The $250 Bill, The Locker Room, and Uncle Nearest

Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Trump administration is preparing a $250 bill featuring the President's face. A New York Giants rookie quarterback set off his locker room after introducing Trump at a rally. And one of the biggest Black-owned liquor brands in America is in serious legal and financial trouble. Plus, the Front Page Friday Quiz.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
A proposal for a new two hundred and fifty dollars
bill is already sparking debate online so.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
That a living person, Donald J. Trump could be on
a two hundred and fifty dollars bill.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
And a New York Giant quarterback is dealing with locker
room fallout after a political appearance.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
I'm grateful, I'm honored, I'm pleasure too.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
And one of America's biggest black owned liquor brands is
now fighting for its future in court.

Speaker 4 (00:28):
Strong leadership doesn't pan it, it keeps a steady hand
and moves forward.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
It's Friday, May twenty ninth, from The Black Effect Podcast Network.
I'm Mimi Brown. This is front page and here are
today's biggest stories plus coming up on the front page.
Friday Quiz three questions from this week. Your name could
be the one I'm calling out next Friday. Stay with me.

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The Trump administration says it's preparing just in case Congress
approves a new two hundred and fifty dollar bill featuring
President Trump's face on it as part of America's two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebration. It's not official just yet.
Congress would have to pass a law approving the new bill.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett defended the idea while speaking to reporters.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
As Treasury Secretary, I have two mandates for US currency
at present that no living person can be on US
currency and the currency must say in God we trust.
So right now there is proposed legislation from the House
in front of the Senate to change the first requirement
so that a living person, Donald J. Trump could be

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on the two hundred and fifty dollars bill.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
Supporters say would honor the president during a historic moment
for the country. Critics say it feels out of touch
at a time when many Americans are struggling with high prices, rent, groceries,
and debt. It would also be unusual because US currency
typically features former presidents and historical figures after they've died,
not a sitting president still active in politics. And now

(02:09):
to the NFL, where politics and the locker room are colliding.
New York Giants rookie quarterback Jackson Dart reportedly address his
teammates this week after backlash over his appearance at a
Trump rally in New York. Dart introduced President Trump at
the event, and the moment sparked reactions online and apparently
inside the Giants' locker room too.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
What a privilege it is to be here and without
further ado, I'm grateful, I'm honored. I'm pleasure to introduce
the forty fifth and forty seventh President of the United
States of America, President Donald J. Trump. I wanted to
thank Jackson Dart. This is going to be a future
Hall of Famer in my blood.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Thank you, Thank you. Jackson teammate Adul Carter initially reacted
on social media, writing thought this was Ai, what are
we doing man, before later saying the two had talked
things out. According to ESPN and the NFL Network, Dart
addressed the situation during a team meeting, where veteran players
reportedly stress the importance of keeping issues inside the locker

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room instead of taking the frustration to the public. The
situation has also sparked debate outside football, including on The View,
where co hosts Joey Behart criticized dart support of Trump,
while others defended his right to his own political opinions.

Speaker 4 (03:27):
NFL is that many people of that not much percentage
of black people black, that that is just the definition
of stupidity and racist.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
In my opinion, the story is also raising bigger questions
about politics and sports team chemistry and how public political
support can impact locker room dynamics. In today's NFL, it's
quiz time. Three questions from this week's stories. If you've
been listening, you've got these. Email front page with me

(04:00):
at gmail dot com or dm me at Mimi Brown TV.
First three correct get a shout out right here next Friday.
But first, last week's winners, Tim Smith in Louisiana, thank
you for listening, Kevin Mason and Boston and Sierra McKinney
in New York. All three got all questions right. All right,

(04:22):
here we go this week's quiz. Number one Woopy Goldberg
defended Lupita Niango this week after Lupita was cast in
what major upcoming film and two southern states had redistricting
setbacks on the same day this week, name both and

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number three the curveball front pagers. Only here. Construction crews
are bolting together a UFC optagon on the White House
South lawn for an event on a specific date. What
is the date and whose birthday is it? That's your quiz?
Email or d me your answers by Tuesday night. Winners

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will be announced next Friday. One of the biggest black
owned liquor brands in America is now dealing with a
major legal and money crisis, and the ruling, the judge
said Weaver appeared to say whatever helped her case instead
of telling the truth. The court also found the company
hid where a twenty million dollar loan really came from

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by moving money through a separate company tied to Weaver.
A judge called the actions fraudulent. The ruling says the
company could shut down within thirty days without outside financial help.
Von Weaver has reportedly denied those claims.

Speaker 4 (05:39):
But strong leadership doesn't pan it. It keeps a steady
hand and moves forward from the start. I've shared the
ups and downs of building Uncle Nears. That transparency is
a part of my calling. That is what built one
of the strongest brand communities in American history.

Speaker 1 (05:53):
And now there's another problem. Court filings show lawyers have
been hired to deal with a separate federal investigation connected
to the company. Uncle Nears launched in twenty seventeen to
honor Nathan Nears Green, the formerly enslaved man credited with
teaching Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. It quickly became
one of the biggest black owned success stories in the

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liquor industry, but now the future of the company remains uncertain.
That's your front page. I'm Mimi Brown. This podcast was
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