I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

I won't tell you that it's going to be okay.

And welcome to another episode of the Bakari Cellars Podcast.

This is a dope episode.

This is a special episode.

This is actually something that's kind of near and due to my heart. My father was very close with the mother or

matriarch of one of these great families we're going to talk about today, but we have with us a great author in his own right,

Santee Holly.

How are you, man?

I'm doing good, man.

Thanks for having me on here.

What part of where are you in?

See it again?

What part of the world are you in?

Oh, I'm in Los Angeles.

Oh, LA. It's early out there for y'all. Okay, well thank you. Thank you for...

Yeah, yeah, my pleasure, you know.

For sure, we start each one of our shows by having our guests walk us through the arc of their careers. Talk us through your various

thoughts in your journalistic career and where did you realize you wanted to be a writer

and what keeps you engaged and passionate about the work you do? Yeah you you know what? I've actually always known I wanted to be a writer.

I mean, since way back when I was a kid, you know, making up stories, making up situations,

making up characters, and it took me a while to really figure out what kind of writer I wanted to be.

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