The Senate passes a college sports bill that could change the rules for athletes. Republicans are pushing back on taxpayer-funded TV ads praising President Trump. And Jasmine Guy responds to criticism of her appearance after A Different World hit Netflix.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
The Senate just passed new rules for college athletes, but
critics say the players could be the ones giving up
the most.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's a bill that was written without input from college
athletes themselves whose lives will be directly affected. It violates
a simple rule, nothing about us without us.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
And millions in taxpayer money is spit on TV ads
praising Donald Trump. And now members of his own party
are pushing back.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
I think there ought to be a rule that you can't, well,
there probably is a rule. You can't spend public money
to promote yourself.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
And Jasmine Guy has something to say to people criticizing
how she looks after her return to a different world.
I know I was 25 when I got a different world.
It's Wednesday, September 30th. From the Black Effect Podcast Network,
I'm Amy Brown. This is Front Page, and here are
the day's biggest stories. Stay with me. College athletes could
(01:04):
soon have a whole new set of rules around how
long they can play, how often they can transfer, and
even how they get paid. The Senate just passed the
Protect College Sports Act with support from both Republicans and Democrats.
And here's what this means. Well, right now, college sports
have changed a lot. Athletes can make money from their name, image,
(01:24):
and likeness. Those are called NIL deals. You hear about
those all the time. And some of the biggest college
athletes are making millions of dollars a year. Now, this
bill would give the NCAA more power to set rules
around those deals. It would also allow the NCAA to
bring back its five-year eligibility limit and put new restrictions
(01:45):
on how often athletes can transfer from one school to another.
Supporters say college sports needs some rules everybody can follow.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz helped negotiate the bill for more
than a year. He says right now college sports are
basically the Wild West, and this bill would bring some
order to it. But here's where the fight comes in.
(02:06):
Critics say the NCAA and the schools would get more power,
while the athletes would get more restrictions. And the NAACP
and Congressional Black Caucus, they are against it. They say
Black athletes are finally making money from a system that
has made billions off of them, and they don't want
Congress putting limits on what those athletes can earn. New
(02:27):
Jersey Senator Cory Booker played football at Stanford and voted
against the bill.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
It's amazing how For more than 14 years in this place,
I was trying to get Congress to step in and
do something to help athletes. But the answer was no, no, no.
But suddenly when college athletes start winning cases in court
amidst a $ 20 billion gravy train that has been benefiting
(02:53):
everybody but college athletes, suddenly there seems to be this
race to pass a bill to allegedly protect college athletes
from but really we know who this bill is protecting.
The sentence on the verge really could happen tonight of
passing a bill that could reshape college sports for generations
(03:17):
to come. It's a bill that was written without input
from college athletes themselves whose lives will be directly affected.
It violates a simple rule, nothing about us without us. Well,
this is a bill going forward where college athletes and
the organizations that represent them have not had a seat
(03:37):
on the table. It's a bill that was actually shaped
by millions of dollars in lobbying from the NCAA, other
powerful interests that control that industry. And at its core,
it's a bill that undermines the rights of young people
who pour their blood, sweat, tears, countless hours of work,
(03:57):
and more into their craft.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
And keep this in perspective, there are more than a
million college athletes in this country. Only a small percentage
are making six figures or more. Most of those big
money deals are going to star football and men's basketball
players at major schools. So this could affect a lot
more athletes than just the ones you see making millions.
The Senate has passed it, but it's not law yet.
(04:22):
It still has to get through the House, and the
House is out until after midterm elections. From there, it
would go to President Trump's desk for his signature. We'll
keep you updated. You may have seen these ads while
watching football, President Trump on your screen talking about his
(04:42):
record and his agenda. But what you may not have
realized is that you are helping pay for them. The
federal government has spent more than $ 1. 7 million so far
running the ads featuring and praising President Trump. And at
the end of each one, it says paid for by
the U.S. government, which means taxpayer money. The ads are
(05:03):
running on network television, cable and streaming, including during college
football and NFL games. Let's listen to one of those ads.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
This is the final battle. With you at my side,
we will demolish the deep state. We will expel the
warmongers from our government.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
We will drive out the globalists.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
We will cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists. We
will throw off the sick political class that hates our country.
