October 18, 2024 • 7 mins
Today in Closing Remarks, Steve talks about being a Black men and seeing a first in the election of Obama. He also talks about another first that is on the horizon.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, here we are, guys, our last break of
the day. We want to say thank you very much
to Bacari Seller's political analysts. Bacari Sellers can show man. Yeah,
I'm breaking it down on point, very profound, on point.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yep. We've got to get out and vote, y'all. It's
go time now. No more messing around. Make sure you registered.
You can still register, you can still vote, you can
make a difference. And come on, brothers, they're trying to
count us our book. But we know who we really are.
We black man strong identify as a black man. I
make no excuses for it. I'm on, I ain't on
(00:35):
no side of the coin. I am a proud black man.
That's what I am. I know who we are, I
know what we are, I know what we about, I
know what we go through, I know the challenges, I
know everything about this thing called black manhood, and I'm
proud to be one. I wouldn't trade places with nobody
(00:57):
in this world because of all the accomplishments I have.
I get to also add the fact that I did
it all as a black man. So to all you
brothers out there that have jobs that's working, do you
accomplish this as a black man. All of you brothers
out there, as fathers, husbands that open businesses, that have
(01:21):
a corporate positions, that have political positions, that have jobs
at the post office, at waste management, at the cab company,
at the beverage center. You did all this as a
black man. Hold your head up and be proud of that,
because I'm telling you, I'm aware that it comes with
a certain specific set of challenges that oftentimes other men
(01:46):
don't face. But if you are black or brown, you
know exactly what I'm talking about. Now. You may not
be able to relate to what I'm saying. As a
white man. I understand that because you ain't had to
wear this skin. But I ask any white man living,
would you trade places with the black person? Would you
trade places with them? Would you give up your life
(02:08):
and your privilege and your existence and all that you've
had would you replace it in exchange for a black person?
And the answer is no. Would you accept the treatment
that black people have had to face in this country?
As white person, would you trade places with a black
person in the United States of America knowing what they
(02:32):
have suffered through and gone through? Or even if you
don't believe they suffered. Would you trade places with them?
And the answer is no, because brothers, I know who
we are. We know who we are. That's why we
see each other sometime and we just randomly speak. You know,
that's still happening. I still see brothers in places, man,
(02:53):
and I give them a head nod when I see
them because I recognize them. Sometimes I'm walking the street
and walk in some places and I'll make eye contact
with a brother and I just say, what's up, brother, Hey, Steve,
what's up? Man? And we just give each other that
now because we are aware of what it is. So
I've been proud to be a black man my entire life.
(03:15):
My proudest day as a black man was October sixteenth,
nineteen ninety five, the Million Man March. That was never
a day in my life I have been more proud
to be a black man. A police officer who was
on a horse saw me, and I wasn't as famous
(03:35):
as I am today, but I had to show me
and the boys. I was on showtime at the Apollo
Steve Harvey show was just about to start, and this
policeman was on horseback and he recognized me and He
got down off his horse and he said, hey, sir,
can I say something to you? I said, yeah, he said,
(03:57):
I apologize. I said, you are oologize for what he say,
for what we were prepared for. He say, this entire
police force was prepared for looting and rioting, and we
knew that's what was gonna happen. He said, to see
this many people and to have no incidents at all,
(04:20):
he said, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I said,
I appreciate you saying that, and he got back up
on that horse and it was heartfelt. And that was
one of the greatest days of my life. But I've
had many after that. And you shared two brothers, and remember,
because you are who you are, and we have overcome
all that we've overcome. There's an election coming up and
(04:43):
they talking about black men gonna set this one out
because we feel disenfranchised. And I understand why some black
people are saying that, I really really do, and we
ain't saying that we feel this enfranchised. We have been disenfranchised.
It ain't feeling. It's a fact. It's a reality that
we all live in. But it's also the obligation that
(05:07):
we have because we will be fathers of children, and
we have to leave a better world for them than
the one we lived in. And this election has something
to do with that. Something happened in my world as
a black man that I didn't think would ever happened.
I saw the election of a black man to become
the first African American president of the United States. I
(05:30):
didn't think I'd ever lived to see that in my lifetime.
I was actually shocked when he won. I voted for him,
I pulled for him, I pushed for him, but I
was shocked. And now there's another first on the horizon.
The first woman could become president, and this woman happens
(05:52):
to be black. Now for us, I'm telling you it's
a win win. All we got to do is show
up and make the difference. I'm tired of people telling
me how black people think, how black men are, what
black men. I'm tired of your ass ain't black. You
don't know, you don't know. But I'm gonna tell you
(06:12):
who we really are. We everything you don't think we are.
We are capable in ways that you never thought we
could be capable of because we that type strong, we
black strong, we black men. You feel me. That's who
we really are. I'm perfectly fine with that. Congratulations Steve
on being a solid black dude. A congratulation all my
(06:32):
brothers out there who are solid black dudes. And I
know you man. I'm proud of you, man, and I'm
glad to be one of you. Count me in every
damn day because I'm black twenty four seven, just like
the rest of y'all.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
For all Steve Ourby contests, no purchase necessary, voidware prohibited.
