fell in love with this place because of its history. It was draughty, neglected, and I got it dirtied if I didn't snatch it up somebody else would have. Love this place, man. Upgraded the electrical, the plumbing, refinished these floors, put it in that window, installed that professional-grade kitchen. Now it is a palace, a recipe from the city. This is sacred space. You don't think I know that? Almost like graveyard. Well, if it's a graveyard, it's one I love back to life. Now it's a garden. It's a living testament to our survival, its history. Do you realize that? Slaves. And slaves. Runaway slaves. You made self-liberated peoples of Africa in the sense. Food in this place, my house, okay? When you own the past, can it hurt you? Can it hurt you? It means something, especially to those people who's ancestors were once owned. You know, sometimes I think about the people who lived in this house before me and what they did. They weren't armchair revolutionaries. They put it all on the line. They put it all on the line. Where is this secret hideaway spot? This stop on the underground railroad. Hideaway spot. This is a small space in the attic. Figuring out the hide of grown man. A mild dirt. Do it if you had the chance. A hide of a slave. Two free others. The slavery is over now. Isn't the old way they got folks working day in and day out having a hard to tell? That's capitalism. No, that is exploitation. Brother, you seem far removed in those days of quoting mouths. Really, what are your actions these days? I'm providing a seat to my own house. Yes, you do? Let me see them. Okay, you have a seat. I put my work on my heart. I do the fifth graders on reading and math. I coach a basketball team at the Boys and Girls Club in the fall. In spring and softball. In the summer, I sponsor a swim team. So maybe we're going to have so many black and so many college prisoners this year. Wow. Impressive. Are you running for St. Boujee? Are you running for St. Boujee? Oh, shit. I don't need titles. I appreciate what you're doing, brother. Especially for those brothers who were locked up in prison, brother. You could contribute on a much larger scale. I don't need a larger scale, okay? Those kids know me. Okay, what's it like to be a lawyer? I want to be one someday. That's revolutionary. That's changing lives. When I show up at that prison, those brothers show up ready to be fed. They tear apart everything I sit in front of them. Tear apart everything I sit in front of them. Okay, I predicts them. What part of your neighborhood is a privilege? You may be talking about slavery, but I have my mind on that new Jim Crow. Well, that sounds pretty safe to me. Let nobody else push them. I predicts them. What part of your neighborhood is a privilege in this lifetime? These straps. They're a firearm, a gun. Well, if I'm going to survive if I owe this wife this life, I need me an arsenal. I predicts them. What part of your neighborhood is a privilege in this lifetime? These roses wouldn't feed somebody's leg if you hadn't been to those couple of writings? Yeah, she's well aware of her name saying that. Why? Because you're going to pay a strike? To make a conversation. This is your woman? Yes. Good for you. Damn, she is fine. Thank you, sister. Yes, the sister. Come on, man. uh Uh, unlike some of us, Harriet has an argument like some of them... Well what does Miss Harriet do, is she an uptight lawyer too? Miss Harriet, what do... You always like those smart chicks. smart women or sexy? If she's in Colombia then she's sexy. It's a percent. Long-ass community. It's a percent. Yeah, Kay. It's a percent. Yeah, Kay. Long-ass community. Yes, Kay. Hey, but I'm glad that she stayed in the city. You know, I would have done the same thing about her. But, uh... Dr. Herion. But, uh... She happy? Dr. Herion. I'm the... I'm supposed to be ashamed of what I was to be. I'm supposed to make it average... My family... They haven't seen me outside to prison. They want me to be up free black. And a negro means... Fuck you, Kay. No, don't Be rated by me. You fired before, you fired at mess with that. And the reasonableness of the case for reverie, and the budget. Revolutionary is quoting the Atlantic. Revolutionary is revolutionary. Say what you want. New professional Negroes like to read and have a nerve. Read and Negroes like to read. I like them. I think it provides the sanitized version. It provides the idle. Yes, they owe us. They know they owe us. They owe us. Well, you let me know how that works out. I'll be up here shoveling snow. I'll be up here. You're proud of your accomplishments. I'm just offering you out getting your hands bloody on dirty. Bloody. Without. But yeah, I'm playing. Without. It's right up here. I don't speak for reverie. We can use reverie. Without. Why do you need me, Mr. Revolutionary? No, I am nothing without my treasure. My treasure. Without. Words. You. You. Wait. You work with them. Day in. Day out. You know how they think. You know how they move. Every time. Every time. Feels. We. We need somebody with your skills to help. Gary. To insure reparations for black America. Monitions. Monitions. Good. You are seriously asking for reparations. Oh, come on. We do not get respect anymore by crawling around on our knees. We are demanding. We are on our knees for asking us over. We've been playing defense for far too long. The time for playing defense is over. It's time to play offense. Black folks. Catching offense. For assholes. Even death. No, my fear is not death itself. But a death without meaning. So. Do death. Do us part. Death. Do evolution. Evolution wedded to the movements. Whether it wanted to be in San Quentin. Evolution. Evolution. Side of a road on his knees with his hands in the air. I am sorry. I didn't know. Evolution. Evolution. It's just a simple document. What happened to you? You know what happened to me? I grew the fuck. Back up. Do not touch me. Do not touch me. Evolution. Evolution. No one else. You asking nobody for a goddamn thing? Social media shut them down. 1968, okay? Hell it didn't even 1988. You are not a man. You are a slave. Trying to buy his own freedom. Huh? Maybe you can? Maybe you can, but I don't know how you can enjoy that so-called freedom of your brothers and your sisters and your wife brothers. You cannot buy everybody out of oppression. That's not the way it works. Even in oppression, that's not the way I'd buy everybody. Oh, they did the king. I'd buy everybody. Let's text to Fred Hampton. Dude, you're right. Let's text to Malcolm X. But I both know you died over some drunk shit, and those motherfuckers in moves might as well have been in a cult. So you want to bury them all? Well, I ain't got to bury shit. I ain't got to bury shit. They ain't all dead. Elaine Brown? Asylum? Angela Davis? Yes. All alive and well? Angela Davis? Well, let's talk about what they're doing to the young leaders. What they're doing. But let's talk about Ferguson in Baltimore and Oakland in New York. I was at the protest, brother. I'm still in the streets. Well, as you should be. You know that the people are leaving this uprising. They are fed up. Even the Ants. The SWAT teams moving through the hood. Shit's not