We will rout the fake news media and we will
liberate America from these villains once and for all.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Critics say these ads violate federal propaganda law, but the
White House says the ads are not campaign ads. They
call them public service announcements and point out that Trump
isn't on the ballot and the ads don't tell people
who to vote for. But the ads are now getting
pushback from both Republican and Democratic senators. Here's Republican Senator
John Kennedy.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
I don't think any public official, including President Trump or
Kristi Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money. on
private ads for themselves. Now, the White House sees it differently,
but I think there ought to be a rule that
you can't, well, there probably is a rule, you can't
(06:23):
spend public money to promote yourself.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Democrats are criticizing the ads, too. Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer says Americans should be able to sit down and
watch a football game without being forced to pay for
political messaging at the same time. But with Republicans controlling Congress,
there are no signs right now that lawmakers will hold
hearings before the midterms. And Jasmine Guy has a message
(06:51):
for people criticizing how she looks now that she's back
on our screens. A Different World is back on Netflix.
And Guy is back as Whitley Gilbert and this time
the mother of a new Hillman freshman. And a lot
of fans were excited to see her. But then some
people on social media started talking about something else. Her face,
her looks, and her age. Jasmine Guy saw those comments
(07:12):
and she responded. She wrote, The internet can be brutal
to women as we grow older. It asks us to
celebrate life while criticizing every sign that we lived it.
And she didn't pretend aging is always easy. She said
growing older brings changes, but beauty, style, and joy don't
have an expiration date. And she ended with a message
(07:33):
that was bigger than what people were saying about her.
She said we should spend less time judging ourselves and
each other and more time loving each other, making memories,
and actually living our lives. Jasmine Guy is 64 years old,
and before many of us knew her as Whitley Gilbert,
she was already dancing with Alvin Ailey and performing on Broadway.
(07:53):
She went on to win six NAACP Image Awards for
A Different World. The original show ran from 1987 to
1993 and became much more than a sitcom. It showed
black college life on television, and it took on issues
like racism, police violence, and HIV at a time when
a lot of shows wouldn't touch them. Now a new
(08:13):
generation is heading to Hillman, and Whitley is right there
with him. That's your front page. I'm Mimi Brown. This
podcast was brought to you by the Black Effect Podcast Network.
The Senate just passed new rules for college athletes, but
critics say the players could be the ones giving up
the most.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's a bill that was written without input from college
athletes themselves whose lives will be directly affected. It violates
a simple rule, nothing about us without us.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
And millions in taxpayer money is spit on TV ads
praising Donald Trump. And now members of his own party
are pushing back.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
I think there ought to be a rule that you can't, well,
there probably is a rule. You can't spend public money
to promote yourself.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
And Jasmine Guy has something to say to people criticizing
how she looks after her return to a different world.
I know I was 25 when I got a different world.
It's Wednesday, September 30th. From the Black Effect Podcast Network,
I'm Amy Brown. This is Front Page, and here are
the day's biggest stories. Stay with me. College athletes could
(01:04):
soon have a whole new set of rules around how
long they can play, how often they can transfer, and
even how they get paid. The Senate just passed the
Protect College Sports Act with support from both Republicans and Democrats.
And here's what this means. Well, right now, college sports
have changed a lot. Athletes can make money from their name, image,
(01:24):
and likeness. Those are called NIL deals. You hear about
those all the time. And some of the biggest college
athletes are making millions of dollars a year. Now, this
bill would give the NCAA more power to set rules
around those deals. It would also allow the NCAA to
bring back its five-year eligibility limit and put new restrictions
(01:45):
on how often athletes can transfer from one school to another.
Supporters say college sports needs some rules everybody can follow.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz helped negotiate the bill for more
than a year. He says right now college sports are
basically the Wild West, and this bill would bring some
order to it. But here's where the fight comes in.
(02:06):
Critics say the NCAA and the schools would get more power,
while the athletes would get more restrictions. And the NAACP
and Congressional Black Caucus, they are against it. They say
Black athletes are finally making money from a system that
has made billions off of them, and they don't want
Congress putting limits on what those athletes can earn. New
(02:27):
Jersey Senator Cory Booker played football at Stanford and voted
against the bill.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
It's amazing how For more than 14 years in this place,
I was trying to get Congress to step in and
do something to help athletes. But the answer was no, no, no.