Participants must be legal US residents at least eighteen years old,
unless otherwise stated. For complete contest rules, visit STEVEHARVEYFM dot com.
You're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
All right, here we are, guys, our last break of
the day. We want to say thank you very much
to Bacari Seller's political analysts. Bacari Sellers can show man. Yeah,
I'm breaking it down on point, very profound, on point.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yep. We've got to get out and vote, y'all. It's
go time now. No more messing around. Make sure you registered.
You can still register, you can still vote, you can
make a difference. And come on, brothers, they're trying to
count us our book. But we know who we really are.
We black man strong identify as a black man. I
make no excuses for it. I'm on, I ain't on
(00:35):
no side of the coin. I am a proud black man.
That's what I am. I know who we are, I
know what we are, I know what we about, I
know what we go through, I know the challenges, I
know everything about this thing called black manhood, and I'm
proud to be one. I wouldn't trade places with nobody
(00:57):
in this world because of all the accomplishments I have.
I get to also add the fact that I did
it all as a black man. So to all you
brothers out there that have jobs that's working, do you
accomplish this as a black man. All of you brothers
out there, as fathers, husbands that open businesses, that have
(01:21):
a corporate positions, that have political positions, that have jobs
at the post office, at waste management, at the cab company,
at the beverage center. You did all this as a
black man. Hold your head up and be proud of that,
because I'm telling you, I'm aware that it comes with
a certain specific set of challenges that oftentimes other men
(01:46):
don't face. But if you are black or brown, you
know exactly what I'm talking about. Now. You may not
be able to relate to what I'm saying. As a
white man. I understand that because you ain't had to
wear this skin. But I ask any white man living,
would you trade places with the black person? Would you
trade places with them? Would you give up your life
(02:08):
and your privilege and your existence and all that you've
had would you replace it in exchange for a black person?
And the answer is no. Would you accept the treatment
that black people have had to face in this country?
As white person, would you trade places with a black
person in the United States of America knowing what they
(02:32):
have suffered through and gone through? Or even if you
don't believe they suffered. Would you trade places with them?
And the answer is no, because brothers, I know who
we are. We know who we are. That's why we
see each other sometime and we just randomly speak. You know,
that's still happening. I still see brothers in places, man,
(02:53):
and I give them a head nod when I see
them because I recognize them. Sometimes I'm walking the street
and walk in some places and I'll make eye contact
with a brother and I just say, what's up, brother, Hey, Steve,
what's up? Man? And we just give each other that
now because we are aware of what it is. So
I've been proud to be a black man my entire life.
(03:15):
My proudest day as a black man was October sixteenth,
nineteen ninety five, the Million Man March. That was never
a day in my life I have been more proud
to be a black man. A police officer who was
on a horse saw me, and I wasn't as famous
(03:35):
as I am today, but I had to show me
and the boys. I was on showtime at the Apollo
Steve Harvey show was just about to start, and this
policeman was on horseback and he recognized me and He
got down off his horse and he said, hey, sir,
can I say something to you? I said, yeah, he said,
(03:57):
I apologize. I said, you are oologize for what he say,
for what we were prepared for. He say, this entire
police force was prepared for looting and rioting, and we
knew that's what was gonna happen. He said, to see
this many people and to have no incidents at all,
(04:20):
he said, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I said,
I appreciate you saying that, and he got back up
on that horse and it was heartfelt. And that was
one of the greatest days of my life. But I've
had many after that. And you shared two brothers, and remember,
because you are who you are, and we have overcome
all that we've overcome. There's an election coming up and
(04:43):
they talking about black men gonna set this one out
because we feel disenfranchised. And I understand why some black
people are saying that, I really really do, and we
ain't saying that we feel this enfranchised. We have been disenfranchised.
It ain't feeling. It's a fact. It's a reality that
we all live in. But it's also the obligation that
(05:07):
we have because we will be fathers of children, and
we have to leave a better world for them than
the one we lived in. And this election has something
to do with that. Something happened in my world as
a black man that I didn't think would ever happened.
I saw the election of a black man to become
the first African American president of the United States. I
(05:30):
didn't think I'd ever lived to see that in my lifetime.
I was actually shocked when he won. I voted for him,
I pulled for him, I pushed for him, but I
was shocked. And now there's another first on the horizon.
The first woman could become president, and this woman happens
(05:52):
to be black. Now for us, I'm telling you it's
a win win. All we got to do is show
up and make the difference. I'm tired of people telling
me how black people think, how black men are, what
black men. I'm tired of your ass ain't black. You
don't know, you don't know. But I'm gonna tell you
(06:12):
who we really are. We everything you don't think we are.
We are capable in ways that you never thought we
could be capable of because we that type strong, we
black strong, we black men. You feel me. That's who
we really are. I'm perfectly fine with that. Congratulations Steve
on being a solid black dude. A congratulation all my
(06:32):
brothers out there who are solid black dudes. And I
know you man. I'm proud of you, man, and I'm
glad to be one of you. Count me in every
damn day because I'm black twenty four seven, just like
the rest of y'all.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
For all Steve Ourby contests, no purchase necessary, voidware prohibited.
Participants must be legal US residents at least eighteen years old,
unless otherwise stated. For complete contest rules, visit STEVEHARVEYFM dot com.
You're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
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