 Oh, yeah Yeah, we on boss talk one-on-one. Yeah, we gonna talk we gonna have fun We'll be on fire. We'll be lately. It's a unique hustle. Check it. Check it. Check this you because it's your boy You see all the love Lee amazing outstanding official. Mr. Make up. What's going on? No, no, no, no, my dad will go on man. Hey man, hold up man You know we come all the way down here to New Orleans and we run into a jewel somebody from out of Port Arthur, Texas Man, I mean one of those chosen ones man. She from the land of P.m. See man. See hey, man This dude right here, you know anything to say it's Port Arthur. Oh, they in their own boss talk She said she said you know what I'm from Port Arthur. I said you got to come on Check it man Tiffany Hamilton's in the building community activists. Absolutely man. Thank you for coming on the show Thank y'all for having me man So man, you know, we bring people on here man You know outstanding people people of the community people that has left legacies and legendary things that has happened around him Man, you know, so we thought it right to bring Tiffany Hamilton on boss talk 101 where the boss is tall Man, so thank you for coming on this show man And we like our audience to get to know you a little bit more So tell us what it was like growing up in Port Arthur Have your family ever ran into Pemce's family are they attached to them? I mean tell me it ends in out the whole background. Go ahead Growing up in Port Arthur the first thing I think about is family. Mm-hmm. That's what my community is built around, right? And my family is serious about how we love on each other and how we love throughout the community Mm-hmm. I personally don't have a connection with Pemce. Oh, but as this morning We were having breakfast breakfast. My dad was telling you guys about who he was raised with and so he's very familiar with his mother Mm-hmm. And just last week we had the 10th year anniversary of UGK Day in Port Arthur So that was an amazing amazing experience. I love to have you guys come out next year for that I heard about it. You said a word earlier that meant a lot legacy and that's what we want to leave Man, you know that's every year they have this and this is the 10th year. This is the 10th year honoring UGK Day This is the first year that I'm aware of that there was a huge event surrounding it. Correct. I heard about it I had heard about it through Bobo talked about it. It was a couple of guys from up there that One that y'all spoke of you going you went to school. What was his name the guy that I told you I talked to a few weeks ago Lionel's friend. What's his name? Oh, Lonnie's friend is we call him P. Shoe that guy He called him P. Shoe. He called me and a matter of fact, we talked about that a little bit No, so at the end of the day I was just excited that somebody's doing something because I'll ask you now, you know Because you've heard the UGK movement new the UGK sound What was it for you that stuck out about PMC when you heard his music? Well, I was in high school or maybe leaving junior high headed into high school when that was hot And it was something that we had that was specifically for us when they spoke about Gulfway Drive That's something I can relate to riding down the Gulfway Drive when you talk about Troy's the place where we will go and get Burgers fresh fish. So it's all things that we can relate to it makes it personal for us Well, we want to listen to it more and more and more. Wow, especially when you leave home You think you got something man, because other people around the world knew what we were talking about So they knew something about us. I just love it the fact that that you know, you you were down there You you said the first, you know when they first got hot or when they first was hot Because they stayed hot for so many different years with when they sign a job. That was a big deal You know what I'm saying and just to see some guys that would mention Texas because there was a street there I've never been there, but I know Texas Street. It's there short Texas You know when you see that and hear that I've never been there But it I've tell people all the time to me It felt like he was representing the whole Texas the whole time Because of the way that he would speak on it and then being from a small town and I'm from a small town I just loved it and then it had songs like now. Not it got me running from the feds and and I was hustling during that Time so I definitely could relate to everything they were saying so it made it was organic for me and my you know Me growing up as a kid. So thank you guys in Port Arthur, Texas Bumby and Pimp C for those songs and the UGK movement the botany boys all them people man so that's why I feel that it's very important that when You grow up in a certain city and you become a celebrity or a person that has a voice that you really rep Where you're from not only where you now reside because a lot of people do rep where they now reside as their hometown But also rep where you're from because it makes the people there feel good even if you don't go back and Donate to the community or do anything for the city You are actually verbally doing things for the city by bringing awareness to that city when people would have not known Port Arthur before but now when they think of Pimp C they think about Port Arthur they know that name So as much as some of these celebrities