Kamala Harris, Nelly & The Disrespect Black Women Endure

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In this episode of 'Need to Know,' Dr. Nsenga Burton addresses controversial comments made by rapper Nelly about Vice President Kamala Harris. She provides an in-depth analysis of Nelly's history, his problematic behavior, and his recent actions, including performing at Donald Trump's inauguration. Dr. Burton also defends Kamala Harris's record, highlighting her contributions to criminal justice and education. The episode calls for accountability and respect from Black men towards Black women, emphasizing the significant role of Black women in society. Dr. Burton concludes with a heartfelt message of support and respect for Black women.

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00:00: Introduction and Welcome

00:18: Nelly's Controversial Comments on Kamala Harris

00:37: Nelly's Problematic History

02:36: Kamala Harris's Achievements and Misconceptions

04:22: Nelly's Personal Life and Advice

06:29: Final Thoughts and Farewell

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Episode Transcript

(00:02):
Dr. Nsenga Burton:
A black Executive Perspective.
Now presents need to know withthe award-winning hyphenated Dr.
Nsenga Burton.
Dr.
Burton, what do we need to know?
Good afternoon and welcometo Need To Know with Dr.
Nsenga Burton.
I am she.
Today I'd like to talk to you abouta washed up rapper named Nelly who,

(00:23):
uh, has come under Under fire for, um.
Saying negative things about KamalaHarris, namely that, uh, he's more black
than she is 'cause he married a blackwoman and she's married to a white man.
So I don't even really know to startwhere to start 'cause Nelly has just
been problematic his entire career.

(00:44):
Um, whether you talk about, uh,the misogyny in his music, whether
you talk about, you know, thefact that he lost a sister, um.
And really needed black women todonate bone marrow to save her.
And it just didn't happen.
Um, and not because people werelike, I'm not gonna give it to him.
But if people were gonna do that,they weren't gonna do it for
someone who just continues to saynegative things about black women.

(01:07):
So then he circled the black andhe and Ashanti are back together
and you know, we kind of love it.
Like people like that they gotback together and all of that.
It's really sweet.
Story.
Um, so we are not, you know, totallyhating on Nelly, but then he does stuff
like performs for 47 and his inauguration.
Um, you know, and doesn't see whythat's a big deal, even though you
know it's problematic when you'rea black man supporting a white

(01:29):
nationalist white supremacist who'sin bed with working with other white
nationalists and white supremacistsand has been, um, doing everything he
can to enact policies and laws that disdisenfranchise your people, black people.
Um, erase us from history.
That means Nelly, you're not gonna be inthere for your hot and here single, you're
Grammy, you are not gonna be in there.

(01:50):
Um, erasing black people history, um,and all the things that is hap that he's
doing, including this big beautiful bill,which a lot of those, um, things that
happen are gonna impact black people.
Whether you are a mom, uh, you're aveteran, um, you're a college student, all
of that is going to negatively impact you.
So the fact that Nelly just won'tfall on the sword and just say.

(02:13):
I was wrong or hey, I did it, itprobably wasn't the best decision.
I needed the money, or I wanted the money.
It was too good to walk away.
That would be like acceptable to me.
Like, 'cause that's keepingit real and being honest.
But whenever you, um, pivot or you try todeflect and then blame a black woman like
Kamala Harris who hasn't, you know, whoallegedly hasn't done anything for black

(02:34):
people, but put black people in jail.
So what I need you to know isthat Kamala Harris actually
was prosecuting sex crimes.
So all you people who keep going onlinetalking about she put my cousin in jail,
stop telling your cousin's business.
'cause that means theyprobably were a sex offender.
She also, uh, prosecutedcrimes against, um, uh, uh, the

(02:59):
environment, environmental crimes.
So those were the two groupsof crimes that she prosecuted.
So, you know, unless yourcousin is a tree or something.
You proud, you know, if you, yourcousin was out there burning down trees,
starting fires and shit in California,and we know what that looks like.
They probably went to jail.
So this idea that she was just, youknow, going around and just, you
know, just, uh, corralling black menand throwing 'em in jail is false.

(03:23):
Um, and then the black men who didgo to jail needed to go to jail.
'cause, you know, sexual crimesshould be prosecuted and those are
the people we actually want in jail.
We want them in prison.
Um, and then, you know, she alsostarted the, the nation's first.
Um, program to help, um, lowlevel offenders get back into
the workplace, the workforce.

(03:45):
Uh, so she's done some incredible things.
We're not gonna even talk aboutthe billions of dollars of
student debt that she canceled.
We're not gonna talk aboutthe $170 billion she gave to
HBCUs on her way out the door.
Um, we're not gonna talkabout the legislation.
She, uh, helped pass, um, when theywere, uh, white nationalists, white
supremacists, you know, Donald Trump'speople, Nelly, them people, um, were

(04:06):
threatening to bomb HBCUs, uh, includingthe one where my nephew was at the time.
Um, so Kamala Harris has donea lot of great things that we
can continue to talk about.
Um, um, but I don't wanna talk about that.
I wanna talk about you jackass.
I wanna say this.
First of all, people can dateand love who they wanna love.

(04:28):
That doesn't make them less black,doesn't make them more white.
It doesn't make them more whiteor black or Latinx or whatever.
Life is short.
You should be withwhomever you wanna be with.
Secondly, as we see with you, 'cause youare a black man, just because you are
black doesn't mean that you are for us.
So a lot of people married toblack people who are not for them.

(04:51):
I don't know your business.
I don't know your situation.
I'm just gonna pray very hard forAshanti and your children, because
your record was women and I'm not,I'm talking about the arrests.
Yeah.
Uhhuh and the claim claims of sexualabuse and battery the three times.
Yeah.
You should not be, you don't havea leg, a kickstand to stand on.

(05:11):
You just don't have it.
So what you should not do is talkabout women ever just shut up.
And talk about your life.
You talk about your sister.
You seem to be a good dadfrom your previous job.
Um, so you have greatrelationship with your children.
It looks like that.
Anyway, um, so focus on that and stayoutta politics and not, because, you know,
I'm not one of those people who, likecelebrities shouldn't be in the politics.

(05:33):
Celebrities can do whatever they want.
They're human beings.
Citizens of the United Statescan do whatever they want.
You can participate, but please knowwhat the hell you're talking about.
And stop deflecting.
And if you really wanna be a goodrole model to your children, be a man.
And say, listen, that probablywasn't the best decision to make.
If I had to do it again, maybe Iwouldn't, but this is why I did it.

(05:54):
And stop trying to throw other peopleunder the bus who haven't done anything
to you and have done 2 billion times morefor our community than you have done ever.
So your little foundation is cute andall, but yeah, until you cancel, uh,
$180 billion in student debt debt.

(06:15):
Positively impacted black people's lives.
Everybody's lives, not justus, a lot of students' lives.
And so you put that $180 billioninto HBCUs, shut the fuck up.
That's all I have to say.
So, um, tune in next week toA black Executive Perspective
podcast with Tony and Chris.

(06:36):
It's award-winning.
You should definitely tune in andof course to need to know with Dr.
Nsenga Burton.
And I'm sorry for the, um,bad language, my mother.
It's probably clutching herpearls right now, but, um, I
just feel very strongly about it.
And I'm really tired of themisogyny, the misogyny and
misogynoir coming from our black men.
Um, when black women largely uphold them.

(06:59):
Um, we marry you.
We have your children,uh, we take care of you.
Um.
And we do the best that we can andwe're not always perfect, but at
least we're present and we try.
So give us our respect, um,because we've earned it.
Have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.
A Black Executive Perspective.