But suddenly when college athletes start winning cases in court
amidst a $ 20 billion gravy train that has been benefiting
(02:53):
everybody but college athletes, suddenly there seems to be this
race to pass a bill to allegedly protect college athletes
from but really we know who this bill is protecting.
The sentence on the verge really could happen tonight of
passing a bill that could reshape college sports for generations
(03:17):
to come. It's a bill that was written without input
from college athletes themselves whose lives will be directly affected.
It violates a simple rule, nothing about us without us. Well,
this is a bill going forward where college athletes and
the organizations that represent them have not had a seat
(03:37):
on the table. It's a bill that was actually shaped
by millions of dollars in lobbying from the NCAA, other
powerful interests that control that industry. And at its core,
it's a bill that undermines the rights of young people
who pour their blood, sweat, tears, countless hours of work,
(03:57):
and more into their craft.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
And keep this in perspective, there are more than a
million college athletes in this country. Only a small percentage
are making six figures or more. Most of those big
money deals are going to star football and men's basketball
players at major schools. So this could affect a lot
more athletes than just the ones you see making millions.
The Senate has passed it, but it's not law yet.
(04:22):
It still has to get through the House, and the
House is out until after midterm elections. From there, it
would go to President Trump's desk for his signature. We'll
keep you updated. You may have seen these ads while
watching football, President Trump on your screen talking about his
(04:42):
record and his agenda. But what you may not have
realized is that you are helping pay for them. The
federal government has spent more than $ 1. 7 million so far
running the ads featuring and praising President Trump. And at
the end of each one, it says paid for by
the U.S. government, which means taxpayer money. The ads are
(05:03):
running on network television, cable and streaming, including during college
football and NFL games. Let's listen to one of those ads.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
This is the final battle. With you at my side,
we will demolish the deep state. We will expel the
warmongers from our government.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
We will drive out the globalists.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
We will cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists. We
will throw off the sick political class that hates our country.
We will rout the fake news media and we will
liberate America from these villains once and for all.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
Critics say these ads violate federal propaganda law, but the
White House says the ads are not campaign ads. They
call them public service announcements and point out that Trump
isn't on the ballot and the ads don't tell people
who to vote for. But the ads are now getting
pushback from both Republican and Democratic senators. Here's Republican Senator
John Kennedy.
Speaker 3 (06:02):
I don't think any public official, including President Trump or
Kristi Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money. on
private ads for themselves. Now, the White House sees it differently,
but I think there ought to be a rule that
you can't, well, there probably is a rule, you can't
(06:23):
spend public money to promote yourself.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Democrats are criticizing the ads, too. Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer says Americans should be able to sit down and
watch a football game without being forced to pay for
political messaging at the same time. But with Republicans controlling Congress,
there are no signs right now that lawmakers will hold
hearings before the midterms. And Jasmine Guy has a message
(06:51):
for people criticizing how she looks now that she's back
on our screens. A Different World is back on Netflix.
And Guy is back as Whitley Gilbert and this time
the mother of a new Hillman freshman. And a lot
of fans were excited to see her. But then some
people on social media started talking about something else. Her face,
her looks, and her age. Jasmine Guy saw those comments
(07:12):
and she responded. She wrote, The internet can be brutal
to women as we grow older. It asks us to
celebrate life while criticizing every sign that we lived it.
And she didn't pretend aging is always easy. She said
growing older brings changes, but beauty, style, and joy don't
have an expiration date. And she ended with a message
(07:33):
that was bigger than what people were saying about her.
She said we should spend less time judging ourselves and
each other and more time loving each other, making memories,
and actually living our lives. Jasmine Guy is 64 years old,
and before many of us knew her as Whitley Gilbert,
she was already dancing with Alvin Ailey and performing on Broadway.
(07:53):
She went on to win six NAACP Image Awards for
A Different World. The original show ran from 1987 to
1993 and became much more than a sitcom. It showed
black college life on television, and it took on issues
like racism, police violence, and HIV at a time when
a lot of shows wouldn't touch them. Now a new
(08:13):
generation is heading to Hillman, and Whitley is right there
with him. That's your front page. I'm Mimi Brown. This
podcast was brought to you by the Black Effect Podcast Network.
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