might not go back and Contribute build this center do this Their contribution is bringing awareness to their city. That's right. So that's how I look on a lot of that So it's good when you know, you reach a certain status and you're able to do so But um, so when we were talking to your sister earlier, she said that you growing up you were like a boss But um, and now you're an activist for your community. So I would say you're doing a lot of boss stuff So, um, tell me was that something you've always wanted to do growing up and why? Um, I was a child in elementary school being an advocate for oh my goodness When we had a red yellow and green light of who could talk during lunchtime? Why and when and so I would write letters to our principal and say I don't think that's fair As a kid time to have a break Wow And If I would get in trouble at school It's most of the time for my mouth because I wanted to speak up. I was put out of Science class in junior high school once because I told the science teacher I wasn't created From a sail along the beach. God created us. I was created from The the womb of a man That's how we were created and she said I'm gonna call your mom and I said call it because she's gonna tell you the same It's um There is a time to speak up and there is a time to be quiet But it is extremely important that when you do speak up that you're speaking for good And you make an impact on you make a lot. That's right, but um So tell me the movements you started making Where you you you made the change In your community as a kid maybe because I know you spoke up, but did you Actually make a difference when you were a kid or it's just now as you're an adult And you're able to do more that you're now making a change When did the changes actually because People get frustrated because they write letters They speak up, but nothing ever changes So it discourages a lot of people like, you know, I'm not going to do this anymore I don't see where I'm making a difference. So how long were you doing this before you actually started seeing changes occurring? Even in elementary school, I would see changes occur And so then there was certain time frames in certain days that we wouldn't have the Green yellow and red light. So that was because of your letter because of our letter But it wasn't just me. It was also other students who said, yeah, I'm standing with her So it's the the rallying learning how to rally people and not necessarily follow you, but follow the cause So whether I follow the face of the earth tomorrow or not, this is still a cause that they can Carry on that's right But we also have to learn that the initial Reason that you may have stood up even though you may not have won that small battle You're still winning the war because you've empowered other people along the way And so for those who may not have had a voice if you're teaching them how to speak up for themselves Then you're still making the impact But I've seen a lot of people is sometimes it can be discouraging And it's such a big wide world and then some people are like, okay How can I make a difference just speaking up here? Do I do I have to go there's so much red tape depends on what topics you want to tackle What issues, you know, you might have to write a governor. You might have to write here You might have to do this You might have to drive four hours to get here You know speak to somebody face to face. I mean and I know some people just Get tired especially when you you trying to fight for injustice. I know that's a harder topic to fight for Simple stuff as in like changes in your community getting this done this moved here That's easier But a lot of people tend to want to fight for injustice especially injustice for people of color And that right there to me is taking longer To to change So it definitely has but we have to remember our why So even when you may not become successful at that first That first battle Again, you have to remember your why to understand what you're fighting for to win the war So the injustices one of the things that's very passionate to that I'm very passionate about is voting rights And that specifically affects communities of color Not only communities of color, but those poor communities Classism comes into play with that as well. And then also human trafficking. I see that's a big thing now often And my community do you see it a lot in port author? Yes. Really? Yes It is a corridor. We can build it ship it rail it in port Arthur And that's my plug again always speaking up for pa we can build it ship it rail it and Whether those are oil and gas companies that recognize that or the coyotes that recognize that They come So these are not the only We have a lot of different things around social justice that will affect not only my community but communities around the world But when it comes to going back to black and brown communities We have to make sure that we are working as a unit We need enough of the same people speaking up at the same time fighting for the same thing But I think a lot of people doing doing what's real doing great work But if we're not cohesive and working in sync with each other, then we're gonna continue to be defeated But I think a lot of it stems from lack of Education, absolutely a lot of people don't know What their rights are they don't know people I'm not I'm not gonna say it's just us people in a whole When always