good, man. SWAT teams. Investigation? Ah. Detail reports? We'll come back and they'll show us. Detail reports? See the guys in protestors in their own front yards. These young people are soldiers. They have kicks to the back of their head. They're getting shot in the back. They're getting shot in the back. And straight to the front. These young people, they have the soldiers. They have the soldiers. They have the true soldiers in this war. Looks like you're saying war. You know you're talking about bloodshed, right? Armed insurrection. If need be, yes. You really want a race war. Me? We have been losing a race war for the past 400 years. The time has come for us to start winning. I'm talking about a group of people qualified like you to help us craft the document. I am the officer of the court, Kay. Do you have any idea what type of court Kay? There's specks of black people to move through it. Black folks go to the grocery store. They go to the gym. They go to the grocery store. And then the dope man. You know if you ask me, Craiges. This movement is dangerous and crazy. Okay, I don't know. I don't care what you call me. And I don't give a fuck how I don't care what you call me. You can't make your weapons or how do you like skinned your bitches. You ain't nothing but a boy. Until you're ready to fight and die like a black man. man just like you just like you but also for us that's easy for you to say you weren't born on well-filled forced to scratch everything else to put their life on the line when you live in pretty damn well yourself okay yes my life sweet that's my life sure that everybody to make sure knowing that there is a brother who looks exactly like you but he is broke and on the streets like you knowing some of us have somebody he was like me I mean really like me came his ass wouldn't be broke you know what else I could give up it matters to me is what I see when I look at the mirror in the morning when I put on my suit and tie for me and you know what I grind every day everybody stop when we stop talking and stop drinking that scouts because it's going to your head I understand years ago when we shut down that universe to convince the next face of our plan to make those in power being to our will because nothing else lasts in this country never has in this okay everything you taught nothing you need to worry about Mr. Dixon brother what you surprised I was beat you no I am surprised you got all those cappers to come to an anti-prime around me shoot you need more I get more what else can you do anything you sure anything all right well this is dangerous somebody that has never been on academic probation and never been in trouble with the law I'm good on both fronts good and I know you're lean on money so I'm sure I could convince my father to contribute to your bail if it comes to that the judge okay yeah that's good because my mom doesn't have any money hey just like Huey P. Newton said there is no prison that can hold our movement down yeah yeah that's cool but you're sure I'll make sure I will make sure that it contributes listen do not worry my folks my folks love you like another son hell they love you like the obedient son that they wish they had someday the tables might be turned you might have to bail my ass out someday you know I know I believe you can always count well I think we found a way to shake the nerves of the university president you know found this all right yes what about okay you know that statue in front of course good come to my house tonight for dinner with my parents they will be on now when they go into the den to watch the news attend I want you to leave my house go straight to campus go to that statue there was a key behind that statue use that key to open up the front door of the registrar's office the alarms will be off after 10 p.m. you're sure they'll be yes I need to drop a package instructions will be with a key statue registrar's office drop the package and then dash like Carl Lewis back to my house I'll go to the left okay yeah this man's nobody's gonna get hurt right we are not animals sticks one one's treating people like subhumans in their own country you do realize the importance of this don't you okay any concerns what's in it you don't need to know that it's probably better for all parties involved of certain elements of this operation stay in the dark okay I'm counting on you Dix this has to stay between you and me never telling anybody else never be careful Dix lead on the whereabouts of that new movement leader is that right there won't be long enough or her and a new leader will take her place no assassinations of prisons we all want the same thing I have no problem with new movement if he's caught then ocean if a leader is caught then they will become a legend but they are leaderless this younger generation has learned generation this revolutionist have to be attention of a nation just seems like they came out of nowhere no a group they're strong does not come out of nowhere they have been training training yes significant number of our people make up the armed forces of the US of A they've been training us and off the grid reading writing wasting these fools are straight up bombing shit these cats are the A&C and their leader is Mandela 2.0 letting folks know that they could be no peace without payment how did something so fucked up happen without even apology how do we expect to go on without getting what is due to us even king said America's check was marked insufficient funds don't you realize how much they give us being whole again trust them without souls but that doesn't mean they don't have to pay you they cannot just wipe the slate clean so you want blood I want blood money money money the very evil you accuse money money seems to be the only thing that they understand and after being in this wasteland for 400 years it seems the only thing we understand to money is going to be used to negotiate on equal how many acres for your raped great great grandmother your tortured in the streets by a scared cop you know more than 40 something much more than that affirmative action the well bitch come on now didn't you ask it in the law school on affirmative action it was not a problem back then no I didn't get into affirmative action those white boys think when they see your black ass walking on the hall I know I know you hate that shit but you have no power or control even now that you may partner I was the only thing they understand they see the only thing that America respects so you saying that black folks are married no we will never be true Americans but we are living in this nightmare with those who dragged us here so many years ago but see this is how we need to demand and if necessary take what is due to us we built this country the time for begging is over we're no longer on the knees we are demanding what is ours good soldiers with the necessary skills are hard to find soldiers with the necessary that leaves good men like you will fit on the side lines for bar too long what they stand for power respect and truth you're involved with those crazy I will not condemn them and their tactics old precise unforgettable bomb first negotiate later