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Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Diddy’s Apology, Davis’ Side, and the Lack of Urgency to Help Black America With Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 146 minutes

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Summary

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay start the podcast with a discussion about their thoughts behind the emergency podcast and the lessons they learned from it (00:29) before giving their reactions to the apology posted by Diddy (28:09). Then, they are joined by New York Representative Jamaal Bowman to talk about his campaign and his frustrations with Congress (50:19). After, Glen “Big Baby” Davis joins to talk about his side of the story regarding his sentencing (1:25:29). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Glen Davis Producer: Ashleigh Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Howard Learning, I'm Van Lathan Jr.

0:08.0

Oh, yo, y'o, y'o.

0:11.0

Oh, yo, y'o, today.

0:12.0

You're already setting the tone.

0:14.0

I'm nervous.

0:15.0

Well, I'm Rachel and Lindsay.

0:17.0

All right, let's get to it.

0:19.0

Um, so, first thing I want to say off the back is something that my father always told me.

0:30.0

Father always told me if you're a coward anywhere you're a coward everywhere.

0:36.0

There's no such thing as being brave one place and not being brave in another. The most important thing that you should have

0:45.5

consistency with is bravery. It's the most important thing because being brave and attacking things with a clear

0:58.6

head and a conscious of character that defines you is the way that you define your character.

1:09.0

It's the way that you articulate how you show up in the world.

1:15.0

And that's very important.

1:17.0

So obviously you guys know that it was as mulchous weekend for me.

1:22.0

Can imagine how it was for actual victims

1:25.0

that had to relive their trauma

1:29.0

as the most popular video on the internet

1:32.0

was of Sean Combs brutally attacking Cassie,

1:39.0

but for two different reasons, it was a gut check moment for me.

1:45.0

First, as we were doing the podcast, I'm not going to re-litigate this entire thing.

1:52.0

My past actions... I'm not going to re-litigate this entire thing.

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