feel like you coming to me and trying to educate me Sorry on something What are you getting out of it? That's right. Why are you to you know, how much money you making out of this deal? Ain't none free in this world What you up so it's like a trust issue That we have even to someone who looks like us You know what I mean? I've always heard I've always heard some people that we are easier to trust people of other race than we are To trust somebody of our own. Yes. Why is that so even the bible speaks about that? That a man has to leave their own Leave home in order to be reverenced right or to be heard And what they're fighting for to be accepted But um, I think the most important thing is when you continuously shut down or people thinking that you're wanting Wanting to know what you're going to get out of it. You got to keep showing up And over time then they'll start to believe you They'll say she shows up or he shows up regardless of the fact and then they'll start to humble themselves 55,000 uh is what I'm seeing a population to be within I guess uh 2021 but uh, it's small community. Um It's got a uh, what what what it's got. What's what's the main attraction and port author that I I can come to when I come there. That's they're known for Oil and gas Oh, I think that's that money. That's the money team. Yes. We can't come for that. That's that's usually for like investments Yeah, so we don't want to so what can we what can we come to see? Yeah? Yeah, like like downtown Uh, we're gonna stop by such as y'all ain't got none. What y'all ain't got what no that We don't see there is there is no main attraction of entertainment in the city. Is there a restaurant? That y'all know there's a cook. Okay. I can tell you my favorite. Yes. That's what I'm talking about I absolutely love tequila's on gulfway drive Shout out. I will go there three times a week shout out all of my chips and saw tequila And the owner louise makes it himself. That's always tequila's on gulfway drive So I want to spend my money at home as much as I can because I want places like tequila's to continue to grow But then we have the restaurants bj's we have several different pop-up Trucks all trucks now. I just uh, have you seen trill burgers pop a food truck there? I have not yet, but I heard about it and arena. I asked you that's because I told shout out to bobo I said bobo. Why is bum be not putting? Something you could do a drive-through or anything with trill burgers in in port arthur and that will go crazy because this is hometown Lani and I were talking the other day about trill burgers and the first thing I asked was So I'm I'm pescatarian. Yeah, do they have veggie burgers? Yeah, do they have seafood a seafood burger and We don't know but I'm willing to try yeah, so trill burgers if you don't can't you please Come through yeah, right? You gotta come through boy. Don't have to drop that thing Yes, I just know that that that's legacy. That's legend. You know that trill word come from that that place, you know and uh When you think of trill burger you you think of uh Just a good burger. I've seen the burger. It's definitely oily. It's it's someone like I would eat I'm not a bit. What'd you call a vegetarian? I'm not that's not me. No, and uh pescatarian Pescatarian seafood. Man, I like to die for boy shrimp. For real? That's how you came up down here in Louisiana No Golf oh, it's oh, it's right there too Yeah, it's right there. I think that but don't get me wrong my people's family Yeah, I'm apollosis man. So and so every it's funny how pimpsies ties, uh, Louisiana ties, you know Um, um being born in Louisiana and then moving to port arthur, but then letting people know how many port arthur You know because I think he was very up and when he moved to port arthur, wasn't he? That's what I've been told. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, but so let me ask you this You went to the college. Did she go through what college you went through already? No, sir I would like to ask you like like Getting out of school in port arthur making a choice to come to college here in this area down in la Louisiana I ain't gonna say that but I like to say something but anyway shout out lose them But anyway just uh, how was it and what school did you attend and and what did you major in and what was your aspiration and dreams? So I attended Xavier University of Louisiana here in new orleans, and I Started school august 1998 man It was a it was a big deal. So my whole family dropped me off at school My whole family helped me decorate my dorm room. It was a family affair And so while I was here my my younger brother and my younger sister would come here to visit me all the time And I just fell in love with the city new orleans is one of my favorite places. That's hard That's hard and the reason I said it's hard is because You know, um, I love Louisiana like that So I was I'm really born six miles, you know, what raised six miles away from Louisiana state line So me I just always connected texas and losing yellow together because it connects in any way Yes, so we have this special place called pleasure island in port arthur. Now we go Right, and so you know, it sounds like a fun place. It is so years ago. There used to be like Are you guys familiar with galveston texas? Yes, of course. And so there's the the boardwalk So port arthur texas had that on pleasure island So the goal is to recreate that again. Wow. So growing up you would have Picnics out there parties out there every year Sean johnson a shout out to shaka shon he And others would create an opportunity for classes from high school Graduating classes from the different high schools in port arthur to come out and have a day So we literally would have thousands of people on pleasure island just for family friendly fun And right across the bridge Cameron louisiana So growing up we would always want to race race with our older cousins to go across the pier on sundays And if they did not take us with us, then we would tell that you were going across that bridge to buy beer. Wow Man, you know when you was talking I just kept thinking about I'm about to hit Gulfway just past choice Man it's something about just the music is when you get older. I don't know I'm older than you But the music comes back to your mind all the time like you can be doing something and not even worried or I don't know the mind is so powerful Because you can be doing something and I know I'm like why would I even think about that song? And it just pops up and I just think that about my sense of smell will make you think about well, you know, covid mess of people's male love No, I'm just gonna be real with you girl. I had I had I had caused something I never because I'm a I'm a god-fearing man So I greatest heat is in me than he is in the world I'm walking around the house quoting scriptures trying to fight off whatever this is they trying to put on me No, man I don't want nobody in the house to be alone man And I walked with my chest out in my head and I would go shopping I had my mask on but I was like man one day I'm my wife was cooking some beans And you know how they smell when they burn I don't know burn like yes when the water just run too low and I was just sitting there on my computer I never smelled it And when she came out of the room from sleeping she said you don't smell that I don't know I'm just telling you this was probably by the year and a half a year or something when it was real I never got covid in my mind and in my heart He never accepted it. I don't know what that was, but I just know I never I didn't smell it This was and I wasn't sick. This this was after all after the going through the phases So that was a crazy part. So I mean Smelling is something you take for granted But Covid made you understand that a lot of things we were taking for granted. Yes, right? What was the biggest impact when you had to? Go home Isolate yourself and look at whatever your issues was he had on What was what was some of the things that happened during that? Were you married at that time when covid was going on? No, okay This was um So I divorced in 2011. Okay, so that was the while back But during covid I didn't stop Okay, because I actually worked for a nonprofit organization worked from home and my responsibility was to house homeless people And they were also affected by covid So we created This organization allowed me to create an opportunity for myself and for my family To make sure we fought for those who couldn't fight for themselves. Wow Were you scared though because you're dealing with a disease that Um, you're dealing with a disease that um You we didn't know nothing about and you had to deal with all of these people trying to house them and all of that Okay, I got to sit up on this one Covid was real for my family My grandmother was very ill and she was passing away And she said she wanted everybody at the house And we did that in the midst of covid Hold on a second. So When my grandmother was passing away. She wanted to come home. Okay, so my mom and her where was she said come home? What city she Imported our important author, but she was in the nurse. Okay, and she did not want to was from covid No, she had other health issues However, we believe that Covid was one of the health issues that she did get and we think from loving on her it may have spread To us And about at that time about um 20 of my family members We have a large family about 20 of my family members got covid and but nobody passed away from it Nobody passed away specifically from covid. That was a true blessing But my mom and dad they They owe each other's right to die. And so they got covid at the same time. And so they were in the house And they were sick and it was it was scary We brought our lawn chairs to sit at the door to see them through The door to go and check on them and leave groceries, you know at the door for them But it wasn't um, it was nothing to play with We did not know what the heck that was we had never seen anything like that in my lifetime So it was like for me like man, what is what is going on? I wouldn't let them go out I was taking my clothes off gig going into house taking a shower three four times Anytime I went I made contact. I just didn't really know what it was and I really didn't want to jeopardize the family her mother Does live with us and basically, you know being an older lady Uh, you trying to figure out ways not to let them but then lo and behold, it's still crept up in the house Some kind of way and uh showed its ugly face Eventually, but that what that happened like Way after way after once, you know once you start putting your guard down because you you know, it's not as bad That's when that happened about a year into it maybe a year after so everybody was kind of comfortable with covid So my sister and the kids are the only ones in our family who did not Even up to today even up to today and she's a nurse. What does she do? Double mask Really just stay clean Prayer and supplication That's really what it is when you okay, so You what is what is what is the end goal? For you far as where you want to see things out in your life far as what what do you want to what do you want to accomplish? Where the city no Tiffany Just overall I want to fight every day to be the woman that god has created me to be What is that person and so that person is an advocate for a community that person is a life a mother a good sister a good auntie a good daughter And professionally I would love the opportunity to get to the senate. I don't know why I just felt that I feel because the way how you speak your passion I feel that's where you're gonna be What was that guy named we interviewed in chicago nero nero. He was he's going for president, right? Yeah, he's running 2024 Yeah, nero shout out nero. See you said you didn't think I I told you got to prove yourself to me, baby We're fighting we're fighting hard and it's gonna take every single community Whether it's small or large to make sure that we have the right representation and the right leadership for our country Right. Yeah. Yeah, I agree. I do that right now as a precinct chair for within my county in jefferson county And it is a grassroots movement. I don't care what anybody says the numbers matter But we can have we have 250 000 approximately residents in jefferson county about 140 000 of them are registered to vote It makes me cringe Because a lot of people come out to vote because a lot of people honestly as I was getting older because I was always raised Where my daddy saw was like you're gonna vote. That's right, but um As I got older and I hear all the people especially all the people of color They'll be like Why it's not going to make a difference. Like why should I waste my time? You know, they're crooked This this this I don't really know because people don't spend the time to research Because even whenever you go to the polls you have all these names and you you don't know all of these names Or they go off of what I hear on tv. That's an advertisement. I hear that name that whatever advertisement come on The most that's right. That's the name that's sticking their head. I'm like, oh, I'm gonna go vote for this person because that's what I hear I don't know what the person represents. I don't know what changes they're gonna They're gonna do for my community. I don't know anything about this person But I'm gonna vote for them because that name stuck in my head How many people actually do because you tell everybody or these advertisements tell everybody to come out and vote but Need to know what you're voting for and who you're voting for that's right And what suppose if you do research it and everybody that's there you don't agree with Then what you can't tell me to vote because I have nobody to vote for I tell people that you're under vote You not voting is saying yes for what you don't want. So it is your responsibility to research and find out I'm not saying that every single person on the ballot is gonna be a valuable Valuable option to you, but you got to choose the least of the two evils. Hey, I'll go on one and uh, we we blessed to be able to you know, uh Be a A place where people feel comfortable telling their stories so their legacy and legend can move can can live on You know, that's what I that's when I done this it was cause I said man I'm gonna happen to me anytime my kids can always go I can look at this and they'll be able to look at this for years on end If we just keep working And um, that's what we that's why we do what we do Having a platform for people to share their truth Is the truth? Wow It really is it is and we have to offer safe environments for people to speak up So that we can eliminate some of the things that mr. Mako just mentioned people will say well Why why don't need to vote? Why don't need to go out? I don't like them or I don't know them or I don't know what this is about So if you know better you supposed to do better So it is our responsibility when we have a voice and have a platform to be able to share with people Who these candidates are? What the policy issues are? What this office is responsible for? We have to go I don't care if it's five people in the room those five people know another five people And those five people know another 10 people we have to spread the word that way Let me ask you something. Do you do you really um Because we got into we didn't go into the college much something happened I don't know if she walked back in or what but I want to circle back to that Just like your education because it's so important that people see How you built the foundation with the family I know you say your father and all them came and did a dorm room with you But how was it on campus and during the 1998 like like, you know what I'm saying walking around young I got a 17 year old daughter about to go to college. She's number. She's seen my grades yesterday. She's straight a student Uh 95s and up. That's all we call she number Number three number two in the school now Maybe three between she right between three and two Lucas number one shout out lucas. I'm proud of you two But he's a he's a he's a gifted kid man And I ain't think nobody I tell my daughter all the time She she really came in late because I knew she was bad when she was young because I know how you can see You know, you're like this girl different, you know, and um Just how was it for you because I know there was high expectations because Of your father and he you being his oldest daughter and he probably seen it in you as well So so my experience on campus was an amazing experience. So shout out to hbc us They really wrapped their arms around us loved on us to make sure that we were ready for the world However, when it comes to To your children leaving home It doesn't matter what you taught them. They're still going to make their own decisions Yeah, we just hope and pray god will have grace and mercy Continue to have grace and mercy and cover them with the decisions that they're making and that you planted strong enough seeds For them to make good decisions, right? But my experience as aviar was fight fight fight hard for it Because we're dependent on you. So it wasn't just from our family, but that's the message that we got from My hbc you and from miss carolyn. I will never forget miss carolyn in the career services department That skirt is too short That skirt is too tight Or when we would have different companies come in to want to interview us for internships We wanted those companies that we wanted don't come here because you're trying to meet a quota So we had to learn how to advocate for ourselves And to make sure that when you get a seat at the table that you speak up for those who are not at the table But also humble yourself enough to learn the game so that you can be invited into the room And then you work your med to get your seat at the table. I like it No, but like I said for you to be one of those young ladies that was walking around and your dad and your mom They were still together you family they helped to decorate the dorm room. They went in most That's what i'm gonna do. That's what i'm gonna let you around have a run. That's what i'm gonna do I'm gonna be decorating her room Wow a dorm or dorm room. She gonna want it because when you step on there together Oh, it's pressure It's pressure. It's pressure and it's not that it's it's a bad thing But one you know the expectations that your parents your family your friends have for you And regardless of what happens, you know while you're there, you don't want to have to leave Because it'll feel like man. I failed Even though it may have been for a good reason, you know if you left is you did not Complete what you initially accomplished to do so you want to fight to do it, but that's with anything so again Having a humble heart enough to speak up when you need some help But you also got to fight for yourself. I did hair just don't have to call home every week to be like I need some money Would I look like trying to be at On chopper tulips somewhere at the river boat or at the river boat hallelujah calling my daddy for money because I want to Go have a good time girl, please Let me ask you this and I still have younger brothers, you know brother and sister at home. Yeah, it's not how they go Yeah, well you was a leader from jump um Just uh, how can people get a hold to you if they're trying to link with you to help the community or If they see something the way they want to donate or anything How would they be able to get a hold of you? I Have to say my cell phone is no longer private. What do I I don't mind sharing it And people call me all the time, but I want to be accessible Okay, and I want people to know when I say I want to help I mean that And if I can't then that means I need to introduce you to somebody that can that's it Um, but also email. So my email is tiffany l. Hamilton at iCloud.com. Okay, and uh, definitely, um Like, uh, I would like to do something with you. I'm trying to do my backpack thing Well, we can help some homeless people and and put you know, put you gonna be calling We're gonna be calling you we try to I'm trying to link with the right person because I did it before we've done Giveaways we've helped so many different people But a lot of times I just like to I would like to structure it in a way to where we can Start an organization So there is so frontliners is a nonprofit that my brother started back in 2013 And we've been doing what you just described. So right now we bring those things to the schools And it is an organization that is focused on frontlining your life Don't wait for somebody else to do what you can do right now be that leader front line it And literally I say front line your life and he checked me and say front line your life Because he wants people to know that you don't have to be In order to sit at this table don't come here having to be precise Don't come here having to speak correctly. It doesn't matter. We want to know where your heart is We want to know if you really really want to work in the community. Well Tiffany Thank you for coming on boss talk one or what thank y'all for having me say man This has been another great segment of boss talk one on one. Make sure you guys like and subscribe to our channel um Make sure you guys link up with us man and get Tiffany number call Call me to you know my number. It's always it's not it's public as well So man check it man zero four two three six 20 18 Man, it's been another great segment of boss talk one on one with a boss's talk and we out So when are you running for city council?